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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by budaatum: 2:32pm On Jul 22, 2020

CuteMercury:
How many of us are seeing the new series titled "Brave new world"?

I knew Joseph Morgan aka Klaus Michelson of the Famous series "The originals" is never going to feature in a shiity series, not after the success of the originals.

I am already in Episodes 4 of the series "Brave new world" and i am 200% sure that the series is going to win an Emmys award.

It has to, because the Technological advancement being shown in this series, coupled with the storyline, is out of this world.

You really need to be emotionally and mentally stable for you to be able to understand and assimilate what is going on.

Now my only question now is who or what is hyndra?

Brave new world to me personally as at July 2020, is the best series so far in 2020.

Well i don't know if any other better series will be out again before December.

You all need to see The Brave new world.

I haven't seen it, but read it "[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World_%282020_TV_series%29?wprov=sfla1]skims the surface of Aldous Huxley's dystopian epic without plumbing its philosophical depths[/url]", which would let the book, which is definitely a must read, down

This wouldn't normally be on my watching nows since I'm certain more seasons will follow, but you have convinced me to watch it, so thanks CuteMercury.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by budaatum: 2:18pm On Jul 22, 2020

Stonecoldstare1:
I wish I could like this a billion times. Well said

I feel like you liked it a zillion times already, you kind person.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by budaatum: 2:17pm On Jul 22, 2020

sniper619:
I like your way of explaining movies, very cool

Thanks. Because of you, I'll try to review more.

Education › Re: Books Required To Educate The Youth by budaatum: 12:18pm On Jul 22, 2020

kkins25:
are u currently reading a book that i can co-read with you? I need a whip to disciple my procrastination.. A deadline for the book to be read perhaps @budaatum.

I'm clearing my reading list for Martin Heidegger's Being and Time.

Download here if you want to read along.

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Islam › Re: Would You Follow Someone Like Prophet Muhammad If He Appears Today? by budaatum: 12:06pm On Jul 22, 2020

IMAliyu:
Well most Muslims are smart enough to take the good and leave the bad parts, even if they aren't consciously aware that they are doing so.

The way some people describe Islam, you'd think brain removal was a requisite.

IMAliyu:
And I am not in favour of his post, because he tries to give validity to his faith, by antagonising another.

That's what small minded people do.

If they were Christ Followers, they'd be peacemakers who love their enemies, instead these try to destroy with their mouths to feel good in their hearts but end up destroying themselves.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 11:52am On Jul 22, 2020

AbdulSleeky:
Whether Trump wins the election or not in November, he will go down as one of the worst presidents in America's history.

Sad thing is, this shit will hit after elections, and if he loses, we'd be blaming the new guy, which is why, God please make Trump win so he can be responsible for his poo, except I don't think I can survive four more years of maga, so ignore that prayer, God please, and make Trump not win.

Damn, do I hate TDS!

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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 2:58am On Jul 22, 2020

Trump did not change his mind. It is the facts that changed through no fault of his!

Literature › Re: Get Digital Book( PDF) Of Any Book And Author by budaatum: 2:53am On Jul 22, 2020

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Christianity Etc › Re: In Search Of Self by budaatum: 2:51am On Jul 22, 2020

FOLYKAZE:
If at all the experiment would prove anything, that would be electron and electromagnetic field. A high school student know this. It has nothing to do with space or time.

If there is a space and time, it only exist in your head, a maze which your brain simulated and thrown you into.

Pity you would not perform the simple experiment to discover the consequence of your head and the wall arriving at the exact same point in space and time. It makes it difficult to imagine you know enough about the more complex electron and electromagnetic field, or even Descartes, or consciousness, or ori. But forgive me. I don't particularly enjoy discussing with uncivil individuals, especially not on complex topics like these where civility and the need for immense effort to understand the other's point of view is required.

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Faith Is Delusional by budaatum: 2:28am On Jul 22, 2020

shadeyinka:
Honestly, I do not see how the phrase "Remember me when you get to your kingdom" translates into Work by the definition of work above

The good thief did something the bad thief didn't do. He trusted. That is "good work". But I understand how it might not translate or seem so.

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Faith Is Delusional by budaatum: 1:30am On Jul 22, 2020

shadeyinka:
If you are to preach salvation to a dying sinner in a hospital, what will you tell him about salvation? Is it salvation by WORKS?

I think our definitions of work are a stumbling block to understanding one another. In the above you make work sound like lifting something very heavy.

Yes, the salvation of the dying sinner in a hospital is through work, though I hope I would have the decency to not judge anyone a sinner not to talk of a dying one. But if perhaps I was to preach salvation to a dying sinner in hospital, the words I might use might include, "repent", and "give your life to Christ", and those are commands for the dying sinner to work so they may receive God's Grace.

