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Christianity EtcRe: Atheism - The Root Of Humanity's Problems by 2good(m): 9:15am On Jul 20, 2012
buzugee: ok the word 'HEAVEN' is an ambiguous word that is used ambiguously in the bible. 'heaven' as in the residence of the lord in another dimension is one use of the word. the other use of the word is 'rulership'. so when 'satan' is kicked out of heaven, this is a future prophesy that has not happened yet. and getting kicked out of heaven means he will be kicked out of rulership on earth. so where does satan reside now ? in heaven. not the same heaven the lord resides in. satans heaven is the rulership of the earth. its just that simple.
Why do you believe in these fairy tale stories? You can put your brain into doing something more useful you know.
Christianity EtcRe: Why So Many Atheists In The Religion Section? by 2good(m): 9:12am On Jul 20, 2012
toba: This is just a lie and the same stat u posted didn't show 'many'
www.nairaland.com/attachments/759802_Religion_in_Europe_PNGd491479665a3a3c31e48ac93446e6c8b
What is a lie thetre? Ok may be I used the wrong word by saying Atheist because Agnostic, Pantheist etc are not really 100% Atheist. But I repeat that many European countries have less than 50% of their population believing in the existence of God and you can clearly see that from the table provided. if you claim it is a lie, then provide a counter proof to show it is a lie rather than just making a senseless statement without proof which is common among Christians.
GamingRe: Taiwanese Teen Dies After Playing Diablo III For 40-hours by 2good(m): 7:56pm On Jul 19, 2012
emmalezy: Go asks GOD
Which of the gods make I ask?
Christianity EtcRe: Athists Please Explain This by 2good(m): 5:17pm On Jul 19, 2012
lilcutie8916: ok atheists lets face what ur so called scientist claim to be the begining of life. First lets start with big bang, if i am wrong pls let me know. Collasal planet body explodes and splits into galaxies, solar systems and planets that then arange them selves perfectly with perfect magnetic forces that hold planets and satelites in orbit and balance the beauty of it alone makes u want to kneel and praise GOD's name and u tell me that an eplosion did that and not a higher beign . I am sure u have seen what a nuclear bomb can dodoes it arange things in perfect harmony or does it destroys every thing in its part. How retarded is that theory.
Atheism is not a believe in science but instead believe in objective reasoning. Science and atheism seems to have some common ground because most of the principles of science is based on fact and that have helped the world to advance to where we are today. However, being an Atheist does not mean one accepts all scientific principles except such principle have been proven beyond reasonable doubt by experiments to be fact. Anything other than that is a hypothesis which means it is someone's idea that doesn't have a factual backing and not necessarily reproducible. So pending when it comes out as a fact, it is a possibility. Religion falls under hypothesis because it is someone's idea with zero proof other than some books written thousands of years back and alleged to have been written by men inspired by god.
Atheism simply tell you to use your brain to reason before you accept something as fact so stop building ideas in your head and thinking it applies to a group of people you know nothing about.
Also concerning the god question with respect to origin of life, nobody knows how the world came into being not even science or any religion out there. It is a MYSTERY which man till date have not been able to answer.
Christianity EtcRe: Why So Many Atheists In The Religion Section? by 2good(m): 5:03pm On Jul 19, 2012
truthislight: All this blows for one man?

None, not even one is dishing a light blow?

I think some people are atheist because of the exploitation and deceite the have come to know and suffered because of religion.
As such, the anger is understandable.

Meaning that religion should lead by example.

But only Fxking2012 alone can not carry ur accumulated anger.

Pleading for him.

Hahahahahahahaha.
Peace
Tell him to stop posting nonsense on Nairaland. He makes a fool of all the sensible theist out there
Christianity EtcRe: Athists Please Explain This by 2good(m): 3:50pm On Jul 19, 2012
FXKing2012: . . .remain blessed.
In your delusion!!
GamingRe: Taiwanese Teen Dies After Playing Diablo III For 40-hours by 2good(m): 3:39pm On Jul 19, 2012
stagger: If they tell the same person to spend 10 minutes in prayer to God, he will be complaining.
Which of the gods are you referring to and under which religion?
Christianity EtcRe: Why So Many Atheists In The Religion Section? by 2good(m): 11:21am On Jul 19, 2012
FXKing2012: Your link says 18% are atheists, so where did u get your earlier 50% from? Seems u chose to add salt and pepper to it for better taste.
When does somebody believing in a spirit become equivalent to believing in god? Didnt you see that most EU countries have less than 50% believing in god and they are far better than your poverty stricken religious country? Even if I rephrase my earlier statement, then over 50 % belongs to the Agnostic/ Atheist group
Christianity EtcRe: Why So Many Atheists In The Religion Section? by 2good(m): 9:55am On Jul 19, 2012
FXKing2012: I wonder where u came up with your data, anyways I deleted it cos I already have it elsewhere. And like I said, atheists are the biggest problem of this world and I'm compiling my reason in chronological order.
You want data, then this is one for you.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Europe

