nobilis:
Just reading the first line of that essay proved to me that the writer was never an atheist.

it is really pathetic the extent and the depth to which these religious people can sink in order to get people to believe in their God.

and like I mentioned in one other thread, the Jews, Muslims and Christians don't worship the same God. it is so so obvious. and I wonder why people, especially Christians, refuse to see it.

Graviton2:


In the words of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

nobilis:


And he is right. Religion is and has always been a powerful tool in the hands of the ruling class. It is the medium through which they make the masses fall in line.

But yet religious people fail to see this.
Religion is the handwork of human beings.
If religion were to be originated by a supreme being, then I wonder why there are are several religions, or possibly, it means there are several supreme beings since each religion claims its deity to be supreme. Thereby, none of them is really supreme.

Even among the Abrahamic religions (those who claim descent from Abraham: Judaism, Islam and Christianity), there are three different gods beings worshipped: Yahweh, Allah and Jehovah. These three are different. And these three religions have differing ideologies.

Even among Christians, there are also differing ideologies and confusion everywhere, with each denomination interpreting the bible in whichever manner it deems fit.
Even among Muslims, there is also division with differing ideologies. The Sunni and the Shi'a muslims.
Even among Jews, there were and still are differing ideologies. That's why you have groups like the Sadducees, the Pharisees, the Essenes, the Zealots and so on and so forth.
So which is the true religion. Every religion is claiming to be the right path to God.

So you see, religion is just a shallow means to always make sure people stay in line. Karl Marx calls it the opium of the masses and that is what it really is.

zico18:
I hope this gives other mentally derailed atheist reasons to believe in the existence of the supreme being.

I would rather live like there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live like there is no God and die to find there is.

zico18:
I hope this gives other mentally derailed atheist reasons to believe in the existence of the supreme being.

I would rather live like there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live like there is no God and die to find there is.

Amefrica:
^^Peterken05, I'm not the author

MizMyColi:
Hi Peterken05
Welcome back.

I see discussions about God and UnGod and I smile or just ignore.

I'm beginning to doubt the existence of a particular brand of God.
I'm talking the of the Sky God. The one we've mostly made up.
The one up there in the sky, moping down at humans while we kill ourselves and engage in strife.

I'm beginning to let go of certain mindsets and ideologies. I'm tired of a powerless gospel.

There's a new paradigm.
A God-Eternal Spirit within paradigm, for me, that's where the power lies, the authority, the change we need. It runs through everyone.

Owh well, I might be stupendously wrong, but hey, this is where I'm at.
I really don't wanna expatiate, I still value my e-head.
Lol.

I wonder why I typed all this epistle sef, perhaps, it's a way of expressing self, or saying welcome back to the section of crazies

JMAN05:


Logical!

MizMyColi:
Hi Peterken05
Welcome back.

I see discussions about God and UnGod and I smile or just ignore.

I'm beginning to doubt the existence of a particular brand of God.
I'm talking the of the Sky God. The one we've mostly made up.
The one up there in the sky, moping down at humans while we kill ourselves and engage in strife.

I'm beginning to let go of certain mindsets and ideologies. I'm tired of a powerless gospel.

There's a new paradigm.
A God-Eternal Spirit within paradigm, for me, that's where the power lies, the authority, the change we need. It runs through everyone.

Owh well, I might be stupendously wrong, but hey, this is where I'm at.
I really don't wanna expatiate, I still value my e-head.
Lol.

I wonder why I typed all this epistle sef, perhaps, it's a way of expressing self, or saying welcome back to the section of crazies

JMAN05:


Logical!

MizMyColi:
Hi Peterken05
Welcome back.

I see discussions about God and UnGod and I smile or just ignore.

I'm beginning to doubt the existence of a particular brand of God.
I'm talking the of the Sky God. The one we've mostly made up.
The one up there in the sky, moping down at humans while we kill ourselves and engage in strife.

I'm beginning to let go of certain mindsets and ideologies. I'm tired of a powerless gospel.

There's a new paradigm.
A God-Eternal Spirit within paradigm, for me, that's where the power lies, the authority, the change we need. It runs through everyone.

Owh well, I might be stupendously wrong, but hey, this is where I'm at.
I really don't wanna expatiate, I still value my e-head.
Lol.

I wonder why I typed all this epistle sef, perhaps, it's a way of expressing self, or saying welcome back to the section of crazies

JMAN05:


Logical!

Peterken05:


Loool, different brands of god everywhere, crazies beliefs everywhere. I don't really care about that, Unless it influences decision making in government, science etc.

As long as it is objectively verifiable, I'm okay with it.

welcome.

I've been reading your blog for a while now, its cool, there has been quite a development here.

I followed you back on twitter.

Okay, is your username easy to figure out?

Thanks
@blog.

We just do our best.

JMAN05:


Logical!

MizMyColi:


Okay, is your username easy to figure out?

Thanks
@blog.

We just do our best.

zico18:
I hope this gives other mentally derailed atheist reasons to believe in the existence of the supreme being.

I would rather live like there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live like there is no God and die to find there is.

Peterken05:
This writeup is just another dunce without any particular knowledge about logic and science, cherrypicking things that suits him/her.

This writer is solely talking about 'intelligent design', how evrything is being designed perfectly by an omnipotent god.

You can't just say everything is perfect or designed because of the good things, what about the children cancer? Who will account for that? What about birth defects? There are almost 90percent birth defects that we don't know what's happening, that science hasn't unravelled its mysteries yet.

What about the universe? Most planets are unstable, there are some planets that would kill life instantly, look at some gases like CO2, you can't even smell them, but if 20percent enters your lung, you 're dead. WHO DESIGNED THIS SHIT?

Have you looked into the electromagnectic spectrum, if you have, you would notice how blind we are, we can't see so many things.


Look at we human we have 25,000 genes as the writer stated, some plants have more genes than us, some plants can make some amino acids that we can't, WHO DESIGNED THIS?

We have to eat constantly, if we don't, we die, whereas some animals can eat in a week

We eat, drink and breathe through the same hole, this guarantees that 75percent of us will choke to death every year, WHO DESIGNED THIS? Some animals don't even have that kind of configuration(don't mind my choice of words). Examples are dolphins, they breathe, eat through different holes.

You can't say everything has a creator and exempt one factor/person 'GOD' you have to explain his complexity too, who created him? How did he come to being? That is not science, that is not logic.

The scientist came about using scientific tools, they ask questions and making inference using another approach not related to religion.

Science is asking questions and making inquiry,
Religion on the other hand is pretending you have the answers, you re already there. That's the difference


this is just another religious propaganda, its all about jesus and I get it.

But don't ever use religious philosophies to explain science again. You can use your bible for your spiritual whathaveyou. Leave Science OUT!.


Amefrica!!!!



Its good to be back on nairaland. Whatsup guys
Liekiller, codedboy95, muskeeto, kay17, mizmycoli, wiegraf, dapo777 and others. How have you been?

nobilis:
Just reading the first line of that essay proved to me that the writer was never an atheist.

it is really pathetic the extent and the depth to which these religious people can sink in order to get people to believe in their God.

and like I mentioned in one other thread, the Jews, Muslims and Christians don't worship the same God. it is so so obvious. and I wonder why people, especially Christians, refuse to see it.

johnydon22:
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