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The questionable cause—also known as causal fallacy, false cause, or non causa pro causa ("non-cause for cause" in Latin)—is a category of informal fallacies in which a cause is incorrectly identified.

Causal oversimplification is a specific kind of false dilemma where conjoint possibilities are ignored. In other words, the possible causes are assumed to be "A or B or C" when "A and B and C" or "A and B and not C" (etc.) are not taken into consideration.

Jumping to conclusions (officially the jumping to conclusions bias) is a psychological term referring to a communication obstacle where one "judge[s] or decide[s] something without having all the facts; to reach unwarranted conclusions".

solite3:
Unfortunately for atheist, when their loved ones dies its just another added manure to the earth to feed their stomach even their life is also manure.
Their life is not meaninful. They are fools and corrupt.
A man to deny a his creator is not just sin but foolishness.

ATHEIST RECEIVE SENSE.

Vick4rill:
it proves alot of things cloudgoddes, it may or may not be a prove of "jesus" but mark my word young lady "death tells us that it is not just all abt this world alone." there are surely sumtin super natural abt this universe. enough! of ur biology and evolutionary theories. is time to use ur common sense and reason deeply abt the world u are living in. there is surely a god, he may not be yahweh bt believe me sister, it is too risky to be an atheist.

Mescopaul:
@Seun , bro you need help. The confusion you are in is really eating up every fabric of your thinking faculty.

I've always known that when people don't want to serve God, they hide under the guise of claiming to be atheists.

It's just laziness that's the problem of these so-called atheists.

I don't have the time to go through all your lenthy crappy post.

Religion indeed has hurt the world (not just Nigeria), but if you consider the good it has done to man in the light of JESUS every other thing grows dim in the light of his glory and grace.

Atheism is a psychological jargon.
You can choose to believe, or not. It doesn't change the fact.

I've always told people:

"It's better to play safe: You'ld make a good bargain if you believe on JESUS now, and at last discover that he really do exist rather than refusing him now, only to discover that he actually exists and by then it might be too late."

You wont party forever.
You wont have sex forever.
You wont dress naked forever.
Everything would still end someday.

At that time all these pleasures you treasure would be seen as dung in your eyes.

Speak to a dying shrunken old woman.

Can she ever still treasure having sex all the day? Or dressing nude? Or partying? Or dancing about?

No. She dont even know if there's any pleasure in those things.

All she knows is that her end is near.

It's just that our life on earth and what we're exposed to has made us so myopic.

We do not know anything outside our nose.
And we think we knew it all.

Remember Plato's Allegory of the cave?
That's just how we are.

Now you've written a piece Seun, and you might be thinking:

"Wow, I've killed them all. I've finished all these religious fanatics!"

But the sad truth is that, to you, you've written something worthwhile, but in the real sense one can look at how much knowledge you lack to have composed such criticism against religion all in the name of atheism.

I wonder what you'll do when you found out the truth.

Just do something for me Seun,

Lock up yourself in your room oneday.
Take a Bible. Spread it before you and say:

"God if there is a God. They said you exist and you sent Jesus to die for me. I don't believe this crap (That is if you trully don't). And if this is true, I want you to do anything that would make me believe, else I don't believe it."

Have a nice day.

Touchnot01:
Why do you call someone who derive satisfaction in killing people a psychopath? Who set the standard for normality? You? Majority vote?
Please, I dont think you or anyone has the right to dictate what is normal to another person. It more rational to Do what pleases you or what works for you with the short time you have to live. Its not like the universe will give you a medal for being good. Camping or restricting people who act to their advantage and satisfaction is unjustifiable. People should be left alone to live their lives to the fullest, then you will see the problem with an atheistic majority. Atheist Nietzche probably pointed this out in all honesty.

Dinocarex:
Science can only tell you what 'they feel is right' about a thing.

Since you believe the Universe and everything in it thereof was created by Evolution and 'big bang theory' why are the scientist spending millions of dollars every year to know more about the Universe?

Bro, you might not be religious; but I believe something deep within you tells you that a supreme being up there created the Universe.

You believe a building can't just stand on it on except being built by a man... Why do you find it hard to believe the world didnt just come up on its own except by someone who is SUPREME!!

An2elect2:
You must be losing it if you think i will drop what is real for this

Dinocarex:
A creator can not be created.
As messed up as the logic is, its nothing but the truth.
I told you earlier, you wouldn't understand if I go too deep!.

I will repeat myself, Science can't find all explanation to the quest of life.

An2elect2:
Have you ever seen a book written like the bible?
Whoever its author is, isn't it obvious He is a powerful one?
His book has made men "lose their senses" and many have lost their lives for its content.

Does that sound like just a book?
Or rather, the author is like any other?

MistadeRegal:
Clearly from the heart of a carnal minded mortal.

MrMontella:
i can see the light in you..
Talking snakes...talking donkeys..