Christianity EtcRe: Why So Many Atheists In The Religion Section? by 2good(m): 9:22am On Jul 19, 2012
FXKing2012: After thinking long and hard about it, I've come to the conclusion that atheism is the biggest problem of this world. Without atheists this world would have been by far a much better one. Wld soon come up wt my write-up on this assertion.
How come over 90% of Nigerians are very religious with Atheist as minority while the level of poverty and suffering is extremely high? Many European countries on the alternative have almost 50% and above Atheist population yet you Nigerian Christians flood their embassy struggling to go to their ungodly country. What about all the special prayer points you guys make in your churches just to get a visa to go their country?
You are just too deluded to even give a chance to using your brain and it is too bad because you are making a fool of many of the reasonable theist around.

Also why did you delete this post I quoted?
Christianity EtcRe: Why So Many Atheists In The Religion Section? by 2good(m): 8:33am On Jul 19, 2012
FXKing2012: An atheist calling a Christian dumb, what a funny world we live in (lol).
lol. I shake my head and pity your life
Christianity EtcRe: Why So Many Atheists In The Religion Section? by 2good(m): 8:00am On Jul 19, 2012
musKeeto: F**kingIdiot..
He's one of the dumbest Christian in Nairaland
Christianity EtcRe: Athists Please Explain This by 2good(m): 11:23pm On Jul 18, 2012
FXKing2012: hahaha. . .u are even more superficial than I thought (lol).
I dot even know why I respond to your post. By the way, say hello to Notorious BIG for me if you see him in the future since he's your pal.
Christianity EtcRe: Athists Please Explain This by 2good(m):
lilcutie8916: why dont u try to explain how possible the story i placed from ur obscure point of vie
We are both operating at different frequencies. You still have so much to learn for me to even start a discussion with you. You are suffering from extreme indoctrination and unless you free yourself from it, nothing anybody says will make sense to you.
Have you ever heard of the words coincidence, probability and possibilities? When doctor's in Nigeria cannot detect a sickness, people say its spiritual attack forgetting that we are still way backward in medical advancement in Nigeria and even the west is yet to find cure for many ailments. Now when someone have a cancer that cannot be detected in Nigeria, why do people call the source of the cancer spiritual attack simply because doctors cannot detect the tumor? That is just to tell you that you're lazy and refuse to use your brain to research and try to know what is happening. Why do you have to narrow down the origin of their ailment to just one cause with no single proof when there are wide range of possibilities? You live your life on hear say and think you are smarter than people that live their life on fact. The reason why Nigeria is so backward is because it has so many people that reason like you.
Christianity EtcRe: Athists Please Explain This by 2good(m): 11:08pm On Jul 18, 2012
FXKing2012: They say when a man is constipated, he becomes an atheist.
Another dumb post. What is the meaning of constipation?
Christianity EtcRe: Athists Please Explain This by 2good(m): 10:58pm On Jul 18, 2012
FXKing2012: Quite typical.
Mr FX, I have been kind of hibernating for sometime, but you woke me up by adding my name to your Atheist list and also as expected, you did not disappoint me with your usual dumb post.
Christianity EtcRe: Athists Please Explain This by 2good(m): 10:56pm On Jul 18, 2012
lilcutie8916: u call ur self educated but u still dont know that before u debate or argue on any isue u must first know the fact. (Does God/Jesus discriminate based on what country you are born in?)From this question i now know that u havent read the BIBLE so why argue with a blind man about colour or why ague with a deaf man about sound pitch or why argue with ignorant illiterate like u about rocket science. So u see i cant argue with u because u know nothing. First go, read the bible from begining to end then come back and tell me something worth hearing. For the bible says my people suffer for lack of knowledge.
Now to let you know, you are the illiterate one here for refusing to use your common sense to reason but instead prefer to live your life based on indoctrination. Is the bible the only holy book out there? You're just too ignorant that you cannot reason with your own brain and would rather have some pastors or other religious people feed you all what they have no absolute fact about. Have you read other religious books to get their own side of the story? I guess the answer is no because your dumb brain only do what some illiterate pastors says.How sure are you that you have the absolute fact? Give me a valid proof without just quoting texts from the bible.
You open a topic for discussion but you seem to already have your mind made up on the kind of answer you expect to get so why even start this thread in the first place?
Christianity EtcRe: Athists Please Explain This by 2good(m): 10:30pm On Jul 18, 2012
lilcutie8916: I am from edo state and and witchcraft is practiced there alot there is this case in my place of some children that made a figure out of clay and began to pour blood of chicken on it as they see the older people do in shrines. They contined this for some time until they all left for school. They stopped this joke(as it seemed to them) bacause they were no longer at home. Then all three of them fell seriously sick and they defied treatment until a juju man told the parents that the spirit thnat had inhabited their clay figure needed blood. Until this sacrifice was done before they got better and meanwhile nobody knew about this joke of their. This is how the devil disturbs the world and he has made u blind to these things macdaddy and co. Pls answer and i hope u re still not afraid of the dark. I am ready for u athiests.
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Christianity EtcRe: Why So Many Atheists In The Religion Section? by 2good(m): 5:00pm On Jul 18, 2012
FXKing2012: If I don't eat yam, then what the heck am I doing in the yam market if not that I'm just looking for trouble. This is the religion section, so it beats me when people who proclaim to be irreligious invade this territory of ours. This section is meant for Christians and religious people to motivate and build one another, not an avenue for atheists to launch all sorts of missiles on our faith.
If I see a thief or a trouble maker in my house, I chase such away cos he's got no business there; Jesus chased away those selling in the house of God cos they ought not be there. So if you see me attacking atheists in here it's becos they aint supposed to be here.

