pak:


You're wearing me out !

Only Joseph Smith and his latter day saints cronies believe Jesus was an American Jew !!!!

Stop derailing the thread. Where are you getting your American Jew business from? Is Benjamin Netanyahu an American Jew? Is he a minority or a white man?

pak:


You're wearing me out !

Only Joseph Smith and his latter day saints cronies believe Jesus was an American Jew !!!!

Maybe,maybe not,the fact remains Jews,like their Arabian brethrens are SEMITES and any authority on the human race will tell you SEMITES are of the WHITE RACE..that you've some "Ethiopian Jews " does not invalidate the FACT...

Chai, the thread was for atheists to have a nice time o. Theists have come in with their wahala.

The Rogue

Ironically, the British that brought the so called religion to Nigeria do no longer go to churches. Whenever I go to church every Sunday, I normally get looked upon contemptuously. One had once said, "black people and religion!"

lastmessenger:
How some guys just believe that they dropped from nowhere is amazing.

of course, they dropped from their mothers' bowels.

PontiffMaximus:


mind you son the op is naming those characters himself, in the real context there are no such words.
all you can be, see or hear is:
AN ATHEIST: you are a pure atheist and have no business with religion.
AN AGNOSTIC: you are not certain where you are.
A THEIST: you are a religious person.
anything outside or emerging from these if falacy .
you cannot be an atheist and still wallow in religion.
join the agnostic train.

You can also be an agnostic atheist i.e. not believing in the gods espoused by the existing religions but undecided or ambivalent on the question of the possibility that there is a 'non-interfering' higher being.

pak:


I have been there for some years now, almost eight years and I love the people and the place !

Wish you luck on the project you're on.....just don't forget to remember us when the money start to dey flow !

I won't

Ishilove:

We came from the Big Bang and Bruno the Ape is our cousin

Adam was Caucasian/Negroid and Eve was a Mongoloid still doesn't make sense. Just as atheist don't have a proof yet, religion is still clueless

datguru:
It is quite disheartening, pitiable, sardonic and baffling how some specie of homo sapiens would retort to doubting the existence of the GREAT GOD. Its better you live as if there is God, even if you die and there's no God you have NOTHING to lose

imagine this nonsense you put up
here

And when you die and realise there is nk God only then will you realise you have wasted your life, time and money on fake pastors

2 and 4.

6

MAJOLAUTOS:
Ironically, the British that brought the so called religion to Nigeria do no longer go to churches. Whenever I go to church every Sunday, I normally get looked upon contemptuously. One had once said, "black people and religion!"

thts wen their head was correct now it is incorrect- they will lose their prosperity and dominion as they forget God, so will america.

xtervaganza:
imagine this nonsense you put up
here

And when you die and realise there is nk God only then will you realise you have wasted your life, time and money on fake pastors

wen u die and find yourself in hell wat will you do?

kennygee:
11th Commandment, thou shall not argue with an atheist.

dats nt True...preach the Gospel..yeah dnt Agrue wit them, bt preach the Gospel to them.. It is Biblical..

How sombody with a thinking head would believe tht a beautiful ultra complex interacting orderly system of systems entity like the earth and universe came about from pure chance is BAFFLING at the least.


Wrong thinking @ d extreme.

I belong to the rogue group... Religion doesn't just makes sense to me anymore

asalimpo:
How sombody with a thinking head would believe tht a beautiful ultra complex interacting orderly system of systems entity like the earth and universe came about from pure chance is BAFFLING at the least.


