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windofjustice:
Someone should tell me what to invest with ₦700,000

I can tell you. DM me

I know that pastor. I always see his posters whenever I go to warri.

This is a reason people have been leaving churches... He's a popular pastor and now that he has been caught, other pastors will be suspected as well, hence more people will stop going to church.

Christianity has lost its essence here in this country, let's stop fooling ourselves with being over religious.

Become a Freethinker like me

Yampotatocarrot:
Okay, I'm sorry to interject. Don't forget the reason we left use of natural rubber to synthetic rubber was to save the environment (rubber plants). Are you saying we go back to those rubber plants? Imagine how many rubber plants will ultimately end up destroyed to meet just Nigeria's demand, not to talk of the world, taking into consideration the fact that rubber trees aint like vegetables that can be planted and harvested within a short period of time

We have a lot of arable lands that we can use for the mass production of rubber. Even if we don't want to farm traditionally, we can create microbes that synthesis rubber (through genetic engineering). Btw rubber is just an example of alternatives. You can always bring more

papiddo:
What tha bleep are u saying. Is the natural rubber degradable?? I only knw DAT it can b recycled same as the plastics. I suggest use of PAPER BAGS as dy use in the USA.. At least its degradable and used paper can be renewed.

Bro we're in the internet. You should confirm from Google if natural rubber is degradable or not. Don't mistake natural rubber for synthetic rubber though...

Mrjo:
there's solution but in Nigeria I don't think we have facilities

We can make one. You and I... When we start doing some things ourselves rather than waiting for the government or someone else to do it, there will be very few problems in Nigeria. That's the spirit of entrepreneurship, positive thinking.

anonimi:
.....while solving a major problem and improving his society in the process.
So much intelligence from one nairalander.
You try bo.

Thanks very much. Thanks for your support

Flier:
What he listed above isn’t realistic,the only way is proper recycling
Nothing can replace plastic and Infact the case is in uk court right now to lift ban on plastic straw because iron straw killed one blind woman after she fell on it
Nothing can replace plastic it’s just too useful
The Chinese invented plastic bag made from cassava and maize starch but it turned out to be almost the same,it won’t decompose easily
How do you ban bottle water and sachet water ? What do we use after that ?
90% of products are packaged in plastic related materials, how do you ban all these? Even most pen are made of plastic,how do you do it? It’s just impossible
No country is going to be successful banning it
If we look at Paper bag it’s not that useful so there is practically no alternative at the moment

That is why we're looking for alternatives. Don't say there are no alternative. Say there is no alternative yet. Imagine how rich you'll become if you discover an alternative... That's positive thinking

Mrjo:
most of the things you wrote is unnecessary, imagine how many illustrations you gave yet they didn't address the issue

Both illustrations are meant to help you understand how to solve the problem through extensive reasoning. They both pointed to the last section "steps to permanently end plastic plain"

Mrjo:
I hate post like this playing with people's time

How is it playing with people's time? Why do you hate it?

anonimi:
Recycle what is already in circulation.
Reduce further production and use of plastics by having natural/bio-degradable options and multiple use plastic.
Many thanks for creating the thread and special thanks to the mindful mods who took it to the front page.
Kudos y'all.
Life is more than just about money and s3x.


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You're welcome.

Yampotatocarrot:
Thanks for putting forward this topic. Although I don't have a ready alternative at hand, I think your alternative isn't feasible.

Using green alternatives to replace plastics? Seriously, how many plants will have to be cultivated for this replacement to occur? As for natural rubber, how many rubber trees will have to be endlessly sapped to meet up with the Nigerian demand.

I'm sure there are viable alternatives, I'm just not sure its in plants. Let's leave plants alone for now, we've overburdened them too much.

O bro you got it wrong. By green, I don't mean plants, I mean renewable resources... Green is a term in sustainable development referring to renewable resources. The leaves of plants clearly cannot replace plastics but natural rubber (gotten from plants) has potential.

Nawao

Nice development

What do you think?

