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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 7:20am On Jun 20, 2018 |
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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 7:22am On Jun 20, 2018 |
THE GREAT DIVIDE--WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? There is a line that divides humanity. On one side are people who understand they are born into a culture that has developed over thousands of years. It has a veneer of modernity welded to a solid base of ancient history. People on this side understand that culture changes but change is slow because we are programmed to respect and maintain our culture. People on this side appreciate the need to review and challenge culture. They do not see it as sacred truth and wholly good, but as a tool that should serve us well and not hold us back. We call this side of the divide the Not-Daft side. On the other side of the divide are people who are prisoners of their culture. They revere it and will not see it challenged and will fight change every step of the way. These people see the here-and-now but are blind to the big picture--they see their culture as a venerated shibboleth with intrinsic value rather than as a tool to be refined and improved. We call this side of the divide, the Daft side. Nowhere is this divide more apparent than in the aspect of culture known as religion. Fortunately, it is possible to change sides. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 2:33pm On Jun 25, 2018 |
joseph1013: BILL GATES IS GOING TO HELL FOR BEING A KIND HEARTED IRRELIGIOUS MAN, WHILE HITLER WILL BE IN HEAVEN AS A CHRISTIAN (WHO ASKED FOR GRACE SHORTLY BEFORE HE DIED). ALL THE NONSENSE WE'RE EXPECTED TO TOLERATE.. I JUST CAN'T. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 8:01pm On Jun 25, 2018 |
joseph1013: THERE'S AN INDISPUTABLE FACT IN THIS STATEMENT. 2 Likes |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 9:37pm On Jun 25, 2018 |
joseph1013: HELLO.. ARE YOU THERE? IT'S 2018 AND DAFT KEEPS GETTING "DAFTER". 5 Likes |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 9:57pm On Jun 27, 2018 |
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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 10:01pm On Jun 27, 2018 |
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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 10:06pm On Jun 27, 2018 |
joseph1013: CHRISTIANS, DON'T, THINK. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 8:46am On Jun 28, 2018 |
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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 10:49pm On Jun 28, 2018 |
Anozie Ebirim All this God heal our land folks (after today's inferno incident at Otedola bride, Berger), aren't you lot tired? Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. There is no frigging god. Humans are masters of their fate and future. The carnage you have here won't happen in Sweden and Finland both largely secular. It is such fatalism, the idea that some supreme sky daddy controls our affairs, that has led us to this. There is no personal god. Once you come to that conclusion your mind becomes liberated. You take responsibility for your failures and take pride in your successes. That's how it works. 10 Likes |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by Nobody: 11:36am On Jun 29, 2018 |
Always a fantastic thread |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by Chevrolet076(m): 1:19pm On Jun 29, 2018 |
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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 3:43pm On Jun 29, 2018 |
Temitayo Fabunmi Two years ago, I took my tatakuku to the dealer to have some minor part replaced. As I be "staff", they did the full inspection and diagnostic thing. I went back later in the day and they said all my tyres were worn and not fit for the road and that I must replace them. In typical accountant style, I thought they were trying to pull some sales gimmick on me. Then they brought out some legal document and asked me to sign and indemnify them if any accident should occur, that I was warned not to drive the car. At that point, fear catch me small, but having done gra-gra up to that point, shame no gree me back down. My drive from the dealer that day was slower than a sloth's sidle, such was the fear those garage folks put into me. I then went to KwikFit down the road from work. "Eyin bros, I beg I wan change the front tyres". Dudes checked the tyres and said the same thing as the dealer. They said I'll have to sign a document similar to the one the dealer had me sign earlier if I didn't change all four. That was the end of my gra-gra. I changed all four. Why this verbiage, you may ask? It simply highlights the society where laws are enforced and there is a legal cost for everyone along compliance chain for breaking the law or aiding in breaking it. Yesterday, a fuel tanker exploded in Lagos and killed people and damaged a lot of cars. A lot of laws were presumably broken on the way to this carnage. Over the weekend, we will pray. Before the weekend runs out, more people will die again, because someone somewhere, opted to grease his pockets rather than insist on greased axles. Then we blame demons, mammy water and ancestral spirits. We will be alright. Last last. A ma wa alright. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by Nobody: 4:04pm On Jun 29, 2018 |
