First, read those same religious sources to see the stories about greed and pride. Know that there are very large market forces distorting your picture of reality. Read up on Tether, and how it is distorting reality as well.

There are a lot of funds flowing through these systems that would otherwise go through other channels. This just happens to be a good way to route around limits on the movement of capital at the moment.

Cryptocurrency is not money, nor is it an investment. It's a bet that the status quo will be maintained long enough for you to withdraw your funds later at a smaller loss than inflation, and a possible speculative gain.

There are a lot of people who mined a few bitcoin back in the day, and lucked out on the speculation, so they all have positive stories to tell, and cautionary tales of selling too soon, not being careful enough, etc.

Consider cryptocurrency to be the newest version of Beanie Babies, and act accordingly.