If it were not necessary for the dying sinner to do that most basic work, I think I'd of just prayed silently for the dying sinner and hoped for God's Grace on their behalf instead of asking them to work for it as I would have implied they must.

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Faith Is Delusional by budaatum: 1:14am On Jul 22, 2020

shadeyinka:
If I understand what you are trying to say: I will like to make a distinction between WORKS that others have done which enabled me to be saved and my personal Works. My works is not a requirement for my salvation but my salvation came at a great cost to Christ and others who did the work. In other words, for me, all I have to present is not what I have done but what I have Received.

Makes sense. I think you are one fortunate person to receive the Grace you receive so easily from God. My experience differs.

Opening my eyes so that I may see, which seems as easy as blinking, was the work I had to do in order for God to cure my blindness so that I may see. I was that blind! My work was not an offering to God but the requirement for God's Grace.

You would note the consequence of our difference in our different expectations of God. God Graces you with a pass in an exam you should have failed, while God Graces me by making me aware that if I do not put the study work in I will definitely fail.

It is still that way for me. I work seeking and then God Graces me, and I'd be jealous of you, except that all that work has prepared me for much more work, and thankfully, or unfortunately, depending how its looked at, the work is plenty indeed.

Thanks for sharing.

Islam › Re: Would You Follow Someone Like Prophet Muhammad If He Appears Today? by budaatum: 12:46am On Jul 22, 2020

IMAliyu:
I don't know about you, you are free to do as you like (provided it doesn't come at the detriment of another person), but some muslims find questionable acts such as child marriage acceptable, because the justification being Muhammad did it and such.

Maybe 'acceptable behaviour' wasn't the phrase I was looking for, 'presentable behaviour' is possibly more fitting.

I think most Muslims do not do the things that might have been "presentable behaviour" in Mohammed's time about 1300 years ago. Most do not marry children for instance, nor do they do the things the post you initially responded to listed, and that's even if Mohammed did those things as described or at all.

I agree, "some Muslims".

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Faith Is Delusional by budaatum: 12:28am On Jul 22, 2020

shadeyinka:
A good example is the "good thief" on the Cross. All he did was to TRUST in Christ and asked "Remember me when you get to your kingdom.." and Jesus said to him, "Today, you will be with me in Paradise".

You will argue this, I know, but tell me first what you understand if I say, "Remember me when you get to your kingdom", is work.

You might get what I mean when I say Jesus did give Grace to the "bad thief" who would not be being with him in Paradise because he did not do the work.

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Faith Is Delusional by budaatum: 12:16am On Jul 22, 2020

shadeyinka:
The bolded above highlights SALVATION as by grace.

We were actually saved so that we can WORK for Christ with an attitude that is a result of gratitude for what God did for us. Any work done outside this for God is dead work/filthy rags. Christ also encourages us to work faithfully for Him because our service in love brings its own reward.

When I think of the Bible, which for me is Salvation, I become overwhelmed at all the work done by millions who got it from being written thousand of years ago and passed it down through the centuries into my poor hands so I can be saved, because many died in the process of doing that work. Then I read about the so many people in the Bible itself who were burned and stoned and crucified and swallowed by giant fish, to mention just a few, while working for my salvation to the Glory of God, all which if not done I might still be damned.

I guess its a chicken or egg thing which is first for salvation, be it work or grace, but work does appear to be [url=https://classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A15&version=NIV]the reason humans were created at the very beginning[/url] so I hold it in very high regard in the whole scheme of things as I understand you hold Grace. But if humans relied more on the reason for their creation, I think there would actually be an increase in Grace.

As to what is "dead work/filthy rags", the Parable of the Orangutan springs to mind.

budaatum:
In reply Jesus said: “A man was stuck in a river".

"A photographer stood there taking photos while an orangutan saved the man".

“Which of these do you think was a neighbor to the man stuck in a river?”

The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “[url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10%3A25-37&version=NIV]Go and do likewise[/url].”

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Islam › Re: Would You Follow Someone Like Prophet Muhammad If He Appears Today? by budaatum: 11:19pm On Jul 21, 2020

IMAliyu:
And I disagree with your claim that the imams are hiding any such information, they only just make logic of it and present it as acceptable behaviour.

"Acceptable behaviour"? For whom, please?

Are they saying I should go and do as Mohammed did?

Islam › Re: Would You Follow Someone Like Prophet Muhammad If He Appears Today? by budaatum: 11:16pm On Jul 21, 2020

usermane:
No. I think Muhammad as an ordinary man could pass for the 7th century. But as a man of God, it just dont make sense any way you look at it.

In "any way"?

This is the 21st century with people in it who are aware of all that has happened since then which an angel would know before leaving heaven to command the Mohammed of today.

With that in mind, start from Gabriel coming from wherever Gabriel would be coming from today.

