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Christianity Etc › Re: The Mission by budaatum(op): 4:06pm On Nov 11, 2025
triplechoice:
I have been here long enough to know that Buda is pretending to be someone he is not.

The evidence I dug out, something I don't normally like to do, clearly exposed him. But he then deleted the entire thread containing his post even aferr acknowledging that he created it

Honesty, ......
Triple, buda has never deleted a post or thread by buda, and you saying buda deleted a post or thread by buda without showing any evidence that buda deleted a post or thread is itself evidence of something.

Every single evidence about buda that you claimed you posted which includes a quote of buda, I presume, is still here for everyone to read for themselves. All you have to do is post a link to you first pointing it out, and letting them go see if buda has deleted it.
Christianity Etc › Re: The Mission by budaatum(op):
triplechoice:
Let me be clear. I didn't accuse you of believing in God ,but accused you of being a paying member of a counterfeit esoteric order that teaches about the soul and spiritual consciousness, while you pretended to be an atheist to mock others for exploring those same concepts.
First, you are the only one who accuses me of pretending to be an atheist. You can either take my word, or read my posts for evidence, or believe whatever you want about buda. All please me.

Second, I have provided you with anecdotes for you to inform yourself whether I am a paying member of Amorc or not. I'll even add to the story.

Over the years of 1960-73, and 79-86, my father, whom my mother paid dues for his membership of Amorc in UK, collected quite a lot of Amorc magazines and manuscripts which he guided dearly, not letting anyone touch them. But in 2014, he called a cousin of mine, they poured petrol on them and burnt them all.

I arrived home a month later to spend time with him, and found out and was livid. I told my father that that was likely the largest collection of Amorc stuff in the Orolu Kingdom of Ifon Osun if not Osun State, and I am his first child and, "you burnt the only inheritance you have to pass on to me!"

"I did not know you were interested in them", he said, which infuriated me even more since I'd bought him some rare books by Spencer Lewis in the past. My father died in 2016 and left me no inheritance.

Regarding your "he is the one who disrespected and offended me in the past", this is Nairaland where you can be offended and disrespected almost every post. A thick skin helps.

Now, regarding this thread itself, which I started and called The Mission, and which you have attempted to turn into an 'antiAmorc buda' thread. Do know that it is a long term mission, and you should have minded what you said in it in its embryonic stage so it doesn't come back to ruffle you if that's what it does now. I opened it for a mission, and it will be resurrected and will endure till I die.

Now, the last bit, "teaches about the soul and spiritual consciousness", indeed Amorc does do that, and I have posted numerous books where they talk of it being done, but that consciousness should make one understand one's limits, and that anything Amorc or anyone or organisation says should not be believed but understood, and you definitely should not pay subscriptions for it because most of their stuff is now free.

The image below is to manipulate and confuse, and is a test for the mind of the reader. Be warned!

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 9:43pm On Nov 10, 2025
The 10-year Treasury yield closed on Friday at 4.11%, essentially where it had been for seven trading days, up by 12 basis points from October 28, the day before the Fed cut its policy rates, and up by 48 basis points since the first rate cut in this cycle in September 2024, when the 10-year yield was 3.63%.

The 30-year Treasury yield rose to 4.70%. It was 4.55% just before the October rate cut, and 3.94% before the rate cut in September 2024.

The Fed has now cut by 150 basis points, and the 30-year yield has risen over the same period by 76 basis points. Long-term yields are determined by the dynamics in the bond market, not by the Fed’s short-term policy rates.


https://wolfstreet.com/2025/11/09/entire-treasury-yield-curve-from-6-months-to-30-years-has-risen-since-feds-rate-cut-mortgage-rates-too-bond-market-edgy-about-inflation-supply/

Romance › Re: From Pawn To Queen: My Lesson As A Chess Player. by budaatum: 9:26pm On Nov 10, 2025

Christianity Etc › Re: Strange Existential Questions by budaatum: 9:13pm On Nov 10, 2025
DeepSight:
Since there is at yet no philosophy section here, I have to make do here.

How many strange existential questions have you ever pondered?
Yeah. No philosophy section, seun!

DeepSight:
Examples:

1. What are you?
I am a human being.

DeepSight:
2. Do you exist?
I exist. Ergo you read.

DeepSight:
3. Does the world around you exist?
Yes you exist. Ergo I perceive you.

