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Re: Why Am An Atheist by pressplay411(m): 6:33am On Jul 01, 2018 |
hakeem4: I meant the most recent. I believe "Religion Is Your Enemy" and "My Testimony" whould minister to you sir. |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by Hakeem12(m): 12:52pm On Jul 01, 2018 |
frank317:And even one more question for believers too. Since christianity and islam spread to Africa, it wasnt ours to begin with. Would all our ancestors that died before religion spread to Africa all go to hell? 5 Likes |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by frank317: 1:05pm On Jul 01, 2018 |
Primesky: A three headed red elephant created everything and not God |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by Primesky(m): 2:00pm On Jul 01, 2018 |
frank317: Your choice is yours. 1 Like |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by frank317: 9:10pm On Jul 01, 2018 |
Primesky: now u are getting my point 2 Likes |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by dalaman: 7:48pm On Jul 02, 2018 |
Primesky: You feel your myth is better than his? 2 Likes |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by ScienceWatch: 9:48pm On Jul 02, 2018 |
dalaman:Could This pic be saying something meaningful. 3 Likes
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Re: Why Am An Atheist by superhumanist(m): 3:52am On Jul 03, 2018 |
budaatum: What about people born into atheist homes? |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by budaatum: 12:19pm On Jul 03, 2018 |
superhumanist:My home was atheistic when I arrived in it. Though both had Bibles, neither parent went to Church or prayed at the time, as they were too busy learning and earning their way. Ma was a nurse. Double pay on Sunday was more important than Church. And Pa a lawyer, was prepared to reason any illogicality out the park. You mentioned ordinary Father Christmas and you'd get books to read on the topic! I was introduced to God when I arrived in Nigeria. Everyone did God! It was alien to me, but going to Church was the only way to get out of the house on a boring Sunday. So I became a church junky and reading the Bible just became the next logical step being that I am a reader anyway. What else after all does one do when the transformer in front of the house blows up and we got no power for three months. I began to understand how people around me reasoned when all my mates swore blind that oyinbo rats talk. I think being born into an atheist home is similar to being born into a religious home except your ideology would be atheistic as opposed to religious. You get taught the path you should trod, and only the brave depart from it. 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by dalaman: 10:27am On Jul 11, 2018 |
budaatum: Interesting childhood you had. 1 Like |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by hahn(m): 10:39am On Jul 11, 2018 |
budaatum: I was born into an atheistic home too and I can argue that, even by your write up, that being born in a religious home and an atheistic home are both very different things. In a religious home you are forced to believe in god. Religious parents beat, starve, torture and can even disown their children for not attending church or mosque whereas in an atheist home you learn to view things with skepticism and like you mentioned your father made you read on such topics. As an atheist parent the only thing I do for my kids is make them question whatever belief they pick up from society and research on those topics. In religious homes usually the bible is the number choice for a read 4 Likes |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by dalaman: 11:09am On Jul 11, 2018 |
hahn: As an atheist I don't force my children to be atheist. Religious people foce their kids to be religious just like them. My two daughters are Christians even though am an atheist. My wife is now much less religious than she used to be(she hardly attends church maybe it's because we are now living outside Nigeria ). My daughters are much less religious than I was when I was their age cos our up bringing is quite different. But over all atheist are more liberal and don't force their beliefs on their kids like Christians. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by vaxx: 11:28am On Jul 11, 2018 |
"When people stop believing in God, they don't believe in nothing -- they believe in anything." -- GK Chesterton 3 Likes |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by Seun(m): 11:35am On Jul 11, 2018 |
dalaman:Are they true Christians or just going to church to please their mother? Are they well educated on religion? Did you teach them critical thinking? 3 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by hopefulLandlord: 11:55am On Jul 11, 2018 |
hahn: TBF there are atheist families too that use the same methods religious families use to teach atheism to their children although they're very rare, its just that its not as effective as scaring them with imaginary friends and afterlife so those children would most likely end up choosing their paths anyways 2 Likes |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by dalaman: 11:58am On Jul 11, 2018 |
Seun: Your attention is needed on this thread. https://www.nairaland.com/4610508/man-girlfriend-drown-jos-river#69271814 You need to tell your mods to take it down. |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by edicied: 1:25pm On Jul 11, 2018 |
Am not an Atheist anymore am now a Traditional worshiper |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by hahn(m): 2:08pm On Jul 11, 2018 |
hopefulLandlord: @emboldened, seriously? You mean there are atheist family that try beat religion out of their kids? How many have you met? |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by budaatum: 1:04am On Jul 12, 2018 |
vaxx:I just wish that when people post this meaningless crap they'd do some research first, or at least, think a little. If it were true, wouldn't Yahweh atheist believe in Orunmila, or Sango, or fairies at the bottom of gardens, for that matter? Here's a little link to what the The American Chesterton Society has to say about it in case you care. |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by MuttleyLaff: 6:52am On Jul 12, 2018 |
budaatum:One man's crap is another man's treasure. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by hopefulLandlord: 9:09am On Jul 12, 2018 |
hahn: Not to that extent though but there are families that reject religion and only teach the evil parts of religion to their children. they avoid talking about the good parts Also there have been cases of atheists persecuting their children that chose religion through all sorts of methods. stories abound on the internet about such although I haven't met any such family before but it makes sense to believe such exist |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by vaxx: 9:57am On Jul 12, 2018 |
budaatum:You are actually talking to yourself but you will not admit. that quote remain sensible. If you don't believe in GOD, you believe all sorts of nonsense in stead. GOD is according to Occam's razor, evolution and abiogenesis are not. It's as simple as that. 1 Like |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by budaatum: 10:25am On Jul 12, 2018 |
vaxx:Are you serious? Aje ke lano, omo ku loni is Occam's razor too, and we, least quite many of us, now know how stupid that is! Regardless, Chesterton never said anything of the sort, so let's just accept that's your opinion, shall we! |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by Holyede: 7:15pm On Jul 17, 2018 |
hakeem4:ever been mental? |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by Holyede: 7:21pm On Jul 17, 2018 |
Hakeem12:God will judge them based on their sense of right and wrong (conscience), he's a just God |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by Holyede: 7:38pm On Jul 17, 2018 |
Hakeem12: |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by Holyede: 7:44pm On Jul 17, 2018 |
dalaman:your plenty ignorance and petty arrogance is (self god) (nonsensical) pause for a second your highness, whats between your ears? |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by Hakeem12(m): 7:56pm On Jul 17, 2018 |
Holyede:And you know this how? |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by dalaman: 8:27pm On Jul 17, 2018 |
Holyede: Shut up! |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by johnydon22(m): 8:30pm On Jul 17, 2018 |
frank317: There really isnt something stopping this three headed elephant from being God. |
Re: Why Am An Atheist by Holyede: 8:55pm On Jul 17, 2018 |
Hakeem12:Romans 1:18-23 |
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