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Hi PTH

Not exactly true. It is possible that evil is merely a consequence of our own actions.

I'm not sure I understand. If evil is merely a consequence of our actions, then does that not mean that we have been given the choice between good and evil?

Besides out of the over 100 "gods" presently jostling for recognition, which one do you assume gave you freewill?

That's the beauty of freethinking: I don't have to pick any God. I just acknowledge that there is one and treat people the way I wish to be treated. Choosing one God is best left to those who wish to be part of a religious group.

However i'm still at a loss as to how you expect to reach a "god" you don't know. Merely knowing a god exists is not enough. The question is which one? How and to whom does "he" reach out to? Which is the way to him?

Now you are asking questions that are clearly from a religious perspective (I'm guessing, Christian). For me, acknowledging that God exists is enough. He reaches out to me through my experiences. I have a bad experience and I know he's trying to teach me something. He speaks to me through by my friends and also my conscience.

PTH:
Here is the flaw in this analysis. If all we need to do is "think" for ourselves and merely do what we "know" is right in our hearts then how can we claim that a "God" of whom we have no idea about has given us freewill?

How can you claim to recieve something from someone you do not know?

I believe there is a creator because when I look around me, I see the complexities of nature and even the human body, I believe that whoever created it is of higher intelligence/power. I know we have been given free will because good and evil exist in the world and we all have the ability to choose our own path. I just don't believe that one has to be in a religious group to worship God. Religion was created by human beings.

dominobaby:
PTH, you've so analysed the poster's statements, WORD!

@geegee, God has given us a free will, to choose whom we will serve, not to be free thinkers.

God has given us free will to make a choice. There were no conditions attached to the free will. Free thinking is a choice. The OP does not have to belong to any religious group because we can all think for ourselves. She just needs to do what she knows in her heart is right.

Seun

In my opinion, yes it does. I don't notice any difference between light browsing at home and at work.

Shaunscot

I thought the song was nice and clean and the part where he apologises to his family seemed heartfelt. I still wonder why he had to do in it so publicly in a song, though.

I listened to the song several times before I realised that he didn't really apologise about the scandal. Akon is careful about how he expresses himself regarding the incident. When he apologises to his family, he apologises for things he did wrong. In the part where he talked about the incident, he says things like "I am sorry for the embarassment that she felt". He blamed the girl's father and Club Zen (he was spot on). He only took the blame because he loved his fans. He even says, "Even though the blame's on you, I'll take that blame from you". Taking the blame, but not apologising, was a very smart move.

I don't care too much for Akon because he has made quite a few ignorant comments in interviews and I find his performances degrading to women. However, this song reminds me that no matter what I think of Akon, he has feelings and makes mistakes like the rest of us. Fair play to the guy. He's smarter than I give him credit for.

Just my opinion.

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I hope this helps. Goodluck!

Prince22:
Sorry guys if u 're offended!!!

Most Nigerian ran to other countries because of wrong attitude, untidy enviroment, bad images of the country by individual and most of us want to still do thesame thing.

Let have a right attitude and make Nigeria abetter place to visit with good immages,
it must started from somewhere.

Fashola!!! keep the good work and make Nig/Lagos a better place

Our ladies don't need to work around nude before they appear real or attractive

cheers!!!

I beg to differ. It's not what the ladies wear or the men's hairstyles that is creating Nigeria's bad image. People have every right to wear whatever they want regardless of our individual opinion on the matter. Don't the governor and police force have real problems to deal with? Who appointed them as the people's moral compass? Both the police and governor need to keep out of other people's business and go do something constructive with their time. They've got a hidden agenda, I tell you.

ayinba1:
Please, we the people on this website/forum are Nigerians (mostly) and other people non-Nigerians that can actually read and understand what we are writing. (surprise).

I totally agree with those who say we need to confirm that she said this, however, I cannot reconcile those who sound like they are "happy"?? or feel "validated" by this piece of news. I am a Nigerian and I am not more corrupt than the average American, Chinese, Indian, European. In fact, I am less corrupt beecause I am a minority and I will not get way with what they would get away with.