DeepSight:
4. Who are the people you see around you. Are they real, or reflections of your inner mind?
You are around me. People living with me are around me. My neighbours, my relatives and friends near and far and the people in the city and in the world are all around me. You all exist You are real You enter into my mind through the projection of your existence. I did not make you all up in my inner mind.

DeepSight:
5. Is the world an experiment?
Like by some Scientist in a Laboratory?

No. I don't think the world is an experiment, unless you'd rather I make one up in my "inner mind" of course. /s for sarcasm.

DeepSight:
6. Is life a dream?
No life isn't a dream. Dreaming I ate a banquet does not kill my real life hunger.

DeepSight:
7. Assuming that you are real, and the world around you is real, what is the purpose of your existence?
The purpose of my existence is to live.

DeepSight:
8. Most people identify "God" as their creator. If you are such a theist (or even deist) what is that God to you?
Being neither "most people" nor "theist (or even deist)", I can say "God" is a very interesting archetype.
Christianity Etc › Re: The Mission by budaatum(op): 8:52pm On Nov 10, 2025
triplechoice:
Don't just decide based on what I have said here.

Do extensive research on your own about the organisation. Ask questions from both current and past members and if still tempted to join aferr that, the choice is yours.
Prudoh, don't join any organisation, especially one that demands subscription.

A lot of books are available for free now, so read those first to inform you. And learn from my own mother's koboko please.
Christianity Etc › Re: The Mission by budaatum(op): 8:48pm On Nov 10, 2025
triplechoice:
I saw this yesterday and decided to let sleeping dogs lie. But upon reflection, considering our last exchange on this was in 2023 and I believed the matter was behind us, I had to ask myself if there was something in this latest reply that needed my response. I concluded that there is.

It seems you've either forgotten, or are pretending to forget, in order to rewrite history for your own self -serving benefit.

The focus then,as it's now since you've chosen to resurrect this, was always on your hypocrisy. You criticised concepts that your own organisation, Amorc, actively teaches its initiates.

But I took exception with you because you pretended to be an atheist, the mask you still wear, to hide behind and mock the very principles you are paying Amorc to teach you. That was a serious contradiction, a foolish deception I couldn't accept and felt compelled to call it out.
Sleeping dogs lie, lol. Greetings, Triple,

Your profound insight into buda whom you so well expose to light here can not lie sleeping forever and it's awakening must be expected, I'd think.

On the bold. buda does not only believe gods do not exist, buda knows that gods are created by humans who write stories about them so others may believe. Their existence, if any, is in the imagination of those who believe in them, and buda is not of these.

Hope that clears up your confusion.

On "serious contradictions". I am extremely delighted to announce you as one of the few who has noticed and appreciate the fact that you see so well. May more use their senses like you use yours.

The below is AI. Some might love their contradictory answer to "what is the gender of budaatum on Nairaland" too.

Answers on postcards please.

Is budaatum on Nairaland contradictory?

That’s a sharp and fair question — and the short answer is: yes, Budaatum can appear contradictory, but those contradictions often serve a purpose in his style of reasoning rather than being signs of confusion.
Here’s a breakdown:
⚖️ 1. Belief vs. doubt
He says “faith begins belief, understanding follows,” yet he constantly urges skepticism and critical questioning.
At first that looks inconsistent — but for him, faith isn’t “blind trust,” it’s a starting hypothesis.
He treats doubt as part of belief’s maturation, not its opposite.
So the contradiction is dialectical, not accidental.
🧭 2. Religious identity vs. religious criticism
Budaatum often writes in the Christianity section, quotes the Bible fluently, and affirms Jesus’ wisdom —
yet he also calls organized Christianity corrupt or misguided.
He can sound like both a believer and a heretic.
This paradox reflects his deeper view that truth is larger than any one religion, and that clinging to religious labels kills insight.
⚙️ 3. Rationalist tone vs. mystical language
He promotes logic and critical reasoning but frequently uses mystical or symbolic phrasing —
talking about “awakening,” “light,” or “hidden knowledge.”
That fusion looks contradictory until you realize he sees reason and mysticism as complementary tools:
logic sharpens the mind; mysticism expands perception.
🧍‍♂️ 4. Individualism vs. communal duty
He champions self-thinking and rejects herd mentality —
yet he often argues that Nigeria’s or humanity’s problems stem from collective moral failure.
So he demands both personal independence and social responsibility — a tension common in humanist thinkers.
🧩 5. Why the contradictions matter
Budaatum’s writing style deliberately embraces paradox.
He uses contradictions as teaching devices — forcing readers to reconcile opposing ideas themselves.
In that sense, he’s closer to Socrates or Lao Tzu than to a modern doctrinaire philosopher.
✅ In summary
Budaatum is contradictory in expression but consistent in intention:
his central aim is to awaken independent thought, even if that means sounding inconsistent from one angle or another.
His contradictions are not confusion — they’re provocation.