So muskeeto, mr anony, pastor kun, mcdaddy01, Kay17, mkmyers45, area boy, 2good, cyrexx, dipwater, ghostofsparta, niflheim, logic mind, logic boy, delafruita, martian, dilluminati, dekung, and all others who claim to be equal to animals, try to understand when I come at you.

JESUS LOVE YOU STILL!
Why is my moniker on your list?
Well, first I want to let you know that we are all animals including you. The only difference is that some of us have decided to use our brain to reason objectively while some other animals like you have given their brain to their pastors to help them think.
Don't you feel like you are making a fool of yourself through many of the nonsense you post?
Christianity EtcRe: Michael Faraday Believed In GOD, So Why Do Atheists Use Electricity by 2good(m): 4:23pm On Jul 14, 2012
[b]Nonbelievers Who Received the Nobel Prize
* Atheists, Agnostics, Freethinkers, Humanists, Humanities Humanists, Scientific Humanists, or Unitarians
These guys are the greatest mind that ever lived and they didn't believe in god.
Source: http://philosopedia.org/index.php?title=Nobel_Prize_Winners#Nonbelievers_Who_Received_the_Nobel_Prize


*Jane Addams
*Norman Angell
*Klas Pontus Arnoldson
*Svante August Arrhenius
*Aung San Suu Kyi - Buddhist
*Emily Green Balch and also was a Unitarian and Friend - Emily Greene Balch who won the 1946 prize for founding, along with Jane Addams, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
*John Bardeen- won the prize in physics in 1962 and also in 1972
*Etienne-Emile Baulieu
*Samuel Beckett
*Baruj Benacerraf
*Bjornstjerne Bjornson
*Paul D. Boyer
*Albert Camus
*Rene Cassin
*Francis Crick
*Marie Curie
*Pierre Curie
*Christian René de Duve
*Albert Einstein
*William Faulkner
*Richard P. Feynman
*Edward H. Fisher
*Dario Fo
*Anatole France
*John Galsworthy
*Murray Gell-Mann
*Herbert Hauptman
*Ernest Hemingway
*Harold W. Kroto
*Selma Lagerlof
*Sharles Laveran
*Jean-Marie Lehn
*John Levermore
*Sinclair Lewis
*André Lwoff
*Naguib Mahfouz
*Niels Bohr
*Thomas Mann
*Robert Millikan
*Mario José Molina
*Theodore Mommsen
*Herbert J. Muller
*Ferad Murad
*Alva Myrdal
*Fridtjof Nansen
*Eugene O'Neill
*Carl von Ossietzky
*Linus Pauling
*Octavio Paz
*Henrik Pontoppidan
*Ludwig Quidde
*Charles Richet
*Ronald Ross
*Bertrand Russell
*Andre Sakharov
*José Saramago
*Jean-Paul Sartre
*Erwin Schrödinger
*Albert Schweitzer
*George Bernard Shaw
*Charles Scott Sherrington
*Jens Christian Skou
*Michael Smith
*Wole Soyinka
*John Steinbeck
*Jack Steinberger
*James Dewey Watson
*Steven Weinberg[/b]
Christianity EtcRe: Michael Faraday Believed In GOD, So Why Do Atheists Use Electricity by 2good(m): 4:22pm On Jul 14, 2012
frosbel: Famous Scientists Who Believed in God