joseph1013:Lol, this sounds so wrong yet it's so right. ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by malvisguy212: 9:50pm On Jun 29, 2018 |
Teempakguy:funniest thread ever, atheist ignorance. |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by Cannawoo(m): 10:45am On Jun 30, 2018 |
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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 5:51pm On Jun 30, 2018 |
HOW GOD WORKS When we read a good novel, the characters come to life--we can imagine what they are like and what they will do or say in any situation. They become like friends. Sometimes, when a much loved character dies, we may literally sob and grieve. The more time we spend with these characters, especially when novels have several sequels, the more we get to know them. Eventually, our emotions react to them exactly as they would if these characters were real. This is how God works. 4 Likes |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by Hardrive(m): 2:17pm On Jul 02, 2018 |
plz just turn this thread to a book. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 3:24pm On Jul 07, 2018 |
Godswill Vesta Utong I've been trying to wrap my head around this: N.b.: this post presupposes the existence of God (as described by the religious books of the three popular monotheistic religions.) One of the claims theists make about God as creator is that he can do with his creations as he pleases. In the wake of the tanker explosion in Lagos last week that caused the death of many—and the flak many sceptics, humanists and atheists poured on survivors and their family members for thanking their preferred deity for saving them while allowing others to die—many theists came on this platform to reiterate the stance that God is at liberty to treat his creations as he wishes. I mean, it makes sense from that point of view to think that a creator would have unlimited creative freedom to do with its creations what he pleases. Would his paintings be mad if Van Gogh set fire to one of them? To five? Then comes the soul. Pure and ethereal. Stripped of its material shackles. Free. Now—and here is the source of my confusion—if God can do to our bodies what he pleases, allowing us (babies included. Think about that) to die in car crashes and explosions, does he do as he pleases with the human soul? I mean, it's his creation anyway, so yeah, it makes sense to think that he would do with it as he pleases. Imagine, for instance a hypothetical pious man, who has lived his entire life free of sin, is brutally murdered by armed bandits on his way home from his worship center. To the question "why did God just sit back and watch him get killed?" theists would have a ready-made answer "Well because God does as he pleases with his creations." Fair enough. Why then is it difficult for theists to imagine that the pious man's soul is languishing in hell too because "God is at liberty to do with his creation as he pleases"? I mean, there's no reason to suppose that good people who died on earth, while God watched, made it to heaven. For all we know, every good and pious human who has ever walked the face of the earth Is probably in hell right now, burning for eternity. Why? Well because "that's just how God do." Which brings me to the corollary: Promises. Is God obligated to keep and fulfill his promises? We have seen God fail time and again to keep "his own" safe and unharmed. Even those who have followed his words to the letter. Is God bound by his promises? If he cannot break his promises (when his subjects have in no way erred), then at least we know one thing he cannot do. If however he can break promises at will, then it makes nonsense of the whole concept of proselytization—of spreading the good news—; of questionable aphorisms like "he's a promise-keeping God." Why should anyone think they're ever going to heaven? God can just "change am for them" depending on his mood, even if they did nothing wrong by him. Third point. Is God obligated to be good? Is there a rule that even God cannot break? When theists say "our God is good." "our God is the most beneficent." what exactly do they mean? Is God good