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lilsmart:
It is folklore, and it is also truth. It's not a story we tell for fun, but a way of life. For us, it's a different way of seeing the world, where the dead remain part of the family

prayers like the "Eternal Rest" prayer ask for God's mercy for the souls of the departed. It's not praying to them as deities, but it is a sacred act of remembering and including them in our spiritual family, asking for their peace. It's a different expression of the same core idea that the bonds of family and community transcend death.

True, it is kind of True especially how amazing it feels when we remember them or how they touch us to remember them

hashtagged:
I was few points from first class. I did not cram. Imagine teaching a class suddemly one morning. How would you fare?. I was asked to syart teaching immediately, with no lesson note, no lesson plan only a textbook which i cant ovbiously bring to class

But you were teaching other classes na, so how is this different? Because I see that you yourself are struggling with the maths.

ReacherSaidNoth:
Your education is poor that's why you think change can come from one individual on the internet instead of a good government.

Martin Luther, Mary Slessor, Babangida, VDM, Hitler, Jerry Rawlings, Berekete are examples of one individuals making changes, so you see your education has not given you good excuses.

ReacherSaidNoth:
Praying did not help the worshippers in the house of your god who were kidnapped and killed.

I will do no such useless thing.

It definitely helped them before.

And is there anyone forcing you to pray? Get off it man

hashtagged:
I studied maths but it has been several years ago about 6yrs since i practiced anything maths.
I just needed a bit of time to prepare as i dont have the whole curriculum in my head

Only 6 yrs? C'mon, Maths is unforgettable. As long as you know the procedures, then there is no way you can forget it. Even I don't like maths but I kind of remember the procedure which is why I still help my children with their maths homework.

All you need is the topic and you can run with it, unless you are really really weak in it which means that you merely crammed to pass maths.

And now you see the effects of cramming.

And I think your parents may have caused this by pushing you to the sciences meanwhile your natural strength is in arts and social science.

Ah, the Day God Comes, I can't wait to see the agony faces of atheists.

O Lord arise and let thy enemies be put to sword

Jakarta:
That's one of the reason I detest religion
why kill for a God that can't fight for himself? Why punish yourself by slamming your head on the ground 3 times daily for a non existent God? People need to be oriented.

That clearly tells you that they are not killing for God but for saytan

ReacherSaidNoth:
I'm an Atheist too but you must understand that in a society where true education is absent and poverty is rampant, the common man is hopeless and can only take solace in the opium of religion.

We live in a finished country.

With all your education why have you not solved the issue?

ReacherSaidNoth:
Some people are beginning to see the light, you'll notice that people now frown at the idea of solving the issue with prayers. Before, those same people will look at you as an enemy if you suggest that praying is useless.

Yet when an elevator falls while you are in it, you would pray.

dollypi:
the j.ews don't wait for God to fight for them

Since Egypt, the jews always have themselves their own way

Kharol1234:
Why also fight for a God that can't fight for himself?

Who do you see fighting Him?
Are you not the ones talking rubbish and we just answer back? While He sends canes to flog you?

Now it is clear that the world is shouting Christian Persecution, exactly as it is Written

So, now we can say that God's Word has been full filled and has come to pass going by these threads

https://www.nairaland.com/8563066/nigerian-christians-persecuted-says-pope#137501991

https://www.nairaland.com/8565138/apc-plans-appearance-us-congress#137533254

https://www.nairaland.com/8555746/genocide-christians-nigeria#137379395

https://www.nairaland.com/8565832/us-nigeria-form-task-force#137544708

That means Taraba state is a bandit state. E don reach to cut off

Philosopher1979:
Human knowledge is too limited to claim or decide on the existence of God. We don't even have accurate information on the creatures in the sea, the galaxies, olanets or stars in the universe and many other things. Scientists keep making research everyday and they say what we humans know of the universe is only 10%. We don't even know enough about stuff like dark energy, and so many things. The human mind is too finite to comprehend that there is a being with no beginning and no end or a concept like eternity. Saying there is no God is the most foolish and dumbest thing anybody can say. That is damn ignorant. It's not knowledge at all. It is based on limited observation. 200 years ago Scientists thought flying planes was impossible due to limited knowledge. The idea that God does not exist is also due to the limitations of human knowledge.
You atheists are always scared when you meet a religious person that is intellectual. Atheism is very foolish when you consider eternity and how mysterious the universe is

You see, he knows he is talking rubbish after theludeen himself and that is Y he stopped you from answering him.