Belief in God
Is belief in the existence of God irrational? These days, many famous scientists are also strong proponents of atheism. However, in the past, and even today, many scientists believe that God exists and is responsible for what we see in nature. This is a small sampling of scientists who contributed to the development of modern science while believing in God. Although many people believe in a "God of the gaps", these scientists, and still others alive today, believe because of the evidence.


Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543)
Copernicus was the Polish astronomer who put forward the first mathematically based system of planets going around the sun. He attended various European universities, and became a Canon in the Catholic church in 1497. His new system was actually first presented in the Vatican gardens in 1533 before Pope Clement VII who approved, and urged Copernicus to publish it around this time. Copernicus was never under any threat of religious persecution - and was urged to publish both by Catholic Bishop Guise, Cardinal Schonberg, and the Protestant Professor George Rheticus. Copernicus referred sometimes to God in his works, and did not see his system as in conflict with the Bible.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1627)
Bacon was a philosopher who is known for establishing the scientific method of inquiry based on experimentation and inductive reasoning. In De Interpretatione Naturae Prooemium, Bacon established his goals as being the discovery of truth, service to his country, and service to the church. Although his work was based upon experimentation and reasoning, he rejected atheism as being the result of insufficient depth of philosophy, stating, "It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion; for while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate, and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity." (Of Atheism)


Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)
Kepler was a brilliant mathematician and astronomer. He did early work on light, and established the laws of planetary motion about the sun. He also came close to reaching the Newtonian concept of universal gravity - well before Newton was born! His introduction of the idea of force in astronomy changed it radically in a modern direction. Kepler was an extremely sincere and pious Lutheran, whose works on astronomy contain writings about how space and the heavenly bodies represent the Trinity. Kepler suffered no persecution for his open avowal of the sun-centered system, and, indeed, was allowed as a Protestant to stay in Catholic Graz as a Professor (1595-1600) when other Protestants had been expelled!

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Galileo is often remembered for his conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. His controversial work on the solar system was published in 1633. It had no proofs of a sun-centered system (Galileo's telescope discoveries did not indicate a moving earth) and his one "proof" based upon the tides was invalid. It ignored the correct elliptical orbits of planets published twenty five years earlier by Kepler. Since his work finished by putting the Pope's favorite argument in the mouth of the simpleton in the dialogue, the Pope (an old friend of Galileo's) was very offended. After the "trial" and being forbidden to teach the sun-centered system, Galileo did his most useful theoretical work, which was on dynamics. Galileo expressly said that the Bible cannot err, and saw his system as an alternate interpretation of the biblical texts.

Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
Descartes was a French mathematician, scientist and philosopher who has been called the father of modern philosophy. His school studies made him dissatisfied with previous philosophy: He had a deep religious faith as a Roman Catholic, which he retained to his dying day, along with a resolute, passionate desire to discover the truth. At the age of 24 he had a dream, and felt the vocational call to seek to bring knowledge together in one system of thought. His system began by asking what could be known if all else were doubted - suggesting the famous "I think therefore I am". Actually, it is often forgotten that the next step for Descartes was to establish the near certainty of the existence of God - for only if God both exists and would not want us to be deceived by our experiences - can we trust our senses and logical thought processes. God is, therefore, central to his whole philosophy. What he really wanted to see was that his philosophy be adopted as standard Roman Catholic teaching. Rene Descartes and Francis Bacon (1561-1626) are generally regarded as the key figures in the development of scientific methodology. Both had systems in which God was important, and both seem more devout than the average for their era.

