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Religion / Why Christmas Is On The Penultimate Sunday Of March by cactusland(m): 5:39pm On May 24, 2021 |
As far as is known, Jesus of Nazareth was born sometime in the year 5 BC in the town of Nacrat (Hebrew name, pronounced Nats-raht)/an-Nāṣira (Arabic name), then known as Nazareth. The Star of Bethlehem and the fare of the priests is one major clue: in the Bible it says that the shepherds were tending to har flocks of sheep when the Nativity occurred. This could not have happened in winter or summer, but in spring on clear grounds that I shalln't get into. It so happens that in the last 2 decades of the first century BC the Chinese recorded many comets; the ones in 10 and 12 BC are known to have been Comet Halley. In 5 BC the Chinese wrote of another comet, as told by this chronicle from then: "In the twoth year of the tide of Ch'ien-p'ing, twoth month, a hui-hsing atiewed in Ch'ien-niu for more than 70 days" This effectively means: "In the time between March 10 and April 7, 5 BC, a comet that was maw to be seen for more than 70 days atiewed near Alpha and Beta Capricornii" That "comet" stayed put for about 2 months, suggesting that it was in truth a nova. This was enough time for the Magi priests from Persia to reach Nazareth using the Star of Bethlehem as a guide; it is known that the Magi were still maw to see the nova when Judea was reached. The rainy season in Iran begins in March, and the sudden atiewing of a bright object would have fooled the Magi into believing that the star was a heliacal rising, so in the 6-8 weeks that the Magi yode to Nazareth, hye still would have seen the nova for about 2 or 3 more weeks after reaching the town, since 70 days is 10 weeks. King Herod died swith soon after this, having been 68, a chronic alcoholic, and likely nearly blind in a time when the life expectancy was about 30. Thus he would not have seen it. The Romans would not have either, for the nova (could be seen only in the morning by April) was at a low ecliptic altitude and was nearby a full moon on March 23, 5 BC that was drawing closer night by night. Thus is the answer: Christ was born sometime in late March 5 BC, so may have been close to the date of March 20 (which was a Sunday in 5 BC, go figure) |
Politics / Re: Nigeria May Stop Oil Production If Price Crash Persists –NNPC by cactusland(m): 6:43pm On Apr 23, 2020 |
Lostz:For real. Oil's potential in money is no longer worth it. Build solar plants in the north and damless, hydropower in the south. And NEVER centralize the grid. |
Business / Re: Is Crude Oil Really Selling For $14? by cactusland(m): 11:29pm On Apr 20, 2020 |
Zooposki:Now it's below 0. Oil Armada coming very soon to America
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Religion / Re: Jesus is coming soon. This thread is for faithful watchmen by cactusland(m): 5:59am On Feb 10, 2020 |
MrPresident1:As if Buttigieg's corruption will get him anywhere. It will catch up to him very soon, which means we will have a Bernie vs Trump line rather than Pete vs Trump line |
Religion / Re: Jesus is coming soon. This thread is for faithful watchmen by cactusland(m): 10:57pm On Feb 06, 2020 |
MrPresident1: Not for the reason you think. Most people don't care that he's gay, they care that he's CORRUPT. |
Romance / Re: Im Thinking Of Divorce Just Few Months Into Marriage by cactusland(m): 3:57pm On Feb 02, 2020 |
You should not have married her while she was still in school. Just because she's an adult doesn't mean she's quite ready for marriage. Also, she never loved you. |
Crime / Re: 16-Year-Old Kano Bride Drowns On Her Wedding Day by cactusland(m): 9:28pm On Dec 13, 2019 |
Why is anyone being married off at 16? Nobody is mature enough for marriage at that age! |
Politics / Re: Nigeria’s Social Media Bill: The Dangerous Implications By Techcabal by cactusland(m): 4:39am On Dec 03, 2019 |
Godhatesodomy:I know full well of the ethnic cults, but there simply is none (as far as Jews are concerned) outside of Israel. |
Politics / Re: Nigeria’s Social Media Bill: The Dangerous Implications By Techcabal by cactusland(m): 2:38pm On Nov 22, 2019 |
Godhatesodomy:Jewish mafia You have got to be kidding me! � There is no such thing. By the way, that is kind of racist/tribalistic |
Politics / #saynotosocialmediabill Trending On Twitter by cactusland(m): 2:13pm On Nov 22, 2019 |