Please dudes and dudettes, watch what you say. We cannot keep blaming our government, the first (actually only) person that you can change is you. The government did not make you type this 'weird response" about Nigeria. Remember, give a dog a bad name and hang it. You may think that you are playing but it's way easier to destroy (what you are doing) than to build.
A word is enough.

I agree. It's so easy to blame others rather than look to change ourselves.

It's because stories like http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007350816,00.html are becoming quite regular and that's why Nigeria has a bad image. I wish the press would acknowledge that there are many decent, hardworking Nigerians who also find such acts deplorable. All countries have their fair share of corruption. The only difference between corruption in Nigeria and other countries is that in other countries, it's more subtle.

On a positive note, Ireland has its first black mayor, a Nigerian. I wish him all the best!
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Seun:
Akon 'Molests' Trinidadian Girl During Performance At Club Zen: www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-49792.0.html

Akon's Story: " Sorry, Blame It On Me." www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-69599.0.html

This is a very brilliant thing to do. The poor perv musician seems to have been forgiven by all!

Akon isn't a perv oh! I don't like Akon but he wasn't to blame. Anyone going to Akon's performances knows they can get very raunchy. If I tell my father that I'm going out for ice-cream, the last thing I'll do is end up on a stage with Akon and dance like that. Pastor blamed everyone except himself or his daughter and therein lies the problem. This wasn't the first time Pastor's daughter had done some raunchy dancing in a club. Now pastor's daughter talk say from now on, she go only dance in the house of the Lord. Pastor pikin, hmmmmm

Seun:
I have a question: if you have broadband, is the speed of Internet access as fast as accessing a LAN?
Because as a modem user, I have found myself assuming that web access is slow, which makes me want to make my browser-based program downloadable, but that won't be necessary if broadband is as fast as LAN access.

Broadband is not as fast as access on a LAN (except for that Swedish grandmother who has a 40Gb/s connection!). In the UK, I believe one can get speeds of up to 8Mbps (don't know anyone who actually achieves 8Mbps though). On average, I get 1Mbps at home. On my office network, I get 100Mbps. I used to use dialup to access a web application on the office network and it was very slow. I now use broadband to connect to the same application and it does not take very long to load.

With regards to web access, I don't really notice much difference except when I'm downloading or uploading files.

My honest opinion is that if you are really in love, you wouldn't be wondering about his age and no one (not even your parents) will be able to stop you from marrying the guy. You won't even be thinking that about the colour of the grass on the other side of the fence.

All I can say is that if you have any doubts, it's best to wait. This is one of those situations that no one can advise you on. Good luck and I hope you make the decision that's best for you.

tosinadeda:
Sharp guy,him use that song make money

Di bobo get sense. Everything na business opportunity

Hi

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It took her 2.5 mins from meeting the guy to entering the car and the delivery of the lines was cringeworthy. It looked like a naija movie, though!

What on earth was all that 'cookie' stuff about?

Why would I thank him? I've never heard this one before oh

IDINRETE:
joke what joke? you are taking the INFALLIBLE , INSPIRED WORD OF THE GOD for a joke

you better repent or else

Repent or else what? Don't be so dramatic. It's light hearted humour and it is funny

jayon:
To hell with all this african vain philosphies, i rather stick to Jesus the author and finisher of my faith, moreover i come from zion(Heavenly kingdom), so bro find some other topics

Stick to Jesus if you wish, but do not attempt to discredit other religions in the process.

IMO, the bible is a book filled with stories about God. It wasn't inspired by God. Most of the stories in the bible were handed down by word of mouth before they were eventually written by human beings. When stories are handed that way, they are not told exactly as they occurred. Also, some of the stories told in the bible are symbolic, some literal, some inaccurate and some are pure fiction.

Jesus was a middle eastern Jew so he would look like an Arab, not like the pale skinned guy shown in pictures.

Freelance
PMSL

Thanks for that. It made interesting reading.

MsEbz:
I'm not big on the concept of what's a sin and also if you like the same sex or the opposite sex so what.

An independent thinker .