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and theologian. In mathematics, he published a treatise on the subject of projective geometry and established the foundation for probability theory. Pascal invented a mechanical calculator, and established the principles of vacuums and the pressure of air. He was raised a Roman Catholic, but in 1654 had a religious vision of God, which turned the direction of his study from science to theology. Pascal began publishing a theological work, Lettres provinciales, in 1656. His most influential theological work, the Pensées ("Thoughts"wink, was a defense of Christianity, which was published after his death. The most famous concept from Pensées was Pascal's Wager. Pascal's last words were, "May God never abandon me."
Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
In optics, mechanics, and mathematics, Newton was a figure of undisputed genius and innovation. In all his science (including chemistry) he saw mathematics and numbers as central. What is less well known is that he was devoutly religious and saw numbers as involved in understanding God's plan for history from the Bible. He did a considerable work on biblical numerology, and, though aspects of his beliefs were not orthodox, he thought theology was very important. In his system of physics, God was essential to the nature and absoluteness of space. In Principia he stated, "The most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being."

Robert Boyle (1791-1867)
One of the founders and key early members of the Royal Society, Boyle gave his name to "Boyle's Law" for gases, and also wrote an important work on chemistry. Encyclopedia Britannica says of him: "By his will he endowed a series of Boyle lectures, or sermons, which still continue, 'for proving the Christian religion against notorious infidels...' As a devout Protestant, Boyle took a special interest in promoting the Christian religion abroad, giving money to translate and publish the New Testament into Irish and Turkish. In 1690 he developed his theological views in The Christian Virtuoso, which he wrote to show that the study of nature was a central religious duty." Boyle wrote against atheists in his day (the notion that atheism is a modern invention is a myth), and was clearly much more devoutly Christian than the average in his era.

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
Michael Faraday was the son of a blacksmith who became one of the greatest scientists of the 19th century. His work on electricity and magnetism not only revolutionized physics, but led to much of our lifestyles today, which depends on them (including computers and telephone lines and, so, web sites). Faraday was a devoutly Christian member of the Sandemanians, which significantly influenced him and strongly affected the way in which he approached and interpreted nature. Originating from Presbyterians, the Sandemanians rejected the idea of state churches, and tried to go back to a New Testament type of Christianity.

Gregor Mendel (1822-1884)
Mendel was the first to lay the mathematical foundations of genetics, in what came to be called "Mendelianism". He began his research in 1856 (three years before Darwin published his Origin of Species) in the garden of the Monastery in which he was a monk. Mendel was elected Abbot of his Monastery in 1868. His work remained comparatively unknown until the turn of the century, when a new generation of botanists began finding similar results and "rediscovered" him (though their ideas were not identical to his). An interesting point is that the 1860's was notable for formation of the X-Club, which was dedicated to lessening religious influences and propagating an image of "conflict" between science and religion. One sympathizer was Darwin's cousin Francis Galton, whose scientific interest was in genetics (a proponent of eugenics - selective breeding among humans to "improve" the stock). He was writing how the "priestly mind" was not conducive to science while, at around the same time, an Austrian monk was making the breakthrough in genetics. The rediscovery of the work of Mendel came too late to affect Galton's contribution.

William Thomson Kelvin (1824-1907)
Kelvin was foremost among the small group of British scientists who helped to lay the foundations of modern physics. His work covered many areas of physics, and he was said to have more letters after his name than anyone else in the Commonwealth, since he received numerous honorary degrees from European Universities, which recognized the value of his work. He was a very committed Christian, who was certainly more religious than the average for his era. Interestingly, his fellow physicists George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) were also men of deep Christian commitment, in an era when many were nominal, apathetic, or anti-Christian. The Encyclopedia Britannica says "Maxwell is regarded by most modern physicists as the scientist of the 19th century who had the greatest influence on 20th century physics; he is ranked with Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein for the fundamental nature of his contributions." Lord Kelvin was an Old Earth creationist, who estimated the Earth's age to be somewhere between 20 million and 100 million years, with an upper limit at 500 million years based on cooling rates (a low estimate due to his lack of knowledge about radiogenic heating).

