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Your internet detox is more serious than I thought.
Hope all's good with you.

kkins25:
Goodness gracious, buda the 33rd degree freemason.. I wonder, what coven are thou from?

Freemasons were bricklayers, stone carvers, and construction workers of the ancient days you know? @Triplechoice.

Ah, reminds me one a novei l read once, unfortunately, i cant find the book. It was a beautiful book!! I was reading it beside the ocean too. The ocean never failed to mirror the glory of the heavens, which made the reading experience sort of trance-like. If only i could remember its name. My damn memory.
It was a novel that showed the cruelty of Christendom and their romance with kings. It was centered around building cathedrals. Ahmm.. some mason was the center of the story..

So, Triplechoice, I got in touch with the mods to unhide evidence, and they have kindly obliged.

https://www.nairaland.com/post/137430304

I've added a link to the book to the thread as previous links don't quite work.

https://www.rosicrucian.org/rosicrucian-books-the-mystical-life-of-jesus

If you find a thread you believe budaatum has deleted as you claim, please let me know so I can contact the mods for hiding my threads.

And please let us know if any one asks you or anyone else to pay. Especially if they ask you to pay buda, whom I promise to compel to give refunds!

Link update.

https://www.rosicrucian.org/rosicrucian-books-the-mystical-life-of-jesus

I am very grateful. Thank you.

Meedon:
It was so grammatical. I mean too much grammar for an average Nigerian to comprehend.

Yeah, Heidegger was hard reading too, being German to English translations. But the German depth of thought is phenomenal and make it worth the time and effort. Just trying to comprehend makes one grow, I find.

I'd usually jump on for "average Nigerian", but truth is we are not trained from young to read these sort of books, and so we struggle. In fact, I'd argue we are in primary one of book reading, and our abcd book is our Bible and Quran. I can't wait for us to improve and read a lot more.

I could not read Being and Time, and had to listen to it instead. My mind would wonder of course, but I could have each section read to me as many times as I want, and at least 12 times for each hour of Heidegger. I think I've let him program my mind, even though I'm still trying to figure his Dasein, but I'm at least aware of his Das Man. Funny that both words and the entire book in fact, are connected to bread for me only because one of those hours was always while I made my weekly bread.

I might slog through the physical book one day but doubt it considering how many other authors there are. Perhaps another one of his instead.

RaptorX:
This is the fate of most Nigerian children born in the UK especially the boys or they end up 6 ft below, that is why I laugh at people when they post comments like I want to go to the UK for the future of my children. What makes you think you can raise better children in a society where you can't discipline your child, than in Nigeria.

Sorry, but you are making up stuff to believe with no evidence at all.

Most of us "Nigerian children born in the UK especially the boys" are doing very well thank you, as are our children who were also born here, and you should not assume a few bad Nigerians represent us all when they clearly can not and don't.

Instead of "discipline your child", by which I assume you mean "beat your child" , I suggest you educate your child to be disciplined instead.

I intrigued that Vice-Chancellor Professor Jamila Shu’ara was not named in this piece.

https://von.gov.ng/amina-mohammed-maada-bio-inspire-baze-university-graduates/

Meedon:
I tried to read The World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer, but I quit half way.

Why did you quit? Was it too hard to understand or did you not like it?

ono:
.

For example, let me ask you one question - and don't spin things. Just give straight answer.

The new discovery that the BBC (disgraceful, left leaning evil media propaganda house) doctored Trump's speech on Jan 6th 2021 to include "fight like hell" and make it look like him urging people on to go fight in the Capitol. Did you at the time not believe that Trump made that comment - until more than an hour later (as later shown)? Yes or No.

Ono, dump's speech on Jan6 was live on telly for all to see. I watched it on Fox because I was not interested in CNN's commentary, and his entire speech even before Jan 6 was "fight like hell".

Even if he did not utter those exact words at the beginning, his supporters sure did "fight like hell" from the start and on his behest and behalf, and rewriting history won't change that fact.

Meedon:
Going by your response your eyes are perfectly okay.

Have you read Arthur Schopenhauer's books?

My poor eyes!

I did come across Schopenhauer in my Buddhism studies years ago but haven't yet read any of his books.

Have you?

joseph1832:
What I believe about the op and what you wrote about the op's other virtues, like kindness etc isn't the crux of that matter. The crux of the matter is: does size really matter?