All atheists delud..... Demselves

lilsmart:
I once askedmy grandpa this question. (RIP papa), he immediately said my child, sit down. Sit by this fire and let an old man share with you the wisdom of our fathers and our fathers' fathers. He then looked straight into my eyes and said this is a good question, and it touches the very heart of who we are.
But listen carefully, child, They are not gone.


They are now the Living Dead. They are with us still. They sit with us in the quiet moments. They hear us when we speak their names. They watch over the family, for they are the guardians of our lineage.
This is why we pour libations a little palm wine, gin or water onto the earth. We are giving them drink. This is why we place food for them at our ceremonies. We are sharing our meal. We do not "worship" we honour them, we remember them, we include them in the life of the family.

If we forget them, if we stop speaking their names and telling their stories, then their spirit can fade. This is the true death, the second death, when you are forgotten by the living. This is the greatest tragedy.

You know this is clearly folk lore?

AndrewTate:
But here, the “wanna bees 🐝 “ seem more relaxed arguing for nut case cause

Argue your own back if your own is not a nut case cause.

Na so people dey talk when dem no get any sensible thing to say

Now it is clear that the world is shouting Christian Persecution, exactly as it is Written

So, now we can say that God's Word has been full filled and has come to pass going by these threads

https://www.nairaland.com/8563066/nigerian-christians-persecuted-says-pope#137501991

https://www.nairaland.com/8565138/apc-plans-appearance-us-congress#137533254

https://www.nairaland.com/8555746/genocide-christians-nigeria#137379395

https://www.nairaland.com/8565832/us-nigeria-form-task-force#137544708

Host78:
I am not committing the same thing.

It is a fact that we have no idea of where we came from, or if we came from anywhere.

It is also a fact that we only became aware of the world the moment we became conscious.

The world also disappears completely when we become unconscious or falls deeply asleep.

These are facts we can all agree with. No one needs to tell us this or we need to 'believe' it.

It's something we have all experienced.

But none of us has been to any other side for a fact.

We have not been there before we were born. We have no memories of it if we have ever died and come back to testify to it personally.

If you have said this, then I would not dispute. But you said "Nothing was before you were born. Not even your 'self'. The world unfolds almost immediately you became conscious. It's the same when you die. The world folds up immediately and there's that emptiness. Not darkness but emptiness.."

You were not there to know that"nothing was before you or that the world folds or unfolds before you became conscious" or that "emptiness waits for you when you die" when you have never been there.

So, you see, you commit the same offence as the persons you accuse.

Host78:
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Instead we have other individuals who are exactly like us but who insist they are not like us and that they have experienced these other sides.

Who said we must believe these their accounts of the other sides.

Unfortunately, the accounts are as varied as there are multiple religions.

There are multiple schools and vehicles and women to marry, yet we are able to distinguish the good from the bad and the Truthful from the liar.

And this is where Jesus Christ beats all others.

AndrewTate:
Do you mean there is no God?

This answer shows that He has left you alone to enjoy your company with the person you love.

11 ...This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.. (is this not DSS, POLICE and co??

12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. (Is this not Army?)

13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. (Is this not slavery and now the king does not pay salaries and pensions on time?)

14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.. Is this not the Land Use law that says all lands belong to govt which is why it is the govt dashes land to their rich friends while the poor youth has to buy it with millions?)

15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. (Is this not the origin of tax?)

16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. (slavery and forced labour)

17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. (Taxes)

18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day. (The most important one)

19 Nevertheless the people said, Nay; we will have a king over us;

So you are on your own.

Sije:
There is always God.

Now he doesn't think like you or me
Neither act as we do.

So your explanations may not be met like you see in super hero movies.

Take Covid for instance
Wars and other Natural disasters around the world.

God already did predict it in The BIBLE

Matthew 24
Betrayal and Death: Believers were warned they would be handed over to tribulation, imprisoned, and put to death, sometimes by family members or those who believe they are "offering a service to God" by killing Christians.

The worst one was that God Said

11 ...This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.. (is this not DSS, POLICE and co??

12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. (Is this not Army?)

13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. (Is this not slavery and now the king does not pay salaries and pensions on time?)

14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.. Is this not the Land Use law that says all lands belong to govt which is why it is the govt dashes land to their rich friends while the poor youth has to buy it with millions?)

15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. (Is this not the origin of tax?)

16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. (slavery and forced labour)

17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. (Taxes)

18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day. (The most important one)

19 Nevertheless the people said, Nay; we will have a king over us;

So no one should disturb God let them go and solve their problem.

Negroid001:
Saw the video of the attack that happened in a church in Kwara.
Why are religious people still gullible in this age and time? Coupled with the massacre going on in the north.

