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Blakjewelry:
the truth is I was once in your shoes though I won't say I felt hatred for those who don't believe in the Christian God

fast forward to many years later in my search for knowledge, I begin to question all and that is something not allowed as a religious person. reading through history I discovered Egypt and mesopotamia has similar but different account of the creation story one they are both older, and while those try to explain how the gods came into existence, the newer version which is Judaism skip that part.

now even the book of Genesis seems to be a lift off from other books such as the book of Adam and eve and the book of Enoch. now before you will be quick to write off those book, do you know some of new testament writers made some quote off those book?

take for instance. story of the fallen angels and maybe you might have heard some pastors mentioned how the angels were made from flame. these are found in those book, now the question I like you to answer is why are they not included in the bible and Koran.

Hence, no version of religion can be trusted.

Seun:
There are some things in life that we just have to accept whether we like them or not. For example, that bad things often happen to good people. That death is inevitable. And that objective morality, as attractive as it may sound to those who want everything to be black and white so they don’t have to think, does not exist.

Religious morality is not objective. Christians and Muslims differ on whether is wrong to murder people for drawing cartoons, even though they worship the same God of Abraham. Jehovah’s Witnesses and Catholics disagree on whether blood transfusions and contraceptives are good or evil. Deeper Life and Christ Embassy disagree on whether it’s a sin for women to wear trousers. Joyce Meyer believes God called her to be a pastor but other Christians believe that God doesn’t want any woman to be a Pastor.

Religious people may believe that God’s morality is objective, but since they have no objective means of figuring out what God considers to be moral or immoral in every situation - because their religious texts can be interpreted in numerous conflicting ways - the morality of religious people is also very subjective.

Objective morality is a fantasy.


Limiting people’s freedom and happiness unnecessarily is wrong because most people wouldn’t want that to be done to them. If we didn’t know whether we would be born to slaves or slave owners, we would all prefer to live in societies without slavery. Causing more harm than good, if practiced widely, leads to a shittier society. I don't want to live in a shitty society. Do you?


Adultery in most cases is wrong because adulterers break the promise of fidelity that they made to their spouses. If both spouses agree to see other people, then no promise is broken when it happens.

Prostitution is wrong when the prostitutes or their customers are married or attached and their partners haven’t agreed to let them engage in the act. If prostitutes and their customers are single or in open relationships, and they use condoms to slow the spread of sexual diseases, what’s the problem?

Reasoning about morality is quite easy once you drop the authoritarian model of morality where things are classified as right or wrong because “God said so”. Freethinkers come to the same conclusions on moral issues far more often than you would expect. Without the divisive influence of religion (and politics), it’s actually much easier to come to agreement on moral issues. We are all human beings, after all. It’s amazing.

like Chioma is not likely to go mad if she heard that Davido sleep or romances another lady in a musical video

Seun:
It is true for the majority of atheists. After escaping from religion, people tend to rely more on logic and reasoning.


It is immoral to me. Whenever people say that something is immoral, that’s precisely what they mean.

As an individual, I can explain why I believe an act is immoral and get other people to agree with me so that collectively we can find a way to discourage other people from engaging in the act. The only difference between us is that you feel the need to use scriptures to support your moral views and I do not. As far as I’m concerned, if an act causes more harm than good, takes away or limits people’s freedom and happiness, is unfair, needlessly cruel, very stupid, etc, then it’s probably morally wrong. Something that is wrong in most scenarios, such as adultery, may be acceptable in some scenarios, e.g in an open marriage. Morality at its best involves the active use of our big brains as social mammals.

I think this and other points raised are stupendously logical.

mailemy:
I have experince too many miracles in my life. I could remember God's healing upon my life. I had done a Lab test and I was to go for treatment. But through prayers I was healed.
God Has saved me from too many accidents.
Arm robbery attack with my brothers in a car,and they stopped and shot at us at close range. But we all came out unscatterd.
God is indeed faithful.

people with all kinds of gods, unbelievers, sinners, agnostics and atheists also experience all these miracles as well.

hopefulLandlord:
Yep, that's an awesome miracle. fire once started in a hospital and almost all the patients died in the fire. the hospital was razed down and several properties destroyed. but all bibles and Qur'an weren't burnt so glory to God for choosing to save Bible and Qur'an rather than humans and properties. I'm sure you'd have acted like God too if you had the power

I think your satirical and sarcastic statement is indeed superb.

freeze001:
Currency, policing and co are constitutional matters. Even the FG cannot change constitutional provisions without the input and approval of 2/3 of those component units ur states u seem to think the FG can subjugate at will.

of course, I agree that the National Assembly also needs the inputs legislative bodies of the 36 state on certain areas like impeachment of the President and what have you and that's why they are coordinate but the federal government either through the executive what we call order in council and statutory instrument or through the National Assembly can always usurp the will of the states. Again, I repeat the federal can always usurp the will of the states and there is nothing illegal about that.

magoo10:
and you think the state does not make and enforce laws through the state house of assembly? The law enforced against open grazing is what? Stop quoting me with childish points . i will not dignify you by responding go and sleep

dignify me! it seems you are high on Osogbo weed, you'd better keep your dignifying comment to yourself. Arrant nonsense!
It takes maturity to understand that people may not always align to your opinion.

