Omooba77:






The worldview of an atheist, revolves around science.
But, feelings, emotions and spirituality is beyond a man's knowledge and capacity to comprehend.

Probe and Question the emotional and spiritual aspects of a person's life and see what happens.

Just a slight nitpick, atheism has nothing to do with science. Atheism starts and ends at the lack of belief in deities.

I think you are in the best possible position to answer your own question, after all, you've seen it all and done it all.

My question is, what is it all for? In the end, death claims us all.

It's funny how we have completely digressed from the topic of discuss and are now just focusing on red herrings and whatnot.

We don't have to treat these discussions as a versus match all the time.

felixomor:


Are we done on morality?

No, your answer was dismissive at best. I was just trying to see how far you are willing to go with the notion that morality is solely a product of religion.

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By the way, I think we are digressing from the main subject of discuss. I'd be willing to have this discussion on a more suitable thread.

felixomor:


Morality came from religion
Constitutions of different nations were written out of sacred text.
Wrong use of the bible doesnt make the bible wrong.

And the issue of slavery in the bible has been addressed time and time, over again.

Is human empathy/conscience a thing that comes from religion?

KingEbukasBlog:


What by what standards do atheists condemn anything ?

You do know that morality is a product of societal customs and has nothing to do with religion right? One example; Slavery used to be a normal thing in the past, heck, in the Bible, the Israelites had slaves of their own. The Bible was even once used to validate the enslavement of black people but we have evolved past this point and have come to realize what a barbaric thing slavery is. For the most part, the environment/society which you find yourself in gets to decide what is moral and what is not; there are parts of the world where honor killing is considered a moral thing to do, there are parts of the world where your status in life is determined by your skin color.

For the most part, whatever you call your moral compass is a product of all your experiences in life (influence from the society, influence from parents, influence from friends et al) and doesn't just magically apply to only you just because you believe in a supreme deity.

I shudder to think you would suddenly become a killer if for any reason you stopped believing in the existence of deities.

I don't assent to sexual servitude but North President Kim does not agree with me

https://www.nairaland.com/3075853/atheist-n.korean-pres-kim-jong

He loves them young at the age of 13 and innocent

Spits !

You do see the problem with your logic right? Just because Shekau decided to become a terrorist, does it make all Muslims terrorists? You can't put everybody in a box because of the actions of one.

KingEbukasBlog:


In that dispensation yes , in this current dispensation no .

I find no reason to take seriously any atheist that argues on morality .

Atheists have no moral compass , so I don't understand by whose standards they are judging other people

Morality is a pretty complex topic and it would serve you well not to dismiss anybody who has a differing opinion to your own as someone without a moral compass.

Just a quick question, is there any moral action that you can perform that an atheist can't?

Let us not forget the topic at hand.
did God command genocide in the Bible?

The Oxford dictionary defines genocide as the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group.

Based on the definition above, did God command genocide or not?

If you are trying to explain why genocide was necessary at the time or how God answers to nobody, that's a different argument but did God command genocide to be carried out by the Israelites? The answer is yes.

KingEbukasBlog:


Exactly !

The Canaanites were wicked people who committed despicable acts against humanity . And God gave 400 years to change , 400 years .

And like I said earlier , the same God also made Israel vulnerable to their enemies who also massacred them as way of imposing his Judgement on them anytime they were errant - they behaved like their pagan neighbors .

I feel like God in all his glory surely could have found a better way to correct these wicked people rather than commanding them to be wiped off the face of the earth.

400 years is meaningless to God (seeing as he is not bound by time or space) and he is also all knowing and can do all things (frankly, I don't see the point of all the brouhaha of waiting for the Canaanites to change when the change could simply be willed. I mean, he had no problem with hardening Pharoah's heart so not messing with free will is out of the way. )

The Israelites were supposed to be a shining light to the other nations of the world but did they go about it in the best way possible? Why couldn't they show the world a better way to go about doing things rather than pillaging lands and killing children?

Couldn't they have been a force for peace rather than war? Couldn't they have not repayed evil for evil? Couldn't they have showed the other nations of the world the path to the one true God?

