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Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by TheLastDon1(m): 4:11pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
rinrin23:You are not alone dear..I have also contemplated the meaning of existence and the place of God in the life of man. I have come to believe that nobody has the right answer to this question. Greater men before us have contemplated these questions without any conclusive result. I have felt the loneliness you speak of. The Isolation can be crippling. Nigeria is a very religious country.But Religion practised by most of us is a substitute for culture. I have grown in my understanding of our human condition. Not everybody is a thinker, just like not everybody has musical talent or a lawyers acumen or a great painter's eye. Life is extremely complicated and the burden of knowledge makes life weary. The concept of God is a useful and approximate way to live a life beneficial to oneself and neighbours without the burden of Understanding. Life need not be understood to be lived and enjoyed fully. This scheme of things is an inheritance from our wise ancestors. If you are blessed with the gift of logical thought, think away, but do not be condescending to those who you perceive as ignorant of the truth.They might just have it better than you. They might be engrossed in enjoying the music of life without understanding it. It is not those who understand a thing creatively that attain maximum utility from it , but they who use it as it is. Incessant logical thought is a burden and not everybody is cursed with it. This is my current perspective on religion, it might change with maturity and understanding. 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by johnydon22(m): 4:15pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
tintingz: Well true that. I first learnt their are people who don't believe in God as a JSS1 minor in the seminary. And i agree it was a lot for me to take in back then. I hardly believed that was true ![]() ![]() |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by butterflyl1on: 4:23pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
TheLastDon1: So do you think there is extreme wisdom in walking in the knowledge of God? 1 Like |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by superhumanist(m): 4:24pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflyl1on: Lol....what is the main point of going to church if not to worship God? Intelligence is lacking mennnn. 1 Like |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by TheLastDon1(m): 4:29pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflyl1on: So is Religion. Do false/fabricated foundtions count? 2 Likes |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by Butterflyl10n: 4:38pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
TheLastDon1: Where are the false/ fabricated foundations? There is no gambling with that which I tested and proven and now walk with. Note, I am not referring to religion. I am referring to A LIFE in Christ. |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by tintingz(m): 5:42pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
johnydon22:Lol, your own was JSS1, Nairaland made me know there are people that don't believe in God, it really disturbed me then. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by ScienceWatch: 6:01pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflyl1on:You doing well. This guy will teach you things you know nothing about. If you know what I mean. |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by rinrin23(f): 6:07pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
TheLastDon1: I like the way you think, and how you are able to see things from different vantage points. Far from being condescending though, because I've come to see that wisdom sometimes lies in what at first glance we'd think is the smallest of minds or irrational thought/belief. |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by superhumanist(m): 8:10pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
The derailers have arrived! ![]() It will never be well with butterflyl1on and sciencewatch. May you forever derail. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by MizMyColi(f): 8:50pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
tintingz: Yeah, I get that reasoning. Still I think that allowing oneself to grow in such manner that is devoid of labels really helps. It helps me function better around people. If I see my self as not belonging to any label, which I honestly do...then I am not bound by any unseen or unspoken law that binds them. 1 Like |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by MizMyColi(f): 8:51pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
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Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by MizMyColi(f): 8:55pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflyl1on: It would seem to me that you have a shallow idea of what it means to be true to one's self. It is not my own knowing. It is a knowing. It therefore implies that experiencing this knowing isn't an exclusive preserve of mine. Like I said earlier, those who are meant to know will know just as I know, and even better than i now know. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by MizMyColi(f): 8:59pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflyl1on: Let me quote from the bible. You are quite familiar with that. There is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty gives him understanding...then I add, of what is right, and what is wrong, of what to do, and what not to do. In discipline lies true freedom. 1 Like |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by butterflylion: 9:02pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
MizMyColi: " Just as you know" is a fallacy because they do not know how you arrived at your knowing. If they did, then they would know "just" as you know. How did you arrive at your knowing? |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by Nobody: 9:04pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
tintingz:when I realized some people don't believe in a God iy didn't shock me. what shocked was what they think and say about my version of God. ![]() |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by butterflylion: 9:04pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
MizMyColi: Yes there is a spirit in man and only when it is aligned and submitted to the almighty that understanding can come from the almighty. However we all know that there are people who refuse to submit to the almighty. Did you submit to the almighty? Has your spirit aligned with His? |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by MizMyColi(f): 9:44pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflylion: I am not under any obligation to reply directly to this question. Next please. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by MizMyColi(f): 9:46pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflylion: Those who will know as I know won't ask me How. If they do, I would have an answer ready for them. |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by tintingz(m): 9:46pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
Proudgorgeousga:Lol, I think many religious people are atheistic or skeptic when it comes to believing in other religious Gods but they are not being honest to themselves or they are simply brainwashed in believing their God is the only true God. |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by tintingz(m): 9:48pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
MizMyColi:I agree with this. |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by bloodofthelamb(m): 9:58pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflylion: Hehehe! Bro you are really a nightmare to this guys who think they know but yet knows only what their optical and limited eyes can see. |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by Nobody: 10:07pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
bloodofthelamb:story for the gods ![]() |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by butterflylion: 10:25pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
MizMyColi: Oh yes you are under an obligation to respond directly to it. You quoted from the scriptures to try and pass your point and I also referred directly to the scripture you quoted from. Did you submit to the almighty via your spirit? Is your spirit aligned with His own? If you did and it is then be bold to declare it or are you ashamed to declare the truth? |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by butterflylion: 10:26pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
MizMyColi: Well I am among those who "will" to know as you know so may I have your ready answer for me? |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by MizMyColi(f): 10:28pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflylion: I do not believe you are in the interim. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by butterflylion: 10:34pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
MizMyColi: Is the information you have to share tagged "classified "? Is it of the occult? Is it ritualistic? If you are bold and sure you have the truth why hoard it and why hide it from those who ask? Darkness can never take on any shade of light you know? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by MizMyColi(f): 11:30pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
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Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by butterflylion: 11:35pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
[quote author=MizMyColi post=65623507][/quote] Jesus when he said so meant for those who are yet to believe in him. You on the other hand are being asked a direct question from me. Has your spirit submitted to him? Has it aligned with that of God? This is the 3rd time I am asking this and you still find it hard to say a simple yes or no. Metaphorically speaking "darkness" did not mean the kind of day and night you know. But meant all things bad and evil. "a sweet and bitter water cannot come from the same source" "light and darkness cannot come from the same source" one has to stop for the other to appear. |
Re: Freethinkers- Do You Ever Feel Lonely? by MizMyColi(f): 11:47pm On Mar 06, 2018 |
butterflylion: No comment then. |
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