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Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by khristal87(m): 8:42pm On Oct 22, 2017 |
sexybbstar:Dis post does nt make meaning to me........ |
Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by zexy2030(m): 8:43pm On Oct 22, 2017 |
The conclusion of the whole matter and richest advice by the richest man who ever lived is that we should fear God and keep his commandments, this is actually our duty. God knows we can avoid image worship, adultery, murder, theft, false witness, dishonor to parent, etc that's why he commanded all human to obey. He knew it's easy, but our flesh is saying, God doesn't want u to enjoy life, that's why he said don't do it. So fearing God is the real deal 1 Like |
Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by hanassholesolo: 9:17pm On Oct 22, 2017 |
WORDWORLD: Yes, no doubt Africa is rich with philosophical wisdom and adage, but i was more interested in reading about an ancient African "Philosopher." |
Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by Nobody: 9:24pm On Oct 22, 2017 |
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Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by Nobody: 11:52am On Oct 26, 2017 |
hanassholesolo: Hello, how has been your day, hope good? I have been offline for a while. As to your response, as soon as i put my thoughts together, i will enlighten you as to your subject of interest "AN ANCIENT AFRICAN PHILOSOPHER". Do have a nice day. |
Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by Safiaa(f): 11:55am On Oct 26, 2017 |
This is absolute nonsense. |
Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by Nobody: 10:29pm On Oct 28, 2017 |
hanassholesolo: My dear brother, judging by your THOUGHT PROVOKING question, i believe that you have the capability of COMPREHENDING OBJECTIVELY this ENLIGHTENMENT, which is an answer to your intelligent question you have asked. I am use to writing as elaborate as possible to make clear with DETAILS the message I intend to pass. Hence bear with me, my writings are quite LONG. Its all for the sake of ENLIGHTENMENT and towards mutual understanding. Hanassholesolo, the simple TRUTH is, your hope of reading about a PHILOSOPHER of your interest who you have described specifically to NOT just mean an AFRICAN PHILOSOPHER but your qualification of this African Philosopher you seek to read about as to what interest you by using the word "ANCIENT" to describe your enquiry is LIKE to seek by your interest to hope to read about an 'ANCIENT AFRICAN ATHEIST' who by factors NEVER EXISTED IN ANCIENT AFRICA until most recently this mentality, ATHEISM a transmission of an aspect of EUROPEAN MENTALITY, an OUT-CROP of mainly Christianity, a religion which was introduced to Africa from Europe. Hence, a sought after "AN ANCIENT AFRICAN PHILOSOPHER" is a wild goose chase meaning a HOPELESS SEARCH OF SOMETHING UNATTAINABLE. (My using Atheism is only to make CLEAR a perspective, which is 'FREEDOM OF THOUGHT' roots philosophy as atheism, i hope you have been able to grasp a message but if not, as you read further I hope you will) There are at least two very simple reasons why it is unattainable. Firstly "AN ANCIENT AFRICAN PHILOSOPHER" is absolutely INCONSISTENT with the ORIGINALITY of PHILOSOPHY itself by 'TIME LINE' between Ancient Africa and Ancient Europe' as the birth of this 'RATIONALISM' called philosophy if it must be understood in its LEGITIMATE sense of CONCEPTION and by DEFINATION. Philosophy is a totally European conception by originality. To clear any doubt that may arise in your mind is to state without ambiguity that its origin is GREEK, hence they Socrates and the Platos like you have mentioned automatically pops up. It was a LINE OF THINKING, A MENTALITY which arose in deviant of TRADITIONAL ORDERS or say WISDOM that have from PRIMORDIAL conditioned the mentalities in GREECE, and which DEVIATION from them have actually layed the foundation for 'HUMANISM' or say SECULARISM, DEMOCRACY as it is being propagated in this so called Modern world. 