Wrong thinking @ d extreme.

from your point of view. Then God should also have a creator cos he was wonderfully and perfectly designed.
And if your God thinks he doesn‘t have a creator, he‘s an Atheist also.

asalimpo:

wen u die and find yourself in hell wat will you do?

there's no hell anywhere. Stop being deceived




And I knkw I'll die someday and I'll find myself in a comfortable place if there is any afterlife

Christainity is the only Religion which explains the Begining, present and Future of the World..
Many Atheist challenge christianity based on 'logical reasoning', 'Scientific Evidence' nd Believe me=Christianity can never be understood by the above stated Factors, yes with 'Human understanding'(whic Atheist nd even 'shallow rooted CHRISTAINS' hav) u will feel that there R some Unanswered Questions in the BIBLE= which is funny enough the Reference point of most Atheist and All Christains..Atheist, muslims, Christians, budahist e.t.c= u cant Understand the God tru Logic, Science, Nature,...only tru the Holyspirit the Almighty will Reveal HIMSELF ie the Word of God (nt all=just want you need to Survive in the World) to you through various chanels (pastors, Bible, Nairaland, LIB e.t.c)..if any1 knws the ways of GOD he seizes to be GOD=whic is IMpossible..
Atheist beware...accept JESUS as you Lord nd Saviour...u guys hav already read alot about him (Atheist read nd knw the Bible more than most 'so called Christains'), all u need now is just Understanding cos witout divine understanding, the Bible, Christian books, e.t.c will just look like a James hardy chase novel..
Sorry for d long text nd any Typo...God bless u

masonkz:
Agnostic

I'd probably fall in line of The Conscientious Objector

Crap! I hate the label agnostic because it misses the point. First, any and all atheists can (and many do) use the term agnostic to define themselves. Dawkins (an outspoken atheist) has done such. Saying that u don't think we can answer the question of God's existence doesn't remove the fact that you are skeptical of his existence. BTW you can have agnostic deists and theists. Sagamite is an agnostic deist on NL. This should tell you that the term is simply a qualifying one and answers the epistemological question (on adequacy of knowledge of God) and not the actual theological question (of whether God exists). If you don't think there's a God you are an atheist, period.

Atheist in heart and the rouge. I hate religion!!!!!!!

Okay, say One truly believed and acknowledged that there is a Supreme Being (of course there is!), but seriously doubted the essence of organized religion - specifically Christianity. Where does he fall?

KazukiIto:
Okay, say One truly believed and acknowledged that there is a Supreme Being (of course there is!), but seriously doubted the essence of organized religion - specifically Christianity. Where does he fall?

At the first hurdle.

The bible say humans r made in the image of god and likeness. So I'm asking what about the muderers? The whores? The thieves? The ritualists? Devil? Are they also made in the image of god too? Or is the fake book tellin lies?

cold:
Number 6 aptly describes most Nigerian Atheists. After years of indoctrination & professing Christianity or Islam, they suddenly discover at some in their adult lives they simply can't reconcile their sense of reasoning with their faith. They're left with no option than to take the only logical path but at the same time do not want to rock the boat taking into consideration how notoriously religious Nigerians can be. They have no qualms lynching you if you dare as much as say you're not a religious man let alone say 'there is no god'. You're a dead man walking.

Nobody lynched Tai Solarin till he died and no one is lynching Seun.

sinequanon:


At the first hurdle.

Thanks for your help!

I am definitely number 6..... I still attend church tho

There is a group I would call atheist deniers. This description fits most theists that do not know that they are potentially atheists too. If you are a Christian and the Budhist God is the real one, you are an atheist because you don't believe in God. If you are a Muslim and sango, Amadioha, balogun, Oloku are the Gods of Africans, then you are an atheist because you don't believe in God. The permutations are too numerous to contemplate.

Everyone in this world is potentially an atheist because no one really knows what the real God is. The theist are gambling that their God is the right one while the atheists don't want to gamble or wager on that issue. Therefore, theists are gamblers on the issue of religion while atheists are non gamblers.

Theists sometimes wave the theory of pascal wager in support of this gamble. The truth is that there is no Evidence of God. As for those who ask how we came about, the real question is how did God come about?

