yemiosinbajo:
Damn, Soyinka is not an Ogun worshiper. He is an atheist! The first fact on your list is arrogantly wrong!!

LilWarshy:

Soyinka is proudly traditional worshipper just like his cousin Fela. Maybe you misinterpreted one of his interview when he was talking about God or something similar.

gensteejay:

He's not a traditional worshipper. He only acknowledges and has deep respect for Yoruba's traditional deities, majorly Ogun, myths and legends.

Having reverence for a god or a great person is different from believing in or worshipping such as God.

This interview conducted in Belgium debunks the misinformation OP is peddling in that article.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hE9m0qC-Pk

https://www.nairaland.com/5988006/wole-soyinka-not-ogun-worshipper

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gensteejay:

He's not a traditional worshipper. He only acknowledges and has deep respect for Yoruba's traditional deities, majorly Ogun, myths and legends.

Having reverence for a god or a great person is different from believing in or worshipping such as God.

This interview conducted in Belgium debunks the misinformation OP is peddling in that article.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hE9m0qC-Pk

https://www.nairaland.com/5988006/wole-soyinka-not-ogun-worshipper

LilWarshy:

'Acknowledges and having respect for Yoruba's traditional deities' what is the difference. Yoruba spirituality is not religion anyway, I may be wronged using the word 'Worshipper' instead. I've watched the interview some times ago, he was just trying rounding perspective.

Officialgarri:


I appreciate your contribution but I had no intention of responding to you because of your attempt to turn the thread into one full of arguments.

I'll be quick. What is atheism? When you define atheism properly, then you will see no reason for creating a counter thread.
You keep talking about muse. If one beliefs in the existence of a god, does that still make him an atheist?
Soyinka has repeatedly made reference to Ogun, spoken and written extensively about a "god". Does that still make him an atheist?
There are logical and technical reasonings and sides to things and it's not necessary trying to dispute them.

As for the video, I have watched it months back repeatedly that I could almost quote him word for word. That's how much I am into him. It did not in anyway dispute the fact that he believes or doesn't believe in Ogun.
If one doesn't believe in a Christian god—or a Muslim, it doesn't make one an atheist. Okay?

gensteejay:

You don't understand what atheism is all about? Atheism is broad. Atheism means disbelief in the existence of a god.

Some atheists see beings worshipped by religious people as mere humans, not gods.

Also, reverence (showing deep respect) for a person is different from worship. Your number one point is simply misinformation.

No argument about it.

Officialgarri:

And did Soyinka address Ogun in his books as a god or not?

babytoun:


see what I said ...

Nooil:


You didn't add he dedicated his Nobel lecture to Nelson Mandela and the fight for freedom. For those who speak less of him to know. Badradio

Nooil:




I knew it! I knew he cannot remain an atheist. No one remains an atheist. Atheism is nothingness, which leads to emptiness and translates to death. Humans cannot exist in nothingness. It's why we have our imaginations. I always knew Wole cannot be an atheist. I wanted to carry out research, but there is no need.

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