Plastics are everywhere. We use them for various purposes and they are a part of the everyday life of most people. They pollute our environment but more are made every second because of demand. A lot of solutions have been brought to mitigate plastic pollution but we are still getting negative news everyday. What can we do to permanently end plastic pollution, to make it a thing of the past? Read this article.

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What have we been doing wrong?
We have been recycling and reusing, we have reduced our use but there are still plastic bags, bottles, etc everywhere. What are we doing wrong? Well to answer this question, let us view plastic pollution as what it is; a problem like every other problems. To end plastic pollution, we need to understand how problems are solved. To explain, i'll use an illustration.

To chop or to uproot?
We know that trees can sometimes be stubborn. Some can be chopped today and regrow before the end of the year. For such trees, they will always grow so long as their roots are still in the ground. In order to stop those tress from growing again, we either kill the root or uproot it. The bottom line is that the battle against the tree (problem we see) can only be won (solved) when we face the root (source of the problem). You see, to solve a problem, we have to find the source.

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How is the illustration above related to plastic pollution? Like all problems, we have to find the source(s) of plastic pollution. The sources include:

* Unavailability of alternatives: Plastics can be used as bottles, bags, wraps, spoons, fashion accessories, toys, etc. Glass being an alternative to plastic bottles is not an alternative to plastic bags. You see, plastic has various uses so we need to come up with various alternatives.
* Lack of discipline and love for the environment: Some cities in Nigeria are flooded because of bad drainage system or clogged drainage. The people in these cities know fully well that they have a role to play in order to curb the flood. They can clear the drainage system then dispose the right way so that their dirt and wastes don't block the waterway again. Well, they sometimes clear the system but they still throw their dirt anyhow. They know that their wastes cause the flood yet they still dispose anyhow. If they are disciplined or have love for their environment, they will not dispose just anyhow.
* Increase of demand: How is the demand for plastics increasing even though we are trying to reduce our use? I'll explain with an illustration.

The sinking boat
A boat in a river has a hole in the middle and water is entering the boat through the hole. The more water enters the boat, the lower the boat becomes. How can we raise the level of the boat? Your answer will definitely be to scoop the water out. Well that's part of the solution but to permanently solve this problem, we'll need to first block the hole so that water cannot enter the boat before we remove the water which is already in the boat. Both actions taken are important but one proves to have a more lasting solution than the other. That's not all, let's see how we can use this illustration to explain how the demand of plastics is increasing.

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Now let's say that you have been idle in that boat and now that there's a hole, you have the job to scoop out the water. You know fully well that when the hole is closed and the water is out, you'll resume being idle so instead of closing the hole, you are very comfortable with scooping out the water. Just as doctors will go jobless when there's no sickness, people who sell coffins will close their shops if death stops, etc you will become idle if the hole is blocked.

We humans are subconsciously selfish. When will we realize that the more we come up with ways to reuse plastics, the more dependent on plastics we will be? Yes let's appreciate everyone who have come up with ideas to reuse plastics but let us also realize that plastic pollution is still increasing. Here are some ideas they brought:

* From 2017, there have been a lot of articles online about some organisms like the waxworm which are able to eat plastic bags. Is it really worth it? Yes i agree that the waxworm eats plastics but then again what next? Can it digest it? What if another organism eats it or it finds a way to our tables (bioaccumulation)?. If we use these worms, they'll surely find a way to our tables because fishes eat them and we eat fishes. We'll indirectly be eating plastics.
* Today, plastics are being tested in construction; some are used to construct walkways, some are shredded and mixed with mortar or melted to make bricks or roads. These innovations are good but they also make us more dependent on plastics.

Let us solve this problem of plastic pollution from the root. No we aren't condemning the ideas because without them, we'll have even more plastics in our environment. Let us first focus on blocking the hole before we start scooping out the water. That is, let us find alternatives to plastics, reduce (or end) our demand for plastics before we channel our focus on what we can use the plastics already polluting our environment for.

When we focus on reusing plastics, we'll be fighting a never ending battle. We then can say that the more polluted the world becomes, the richer someone becomes (the person who came up with ideas on how to reuse the bottles). If we really want to permanently end plastic pollution, we should first focus our ideas on alternatives to use in order to reduce the demand, focus our energy in enlightening the public about causes, effects and solutions to pollution then come up with (or use existing) ideas to reuse the plastics already polluting the Earth. This is a fight with an end.