MULLAH123:

Okay. I am an applicant. What single thing will you advice me on in order to get in. Thanks in advance.

Same old, same old, have a growth mindset and be a willing learner (learn how to learn). You also need to have grit and be persistent.

MULLAH123:

Howfar, thought you are an andelan fellow. You don comot abi wetin? or is this not blueeyedgeek from programming section?

Shssssssh, I'm on break. You are spot on though, I'm an Andela fellow (I still am) and yeah, I prefer to frequent the programming section (but it's not what it used to be hence my reason for being here)

notjonbellion:
I believe she was referring to the christian thread

Didn't seem like it but I gladly swallow humble pie if I was wrong.

Splinz:
And what exactly is the need for this thread

Oh I see. This thread is fueled by apprehension of a possible mass renouncement of atheism spurs by Mark- a leading former atheist. Truth is, there're lots of so-called atheists out there who became one solely because someone like Mark is an atheist.

I' m actually pretty bored. No light for my area so I decided to cash in on the hottest religious topic in town right now. Merry Christmas to you.

Op calm down. We know your numbers are dwindling by the day, as such, you feared the worse- a possible mass exodus with no one to called 'fellow'.

You don't say. Well, like I said, all that matters is that one stays true to who they are.

xendra:
a whole bag of stupid!!

why'd you even have to make a topic out of it!!
Nigerians!!

Merry Christmas to you too.

I created this thread because I had something to say about the issue. Another reason is, creating new threads is free and it's the season of sharing so I decided, f**k it, I'm gonna share my thoughts on this issue.

See how stupid that sounds?

Becoming an agnostic / atheist is and still remains a personal decision. One doesn't denounce religion /deities/the supernatural solely because someone else you have great respect for/admire is treading the same path (anybody who becomes an agnostic/atheist solely by following someone else needs to deeply reflect and re-evaluate their reasons for becoming agnostic/atheist in the first place)

So, Mark Zuckerberg says he's not an atheist - - great! His choice of beliefs has never been the driving factor for agnostics/atheists and it doesn't change anything for existing agnostics/atheists.

In the end, what matters is that you stay true to yourself.

felixomor:


Just look at the long letter u r writing me for a very simple question.

Anything that makes you sleep better at night bro. If you can't understand the simple points I raised, then I am sorry, I can't help you any further.

Sorry to bust your bubble but Christmas is deeply rooted in paganism and has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus.

December 25th was chosen as the birth date of Jesus because it coincided with existing pagan celebrations.

felixomor:
Some people are obviously unable to answer just one simple question on nairaland website....

Yet they are answering bible quiz.


i laff in Espana....

With regards to the amount of members that nairaland has, the answer can either be true or false and not both of them which makes it different from the questions in the quiz where both presented options are correct and can also be incorrect based on a different account of the same event in the Bible.

SirAbdulthe1st:
Hello guys, please do they accept people with only secondary school certificate? Comment please if you know someone who got in with secondary cert. Thanks.

CC erza ramos16 Blueyedgeek Toystars

That shouldn't stop you from applying. All that matters is that you have the growth mindset and the grit and persistence to follow through with it.

Side note: I got in with just my sec. school certificate.

Sagamite:


And at the end of the work, he made himself some Amala and Ewedu to eat with his 7 fingers.

After eating, he drove his Bentley to planet Pluto to dance Azonto in space.

He then spent 4 weeks in meditation to prepare for designing how he would construct a perfect arsse like Kim Kardasians.

Then he took some female angels and gave them a Godly banging.





Any more rubbish you people want to hear about what we "know" about God?

Create your own thread bro.

sonOfLucifer:

Yeah, I do. Send me a mail

I lost interest in the Indian thingy some years back. I'll still send a mail though (who knows, maybe you have money you are not using that you can dash me for new year).

Please continue with the story of creation as inspired by Lucie.

sonOfLucifer:

I remember you. A***e

I've gone by so many monikers myself, I've lost count.

I'm that dude that was enquiring from you about traveling to India to get a college degree. (If you still remember).