because he must be good? If God cannot be bad, who created that rule? Him? His creator? A mightier God? If however, God doesn't follow any rules tying him to goodness and beneficence, why should anyone think that God is good or kind or the most merciful, when he's just God; an embodiment of random—and most times conflicting—emotional/psychological states? Of what use is worshipping such a God to humans? Of spending enormous energy, time and resources in propitiatory rituals? (we know through behavioral economics and psychology that humans always consider cost-benefit implications of any action before embarking. Gods are worshipped for the goodies that humans believe can be gleaned from such actions: protection, provision, blessings, securing bountiful harvests, etc) if God is neither good nor bad (or both good and bad. Makes sense this way) and is not obligated to keep his promises because "humans are his creations and he can do as he pleases with them." of what use is worshipping such a God? Of what use is such a God to anyone? 8 Likes |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 5:17pm On Jul 09, 2018 |
joseph1013: GOD GAVE DOCTORS THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO DO THOSE THINGS (CHRISTIANS WOULD CLAIM)..... SO THAT THE PATIENTS -ONCE HEALED- CAN MARCH STRAIGHT TO THEIR FAVORITE CHURCH FOR THANKSGIVING, THANK GOD FOR HEALING AND GIVE GIFTS AND MONEY TO THEIR FAVORITE PASTOR(S). GOD TAKES MOST PART OF THE GLORY AND PRAISES,AND THEIR PASTOR TAKE SOME (BECAUSE HE APPEARED IN THE SICK MAN'S DREAM TO ASSURE HIM THAT THE SURGERY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL). ![]() AND NOBODY REMEMBERS THE DOCTOR. IN FACT, PEOPLE WILL RATHER GIVE 1 NAIRA TO THEIR PASTOR AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SURGERY (JUST FOR APPEARING IN THE DREAM) INSTEAD OF GIVE 1 KOBO TO THE DOCTOR FOR HIS SERVICES. 14 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 9:10am On Jul 13, 2018 |
WOMEN: GOD'S AFTERTHOUGHT Genesis 1 is an overview of the Hebrew creation myth, Genesis 2 adds more detail. In particular, it explains how men and women came to be created. God created the first man from dust and called him Adam and made a beautiful garden for him to tend and watch over. Adam could have been God's final act of creation but God worried the man would need a helper that would be just right for him. God's first thought was to offer the man an animal or a bird as a helper. So God created all kinds of animals and birds out of dust for the man. Adam checked them all out and gave them all names but could not find one that was just right. God must have been disappointed that Adam was so damned choosy. After all, he'd been offered several hundred thousand different species! Then God had another idea--he would make a helper that looked very like Adam. So he took one of Adam's ribs and made a slightly modified version of Adam. At last Adam was happy and called his new helper woman because she was made from a man. I do sometimes wonder how different the history of the world would have been if Adam had fallen in love with a cuddly koala bear and taken it as his helper... The interesting point though is God evidently did not intend Adam to procreate. The creation of woman was a late afterthought once Adam had rejected hundreds of thousands of animals and birds. Despite this, Adam apparently was fully equipped to procreate as we learn in Genesis 4 when Eve gave birth to Cain and Abel. Obviously, there are many holes to be picked in this silly story but one that few people notice is this; if God did not create Adam to procreate, why did he give him a reproductive system? And if God did create Adam to procreate, why did he offer Adam hundreds of thousands of animals as a help mate and only make a woman as an afterthought? 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 11:05am On Jul 13, 2018 |
joseph1013 I'M HERE TO INFORM YOU THAT ALLAH IS ON ONE THREAD ON FRONTPAGE INSPIRING ANTS TO WRITE HIS NAME ON SAND AS PROOF OF HIS OMNIPRESENCE.. INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING BENEFICIAL TO THE UNIVERSE. ![]() 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 2:31pm On Jul 13, 2018 |
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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 3:32pm On Jul 15, 2018 |
"DEATH IS NOT MY PORTION IN JESUS NAME" "I REJECT EVERY SPIRIT OF DEATH IN THIS FAMILY" WHAT NONSENSE ARE YOU TALKING 'BOUT. DEATH IS THE PORTION. YOU CANNOT REJECT IT. YOU CAN ONLY TRY TO AVOID IT FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. IT'S INEVITABLE, AND THE IDEA SOUNDS UNPLEASANT BUT YOU JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT WE WERE ALL BORN TO DIE. ![]() 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 4:33pm On Jul 15, 2018 |