I am a humanist. I believe in the inherent goodness of mankind. I do not believe in superstition which also includes religion. It is surprising that it is the theists that are so scared of their own fellow humans and petrified by death in spite of their almighty God. Christians are even more absurd in their ways.

What can I say about Muslims? they are killing everyone all over the world for Allah because Allah can't fight for himself. This saddens them and they are unhappy even in their utopia of sharialized Islamic caliphates. Buhari wants Egyptian styled Moslem Brotherhood in power as if we are not already screwed with religion in Nigeria,

Nice post, good categorisation of atheist....well, one thing I know, whether u believe or not...#THERE IS GOD. QED

realtem:
About 172 million people worldwide consider themselves atheists, adding those who call themselves "unaffiliated" or "nonreligious" brings the number to around 1 billion. Atheism represents a variety of people with equally varied journeys. Some "found" atheism, others have been atheists since childhood. Many people easily transitioned into non-belief but many others found the journey difficult and heartbreaking. Some atheists are vocal activists while others aren't safe to live openly as nonbelievers. Let's celebrate our diversity!

1.) The Life Long atheist
Lifelong atheists grew up in atheist, or otherwise nonreligious families. They were born atheists (as are we all) and for the most part, have never been interested in religion beyond the academic. Most lifelong atheists find religious people perplexing. Having never been exposed to religious communities, they may find it difficult to understand religious people.

2.) The Atheist-at-heart
The atheist-at-heart is very similar to the lifelong atheist but they didn't have the benefit of a supportive atheist community. Even though they might have been forced to participate in religion as a child, deep down, they never fully bought into it.

3.) The Waffler
The waffler has shifted between religion and non-belief in a variety of forms and for a variety of reasons - sometimes multiple times. Some people started out secular then sought out religion in times of crisis or (re)turned to religion because of marriage or children and later find their way to atheism.

4.) The Seeker
Seekers are often deep thinkers, hungry for answers. Some seekers explore and experience many different spiritual paths as they journey through life. Others have never considered themselves spiritual, but have always asked the hard questions, demanding to know "why?". As atheists, seekers often make great skeptics.

5.) The Rogue
The rogue most likely grew up in a religious family (or came to religion at some point), conforming to the religious community and experiencing and expressing religion with sincere conviction. A combination of compelling atheist arguments and internal self-doubt led the rogue to abandon his/her religious convictions, often with a lot of hurt feelings and resentment. Rogues tend to become the most outspoken activists after having seen first-hand how much damage religion can cause.

6.) The Conscientious Objector
Like the rogue, this person chooses to leave religion as an adult, often to the chagrin of family and friends. The Conscientious Objector might actually desire to stay in religious community because they don't want to hurt their family, but they cannot, in good conscience, continue to participate in things they don't believe. They understand the religious impulse and are sympathetic to their religious friends and family

7.) The Reluctant Non-Believer

While most atheists are content in their non-belief, some come by it kicking and screaming and may continue to pine for the days of certainty and religious community. Reluctant Nonbelievers may continue to consider themselves "spiritual" while maintaining a disbelief in any kind of higher power or mystical element to the world, or they may just wish they could believe for whatever reason - often thinking it would be "easier". Some reluctant nonbelievers are atheists who live in very religious communities, finding atheism to be a very lonely path or think they "should" be religious.




So which one of these categories do you belong to as an atheist?

I'm almost a Rogue because I choose to believe there's God & Jesus is His Son who died for me to make me Righteous in His sight..

I intentionally believe this because I gotta make it to heaven... I also wont speak against those who choose to believe & practise Religion

Every other thing after this I intentionally choose not to believe & practise so I can enjoy my life & have peace of mind.

benromeo39:
atheists and agnostics are repugnant.

Inasmuch as I hate to say this, the greatest Christians find it almost impossible to win a religious argument against an average atheist.

They can turn virtually every scripture in the bible in their defense.

Yes, most humanist know the bible more than your pastors, that is why they reject the foreign written book. So listen to them for their views.