Max Planck (1858-1947)
Planck made many contributions to physics, but is best known for quantum theory, which revolutionized our understanding of the atomic and sub-atomic worlds. In his 1937 lecture "Religion and Naturwissenschaft," Planck expressed the view that God is everywhere present, and held that "the holiness of the unintelligible Godhead is conveyed by the holiness of symbols." Atheists, he thought, attach too much importance to what are merely symbols. Planck was a churchwarden from 1920 until his death, and believed in an almighty, all-knowing, beneficent God (though not necessarily a personal one). Both science and religion wage a "tireless battle against skepticism and dogmatism, against unbelief and superstition" with the goal "toward God!"
If you want to play by names, what would you say about this?

[b]List of atheists in science and technology that have changed the way we see the world
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This list includes natural scientists and Social scientists
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_atheists_in_science_and_technology

Zhores Alferov (1930–): Soviet and Russian physicist and academic who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics. He is an inventor of the heterotransistor and the winner of 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics.[1][2]
Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995): Swedish electrical engineer and plasma physicist. He received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). He is best known for describing the class of MHD waves now known as Alfvén waves.[3][4][5]
Jim Al-Khalili (1962–): Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and science communicator. He is professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey.[6]
Philip W. Anderson (1923-): American physicist. He was one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977. Anderson has made contributions to the theories of localization, antiferromagnetism and high-temperature superconductivity.[7]
François Arago (1786–1853): French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician.[8]
Svante Arrhenius (1859–1927): Swedish physicist and chemist. He is considered to be one of the founders of physical chemistry. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1903.[9]
Peter Atkins (1940–): English chemist, Professor of chemistry at Lincoln College, Oxford in England.[10]
Julius Axelrod (1912–2004): American Nobel Prize winning biochemist, noted for his work on the release and reuptake of catecholamine neurotransmitters and major contributions to the understanding of the pineal gland and how it is regulated during the sleep-wake cycle.[11]
Sir Edward Battersby Bailey FRS (1881–1965): British geologist, director of the British Geological Survey.[12]
Sir Patrick Bateson FRS (1938–): English biologist and science writer, Emeritus Professor of ethology at Cambridge University and president of the Zoological Society of London.[13]
William Bateson (1861–1926): British geneticist, a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, where he eventually became Master. He was the first person to use the term genetics to describe the study of heredity and biological inheritance, and the chief populariser of the ideas of Gregor Mendel following their rediscovery.[14]
George Wells Beadle (1903–1989): American geneticist. Along with Edward Lawrie Tatum, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 for discovering the role of genes in regulating biochemical events within cells.[15][16]
John Stewart Bell (1928–1990): Irish physicist. Best known for his discovery of Bell's theorem.[17]
Charles H. Bennett (1943–): American physicist, information theorist and IBM Fellow at IBM Research. He is best known for his work in quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation and is one of the founding fathers of modern quantum information theory.[18]
John Desmond Bernal (1901–1971): British biophysicist. Best known for pioneering X-ray crystallography in molecular biology.[19]
Paul Bert (1833–1886): French zoologist, physiologist and politician. Known for his research on oxygen toxicity.[20]
Claude Louis Berthollet (1748–1822): French chemist.[21]
Norman Bethune (1890–1939): Canadian physician and medical innovator.[22]
Patrick Blackett OM, CH, FRS (1897–1974): Nobel Prize winning English experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism.[23]
Susan Blackmore (1951–): English psychologist and memeticist, best known for her book The Meme Machine.[24]
Niels Bohr (1885-1962): Danish physicist. Best known for his foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.[25][26][27][28]
Sir Hermann Bondi KCB, FRS (1919–2005): Anglo-Austrian mathematician and cosmologist, best known for co-developing the steady-state theory of the universe and important contributions to the theory of general relativity.[29][30]
Paul D. Boyer (1918–): American biochemist and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 1997.[31]
Calvin Bridges (1889–1938): American geneticist, known especially for his work on fruit fly genetics.[32]
Percy Williams Bridgman (1882–1961): American physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures.[33][34]
Paul Broca (1824–1880): French physician, surgeon, anatomist, and anthropologist. Broca's work also contributed to the development of physical anthropology, advancing the science of anthropometry.[35]
Sheldon Brown (1944–2008): Bicycle mechanic and technical authority on almost every aspect of bicycles.[36]
Ruth Mack Brunswick (1897–1946): American psychologist, a close confidant of and collaborator with Sigmund Freud.[37]
Robert Cailliau (1947–): Belgian informatics engineer and computer scientist who, together with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, developed the World Wide Web.[38]
John D. Carmack (1970–): American game programmer and the co-founder of id Software. Carmack was the lead programmer of the id computer games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, Rage and their sequels.[39]
Sean M. Carroll (1966–): American cosmologist specializing in dark energy and general relativity.[40]
James Chadwick (1891–1974): English physicist. He won the 1935 Nobel prize in physics for his discovery of the neutron.[41]
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995): Indian American astrophysicist known for his theoretical work on the structure and evolution of stars. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983.[42]
William Kingdon Clifford FRS (1845–1879): English mathematician and philosopher, co-introducer of geometric algebra, the first to suggest that gravitation might be a manifestation of an underlying geometry, and coiner of the expression "mind-stuff".[43]
Frank Close OBE (1945–): British particle physicist, Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, known for his lectures and writings making science intelligible to a wider audience, for which he was awarded the Institute of Physics's Kelvin Medal and Prize.[44]
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Christianity EtcRe: Does God Really Answers Prayer? by 2good(m): 7:44pm On Jul 11, 2012
jerry.em65:
God answers simply because He did not answer ur friend doesn't me he no longer answer prayer! And smtx it is not God. But we are d cos we often fail to believe jugding our future with failures of d past. God know what is best 4 is children & in His time he makes all things beautiful 'faith' is lacking 4 God says whatever u ask in Jesus name believe& don't doubt that you av received my advice know what d will of God is and continue to pray 4 with God all things are possible! God is still in d bussiness of answering prayers if we come with beleiving heart and with a heart of thanksgiving!
Arrant nonsense. I don't know why people are too blind to see this god doesn't exist. Something good happen it is god. Something bad happens, god's way becomes mysterious. It is like a probability game where either head or tail, the outcome is the same so why waste your time in believing crap? You are just suffering from pure delusion.
BusinessRe: Dangote Sugar Refinery To Resume Operations This Week by 2good(m): 6:08pm On Jul 11, 2012
miteolu: Does anyone cares?
Stop being sarcastic. Alot of people depend on that plant for their livelihood.
RomanceRe: Modern Day Relationships by 2good(m): 2:31pm On Jul 11, 2012
190: i'll go first,
I think since sex became cheaper love became more difficult to get and maintain
in the days of our fore fathers, love was genuine, every lady out there knew her worth
but these days due to presence of the media, most relationships are forced downwind as a result of
trying to copy the white man's culture,