Step by step actions to permanently end plastic pollution
Green alternatives
We're looking for alternatives that will not cause pollution after mass production. Alternatives that are degradable (able to breakdown unlike plastics) and healthier are what we should be looking for. Instead of using plastics to wrap food items like moimoi (bean pudding) and okpa (made with bambara nut), we should use plant leaves that are traditionally used (Thaumatococcus daniellii). Come to think of it, the past sometimes offer a solution for present problems. Before plastic items were manufactured, what were our ancestors using? How can these items be modified? We can even consider a mass production of natural rubber since it is biodegradable.

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Enlightenment and enforcement
People should be enlightened and educated about pollution. They should be taught the causes of pollution, the effects of pollution (on our health and the health of our environment) and ways to end pollution like disposing the right way and only buying what we need and can consume. If these campaigns are successful, more people will value the Earth and dispose the right way. For others who are stubborn, they can be jailed or fined when they dispose anyhow. Companies involved in production of plastic items or items wrapped/contained in plastics should consider the end products of what they are making and should be fined when their products pollute the environment.

Read about a campaign we organized at Rivers state against plastic pollution at Plastic pollution campaign

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Controlled production rate
Even though the demand for plastics is increasing due to increase of population and discovery of more reusable ways, the rate of production should be controlled by governments or unions of manufacturers. Come to think of this; when there's a will, there's a way. If plastic production is banned, individuals and firms which previously relied on plastics will come up with a way to survive.

Recycling and reusing the plastics already polluting our environment
Now that the hole has been blocked (or is being blocked), we can focus on reusing or recycling the plastics already polluting our environment. This will be more effective in the concluding phase of the battle against plastic pollution than in the starting phase. Why? When we don't reduce the supply of plastics, people who reuse and recycle plastics will find them easily, they won't have to search for them or travel to the remote parts of the oceans where plastics are gathered. They just have to wait for people to throw their wastes away in order to find whatever kind of plastic they are looking for. When other preventive measures are taken before we focus more on reusing and recycling, we'll be sure that these people who recycle will have to search for the plastics therefore cleaning up the environment. Think of this; scavenging is an enterprise you can start with zero capital. You just have to search for a needed waste and supply it to who is willing to pay for it.

Read about the construction of a walkway using plastic bottles, wraps and caps

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The battle against plastic pollution has taken too much time. Let us permanently end plastic pollution. Thanks for reading this article to the end. Please do well to share your opinion in the comment box below. You can also share the article with your friends and family.

ABC; All Biological Concerns

Students from the department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria constructed a walkway using plastic bottles, their caps and wraps. Read this article to know why and how they constructed the walkway.

Why construct a walkway made of plastics?
Bad road
The road leading the building of the department is not very accessible especially in the rainy season. Students and staff passing through that road must walk on water or through grass. Something must be done, a road must be made.
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Plastic pollution
Plastics are bad for our environment. They cause flooding by blocking our drainage systems, trap and kill aquatic animals, reduce the beauty of our society and they increase in number every second. We need to come up with ways to reuse plastics. AEB students (U2016 set) came up with a way to reuse the bottles. In this case, they decided to build a walkway as a form of community service to the department. Seeing the plastic bottles, caps and wraps on the walkway will teach and motivate others that wastes can be reused, we should dispose our wastes correctly and not everything we term "waste" is useless.
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What were the uses of each part of the plastic bottles?
The main bottle
Most of the plastic bottles were used as kerbs (both edges of the walkway), some were used as expansion joints while others were used on a step at the entrance of the walkway.
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The bottle caps
The bottle caps were used to decorate the surface of the walkway. They were used to write "U2016 SET & AEB STAFF" and make several patterns and drawings.
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The wraps
The wraps of all bottles used for the construction were stripped off before the bottles were placed. While some wraps were properly disposed, we used most for decoration of some bottles. They were placed inside the bottles so that they will be visible.
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How was the walkway constructed?
The bottles were filled with sharp sand, the ground was leveled with sharp sand and mortar made of cement and coarse sand was poured on the leveled ground to make the walkway surface. On the edges of the walkway, holes were dug and the bottles were placed in the holes (filled with mortar and sand). While some parts of the walkway were decorated with the cap of plastic bottles, other parts were decorated with interlocking tiles-maker.
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Other details
1. 2077 plastic bottles were used
2. 102 students participated on the construction
3. The walkway was constructed in 5 days
4. 34 hours were actively spent on the walkway construction.