'Humanism' which is to say, reducing everything TRADITIONALLY DIVINE, to a PURELY HUMAN RATIONALITY. THE POINT HERE IS THAT, ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS DURING THAT TIME OF CONCEPTION IN EUROPE WERE COUNTABLE INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO FREE THEMSELVES FROM THE MENTALITIES WHICH HAVING CONDITIONED THEIR THINKING IN A CERTAIN PATTERN FORGED BY TRADITION. HENCE, THE BIRTH OF PURE HUMAN RATIONALISM AS AGAINST SUPRA-RATIONAL AND NON-HUMAN WISDOM THE FOUNDATION OF ALL TRADITIONS UNTIL THEY GO THROUGH PERVERSIONS. To cut long story short, as regards Ancient Africa, even Ancient Asia the East it wasn't so a DEVIATION because of the DEPTHS OF TRADITIONAL SACRADOTAL AUTHORITY, PURELY REGARDED AS DIVINE WISDOM until the conquest by Europe and with domination of their own MENTALITY, 'philosophy' the spinning of stuff from your head which sometimes its TRUE, but mostly are CONJECTURES unlike what is PURELY WISDOM FROM ABOVE as in tradition unpolluted. So instead of 'PHILOSOPHERS' what existed were 'PRIESTS' respresenting the HEAVENS. The coming of Europeans into Africa did not meet a whole continent of entirely peoples almost UNCLAD, IGNORANT, DWELLING IN CAVES. Certain geographical locations since before the White man first visited Africa were known to have developed with sophistication in their civilization such as the OYO EMPIRE, BENIN EMPIRE, my choice of reference is to TRADITIONAL AFRICAN CULTURE to mention such as the ZAUZZO EMIRATE is to grace such with Islam which had fashioned them and which doesn't fit our search. So, with OYO EMPIRE, existed even a TEXT. Ever heard of 'OLUOROGBO' and his writings? It was an ancient Yoruba text developing till it got altered. A truncation of an evolving civilization of by intruders. This ancient text is on display in Ooni's palace and being worked on to be deciphered. Hence, the second reason is the lack of original African text of ancient which can be readable. Oluorogbo even if his developing text gets deciphered he remains but a PRIEST and not a PHILOSOPHER representing the heavens for he is regarded as 'AKOWE ORUN', meaning (THE PERSON WHO BROUGHT KNOWLEDGE FROM HEAVEN). As to my choice of using Oyo Empire it is because of the developing text which serves as evidence, a data that can be verified. Books by written by Europeans Explores such as Richard Lander and Hinderer wrote without prejudice about this region in its ancient. Even if Egypt is searched with their sophisticated ancient cilivilization, it remains one devoid of 'ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS' because it never deviated from its TRADITIONAL PRINCIPLES until conqured by ALEXANDRA THE GREAT, a Greek and with domination or influence of the culture. I round up this ENLIGHTENMENT of your perception, hanassholesolo: As thus, though given to the infamous "intelligence quotient" of Africa due to the domination by WESTERN MENTALITIES which had truncated its civilization. It can only mean that Ancient Africans are as INTELLIGENT AS ANY HUMAN on planet if with the example of the Oyo Empire's developing text before the coming of Europeans and its ORAL TRANSMISSION from memory through the ages. 'IFA' which is the Yoruba TRADITIONAL ORDER has over 6,000 ORAL VERSES transmited through the ages which has kept records of their history, medicine, spirituality, geography, art and science. Note my choice of Yoruba Empire is only for ENLIGHTENMENT. I hope it won't be construed with any element of TRIBALISM. It is well known that while Europeans thought the Earth was FLAT the ancient Yoruba tradition since from primordial depicted the Earth to be SPHERICAL using CALABASH for their illustration which turns out to be the TRUE EXISTENCE OF PLANET EARTH. This was known not based on philosophy but on TRADITION based on DIVINE WISDOM. Philosophy denotes LOVE OF WISDOM which simply implies a DISPOSITION but not a position of WISDOM. WISDOM IS FOUND ONLY IN TRUTH, PHILOSOPHY IS MOSTLY CONJECTURE. |
Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by castro316: 11:26am On Nov 11, 2017 |
IamKashyBaby: Forget it. Even Solomon with all his wisdom wrote about it. #vanityisreal |
Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by Nobody: 11:37am On Nov 11, 2017 |
RoyalBlak007:how Do You Know you Reincarnated |
Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by RoyalBlak007: 11:57am On Nov 11, 2017 |
Re: Vanity Vs Reality.......(scary content). by Nobody: 1:05pm On Nov 11, 2017 |
RoyalBlak007:what Year |
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