I think Most Nigerian relationships fail as a result of poverty, lack of commitment, concentration, cheaper sex
and lastly Lack of God within most relationships these days
How many people out there actually pray with their partners, could as well sum it up to Nil (0)
these little tins matters, you find most people dashing to pubs/clubs with their partners but not churches/mosques
and expect something tangible outta that relationship, God cannot be fooled!!


Brb make i go chop!
How many of your fore father went to church or prayed to the European God? Our fore-father had their own native religion and gods and were able to live in peace. So what point are you trying to make? You initially attributed the current negative trend on Africans 'trying to copy the white man's culture' but exonerated Africans worshiping the white man's god, from that same 'white man's culture'. Is that not being a hypocrite and choosy in what you term good and bad?
Christianity EtcRe: Why Are Atheists Angry With God When He Does Not Exist ? by 2good(m): 9:34am On Jul 07, 2012
buzugee: well i dont worship their god. they worship cesare borgia. the image of 666. the image of the beast.

the God i worship however is a dark skinned black man with afro.

HEBREWS 7 VS 14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended from[b] Judah[/b], and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.

JEREMIAH 14 VS 2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are[b] black[/b] unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

DANIEL 7 VS 9 and the hair of his head like the pure wool ( AFRO )

LAMENTATIONS 4 VS 8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; ( COLOR OF JUDAH )

SO IF THEY AINT WORSHIPPING A BLACK MAN WITH BIG AFRO, THEN THEY ARE WORSHIPPING 666.