What can we learn?
1. Problems can be solved, only when we are not silent about them.
2. Wastes are wastes because we are not innovative enough to have use(s) for them.
3. The youths of this generation are not all lazy, they just need to find what they can do and a
source of motivation.
4. Plastic bottles are the next big thing. They can be used for minor constructions, agricultural purposes, innovations and other forms of pet projects.

Source: https://www.allbioconcerns.com/2019/07/construction-of-walkway-using-plastic.html

daddytime:
Everybody don turn to reactor.

That's a fellow Bayelsan speaking right there. I'm sure he didn't care to reach out to Timi to clear his doubt on how the news was reported but thought it wise to play the intellectual and father-knows-how-All-rapes go, how the victims and perpetrators should act in a real rape scenario.

The sequence in which the story was narrated might have sounded puncturables or senseless but heck, I'm not discarding or downplaying her narratives. It's been a long time gone and expecting her to tell it all second by second as it panned out would be very unfair.

I'd expect the Totoyinbo to come out and give a refute to these allegations, wait for Ese Walters to come to restate hers and the many more that'll be emboldened to step up to speaking up following Mrs. Dakolos boldness.

If this is indeed true, the dude needs to face justice with zero statutes of limitations.

Enough is frigging enough with these charlatans and idiots in power using their self-acclaimed high positions to abuse the "nobody's".

Reno is just trying to sound intelligent and be clever by half...I'm sure he's got daughters and sisters.. Karma no dey wear pant.



Senseless reaction and attempt at playing a detective.

Rubbish

Person wey don craze before come dey form say him don well, e get as e go take laff even you go know say the kolo still dey body.

This ain't the first case against the God of the sheeples..

Reno is Itsekiri from Delta State

agarawu23:
must you die with the idea since you don't have capital? Share with others that can push it

There's the issue of trust though. Like what if they start another business with my idea?

If you came up with a wonderful idea that you know would generate money but you don't have capital to start it, can you share this idea with others so they either support you or partner with you?

femidejulius:
While I am aware of emerging technologies and the fact that technology is dynamic, I will say categorically that cars will never run on water, at least there will be no mass production on cars that run on water.

Hydrogen cars may emerge in the market but the hydrogen will never be produced by using water.

Water isn't as cheap as you think. If all cars are to run on water, there will be no more water for humans, animals and plants.

71% of the Earth's surface is covered in water

Be The Change ~ BeTCh
This is a community of youths who see problems in their society and the world at large. They come up with solutions and ideas, they do the little they can to solve the problems. They focus on Gender inequality, religious problems, mindset of the youths, politics, pollution, etc

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Today's youth, tomorrow's sustainability

The youths these days have passions and high hopes for a better tomorrow. What are they doing to make their future exactly the way the want it? What are they missing?

It is an established fact that the only thing which never changes is "change" itself. This simply means that the way something was yesterday is not the way it is today and not the way it is going to be tomorrow. This is true for everything related to human activities because we are never satisfied and we always want to do things the easiest of ways. Asides wanting to do things the easiest of ways, humans will tend to stop doing what they have been doing when they discover that they have been doing it wrong. How do all these connect with the mindset of the youth? Can you connect the dots?

Talking about human wants, we have always wanted items and properties to ourselves but the way we get these properties has undergone a series of changes over the years. Primitive men scavenged for their properties, men in the past generations got their properties through trading by barter, men today work for others or sell goods to make money in order to afford properties... The question is "how would we earn in the future?".

A Revolution is coming

What is a revolution? Simply put, it is a very powerful and colossal change on man's operations.