Today the hashtag #saynotosocialmediabill is trending on twitter in the US and Nigeria following the announcement of the hate speech bill and of a social media bill that would result in the destruction of freedom of speech in Nigeria Call your local HOR and Senator from the NASS website to take action against this tragedy-law! cc lalasticlala
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Do You Support The Coming American War Against The Syria Assad Regime by cactusland(m): 6:50pm On Nov 21, 2019 |
omenka:Six years later and you have been proven absolutely right. 1 Like 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / Re: American Politics Thread - 2024 Elections — Biden’s Presidency! by cactusland(m): 8:08pm On Oct 26, 2019 |
stanech:And the court just ruled that his dad has equal say. Democrats don't even know about this case at all for the most part. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: American Politics Thread - 2024 Elections — Biden’s Presidency! by cactusland(m): 8:04pm On Oct 26, 2019 |
marvelous000:Thing is, Trudeau isn't popular even among Canadian liberals. The only reason people voted for his party is to counter the worst of the conservatives. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: American Politics Thread - 2024 Elections — Biden’s Presidency! by cactusland(m): 7:37pm On Oct 26, 2019 |
stanech:To me it's not the whole dem party but just a few crazy courts. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: American Politics Thread - 2024 Elections — Biden’s Presidency! by cactusland(m): 2:05pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
https://amp.dailycaller.com/2019/10/22/republican-senator-ruled-out-impeachment-trump?__twitter_impression=true IMPORTANT Only SEVEN of the 53 Republican Senators that the Daily Caller (a right wing paper by the way) asked about impeachment said they would completely rule out removing him from office. Trump has officially reached the deepest abyss. The House RepubliCAN'Ts are just delaying the inevitable with their recent insolence. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: American Politics Thread - 2024 Elections — Biden’s Presidency! by cactusland(m): 1:52pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
obixcel:What ceasefire? It's just a ploy. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: American Politics Thread - 2024 Elections — Biden’s Presidency! by cactusland(m): 1:50pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
stanech:They shouldn't just transition someone just because he likes Frozen. He could end up gay in the future, prepare for that instead of ruining his life by transitioning him. 1 Like |
Romance / Re: Uganda Announces ‘kill The Gays’ Bill To Impose Death Penalty On Homosexuals by cactusland(m): 1:55am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Steven Anderson must be controlling Uganda's Parliament... |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Zimbabwe Bans Use Of U.S. Dollars, Others by cactusland(m): 1:14am On Jul 01, 2019 |
9jvirgin:2 kings still, eSwatini and Lesotho |
Business / Re: ECOWAS Adopts ECO As Name Of Single Currency by cactusland(m): 1:03am On Jul 01, 2019 |
Abkreizi:And Naija be the Greece of ECOWAS |
Celebrities / Re: COZA Pastor: Bobrisky Replies Bisi Alimi "You Are High On Your Oyinbo Prick" by cactusland(m): 6:26am On Jun 30, 2019 |
Both men are madmen. Bisi Alimi accused Bobrisky of being always on history's bad side while Bob tried to use the fact that Alimi is gay to score points. This world has abandoned reason, and I'm tired of seeing COZA topics on the front page of every forum. |
Celebrities / Stalker Of US Dem Alexandria Ocasio-cortez Arrested, Tongue-tied Over Intentions by cactusland(m): 11:40pm On Jun 29, 2019 |
QUOTE from New York Daily News: The man charged with holding police at bay with a fire extinguisher and a broken bottle to get an audience with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got bashful Friday morning, refusing to explain what he wanted with the freshman congresswoman. |
Science/Technology / Re: Global Warming Is A Big Scam by cactusland(m): 10:22pm On Jun 29, 2019 |