If you googled the image in my post that you quoted you'd find, To indicate how well endowed he is, the social media star flung her forearm onto the table, so size obviously mattered to her, but size is not the thing that matters the most to many people.

I'm certain you've read many times on Nairaland that the size of your wallet matters more to many, and some of us prefer you have a brain and can use it.

I'm actually wondering if Mamdani will Taco.

Maco?

https://wolfstreet.com/2025/11/11/a-50-year-mortgage-does-nothing-for-affordability-is-a-terrible-deal-for-homeowners-and-a-superb-deal-for-banks-investors/

joseph1832:
I'm sure you don't believe this lie you wrote, do you?

That there might be better more valuable and important things about the op than his d?

To be sincere, yes I do believe the op might have more desirable things than a d. He might be smart. He might be kind. He might be clean, disciplined and matured. He might be smart and intelligent and witty and lots of many other things that are much more desirable than the size of a d that the op could be I believe because I don't know, hence me asking instead of lying, as you claim.

Or do you have any evidence the op might not be any of these things and or more?

I'm posting this for the comment.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ4ibyds3GM?si=BGETPaT8wPkrp_bA

At first I thought, do they like these people so much they don't want them to go.

“We may be compelled to impose sanctions if they persist in absenting themselves from party activities. You cannot just wake up one morning and declare resignation with immediate effect — it is never done. Leadership requires procedure, not impulse,” he warned.

They must attend by force!

Do you mean, can a Christian-Christian ticket win a presidential election by getting the majority of votes according to the Nigerian Constitution?

If so, I seriously doubt it, with the current tensions that have been whipped up. In fact, I'm almost tending to think a Christian-Muslim ticket will fail too, but it also depends on who that Christians is, I suppose.

I nominate this person for the first half and this for the second to see if I can set sparrows against pigeons.

LINSAR:
The problem is I see how women shame men with sizes even bigger than mine. I don’t have the courage to ask a girl out. The disappointment on her face when she finds out can depress me.
What can I do as I’ve been brooding over this issue for years now?

Are you certain that what you see is those men not knowing how to use their selves?

Do you not know that the size of a d does not the man make?

Surely there must be other things that are good about you than your d. No?

Meedon:
About your eyes, is it too much reading that caused it sorry to ask

Most likely my mind, to be honest. And what I read. Though my eyes aren't what they used to be, I confess.

There were days I could read for hours non-stop, but more and more my mind has gotten in the way to further consider what my eyes see. My eyes just want to look while my mind wants to see for itself how it looks, and determine what might be meant and what it could be used for. It's like they at war. Frustrating when there's lots of questions on a page.

My reading is somewhat hard too, I think. Lately, it's been Kant. I've started from when he believed and before he started using his mind so I can read his more mature Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, having just recently finished Being and Time which has taken me ......... I'm letting you work out and tell.

Screw all that. I'm just lazy these days is true too.

PDPGuy:
Will she win her lawsuit? 🥹

Will they dare let it get before a judge?

Or I'd be looking to not pay TV license!

triplechoice:
But he then deleted the entire thread containing his post even aferr acknowledging that he created it

Regarding the above. buda does not have the powers to delete an entire thread. Saying that though, this buda thread was made to disappear!



https://www.nairaland.com/8511650/nairalands-bot-out-control/7#137438153

This amused me.

budaatum:
Can you see the logic of trying to convince others of one's subjective truth? That's what Joseph1013 requested of me without realising he was asking me to provide evidence that could be said to have been cooked up in my mind.

Yes, it's called "alternative fact", and is sweeping the world. People can now decide what gender they are, it seems. A Dutchman, 69, brings lawsuit to lower his age by 20 years. And there's a girl trying to change her racial identity. I do not buy into such thinking yet, myself. One does not make up figments of the imagination in ones head and expect others to accept it. Gods may very well be figments of the imagination according to buda, but to others, buda is a fool.

Meedon:
Omo so your mum was an atheist. This shows that a child upbringing determines the religion he or she will follow.

My mum was not an atheist. Both my parents were Anglican born and bred, and attended Saint John's Primary School where they taught them to read the Bible from the beginning to the end. And that was I brought up with, or rather, was kobokorised into us her children. She had a three headed one in those early days.

That said, I do somewhat agree that "child upbringing determines the religion he or she will follow", though there are millions of exceptions, as many do not continue to follow their parents religion as many atheists here will confirm.