Everyone is shouting government government!
Why stick to something that can't protect your life?

If He was not protecting them before would they not have left Him?

And primarily is it not your rulers who promised to make the place secure, so they will always be held.

wildcatter23:


Sorry about that.

Get the course outline. Study and use chatgpt to guide you.

For context explain to chatgpt your unique situation and how you want to teach These kids with confidence and clarity.

A friend of mine who doesn't know jack about teaching used this method. It worked wonders.

You should try it.

One more thing. You are very nervous and the kids are having a field day to over that

This is what we have been complaining about. How can a person study maths and then he cannot teach it? It clearly proves that you never studied it.

Now you are advising him to use am app to teach. One day, we would be going to Togo or Ghana or India just to employ real teachers while you people would be screaming no job

Host78:
what was it like before you were born?

It wasn't nothing.

It just wasn't. Nothing was before you were born. Not even your 'self'.

The world unfolds almost immediately you became conscious.

It's the same when you die. The world folds up immediately and there's that emptiness. Not darkness but emptiness..

We can't imagine this complete nothingness.

As such, we do not come from anywhere at least not one we can point to. And we do not go anywhere, at least not one we can point to.

Everything anyone says is something they learned from others who has not seen it before

Do you real eyes that you are committing the same offence you accuse others of committing? That is "Everything anyone says is something they learned from others who has not seen it before"

For, you too did not see these things you say, so you are wrong just like the others.

Meanwhile, Christ Jesus came from heaven, and was there when this world and us began yet you do not believe Him. Anyway, it's the exercise of your right.

josielewa:
POWER OF DENIAL, PLS EXPANTIATE...

You are the one doing the denial na so study it. But this is what people have said about it

"The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists."
Isaac Asimov

It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept. Bill Watterson

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. Richard Barch

That which is denied cannot be healed. Brennan Manning

But Gumi, el Rufai and his sons and Boko haram guys would be left prowling.

josielewa:
A MAN SAYING HE IS NOT AFRAID OF IT MEANS NOTHING.., THAT DOESNT PROVE ANYTHING ABOUT DEATH..

Did you not see that we were not looking at his words?

As I said, you think all who have died before you did not have the power of denial?

The power of denial always vanishes when death is near. Go and check any dying persons and see whether they have any power to deny Truth.

MikeofKd:
I can't argue with you , When you become more spiritually aware you can let me know.

You can't argue with me because there is no valid argument against a Truth.

GanagiBitrus:
So your religious beliefs you consider reasonable should also be reasonable to everyone else?
Dey play.

Does a ruler or psi gauge care what you believe? No.

Reasonability is the ruler that measures the rightness or wrongness of all men's actions no matter their religious preference.

Which is why I said is it not reasonable to believe He Who Came Down from heaven and Who has testified of it even before He died and came back and went back up in the presence of witnesses?

Giving the Truth full answer has no business with your religious preference especially as no one is talking about your religious affiliation.

josielewa:
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE OR SITUATION, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY SOME PEOPLE HAVE THAT KIND OF FEELING..WHEN A MAN IS ABOUT TO DIE, EITHER GOOD OR EVIL, THERE IS A WAY THE BRAIN ACTIVITY CHANGES. PEOPLE WILL USUALLY MOST OF THE TIME SEE A WHITE LIGHT BEFORE EVERYTHING FADES AWAY, SAME WAY A CHILD STAYS IN THE DARK, AND EXPERIENCE LIGHT WHEN USHERED INTO A NEW WORLD. ITS A LOOP.

I have and everyone living have had a close shave and encounter with death which is why we all naturally fear it.

However I, and I know we all have seen a person or 2 who in the face of on coming death were not afraid. Some even said "ehn make e come now, no problem" looking at us and wondering why we were afraid.

And that is where the differences is.

GanagiBitrus:
This shouldn't be a subject of argument.

100psi is 100psi. It's not subjective.

If I give you ₦10m, you may consider it reasonable to buy land, while another will consider it reasonable to buy a car.

Do you not see the ruler between the two persons is "reasonability"

And the rule of reasonability is not based subjectivity but on objectivity that is why it is a ruler just like PSI.

GanagiBitrus:
I have no problem with what you or anybody chooses to believe.
But just know that what you consider "reasonable to believe" may be totally unreasonable to believe to someone else.

The word "reasonability" is the ruler that measures all men as psi is the measurement of all tyre pressure of all tyres.

KingDashx:
dead man dey feel emotions?
Dead man no need wife

But you see say you dey feel the pain even though the pain no dey physical before you die.

Dat na d sign wey dey tell you.