HE PREACHED TO ME! IN A HOSPITAL! by MsNelly It will never be perfect, make it work. I was just thanking god for good health a week ago until I woke up this morning and BAM: No good health. Ugh. So I dragged my weak & lazy àss to the shower, I did some squats (because no sickness should get in the way of my journey to a firm bum), I grabbed the car keys and drove to the hospital, despite how dizzy and tired I felt. Times like this, I wish I had someone to care for me when I can't care for myself. It sucks that I still have to cook, despite being sick. I have to bath myself, imagine. Black Jesus, fix it pls. So I got to the hospital, paid for consultation fee and waited for my doctor. I have a favorite doctor: fair, tall, chubby, funny. I always liked seeing him when I got to my hospital, so I was hoping he was on seat. But alas! It was a new doctor who awaited me when they called me in: Tall, dark, skinny, absolutely NOT funny. "Shut the door, have your seat" I did as instructed and folded my hands across my chest. "Weight: 64. Height: 5'6. BMI: Healthy. Just don't get fat" And he laughed. Apparently, there was a joke there my brain didnt click. "So, what seems to be the problem?" He asked. "Headache. Fever, cold." "So, you feel malaria coming on?" I nodded. He typed one or two things on his computer and stared back at me. "You're a Christian?" "No" I swiftly answered, wondering where this one came from. "Moslem?" "Nope" He blinked severally. I knew then and there, I should have just said yes to either of the two, it would have saved me the 20 minute sermon that followed. Yes, there was a 20 minute preaching that followed. "You need to give your life to Christ..." He kept on saying, while periodically pausing to read the Bible. This doctor I went to for treatment sat me down and PREACHED TO ME! HE PREACHED TO ME! IN A HOSPITAL! What is wrong with Christians?! What in fûck's name is wrong with religious people that won't be happy with their lives till they stuff their beliefs down someone's throats? People are unbelievable. People are fûcking unbelievable. Back to it.. I kept nodding, too tired to tell him to shut up and give me my drugs. Plus, this was my hospital. It had the best of everything. I was not going to be rude to anyone, so I watched him go on an orgasmic ride on what his Jesus has done for him. When he was done, he smiled at me. He probably thought he had won a soul for Christ and angels in heaven were rejoicing or some shît. "Shall we pray?" Okay, that was the height of it. I can listen to you go on and on about whatever, but the one thing I won't do is join hands with you to chant some feel good repetitions. "No" He was surprised. Why would I say no to an innocent prayer that is supposed to help me? "Okay. Can I pray?" "No" "Why are you against prayer?" "I'm not. It's just If I wanted a prayer, I would've gone to a church. This is a hospital" "I know that..." "Oh, do you? Because, for a minute there, I thought you were a Pastor" He laughed again. It was beginning to annoy me. I was going to faint any minute. I did not need this. Was this professional? Doctors preaching in hospitals? For fûck's sake! "You see, the Holy Spirit led me. You can't say no to the spirit..." "I need my drugs pls" "I'll prescribe it. But it is not as relevant as the word of God. God's word is for eternal life. These drugs... They are to sustain one's temporary life" I shook my head. He was unbelievable. "You cannot impose your beliefs on anyone, under the guise of preaching. If you're up for it, go out and evangelize. The same Bible you read tells you there is a time and place for everything. This is not the place for that, especially when an ailing patient walks through that door." "But...", he argued. " I tell my patients this all the time. You're the only one who's complained." He looked at me inquisitively. "Why does the Word of God itch you?" I took in a deep breath. This wasn't the first time someone was preaching to me, without being asked. Probably won't be the last. "You can believe in a rock for all I care. Just don't throw it at me" "Young lady, nobody is throwing anything at you. I'm just... telling you of the rock, as it were" "And I do not care about your rock so stop pushing it" "Why don't you care about god? Do you need my number so we can continue this conversation later? "No" I'd rather choke on a thorn than listen to another minute of your sermon. "Okay" He shrugged. "I'll pray for you" "Don't waste your time" I did get my drugs and I'm on my way to feeling better... to sustain my temporary life. Christians are a rare breed because if a Muslim did the same thing, they would lose their heads. But they can go about being intrusive and annoying in the name of god. Y'all should get a grip. When a person says stop, just stop. You're being annoying; and not even cute annoying, animalistic annoying. If only you lot were zealous about half of what the Bible says than disturbing innocent people for no reason. Stop fornicating Love your neighbor as yourself don't steal, don't covet Don't be judgmental - this is key Don't be materialistic Put effort into these things. And stop preaching about how you want people to go to heaven with you; because trust me, the last thing anybody wants is to live forever with self righteous, hypocritical pieces of shît. 18 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by CAPSLOCKED: 5:05pm On Jul 15, 2018 |