lilwetdick: Anything is dangerous if managed incorrectly, but the thorium reactors fail by simply cooling down and draining to a tank. The only way this could become dangerous is if the tank(s) holding the fuel are ruptured. Otherwise, failure consists of fuel draining into a special tank for failed reactions, while the failed component is fixed. They cannot fail like Liquid Water Reactors, which can have situations like Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Three Mile Island due to the fact of steam pressure and potential for zirconium to start reacting with the water producing explosive hydrogen. This great link on the matter sums everything up here \/ https://liquidfluoridethoriumreactor.glerner.com/2012-how-might-lftrs-fail/ As for solar and wind energy being unable to power factories, that may not be true as solar technology gets better and more efficient (not to mention how notoriously sunny much of Africa is even in the forest), however there is also a type of "space solar power" in the works that can self-replicate using lunar materials, potentially powering everything on earth. And it would be cheap by world standards (only about 10 billion or so dollars; budget that countries can pool together for such a project). Both wind energy and solar energy are viable in Nigeria, as the country is both coastal and Sahelian (areas that can't use solar can easily use wind power from the mountains, wave power or aforementioned nuclear) https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/renewable-energy-in-africa-is-set-to-surge-by-2040-iea-says As for pollution, semi industrialized nations like Nigeria are at a severe disadvantage due to plastic pollution. In the industrialized nations, it's gaseous pollution that is most problematic. For developing nations, it's mostly plastic and chemical pollution from unsafe factories. Coal is only being used in Africa sparingly, and usually for the heating of homes or for cooking. Nigeria, North Africa, and Equatorial Guinea are excluded due to heavy revenues from fossil fuels in all those countries. |
Science/Technology / Re: Global Warming Is A Big Scam by cactusland(m): 5:44pm On Jun 29, 2019 |
lilwetdick:Development is impossible without at least some industrialization, but industrialization is possible without emissions. Look up Thorium Salt reactors, zaï and cordons pierreux, solar power, dam-free hydropower, vortex wind power (that way birds won't get caught up), car batteries, anti-poaching laws, anti-pollution laws, and aggresively enforcing anti-corruption legislation. |
Science/Technology / Re: Global Warming Is A Big Scam by cactusland(m): 5:33pm On Jun 28, 2019 |
lilwetdick:The unfortunate problem is that the costs are becoming worse than the benefits; there are other ways to development than to destroy everything Permian style in the process. |
Romance / Re: Over 10,000 Women Protest Naked For Sex by cactusland(m): 5:11pm On Jun 28, 2019 |
None of them look oyinbo whatsoever They all look east asian. |
Politics / Whoever Thought Splitting An LGA Into Two Sections Must Leave Nigeria by cactusland(m): 4:15am On Jun 25, 2019 |
Along the lower stretches of the River Kaduna near where it empties into the Niger (in the state of the same name) lies a peculiarity possibly borne of corruption. I tell you of the splitting of Edati LGA into two sections by a long stretch of Mokwa LGA that extends in a narrow panhandle from the Kaduna mouth until the LGA of Wushishi is touched barely just east of Soji in nearby Lavun. What kind of a monster decided to do this to the inhabitants of Edati?
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Politics / Re: Nigerians In Abuja Protest Against Sudanese Military Govt.(picture) by cactusland(m): 12:09am On Jun 15, 2019 |
MrExcel:The doom of the TMC will be the doom of Idriss Déby. It will be a domino across Africa. |
Nairaland / General / Multiple Women Date-defiled At Jake Paul's Party On May 4 by cactusland(m): 3:10pm On May 09, 2019 |
The Pauls dey trash oooo The day after a huge party at YouTuber Jake Paul’s house on Saturday, rumors began swirling that multiple women had been drugged. But the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told the Daily Mail it had not received any complaints like that from the party.DISCLAIMER: I know not where to put this thread |
Politics / Re: A Disgraced And Fugitive Lawyer Should Never Be Speaker by cactusland(m): 9:38pm On May 07, 2019 |
Front0lane:Na worse than even that. He's an angry white man who decides he wants to play Nigeria against itself. |
Crime / Re: Policeman Shoots A Lady While Trying To Shoot A Dog In Benin (Pix) by cactusland(m): 4:17pm On May 04, 2019 |
Obagoblog:He wey shot her should've set the knife upon the dog |
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