Before the 19th century, humans have only earned through farming, healing, researching and other ways. In the late 18th century, an industrial revolution occurred. This revolution transformed the way man earned. Now, humans earn through labor in various industries, these industries are found worldwide.

So far, we have been doing well. We have companies like Chevron, Mercedes, Samsung, etc which are paying well but let's face the fact that these companies are becoming more and more useless as time goes by. They are becoming useless simply because mans' eye is opening to see the effect of the various industries in the world:
* Emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
* Production of non-biodegradable and greenhouse gas emitting goods
* Increase in the rate of Global warming in the world today.

As noted earlier, humans will stop doing what they have been doing if they find out that they have been doing it wrong. One day, a revolution will start. It is a form of revolution that will reduce or even fully stop the use of non-renewable resources, fossil fuels and production of plastics and other non-biodegradable items.

When (not if but when) this revolution comes, how will we earn? What hope would the average youths have?

Let's talk about sustainable development

Sustainable development in simple terms, is the use resources or production of goods today in a manner that the resources (both raw and produced) will still be readily available to people in future generations.

Let us look at land as a natural resource. Instead of using the normal traditional agricultural method to get (for example) 100 tomatoes from a piece of land, we would change to the modern method of farming (vertical farming, aquaponics) to get more than 1000 tomatoes and even 10,000 fishes if we like. This method of farming reduces the amount of space, water and time used to get even more than what the traditional means can get. Enclosing the plants in a greenhouse would reduce water loss by transpiration and evaporation, planting in shelves will reduce space taken and nutrients always available will reduce the time it takes for the roots of plants to get nutrients and water therefore speeding up the growth rate of plants. Modern farming is just one of many examples of sustainability

Here's how people in different fields can be sustainable
* Petitions can be made against stores that use too much packaging. These packaging cause excess waste
* Banks should provide fewer loans to firms that pollute the Earth, more loans to firms that support sustainability
* The government should maintain potential tourist attractions. Clean up river and sea beaches, make waterfalls accessible by cars
* More enlightenment should be done. People should be enlightened about our natural heritage and how our actions pollute our environment
* Doctors should tell their patients the source of their infection. For example, patients with malaria should be taught that reducing the amount of stagnant water around them would reduce the amount of mosquitoes
* Schools should teach children about the sources, effects and control of pollution

Here's how sustainability is affecting our industries
* Introduction of more solar panels, hydroelectricity and biogas is reducing the demand of generators, refineries and other industries that rely on fossil fuel
* Introduction of electric cars is reducing the demand of petrol powered cars therefore affecting automobile industries and refineries
* Introduction of reusable and recyclable plastics has reduced the demand of single-use plastics therefore affecting refineries and industries that make plastics
* Sustainable development usually doesn't need a lot of resources for maintenance and operation. This means that when the sustainable revolution occurs, a lot of the Earths resources will be saved since individuals and companies will reuse what are being produced.

As you can see, introducing these eco-friendly products and services is very good but will greatly affect our major industries. What can we do? How can we the youths survive tomorrow?

Innovation is the key

Innovation is the only way we can survive in the future. Ask yourself: this company that I have been dreaming to work with, isn't it owned by a fellow human? If a man/woman (when he/she was a youth) could dream of owning a very big company, employing thousands of people, why can't I have similar dreams? Why must I limit my dreams to only working under someone, therefore fulfilling his/her dreams? Why can't I be creative?

Just imagine when these big companies stop or reduce operations and almost all the youths are still dreaming about working with these companies. It would be a sad situation for those who were unable to dream big. Look at Nigeria as a case study: a country where many companies are fleeing from yet the youths are still hoping they can work with these companies.

Solve problems. Your innovation or creativity should be geared towards identifying and solving problems in your society or the world at large. Lets look at Obasanjo. He found the problem of hunger then invested in Agriculture. Mark Zuckerberg found the problem of lack of communication then made facebook. Now, Facebook has pledged to use only non-exhaustible resources to generate electricity before the end of 2020. Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp found the problem of transportation and made Uber. I hope Uber will make a pledge of using only electric cars as cabs in the nearest future.

The average mindset of the youth is a problem I see and I can't remain silent. Here, I have come up with a few solutions.