joseph1013: THIS POST SHOULD BE PRINTED ON MEGA SIZE BANNERS AND PLACED WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE. I'M TIRED OF RECEIVING HANDBILLS FROM THESE GUYS. EVERYONE HERE AND THERE TRYING TO CONVINCE ME TO COME WORSHIP WITH THEM.. IF I SAY I'M MUSLIM THEY TELL ME TO ALSO COME AS EVERYONE IS INVITED. THESE SAME PEOPLE WILL REJECT GOING TO A MOSQUE OR SHRINE IF I MENTION IT. I DARE NOT SAY I'M NOT RELIGIOUS CUS I CAN'T STAND THE ENDLESS SERMONS OR ARGUMENTS AND THREATS THAT WILL FOLLOW. IN BUSES I ASSURE THEM I'M A REGULAR CHURCH GOER TO AVOID ALL THE DRAMA. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE LIKE DUST. IF THERE'S HELL AND WE GO THERE I'M SURE THERE WILL BE EVANGELISTS THERE STILL TALKING ABOUT JESUS CHRIST AND REPENTANCE. 14 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by visita: 3:20pm On Jul 16, 2018 |
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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by Prumartmedical: 12:28am On Jul 18, 2018 |
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Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 2:47pm On Jul 19, 2018 |
CHRISTIANS YOU CHOOSE: LETHAL INJECTION OR FIRING SQUAD? Christians have problems with the Old Testament—all that slavery and stoning people to death for doing things that almost everyone does today is rather disturbing. I'm afraid the OT is a bit of an embarrassment. Christians get around this by saying the laws in the OT were only for the Jews at that time—not for us today. Except for the Ten Commandments, of course, they are forever and for everyone (oh, and that bit about gay people being an abomination too). So, that's clear then, we must obey the Ten Commandments. But what about commandment 3 (or 4 depending on which version you prefer). This says. "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." We all know what that means—it means no work on Saturday. God actually killed an old man for picking up firewood on the Sabbath. The Bible is clear about the punishment for working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 tells us, "Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be PUT TO DEATH." The Ten Commandments are either still in force or they are not. If they are, Christians need to decide how to execute those who break this commandment. Will it be stoning in time-honoured tradition or will modern Christians opt for more progressive execution methods such as lethal injection, the electric chair or a firing squad? Whatever you decide, please give this priority; as it is, the shops and restaurants are far too crowded at the weekends. Of course, only Christians are obliged to comply with Christian laws, secular (and more sensible) laws apply to the rest of us. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by freethinker01: 7:29pm On Jul 19, 2018 |
joseph1013:I wish I could give this post a thousand likes... It describes how people around me are very annoying n frustrating... You tell them you don't have any interest in whatever they have to say, that's when they'll start... Very annoying pieces of shot. 3 Likes |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013: 7:24pm On Jul 23, 2018 |
National Church, completed 2005 ✔️. National Mosque, completed 1984 ✔️. National Library, under construction since 2006 ✖️ 17 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by Omooba224: 10:37pm On Jul 23, 2018 |
The Sage of Nairaland! Only Attis knows how indebted I am to you. I have been reading your posts for months now. I must confess, your views proffered solutions to my state of quagmire. I have been asking questions about my faith since the beginning of this year. Anytime I tried to shake indoctrination off, I normally got back to the start menu. Lol! I must tell you, I have gone through a severe development, rebirth. The religious apologists normally keep shut when I tell them what they have never heard in their lives. I am now their nightmare, they keep on shouting "You are a confused being, you have to belong to one religion bla bla bla". I am now free and open-minded. May Brahma be with you and your brain... 3 Likes |
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