What do you think Gabriel would say to a 21st century Mohammed?

Music/Radio › Re: What Music Are You Listening To Right Now? by budaatum: 11:03pm On Jul 21, 2020

Zitu:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5np1UUoo_i0

Music/Radio › Re: Do You Love Classical Music? by budaatum: 11:02pm On Jul 21, 2020

Zitu:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5np1UUoo_i0

I can not quite tell if it was her beautiful voice that made water in my eyes or the kindness of you posting it.

Thanks, for both.

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Education › Re: The 10 Commandments Of Beigns by budaatum: 10:07pm On Jul 21, 2020*

TheSourcerer:
I love you a hundred percent Lord Buda
In my defense I was distraught , when you didn't seem any of my points valid , you went all blazing on criticizing the post ,

I know you love buda and I understand. I offended your sensibilities so you hit out in anger and I apologise.

Thing is, all that you wrote, while being what some most certainly do preach and which I am delighted you rebel against, is not what would be understood by a person who read the Bible themselves. Its like claiming the Bible is the preaching of those Christ said "[url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2023:13-39&version=KJV]woe[/url]" to!

You might get what I mean from the following three threads.

https://www.nairaland.com/5993438/amazing-ex-muslims-quotes-sincere-truth

https://www.nairaland.com/5984811/why-thread-why-left-islam#91850681

https://www.nairaland.com/5978597/skepticism-vs-zombiesm-which-good/1#91918295

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Christianity Etc › Re: Why Faith Is Delusional by budaatum: 9:51pm On Jul 21, 2020

shadeyinka:
The good news is that I was forgiven of a debt that is beyond me to pay.

Perhaps see my attitude to work, not as payment for the debt of my forgiven sins which Christ paid in full and which I can never ever repay, but the result of the gratitude I feel towards Christ for bothering to pay such a huge price for one as unworthy as me.

Music/Radio › Re: Do You Love Classical Music? by budaatum: 9:40pm On Jul 21, 2020

Zitu:
While the pop music space in Nigeria is booming, the Classical musicians are doing their bits in promoting the art. Lots of them are having online programs and performances. I think they deserve some kudos. Thumbs up to Zitu Benafa, Blessing Agu, Jo Oparamanuike, Gucci Egbunine, Ayo Ajayi, Genevieve Ogu, Marcatan Odeke and a host of others having live concerts and premieres in youtube, facebook and Instagram.

Kudos, guys!

I can Google, of course, but would appreciate if someone posts links to some of these please.

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Faith Is Delusional by budaatum: 9:32pm On Jul 21, 2020

Kobojunkie:
I see a problem with the above. There is a minimum qualification in order to get this admission though.

People forget this for some reason yet you would hear them say "only through Christ shall one enter the Kingdom of God", as if the Christ they speak of was not a Chief Mega Worker who exhorted his followers to do even more work than he did.

If only it were understood that the saved get to dwell in the Tabernacle of the Lord they might understand the qualification for admission.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Why Faith Is Delusional by budaatum: 9:23pm On Jul 21, 2020

shadeyinka:
I think you have presented Good news from the point of view of Merit (highlighted in red). Unfortunately, no one merits salvation.
Eph6:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. not by works, so that no one can boast.

Rom3:23
For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God

Good news stems from the above. I am just a sinner saved by Grace. The good news is that I was forgiven of a debt that is beyond me to pay.

Mark16:15-16
15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned

The Good news has everything to do with believing in Gods solution for the problem of the sin nature of man

People tend to think I am claiming salvation is merit like its a reward for what someone does, then they quote verses that scream to me "God has given you Grace, buda, so work harder with it instead of hiding the talent the Lord God has given thee least it be taken away from thee".

Salvation for me starts on earth and could best be summed up as the peace of mind one has after giving one's life to Christ. The 'work' in this instance would be one's personal conviction to follow Christ and the reward is Salvation. Do tell me if those who do not do the work of giving their life to Christ receive salvation? (And note what I have called work.)

Upon the initial receipt of this earthly salvation, one can not but be compelled to work since a result of Christ in ones life is "Love thy neighbours", which is work, or would you argue loving one's neighbours is not work? If it isn't work, then consider if it takes work to love one's enemies which is a higher demand of Christ. Then consider if it does not take work to be a peacemaker.

I guess for me part of the definition of Christ himself is work, because picking up and carrying crosses is most definitely work and a very important command of Christ, as is preaching the Gospel. Even slugging through the Bible from the beginning to the end is hard brain harrowing work which most never do as you can tell by ones enemies and misunderstandings, though I would say that might be because we do not have the Grace to do this basic most important work of read the Word, not to talk of understand it.

I'd go further and claim that God's very first command to worship God which is written as, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth" is so full of work that should be done to be blessed that the only quibble is whether it means 'worship' or not, but despite what one wants to believe, it is definitely those who worship this way that end up being blessed though I do admit that God can be benevolent and graceful.