Are you a youth?
* Don't be scared to dream big
* Discover your talents
* Work on your talents
* Discover your passions
* Work on your passions
* Look for the similarities between your talents and passions
* Focus on these similarities because among these similarities is your purpose in life
* Remain useful
* Solve problems
* Build a network of value-adding friends in your life
* Don't stop working on yourself
* Keep adding value to people
* Hold a strong relationship with your God.
* Think creativity, think innovation, think sustainability
* Try your best to make the world a better place
* Be The Change you want to see in the world

Elijah Rona ~ Be The Change
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Does deliverance wipe away the crimes someone has committed?

I've been wondering, why is it that when someone commits a crime or sin severely and goes to church for deliverance, they (the church) treat him like someone who is possessed, they deliver him from the evil spirit and rejoice with him for he's free.

Now that's great, he's now delivered but what about the law? He committed crimes (like trading illegal drugs, raping or maybe even murdering), does this deliverance from an evil spirit make him unanswerable to his past crimes? Shouldn't he be charged (all what he confessed in church, all the crimes people know he committed should be enough evidence against him)?

Here's another question:

Is God impartial?

Clearly, the answer of the above question is "NO" but how does it relate to the subject of deliverance from evil spirit?

If truly someone committed a lot of crimes, not intentionally but because of incontrollable forces, an impartial God shouldn't punish that person neither should he be sentenced to hell. An impartial God would know the cause of these actions, blame and punish the spirit involved accordingly.

This issue of deliverance (if real) is really complex. What are your thoughts?

Elijah Rona

Mintum:
I struggle to see where bigotry came in from the analysis you gave in your post. Does believing in miracles now make one a bigot? If I am to judge, I will say you are the hateful person here for you to be asserting that any religious person is a lazy person. Dangote, Tony elumelu, Folorunsho Alakija, Abdulsamad Rabiu, PMB, Pastor Osinbajo, Peter Obi e.t.c all very religious people and you just used one hypocritical brush to paint all of them as lazy people when you probably may never be able to achieve what they have achieved in life

Am taking the part in bold offensive.

For the other parts, there's a difference between believing in God/miracles and being religious.

All am pointing at is this: before you conclude that something is a miracle, find answers first

rekinomtla:
Or you can be a religious scientist like these men:

Point is that they were not bigots

Religious
When you ask a religious person (let's say a priest) a question that's bothering you, there are two things involved:

1. He knows the answer and picks his religious book (perhaps Bible) and show you the scriptures... The book has said all you need to know, you don't need to argue

2. He doesn't know the answer, he calls it a miracle, saying "nothing is impossible in the sight of God" or "you don't understand spiritual things". Yes, you still shouldn't argue.

Science
When you ask a scientist (or any zealously curious person) a question, there are two things involved:

1. He knows the answer so he finds facts to show to you. Sometimes, you still have questions because you don't really grasp the facts, he'll try to break things down to the minimum so you can understand from scratch and shout okaaaaaaaay!!!. Whatever question or argument you raise, he'll never stop looking for a means to answer or argue back

2. He doesn't know the answer, he takes your question as a challenge. In the world of science, "miracle" is something "not understood *yet*". He takes his time to research, sometimes you assist him. This time, you know that he really wants to know the answer of your question, he'll help you, you're very grateful.

Now let's compare
1. Religion is nothing but an expression of laziness. Religious leaders are lazy, they rely fully on a book (or on other books which rely on that same book) to satisfy the curiosity of people.

2. Religious people are not really satisfied with what they learn (as least they think they're learning something), they end up doing something else, doing something not in their book (acting as if they're confused).

Confusion comes only when you think you know what you don't know or when you don't know what you should know.

3. Science wants to explain things to you. Not matter the errors you make, you'll surely come up with the answer and/or solution one day.

4. Then again, to be religious or to be curious, I think it depends on the individual. Some people don't have the energy to stress themselves, no time for too much thinking. They'll just feel satisfied when they read a verse or when they hear from their spiritual fathers. Other people accept everything and question everything. They yearn for true knowledge, they really want to know.

Which one are you?

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