AmbFitsaint: God is not evil ( every good and perfect gift comes from Him). The devil is evil. The devil and his angels run the affairs of world ATM, he is the god of this world. Calamities and destructions are his ways of expression his vengeances towards humanity that Christ has come to save from the power of hell. The devil's time is short and he is made up his mind to pervade,destroy and manipulate whatever institutions , structures God desires to make whole. The devil has come to steal, kill and destroy.
But this mysterious "Devil" is God's creation na, subservient to God. When did this Devil became so powerful that your god is in dread and fear of him to the point where the Devil is in control of the Earth, same planet that's attributed as one of your God's creation?
Franzinni: Some Christians need to use their brain so God has chosen who will die and who will live to what gain ?
Do you mean God just one day say the small child that house collapsed on in anambra has lived long enough and she has to come back abi how does it work?
Buliwyf: Does the word "may" sound like he is forcing anyone to do anything? He is giving you his opinion. And it's a fact. Mass gatherings may not come back unless there is a vaccine or we somehow control the virus. [b]Ogbeni use your head na[/b{.
Unfortunately, he can't. People like him have had their brains cemented shut with religious indoctrinations.
kkins25: everybody is fascinated at the birth of 5g, it is only nigeria that people think it is the devils handwork. my brother; sometimes i feel like in my previous life i was a bad person thats why i was sent to the slums of naija to receive discipline
When will the death rate peak and start decreasing? As long as we keep the stay-at-home order, we should avoid this kind of fate.
Please people, no be by force you have to go out and buy fresh vegetables, rice, or bread. Eating garri and beans for a week is OK. Boring, yes, but might save your life.
What you people are failing to realize is that the "stay at home"/"sit at home" order, is unsustainable for a long time. And the way this pandemic is going, it will be here with us for a while.
This stay at home order is simply unsustainable in a Third World, consumer nation like Nigeria.
Mybettingtips: It happened at exactly 1am in the midnight. How many people do you expect to be outside by that time to see an incoming light?
But the sky is wide enough now that people in nearby city or urban areas will have seen the light. Haba! Even at that time of the day, people will have still be awake. Some people, keeping vigil or on duty.
yenereal: Prof might be correct but the police that claimed responsibility should be called to explain. Who drove the said vehicle? How many people were therein? Did the driver die?
You can imagine the kind of country we're living in. The impact I saw on the picture should make one to believe the prof.
gensteejay: Black man and ignorance and the dislike for reading.
Which enlightened person will take religions seriously when he's studied different literature in philosophy, esoterica used to form those religions?
Indoctrinated people can't see the benefits of enlightenment and freedom (from any religion, cult, etc.) and can't acknowledge the benefits of anything, except their holy books, full of inconsistencies and errors.
For a person to grow, whether spiritually, physically, or mentally, they need freedom and independent thinking.
Without those, they can't really experience any form of growth.
The ignorant ones should continue in their slavery.
A slave is asking me what are the benefits of a person getting out of slavery?
xynerise: Because religious folks believe in a lot of forces that could harm them if they don't hold on to God. Don't blame us though, "who no go no go know"
We'll all die, so what the heck? What's the whole big deal?
Each day we wake up, we're faced with more than 1000 ways to die, atheists and religious folks alike, but most of us make it through to the next day, kind of like cheating death. But one day, we'll all die.
xynerise: Just imagine the worst case scenario....Na God las las we go hope on. Atheists in Nigeria will repent by force because science can't help them in a country like Nigeria
@ bolded, really? Repent by force?
You think all atheists are wuss like religious folks scared of dying?
Hakeem12: The question about what atheism has done for humanity is oddly phrased and a single answer can't suffice. What has religion done for humanity? Besides burning people at the stakes who didn't believe before, persecuting scientists, responsible for deaths of millions of people through crusades and jihads. Back to the question of what atheism has done for humanity.
I'd say that anything that advanced the human race made using a scientific approach must be the nearest answer. Science from its nature is non-theistic as it does not accept miracles or divine interventions. And although it was often funded by various religious groups throughout history as I've read about, it progresses without any need or references from any god.