Trust me when I say nothing in what I've said here is as a result of work that I have done but due to the Grace of the Almighty Lord God who has given me the ability to do the work so that I may have an understanding instead of just merely believing as some say one should without realising that there is no merit in simply emulating trembling demons.

I am putting it to you that you had to put in the work to acquire the understanding that you have or you might have been much less graced and blessed by God, but do let me know if this is not your experience and that I am incorrect.

Education › Re: Converting A Theist (still In Progress) by budaatum: 7:46pm On Jul 21, 2020

kkins25:
elucidate on providing alternative please.

You, actually, are one who is already providing an alternative. It's what Sourcerer does with most of his threads, which is equip people with information they can know to further inform the use of their brains just as you do with your students at the cost of ₦100.

What some are against in this thread is what seems like indoctrination, a la 'preaching as theists do', and while I'm certain its not intended, the end result is mindless sheep.

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Education › Re: The 10 Commandments Of Beigns by budaatum: 7:37pm On Jul 21, 2020*

TheSourcerer:
Alright let's agree to disagree then♥️

You said buda was "random myopic conclusion" and that you had a "thousand ways" to prove buda wrong and are now saying "agree to disagree" and trying to emotional affect buda with ♥️ huh

No! Such lazy antics do not work on buda! You are either too lazy to apply your "thousand ways" to disprove buda's "random myopic conclusion" or you are not man enough to admit you randomly myopically concluded about buda!

Which is it? buda insists you man up!

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by budaatum: 7:15pm On Jul 21, 2020

VerifiedStalin:
What I wrote does in no way contradict my stance on Taylor. Billions is a top show, and I still like it, but my issue is with a non binary that can't muster up an emotion to save HER life. I can't relate to HER.

In a show full of eccentric and unpredictable people, SHE's like a deer caught in a headlight, she's too sane, and I hate that about HER.

Billions work best when everyone is acting irritationally, that's it's charm, and Taylor sober disposition directly contradicts that. It's why I hate HER.

It is a technic commonly used in good shows. Good writers will put in characters that riles and irritates and annoys or/and those who'd be loved and cherished because the emotional "why I hate HER", ties one in. It's called 'playing to your passionate strings'. The love or hatred for characters is what glues one to a series.

The rile, irritate and annoy characters in Billions for me are Axe because he's a dickhead, and Chuck because he is corrupt. I want to jump into my telly and rip their evil eyes out but thankfully, my love for my telly deters me.

Education › Re: The 10 Commandments Of Beigns by budaatum: 6:54pm On Jul 21, 2020

TheSourcerer:
'you know tomorrow'
That actually caught my attention , what's your defense making such random myopic conclusion that you can see tomorrow ? There's clearly a thousand ways to disprove you can fortell time , humour me

I already told you how and what aspect of tomorrow I know. I thought everyone had those powers! Am I to pressume you are disputing my knowledge of tomorrow and/or lack such powers? Please tell me you have a pension plan.

I predicted from what I know today that if I do not go to the supermarket to buy food, I will starve tomorrow because I have finished all the food in my house. So, today I went to the supermarket to buy food so that I do not starve tomorrow, from which you ought to see that I not only had knowledge of tomorrow but also had sufficient powers to influence tomorrow to my hearts desire.

Disprove the above that you call "random myopic conclusion" with your "thousand ways" and lets see who is really myopic and random.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by budaatum: 6:38pm On Jul 21, 2020

Chibudollar:
look at how the series have changed your thinking into calling a Lady They and Them na wa o

The series did not change my mind. If you went through my posts you'd realise that I've always used "they" and "them", and that buda is neither "he" nor "she". You may call it the result of living amongst people who respect personal pronouns.

“Hello sir, my name is Taylor. My pronouns are ‘they, theirs, and them.’”

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by budaatum: 6:30pm On Jul 21, 2020

kkins25:
. This actually got me cracking. Dont forget that adage bout the patient dog though

I wait until no more series are made of a program I want to watch before watching it, which could mean I wait years like I had to do for Game of Thrones and think that is uber patient.

Remind me of that adage again please.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by budaatum: 6:26pm On Jul 21, 2020

teewai3:
Where are you downloading billions please

I stream on movies123.com.

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Christianity Etc › Re: In Search Of Self by budaatum: 6:20pm On Jul 21, 2020

FOLYKAZE:
Could you please do some reading?

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-personal/

Could you please put what you learnt from reading into practise!

Descartes began his investigation with his mind already made up and therefore failed at his attempt to become as a child and be reborn since he could not strip himself completely of his preconceived ideas. Subsequent readers of his work have however extended his effort and really become as children and become reborn.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes/#GodErr

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