This article perfectly sums up why I follow you @schattenjaeger, and I hope to one day meet you in person, so we can have a good debate!

OK, onto some of your points:

However, if instead the Pope were to say "You know what, I'm no longer really sure about this whole God thing", he'd have my undivided attention.

No shit, this would really get my attention, and in fact I have fantasised about him doing something like this. Although, as you allude to, this would ultimately be dismissed by his followers, as the devil talking, or somesuch nonsense.

OK, let's move onto Bitcoin, I've just heard you call it a shitcoin in your last article; I'm listening; why?

Whilst I don't consider myself a libertarian, I definitely hold some views that would be viewed as such. I prefer to think of myself as an independent thinker, which allows me to have, centerist views, as well as left and right wing ones too.

I do believe that some taxation is theft; however some is obviously necessary, it's striking that balance... anyway, I'm waffling, tell me why Bitcoin is shit?

Oh and let's discuss an alternative to democracy; it clearly has major faults, somebody recently shared a view with me, that it is like a ship with two captains, that absolutely have to do the opposite of the other captain. So the ship simply zig-zags its way to its destination, instead of sailing in a straight line.

So; why is bitcoin shit!?! :-)

Cg