Scientists come in various heights, colours, races:apart from the ones their god kept calling his people, and creeds. ODs are not required.
I believe that curiosity is the most important trait in humans. For thousands of years, people have questioned why things work the way they work. Why does the sun come out every morning? Why is the sky blue? Why does it rain? Many decided since they didn't know, it must be God's work. Others decided not to be so complacent and decided to research and come up with proven answers.
So to summarize, it's not about believing in religion or not. Its about not making religion make you complacent and stopping your curiosity. Religion teaches helplessness, Que sera sera- what will be, is what will be. Take the issue of coronavirus for instance, i haven't seen a single person that didn't get infected or die because the believed in a particular religion. Religion encourages foolishness, south Korea had 30 cases, untill someone decided to ignore government's warning and go to church leading to death of thousands. Pilgrims in Qom, Iran, believed they wouldn't be infected because they were at an holy site, Iran now has the fourth highest death toll. Italy has the highest death toll, over 6000 now and counting. I saw a tweet today of a particular pastor saying god is demonstrating his mightiness with the coronavirus. There are more than 400,000 infections as at today, and over 13000 deaths. Why does your god have to kill people to show his mightiness? Your religion couldn't stop the black death, couldn't stop the Spanish flu, it won't stop coronavirus. It will only slow down with lockdowns and vaccine discovery, nothing else. The head of the church responsible for the outbreak in south Korea is now being charged with murder.
@bolded, good and valid question. But watch them somersault in answering it.
hahn: How many people have prayers healed of the coronavirus?
Maybe if you visit one of those that have tested positive for the virus, lay your hands on them and pray for them and they become well the governor will make you the state lead prayer warrior and even make you Minister for prayer affairs
einsteine: What else do you want the government to do right now aside what's been done so far?
I'm not talking about right now Let's not even forget that the government hasn't quite done enough with this virus outbreak.
I'm talking about the aftermath. When the virus is gone, whoever or whatever remains of this country, will the government have learned anything and strive to do the right thing for this country and develop this country, especially critical sectors like health and education?
Let's not lie to ourselves. We know our leaders, the kind of people leading us in this country. We never learn from history.
gensteejay: Keeping drugs is different from using or overdosing on them, especially when I have no reason to use them currently.
What if they get approved later as effective in fighting Covid-19? The price will surely rise by then as there will be a surge in demand due to panic buys.
I got chloroquine here for N150/sachet last week.
This week, the current price has jumped to N450/ sachet. I have nothing tangible to lose by buying them now and keeping somewhere.
We can't just fold our arms and do nothing.
You're right. It's prudence buying them for cheap now, ahead of possible spike in their price.
gensteejay: How effective is this combination? I bought chloroquine last week and kept it safe somewhere as a precautionary measure. Will get azithromycin tomorrow and keep it as well.
Can doctors here shed more light on the use of the drugs combination for fighting coronavirus? Does the combination really work?
The combination isn't yet approved by the FDA and WHO. Do not go and overdose on those drugs!
Hakeem12: I'm sure he still won't understand all these. Sometimes when you explain things to some religious people, it's like their brains are on vacation, or they have quarantined it. Italy now has the highest death toll for coronavirus. China hasn't reported any new cases for a few days. Even Iran, a Muslim country isn't spared, as pilgrims were the first to be affected. That speaks volume for their god who couldn't protect any of those people. Nigerian theists think they are special. They believe everyone in other parts of the world are sinners, and they alone are pure. Some even foolishly holding church services today. The spread in Korea started from a church.
This! This right here! This arrogance, this overconfidence bias!
Goodness gracious! These guys are a serious risk and danger to not just themselves but others.
Mariangeles: Do you think you have any right to ask anything of a God you do not believe in?
For you and the others who do not believe in God, these new diseases are just the beginning! There are still many more to come...more than man could ever contain!
And I guess you guys that believes in this God, are spared of these new diseases and more that are coming?