SCRIPTURE SAYS

JOHN 7 VS 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them ( YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN JESUS AND GOD AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS DESCRIBED HIM ) wink
lol @ Buguzee, you are just one funny dude!
Christianity EtcRe: Why Are Atheists Angry With God When He Does Not Exist ? by 2good(m): 9:06am On Jul 07, 2012
buzugee: grin grin
Buzugee, the Christians on this forum doesn't believe that racist black jew like you worship their god, so stop being happy that you are one of them.
Christianity EtcRe: Why Are Atheists Angry With God When He Does Not Exist ? by 2good(m): 8:53am On Jul 07, 2012
1supremo: When the atheist, Richard Dawkins was asked what he thought about God, he said, "What do I think about God?, The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction; jealous and proud of it. A petty, unjust, unforgiving control freak. A vindictive blood-thirsty, ethnic cleanser. A misogynistic, homophobic racist. Infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully."

If God does not exist and all these descriptions apply, then who did these things? He just said it's a fictional character. What's the sense in getting annoyed with a fictional character? Atheists are deluded.
You are the deluded one because if the theist don't force the teachings related to a fictional character on people, do you think the Atheist will be bothered? In Nigeria you must believe something to be first recognise as sane. Then among the believers, you must have the right believe to be recognised as a responsible human being. Boko Haram is trying to force Islam on the whole country, pentecostal Christians don't believe that Catholics worship the right god, neither do they believe that Jehovah's witness, Mormon etc worship thesame God even though they are all Christian. All these conflicting teachings and standard is imposed on people by the different religious groups and in the process creating division and hatred among people yet you call Atheist deluded. You are the one deluded in your own small circle of brainwashing and ignorance. I bet you were born into a family that practice the religion you so hold sacred today because they installed that religion in your brain as a child. Now that you are an adult, start asking logical questions and query things around you because your brain have got a purpose, so use it properly.
SportsRe: Samuel Ojebode Is Dead by 2good(m): 11:44am On Jul 05, 2012
kayusfit: which firm in Nigeria will pay u a whole N300,000? pls let me be i'm working hard in my air conditioned office now. don't get me fired idle f.ool. when i say i'm wealthy i know i do. u can't expect me to disclose my networth online but i'm soon to be a millionaire. so get a life.
lwkmd at your ignorance. Poverty is really a disease. It has eroded your reasoning completely. You really have one more year to be a certified fool. lol!
SportsRe: Samuel Ojebode Is Dead by 2good(m): 11:38am On Jul 05, 2012
kayusfit: i have investments of over N300,000. so shut the mess up and try to respect my wealth. i have access to loans too. for your information, i'm a marketer for an insurance company and i have a whole office to my self. I am the 8th highest earner in my firm so i think i deserve much respect. Travelling abroad is nothing cos i have turned down many chances. if u have a problem let me know i can help you and your wretched parents. I.diot
300,000k? lwkmd. That was my monthly salary just 2years after finishing NYSC. Your problem is lack of exposure and ignorance. Dont even go abroad cos you will end up cleaning toilet. Mc Donalds will not even employ you to be a sales boy. The best you can get is a cleaner. So you are better with your whooping 91,800 naira. lol.
Like I told you before, my current monthly income tax is five times your whooping monthly salary
SportsRe: Samuel Ojebode Is Dead by 2good(m): 10:39am On Jul 05, 2012
kayusfit: E no go better for u. I will report u to the mods if you rude today. Useless kid. I will catch u soon when i come to washington for summer
cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy She na the 91,800 whooping salary you want to take go Washington for summer? lol. Your salary will not even take care of your flight cost old man. Keep on enjoying your whooping meagre salary in your delusion. cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
EducationRe: Emmanuel Ohuabunwa 1st Blackman With 3.98 GPA At John Hopkins University by 2good(m): 8:28am On Jul 05, 2012
Dayco: The type we get that we can't defend abi? The type we get when we sort out things with lecturers? Mtcheww!
This is a very wrong comment. There is no Nigerian with a 4.5 GPA that is not smart irrespective of the university they attend be it state, federal or private university. We need to start respecting ourselves as blacks for us to progress. The personal beef among blacks is just too much. These same 4.5 people go abroad and do very well.
SportsRe: Samuel Ojebode Is Dead by 2good(m): 4:52pm On Jul 04, 2012
kayusfit: Income tax coming from the mouth of a jobless kid?? Smh. You should be blown to pieces
A fool at 39 is a fool forever..

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