Pidggin:
If you are not a Christian I don't see how this issue affects you.

psalmade:
I love this comment.
Bro, if you ain't a child of God then the things of God shouldn't concern you. The things of the spirit cannot be comprehended by carnal men for they are meant to be spiritually discerned. I pray you find peace bro, Good morning

Seun:
Yea, life as an atheist is very peaceful. You don't have to waste any time feeling guilty about things that are 100% natural and harmless. Religion makes people feel bad about those things in order to create a need for the "salvation" that religion offers. It's a scam, folks!

An2elect2:
Lol What's more interesting? That you may not explain these proofs you say other gods have shown their followers. Or that no one readily and joyfully testifies of the goodness and truth of his God except the Christian. He is always quick to tell you to taste and see that his God is good. Because truth makes it bearers bold and willing to die for.

Evidence can be seen and unseen. Unseen by all but only seen by you. Because it happens within you, when your Spirit is enlightened/awaken. You cannot be unaware of it even if you choose to deny it (Lol you wont even deny it)

Evidence is not readily available when it comes to faith. God wills in eternity when things should be and makes it come to pass in time

HardMirror:
You say man is alive because of his spirit right?
So why is it that if I grab your neck and hold it tightly depriving your brain of oxygen, you will be dead under 10minutes? If we are alive because of our spirits why does the spirit not just hang in there while the choking is going on. Why can a simple thing such as choking kill a man that is alive by means of a spirit that can't be choked?

WORDWORLD:
A very LAZY excuse. I must HONESTLY say.............infact a CRUDE way of running away from a CIVILIZED discussion.

For how long do people want to be pulled like PUPPETS. All because we are not willing to ACCEPT THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH and nothing but the TRUTH.

Was HardMirror being RUDE. The answer is AN ABSOLUTE NO!

Except if telling the TRUTH is your defination of being RUDE.

Ranchhoddas:
A duel between you too would be fun to watch. You are both ''extremists'' on opposite sides of the divide. I am almost salivating at the thought. The fact that you seem to accept evolution would make it more interesting... Cloudgoddess what sayeth ye??

naijadeyhia:
I also believe that your opinion is meant for yourself so you should speak for yourself in it. I can also point at millions of Believers and not Dozens of them whose worship of God is based on Love and nothing else....Note these millions and millions of believers are in the real world and not Nairaland. Besides even here on Nairaland i can also show you hundreds of same.

Are you one of those whose moral opinion is shaped by the fear of hell or the reward of heaven?

Seun:
cloudgoddess: Thank for writing this.

stephenmorris:
my small brain could not process all you said but u are really a great teacher and great writer will you mind if i share your post as a guest author on my blog http://justhinkingh..com.ng/

Reyginus:
Lol. An atheist is sure that god doesn't exist while an agnostic doesn't really know. Now join the two together. Instead of saying I am an agnostic theist you say I know god doesn't exist I don't know god doesn't exist. Lol.

ValentineMary:
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever Heb13:8

God is not human, that he should lie, not a
human being, that he should change his
mind. Numbers 23:19

Is it not funny that many things religious people condemn today were only condemed after secular laws were made stopping this. Eg killing people because of beliefs, slavery, discrimination, etc.

If the laws of God has changed to fit our current society, then society guides religious teaching and not the other way round.

Touchnot01:
Somehow, just somehow, seun and other atheist assume that every one wants to live the family man life. Some people want to go about on a killing spree because it makes them happy, who are atheists to tell these ones what to do.

wirinet:
The OP asked a valid question. Why is religious Africa underperforming at the Olympics and indeed every other indice of human development. Instead of the theists to reflect on the questions, there are going on the attack and comparing us to other continents.
Religious Africa is underperforming generally because we waste so much time in unproductive activities, instead of developing ourselves, individually and collectively, couple with the fact that we lack ability long time planing and foresight. We want instant and huge gratification with little planing and work. This is exactly what our brand of religion offers and why people spend more time with religious affairs than with actual productive activities.
A typical religious Nigerian will spend an average of two hours everyday in prayers. The average Christian would attend mid week service on Wednesday, night vigil on Friday ( making Saturday morning useless), then probably fellowship, choir practice or other church activities for the rest of Saturday. Some attend cell meetings or fellowships during the working days. If you add up all the time an average Nigerian spends on religious activities, I am sure it is not less than 25% of his/her waking time.
Now let's interpolate this time wastage with others from other parts of the world.
Athletes from other spend less than 10% of their waking hours on religious affairs, those from Europe and Asia even spend less. So obviously they put in more physical effort at trainings than our African based athletes. Furthermore, other athletes starts training for the next Olympics immediately the present Olympics ends. We Africans generally start preparing for the next competition a few months to the games. How do we hope to compete.
This same over religiosity affect all facets of our lives. I was miffed while university that science and technology students who should be spending most of their waking hours at research and study, waste lots of time with religious activities. You expect these students to compete with others from other parts of the world or lead Nigeria's technological development?

dermmy:
GOD bless you...our ancestors committed atrocities but i don't blame them coz they did it out of ignorance, thank God for christianity may be i would have been sacrificed to a blood sucking god.