I never told this dignified man that a state house of assembly is incapable of making laws. Local government even make certain laws that we refer to as bye laws. Does that make them sovereign? The so called grazing bill can even be truncated by the National Assembly

magoo10:
a state that has its house of assembly fully operational is sovereign except in a banana republic .
you cannot shut down the economy of a state by freezing its account and stop her from the constitutional activities elected to perform.
It is unconstitutional and will be addressed in court if the government fails to do the right thing.

a state with a legislative arm is still not sovereign. Can a state house of assembly make law on currency, policing and defence? Can Osun state house of assembly legislate or call for a new currency? Hence, a state in a federating units is NOT sovereign.
Sovereignty can be defined as the absolute power of a state to make and enforce law within its jurisdiction without any internal and external interference.

magoo10:
It is illegal
It is brigandage
It is unconstitutional
It amounts to shutting down a sovereign state from economic activities.

sovereignty only belongs to the center in a federating unit. It's only the federal govt that is fully autonomous, the component units are semi- autonomous

tomakint:
You clearly missed the point the Op is driving at, he said, in a state where the "Component Unit" is not under a pariah condition or state of emergency or trying to separate from the Union, is it lawful or legal for the central government to just freeze an entire account of a State in a federation for more than 24 hours without prior notice of illegality committed or crime perpetuated by the "Component Unit". Thank you

the question of legality or illegality is for the court to decide. The federal govt has done something because it feels it has the power to do so and of course it has the power but the aggrieved unit is only at the mercy of the judiciary.

superemmy:
Ok, according to your write up in essence, it means it is legal for the Fg to freeze State Accounts until contested in court?

yes, exactly my point.

In a federal entity, the federal or the central government is superordinate to the component unit. The aggrieved unit can only go to court to challenge the decision of the federal government; the judiciary can then decide to serve as as a truce breaker by declaring the action of the federal government ulter vires/ unconstitutional/null and void. Hence, the federal govt is bound to obey any court ruling on the matter. Ordinarily, the central government is superior to the component units in a federal state and has the power to clamp down on the component units and the word 'coordinate' simply denotes those areas that calls for cooperation and power sharing. Thanks

barongmj:
As a man and at 26, you should be able to live alone and take decisions on your own but if those excuses you gave are at the top of the chain, it might be a move you will regret.
So just chill a lil bit "grow up" more, learn more and when you have the right mindset and your priorities are well in place, then move

beautiful advice, beautiful woman!

that is very okay and welcoming. Other students or unions who feel they are being victimized should borrow a leaf from LAUTECH. Lecturers have union called ASUU, non lecturers have a union called NASU even the so called management has their own union. Now, the object which is the core or the central of all your activities The Students; you deny them of their own union. I think it's high time the students of various institutions like OAU rose up to the challenge of demanding for their union

that's indeed enlightening,

and Atiku said he believes in restructuring and he's ready to do that

I'm very happy for this kind of news. Nigeria shall be great once again.

arrest the girl! I think it's the father that will tell the police to release the girl say shebi nah him money... so of course, the kidnappers or cohorts will also be released.

Pls check my signature, registration is simple and just start making money though the initial stage of making some cents could be tedious

Buhari and his cohorts are only playing with hypertension. Wishing them best of luck.

megautche:
Please i want to know if this UNICAF scholarship for online degree genuine.

thank you

by visiting the site and some little goggle search and research, thou shall know.
I think UNICAF scholarship has been trending for a long time now... so it just might be false.

check my signature, and be serious about it. It's legit and logical

Nothing will happens, of course, the Bishop has the right to exercise his freedom of expression and conscience just like every other Nigerians. But the fact that sovereignty belongs to the state still infers that nothing will happen to Buhari if Bishop is arrested either for libel, slander, hate speech or inciting words.

Pls you can check my signature, it's actually more than real.

The Buhari government is only drawing the last straw. It already a drowning government

all these dramas revolving defection or carpet crossing are purely inconsequential and trivial. The fact that Nigeria is becoming a failed state requires deep and urgent attention

minority leader or not, how does this translate into meaningful development for the polity?

pls before one engages in the stress of gate crashing, how is the pay like?

you should have asked it in form of a question.

Don't generalize, it's wrong and don't few cases to ascertain the rest.

USA will still lose because Iran could be classified as a belligerent nation, hence losses to Iran is inconsequential, in fact, they see it as a worthy sacrifice but Uncle Sam usually accords losses as significant. I.e, the Vietnam experience, it's the citizens that prevailed on the govt to stop the war.
I hope we won't have a case of a pyrrhic victory.


check my signature, take it serious and thank me later

The new Gadaffi in town but he should have handled the matter diplomatically and not exposing the lapses of its party member.

Check my sig, take it serious and I am thank me later.

David Mark, the backbencher not even a floor member... such a sharp decline is unprecedented

Jafariyya:
Political prostitute, you and Atiku na brothers. Jumping from one party to another.

Oga mi, pls have you started earning?

"successfully single" in other words, Dino go dey carry olosho like say tomorrow no dey as in like mad.