My maternal great great grandfather, for instance, was born into Ifa and sent his son to learn Islam when they arrived in the Orolu Kingdom with a book. My great grandfather sent his son to the Anglican school when they arrived because they had a book, and my grandfather did the same with my mother. For as far as they were concerned, a book is Ifa, and Ifa is the Word of God. Mother though, being a nurse who worked shifts to feed mouths, never had time for church or routine, so the disciplined aspect of learning to read was compensated with koboko, sadly, but that meant my reading was not corrupted with jump around the book that Christians often practise, thank the Gods.

My paternal great grand father was Basorun, the King of all the Heavens over the Orolu Kingdom - at least. We are arrogant like that - and I think my father was looking for ways to king the heavens. Lol. After all, "In the beginning was the Word", and "not by bread alone", so he too read, a lot, seeking the Way.

So in all honesty, you are correct in saying, my child upbringing determined that the religion I will follow will be 'book reading', or it at least used to be since my eyes work no more so I hardly get to finish a book these days.

I think my reading was about god hunting, which I've exhausted, so let's say my past religion was hunting for understanding, which I religiously did till I understood, at least to the extent that I do, for that's what the word "god" signifies, to me.

I add the below to antagonise the sight of deep.

legitnow1:
WOMEN AND LOGIC IS LIKE HONEY AND BITTERKOLA

I am general public. You can not mislead me.

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raumdeuter:
The amount of liberal tears flowing from Bluesky over the Senate vote to reopen govt is astounding. It might even cause a hurricane

It's seriously divided us like hell, and makes me love democracy.

ALTERNATEID:
Very insightful analysis by the America professor. He didn’t even bother to dwell on the alleged Christian genocide because he knows that is not why Trump is after Nigeria.

Thanks. I borrowed it.

https://www.nairaland.com/4508641/american-politics-thread-trump-47th/5530#137437539

This is pure conspiracy! Lailai can it be true!

ALTERNATEID:
Popular American economist and former Harvard Professor, Jeffrey Sachs has weighed in on why Donald Trump is threatening Nigeria with military invasion. He broke down all the issues causing diplomatic tension between Washington and Abuja in a 30 minute video he posted on YouTube.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up1WyTdhaWA

Cc: Mynd44 nlfpmod fergie001

Meedon:
So she used it to flog you

Yes she did. Even when you done nothing wrong sometimes. There was a time she was frustrated having to bring up her 5 kids by herself and wasn't coping well.

Now you make me think, Meedon, it's likely her who brought me up an atheist. After my dad and his Amorc obsession, her mantra was more "from the sweat of thy brow shall you eat" than, "manna from heaven", and no gods saved us from that koboko. So I bought a dog, lol. It loved chewing the leather and saved me a lot.

Meedon:
What is your mother's koboko

It's a six headed whip made from cow leather that my mother was very adept at using.

DeepSight:
+

Indeed I relate very well with this.

However I will have to add that not everyone has the same capacities, inclinations or tendencies and for some people, the religion of their birth is all they will ever attempt or consider - nonetheless, if they are able to pick some enlightenment from such religions (which for me should end at picking out the verses advocating love and light and positive growth), then fine. But to subscribe wholly to all the fairy tales told therein is just lazy. Not to speak of to defend the abominations and atrocities therein.

I feel that is what triplechoice accuses me of. I quote and write about Amorc, and he assumes one must "subscribe wholly". It's like assuming that all those who quote Bible are Christians or Muslims if they quote the Quran. What are we if we quote Shakespeare, I wonder.

That said, A001 specifically said, "posts praising Qur'an and/or the Bible", so let me.

These are likely the 2 most read books in Nigeria, if not the world, so I praise them for their ubiquity, and for lasting so long, for that is a feat in itself.

I'll also praise them for their contradictory content, because nothing creates doubt in them than that, and I praise them for the subjects they cover, some being mythology, fabuology, pseudo-history, and moreso manipulativeness, to name only a few negatives while disregarding positives if any. For I find it amusingly disturbing at how so easily it turns people into naked ignorant slaves instead of images of their gods, and delight at how it can also so easily be used for it's inverse.

As a side. I bought Aesop Fables for my 7 year old niece because I have lots of praise for it. It's a big book, so it's unlikely she'd have the opportunity to be lazy.