The initial inspiration for creating The Blockchain Bible came from noticing that the Pepecoin logo resembles a cross, which gave me the impetus to act. This also led me to associate Pepecoin with the Bible and the New Testament, even though the connection might seem a bit forced.
我创作《区块链圣经》最初的灵感是Pepecoin的logo很像有一个十字架,这给我行动的契机。这也是我从Pepecoin联想到圣经、新约的原因,虽然有些牵强。
After having the idea, I spent several days conceptualizing the entire content and structure of the Blockchain Bible.
在有了想法以后,我花了几天时间构思区块链圣经整本书的内容和结构。
This included how to begin the story, how to end it, where to place the key characters, and how to arrange the sequence of events.
这包括我如何开始这个故事、以及如何结束,关键人物如何放置、故事顺序怎么安排等。
1. The Opening
开篇
The beginning of the book is crucial, as it determines whether readers will be interested in continuing.
书的开始很重要,这决定人们有没有兴趣继续读下去。
I chose to open with a metaphysical approach inspired by Genesis, which I call "metaphysical" because it addresses some complex real-world questions.
我选择创世纪形而上学的方式作为开篇,之所以称之为形而上学的方式,是因为它要回答一些现实复杂的问题。
I selected two questions: 1. Why does money exist? 2. Why do we need Bitcoin?
我选择的是两个问题:1、为什么货币会存在?为什么需要比特币。
This isn't meant to be an accurate or heavily evidence-based answer, as it is essentially a metaphysical question that transcends reality.
这不会是什么准确回答或者什么太有依据的回答,因为它本质只是一个凌驾现实之上的形而上学问题。
It only needs to spark curiosity in readers and provide a simple answer to satisfy their basic desire for knowledge.
它只需引起人们的好奇心,然后给出简单的回答满足读者的简单求知欲。
Just like the story of Adam and Eve eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which led to humanity's mortality and sin—this provides a simple narrative explanation for why humans die and commit sins.
就像亚当夫妇偷吃生命树果子导致了人类的死亡,它给人类会死亡和犯罪的原因给出了一个简单的故事回答。
Such narrative explanations carry profound significance because many questions in the human world may never have definitive answers, yet we genuinely perceive certain truths.
这种故事回答意义重大,因为人类世界很多问题或许永远都不会有标准的回答,然而我们又真确地感知到某些事情地正确性:
For example, the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden has deeply influenced the human world, especially in the West.
举例来说,亚当夫妇在伊甸园的故事深远影响了人类世界,尤其西方世界。
2. How to Portray Satoshi Nakamoto
如何讲述中本聪
Satoshi Nakamoto is undoubtedly the most important figure in the cryptocurrency world, but I needed to present his story in a completely different way to make his motivations easier to understand.
中本聪是加密货币世界无疑是最具重要人物,但我必须给出一个截然不同的故事讲述方法,使其更容易被人理解动机。
In my story framework, he receives a direct command from God, and this is why he remains anonymous.
在我的故事框架里,他直接受到上帝的命令,并因为这个原因保持匿名。
This is a somewhat unusual setting, but it simply explains two things: 1. Why he created Bitcoin. 2. Why he chose to stay anonymous.
这是一个有点奇怪的设定,但它简单解释了两件事情:1、他为什么要创建比特币。2、他为什么要匿名。
This isn't entirely fabricated; in fact, the name of Bitcoin's genesis block carries strong biblical undertones, even though Satoshi Nakamoto never seems to have discussed Christian topics.
这并不完全凭空创作,事实上比特币创世区块这个名字就带有强烈的圣经背景暗示,即使中本聪似乎从未谈到基督教话题。
In the Satoshi story, I imply that Satoshi is Hal Finney, and God told him that he would become paralyzed in the future, but God would be with him through it.
在中本聪这个故事中,我暗示中本聪是Hal Finny,上帝告诉他未来会陷入身体陷入瘫痪,但未来上帝会与他同在。
3.How Bitcoin and Pepecoin Connect in the Narrative
Bitcoin和Pepecoin如何进行故事衔接
I drew from the structure of the Old Testament and New Testament: God's word is implicitly acknowledged.
我借鉴了旧约和新约的形式:上帝话语默默认可。
I placed quotes from Satoshi Nakamoto at the beginning of the Bitcoin era and from Zordiak at the beginning of the Pepecoin era, forming a dialogue between them on the importance of Proof of Work (PoW).
我分别在Bitcoin和Pepecoin时代开篇放置中本聪和Zordiak语录,并且两个语录形成了对话:PoW的重要性。
Through this layout, I subtly suggest to readers that Zordiak is the legitimate spiritual successor to Satoshi Nakamoto.
这种形式布局,我是在读者暗示Zordiak是中本聪精神的正统继承人。
4. How to Portray Zordiak
如何讲述Zordiak
Unlike the approach for Satoshi, I introduce Zordiak simply through prophecy: he enjoyed playing games, then one day suddenly realized his mission—to create Pepecoin.
与中本聪讲述方法不同,我简单用预言的方式引出Zordiak:他喜欢玩游戏,然后有一天突然意识到自己的使命:创建Pepecoin.
5. Selection of Pepecoin Stories
Pepecoin故事的选择
I chose the Xeggex incident and Pepecoin Pear Day; the former often leads to silence among people, but I see it as part of the hero's journey (a classic narrative structure with rising and falling action).
我选择了Xeggex事件和Pepecoin Pear Day,前者通常引起人们的沉默,但我认为Xeggex事件是英雄之旅的一部分。(一种讲故事的经典的情节起伏结构)
Both events can find strikingly similar parallels in Bitcoin's past history.
这两个事件都可以从过去比特币经历中找到极其类似的事件。
6.How to Portray Myself
如何讲述我自己
I used a similar narrative device as with Satoshi: a command from God. This responds to why I emphasize the slogan "BITCOIN FOR THE YOUNG" so strongly.
我用了中本聪类似的故事情形:上帝命令我。这是在回应我为何如此强调"BITCOIN FOR THE YOUNG"口号的原因。
On the level of God's image, it contrasts with the one appearing to Satoshi: a girl versus an elderly man.
在上帝形象层面,与出现在中本聪形象形成对比:一个女孩和一个老人。
Throughout the story framework, I position myself as the Apostle Paul, compiling my past messages encouraging the Chinese community under the title "Epistles."
在整个故事框架中,我把自己定位为使徒保罗,我将过去写给鼓励中文社区的话统一命名为书信。
Moreover, I rewrote my actual expulsion from the Chinese community in prophetic form: this is a real event—I was indeed forced to leave the Chinese community I had diligently built for a long time, where I had always identified as Meta.
并且我把我被中文社区驱逐一事改写成了预言形式:这是真实的事件,我确实因为一些事情被迫离开了我一直辛勤建设的中文社区,在社区里我一直以Meta身份自称。
7.The Book's Ending
书籍结尾
I conclude with 1 Corinthians 1:18, representing the delivery of the gospel message of the cross in the Bible. This signifies that the book is not a mockery of the Bible, but a creation that genuinely respects the original intent of Scripture.
我以歌林多前书 1:18 作为结尾,代表传递圣经十字架福音信息。代表此书并非是恶搞圣经,而是真切地在尊重圣经的本意上创作。
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