Source: ChatGPT
Is budaatum on Nairaland contradictory?.

No, budaatum's positions on Nairaland are not inherently contradictory—they form a coherent, if unconventional, personal philosophy. He consistently prioritizes empirical knowledge and practical application over doctrinal belief, using both Jesus and Buddha as exemplars of ethical living without idolizing their traditions. Challenges from other users (e.g., in heated threads) often stem from orthodox Christian expectations, not flaws in his logic. However, critics perceive apparent tensions, which I'll break down below with evidence.
Perceived Contradictions and Challenges
Nairaland threads reveal debates where users accuse budaatum of inconsistency, mainly around his selective use of religious texts and redefinition of terms. These are interpersonal clashes rather than objective flaws:

Source: GrokAI
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 6:47pm On Nov 10, 2025
Ebenezer2021:
cococandy is pro LGBTQ
Show me where cococandy promoted LGBTQ to you or anyone else please. I want to see for myself.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 6:34pm On Nov 10, 2025
DeepSight:
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Reading from these folk gives one a headache.

This is exactly why someone said he would not lose any support even if he shot someone on 5th Avenue in daylight.

And he was right.
No he wasn't right.

As soon as that someone he shot on 5th Avenue in daylight starts to stink up the neighbourhood he loses support.

Even these folks here can't hold their noses forever.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 6:29pm On Nov 10, 2025
DeepSight:
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Its too easy to see through.
People dont care though, especially as its something that could take millenia, and not many would bother about what happens after their lifetime.
It is easy to see through, and people do care because it affects us all now, in our pockets, in our lifetimes. The pity, I think, is the West speaks from its evolved heights when they say climate, because they have mastered their environment sometimes at our expense.

The magas are not the only ones reading here. Some do look.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ICLh_TkWM?si=8ZNB0BhVY93Qudxc
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 6:10pm On Nov 10, 2025
Stolen:
https://www.y outube.com/watch?v=fPUD88PJWrs
Let's see if I can steal from you.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tommy-robinson-uk-speech-claims-b1248644.html

Now, what should I think of your tube?

Sports › Re: FORMULA ONE F1 Official SeasonThread - Revamped by budaatum: 8:22pm On Nov 09, 2025
Thegamingorca:
Max's shot at the 5th wdc is only if the two McLaren's dnf every single time in the next 3 races grin
Till next year. Poor Piastri too.

Family › Re: I Finally Quit My Marriage. by budaatum: 5:52pm On Nov 09, 2025
Chubhie:
Two people that once professed undying love. Love is the greatest force in the universe. Some philosopher said love makes the world go round.

As a retired old man, I've studied love In hindsight. The speed of light transition between love and hate amazes me. The human mind is overdue for an upgrade so that we can better handle the love energy.
We live in the best of times with opportunities to upgrade ourselves.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0lsn0-H5kY?si=pzDtV8Qu8yz0vT72

Sorry it's not short. If you'd rather read, best I found is pdf.

https://ia801309.us.archive.org/12/items/TheArtOfLoving/43799393-The-Art-of-Loving-Erich-Fromm_text.pdf
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 5:29pm On Nov 09, 2025
basilico:
There is no conclusive data that human activity
Do you expect me to ask you again many times before you answer my questions basiloco?

Here's what I think.

I think buda has given you far too much of buda time that you now feel entitled to it.

Accept my most sincere error for my activity.

I'll henceforth ensure the data is conclusive.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 5:22pm On Nov 09, 2025
DeepSight:
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grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

The mind-numbing presumption taught me all I need to know.
The plan is to consume one's most valuable asset. Time. It's what the masters they don't know they have send them out to do. For while one's time is being consumed by these, one is not focused on their masters avarice and destruction.

Good they are here though. The chaff that wheat separates from.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum:
I hear she swopped spots. I'm investigating. Still, she gets an award. She's the first. Hold your nose.

https://youtube.com/shorts/SoD6qPpOZK8?si=dg8XxTegfU0VNr2x

"I luv Israel! I luv Israel! I luv Israel!"