The story of creation as postulated by Christians really has a lot going for it, only thing is the people that wrote it didn't have great foresight. Talking snakes and donkeys, while intriguing are still things that should be left in a children fantasy book not a serious book that aims to explain the why and how of existence.

@op, your story is hilarious by the way although I'm not too sure of your own aim (are you giving your own account as inspired by Lucie or just narrating how the events actually happened. Either way, it's interesting).

I also read in a different thread that you used to go by the moniker Muskeeto and if that's the case, my oga, I troway salute. (I doubt you'll even remember me).

Hi, nastydroid. I'm interested in buying. How should it go down?

@DonSegmond has said it all already. As a startup, the most important thing is building your product and getting to the market on time. To get to the market on time, your developers have to use the tools that they are most confident with using cause in the end, they all achieve the same thing.

Google63:
I have confirmed my attendance for boot camp since, and no further detail was provided as stated in the congratulatory mail. Any cause for alarm?
cc Erza, Toystars, MacBhee, blueyedgeek

No cause for alarm bro as far as you have stated your availability status for the bootcamp in the affirmative. You should soon get a mail about pre-bootcamp information. Good luck during the bootcamp.

Anyone still interested in this?
Check it out on github
https://github.com/blueyedgeek/Fix-the-word

Why do you guys conveniently skip the first thread (it's even pinned to the top), it has everything you need to get started

Nmeri17:
you don't say I ditched Eloquent for this book and by His grace, I can live to narrate my ordeal

that book basically requires doctorate degree level of knowledge in Complex English and Comprehension, before we even start discussing js kpaakpaa. by the time you search up the definition of the terms they used, you've forgotten the context it was used in. now eloquent is orgy

Really? Both are great books sha. I would recommend head first Javascript 2nd edition but not everyone would like the style employed by the authors. For anyone still looking for js books, go to http://jsbooks.revolunet.com they have a great listing and everything is sorted based on difficulty level (beginner, intermediate and advanced)

directonpc:
I seen a lot of webmasters on Nairaland over hyping responsive web design.
I am going to state 3 reasons why responsive design sucks and why you should take the stress of designing mobile versions of your site.
1. Responsive sites load slow on mobile and consumes users data(megabytes). This is very true as responsible sites download same high resolution contents that were designed for pc version of the site it only useless css to cut some put and change width and height for others.
Unlike responsive design a lite simple dedicated mobile version won't include contents that are heavy.

Actually when doing responsive design, it's best approached from a mobile first perspective meaning that you design the most basic components first and then extend and improve for high end devices. By the way, look into zurb foundation's interchange for a client side only way of partially loading html content on the fly meaning that a truly responsive site would load different content based on user's device. With interchange, a browser only downloads what it needs thereby saving data. Another thing to point out is the way different browsers treat css's display:none, for some browsers, when they encounter this rule, they still download the same content as high end devices but opera mini (which seems to be your main concern) doesn't. Read through this link for the break-down http://timkadlec.com/2012/04/media-query-asset-downloading-results/

2. Less low-end device/browsers support. A responsive site might look good on high-end mobile devices and browsers but it is the opposite on opera mini and stock browser of older devices.

See first response.

3 . Facebook, YouTube and google are not doing it so you should know that it is crappy. That is all and nobody can counter these points

Google just implemented a new policy that actually favors responsive sites in their search engine, so basically if your site isn't mobile responsive (responsive not a different m.subdomain.com) you won't get a good ranking on Google. Also, it would do you well not to think of responsive design as the best solution to everything. Sometimes having a dedicated mobile site is a better solution and for sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google, it is justified. Facebook for example has about 751 million people accessing Facebook from their mobile devices and this merits having a separate mobile site well tailored for mobile users. The last sentence in your post about nobody being able to counter your points is just arrogant, we are all in this to learn, if you present a good argument people would see merit in it and will agree with you.

tr3y:
81K for three months seems cheap that is like 27K per month or is it 81K/month

Money is a non-issue trust me. Focus less on the money and every other thing shall be added on to you (health care package, financial literacy training, accommodation etc). To clearly answer your question, it's most definitely is not 81k spread out over a period of three months.