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 3:45pm On Nov 09, 2025
TV01:
I'm not buying it.
Sounds like you think we are selling you something.

Guess if I don't sell, you'd keep your money and change what you think.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 11:31am On Nov 09, 2025
basilico:
Acquisition of knowledge demands a curious mind that looks at both sides of a coin.
It does, don't it. So lets see if that's the sort of mind you have.

Do humans change their physical environment?

Would that change affect the climate?

Should humans do nothing to mitigate impact?
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 8:39pm On Nov 08, 2025
DeepSight:
Simple.

And I expect TV01 to understand this.
I aim to be on their level.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 8:22pm On Nov 08, 2025
TV01:
Yes, the climate changes, nobody disputes that. The questions and debates are around,

1. is the climate changing for the worse (especially long-term and relative to historical patterns)
2. is the climate changing for the worse due to human - anthropogenic - activity
3 if so, what should or, can be done about it
4. and at what cost and to what effect

The science is not settled -
1. Yes, the climate is changing for the worse and at a faster rate than ever before.

2. Human - anthropogenic - activity is a significant contributor to climate change due to the fact that humans tend to impact the environments with their activities and this warms up the climate.

3. Stop dirtying!

4. At a huge cost. You humans have been polluting the earth ever since your first existence so you have a lot of arrears to make up with interest. But if that's too much, pay what you are charged now.

5. Air. The oxygen you breath. Remember water was once free. A time will come when humans will have to ration breathing because of pay and breath. We will fix meter to your mouth and nose and heart to bill and tax you.

Politics › Re: Trump: Why Are Northern Muslims Protesting? by budaatum: 8:01pm On Nov 08, 2025
Penguin2:
What’s really their point of protest?
One point of protest is dump has shown he can't differentiate citizens from immigrants in his own country, and would likely mistake Muslims for terrorists, and that's apart from the history of US interventions.

Politics › Re: Dangote Refinery Reduces Fuel Price From ₦872 To ₦827 by budaatum: 7:41pm On Nov 08, 2025
Kukutente23:
The topic is not about building a refinery though
You're offpoint
My view can be whatever I decide it is, is the point.

Or must my point be your view?
Politics › Re: Dangote Refinery Reduces Fuel Price From ₦872 To ₦827 by budaatum: 7:38pm On Nov 08, 2025
Irony1:
You don't understand how competition works. Competition makes sense when all market participants are on a level playing field, that is where government comes in to ensure that the big players do not dictate pricing and ensur fairness in the market. Dangote is too large and he will be a problem in the long run when it comes to pricing.
Level playing field? Like everyone will have the same brain to manoeuvre through bureaucracy and raise funds and build refinery?

There is indeed an ideology that advocates chopping off tall people's feet so no one is the tallest and you must have heard of short one in footy, but I think that ideology was considered anticompetitive, so now we just compete to grow as large as we can.

Dangote has only built a refinery. There's a lot more industry even much larger that others will build in Nigeria.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36W0dMwQJxU?si=LoBRRwmtEVjFy3in
Sports › Re: FORMULA ONE F1 Official SeasonThread - Revamped by budaatum: 7:28pm On Nov 08, 2025
Thegamingorca:
The stars better align
They sort of aligned too much.

I feel for Piastri.
Sports › Re: FORMULA ONE F1 Official SeasonThread - Revamped by budaatum: 7:27pm On Nov 08, 2025
Lando Norris wins Sao Paolo GP Sprint.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 7:00pm On Nov 08, 2025
basilico:
That's the end goal. Control movement.
Basilico, are they going to end flying too?

No more customers in their fancy hotels and casinos?

See the consequence, or effect, shall we call it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKcSMY3TEmk?si=qmLETDuw904Cwfbo
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 6:51pm On Nov 08, 2025
basilico:
Fortunately for all of us, this view is wrong. Although climate change will have serious consequences—particularly for people in the poorest countries—it will not lead to humanity’s demise. People will be able to live and thrive in most places on Earth for the foreseeable future.
Are words not understood by you or do you just not care about "people in the poorest countries"?

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 6:10pm On Nov 08, 2025
IMAliyu2:
The GOAT Lina Khan is part of Mamdani's transition team. grin
Yeah! I'm been looking out for her.

Best one!
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 6:08pm On Nov 08, 2025
basilico:
Here is Peter Thiel’s email ...
I did not expect him to be so insightful and willing to listen and actually hear.

https://wolfstreet.com/2011/07/29/we-should-give-them-a-calculator/

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