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Action is the real measure of intelligence.” – Napoleon Hill

Sadly, it seems that society doesn’t value true intelligence in these times, as it tends to neglect anything that requires critical thinking and any form of higher knowledge. The intelligent have great ideas, but they often are ignored in favor of those with the ability to entertain and distract us from what’s really going on. Those with high levels of intelligent couldn’t be bothered with the news and entertainment of today, and instead value deep contemplation and reflection in order to gain perspective and new ideas.
Intelligence is quite rare today, and isn’t practiced and applied like it used to be. However, you can easily adopt the habits of these sorts of people if you’d like to increase your intelligence.

HERE ARE 5 THINGS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE DO DIFFERENTLY:
1.THEY QUESTION MAINSTREAM IDEALS.
Intelligent people don’t just believe everything they hear; they question tradition, beliefs, morals, the entire system we live in, and basically every sort of idea in existence. They don’t just jump from bandwagon to bandwagon; they apply critical thinking skills and delve deeply into issues before forming an opinion. They most certainly don’t believe everything they hear on the news, or from any authority figure. Highly intelligent people see through the lies, and don’t just allow people to push them around or back them into a corner. Dogma means nothing to them – they think what they want to and follow their own path in life.

2. INTELLIGENT PEOPLE DON’T WORSHIP IDOLS.
Highly intelligent people also don’t see anyone as a guru or master – they know that they can find all the knowledge they seek within. Though they understand that everyone can teach something in life, they do not possess knowledge on every single subject. No one knows all the answers, so therefore, highly intelligent people don’t regard anyone as an idol. They look at themselves as their own personal guru, with the wisdom and strength to get them through any situation.

3. THEY CONSTANTLY ARE ON THE SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE.
Highly intelligent people never feel quite content with what they know – they always desire to learn more and experience more. They enjoy expanding their mind and engaging in intelligent conversation whenever possible. Intelligent people have an addiction to and fascination with knowledge – they don’t allow themselves to become complacent, as this will make their minds stagnant and stale. They realize that knowledge truly is power, so they like to arm themselves with as much mental ammunition as possible.

4. INTELLIGENT PEOPLE TURN THEIR THOUGHTS INTO ACTION.
Following up on the quote we began this article with, highly intelligent people know that thoughts and ideas mean nothing without action. They understand that to get anywhere in life, you must apply what you know into actionable steps. The thoughts inside your head do no good if you don’t share them with others and use them in order to provide something for this world, so intelligent people try to see where they can apply their knowledge.
They don’t allow anything to get in their way of using their knowledge to better this planet somehow, and enjoy conjuring up new plans in order to achieve their goals.

5. THEY VALUE QUIET REFLECTION.
More than anything else, highly intelligent people know the value in sitting quietly with oneself. This world moves so fast and doesn’t seem to put any emphasis on “being.” We all must do, work, produce, act, move, and earn. We don’t spend enough time thinking, being, feeling, living, loving, and reflecting. Therefore, highly intelligent people spend as much time as possible with themselves and their thoughts, as they know the true power of going deep within for answers.
Even if they don’t want answers in there moment, highly intelligent people still see the importance of spending time alone away from all the noise in the world, as this helps one to destress and rejuvenate the mind, body, and soul.
Highly intelligent people have a great relationship with themselves, as they know that this relationship forms the basis for everything else in their lives.

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enilove:
When God created the first man , Adam, he created only on wife for him. God could have created 2 if it good to have more than one wife.

The fall of Adam in the garden brought about disorderliness. People started doing things their own ways. They worshipped the wrong gods , killed and did many things which were abominable .The first person to marry two wives did so by his own will. He was the descendant of Cain.
Genesis 4:19,23 KJV
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. [23] And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

It was a wicked man that started polygamy in the Bible.
God even told the kings of Israel not to marry many wives.

Deuteronomy 17:17 KJV
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

1.Are you saying that marrying two wives is a sin?
2.Who is the wicked man you're talking about?

Who brought Christianity to Nigeria?What are their cultural views on marriage? Could this have somehow influenced the doctrines of their religion?
I think you'd find the answer
Don't want to take this topic to an unrelated destination by citing other examples,so I'd just leave your mind to figure that out

2horsePOWER:
So, u are in support of "death celebration/ceremonies" i guess

Nah I'm indifferent but one thing I've learnt is that we're not all born the same...Everybody with their preferences, the moment you start to accept that fact,life becomes a whole lot easier and your perspective changes..Things that were meant to bother you before won't anymore cos you know that we ain't all the same.
We most have opposites for this world to be balanced...the rich and the poor,the smart ones and the dumb ones,the winners and losers,the people who like school and the ones who don't etc.

LMAFOOO
This is hilarious bruh
Wehdone

Dude I'm guessing your pretty idle at this time of the year
I've just being seeing your posts on the religion section..Welldone sir

Nope...As long as you don't spend the money you don't have.
There's no need to overdo cos your trying to meet societal standards,your only fooling yourself...
In this messed up life we all came to,the happiest times are the times we're celebrating something... That's one of the few times we experience a true sense of happiness(Birthdays,New year,National days etc),so I don't see anything wrong with lavish celebrations as long as you've got enough money for it.Cut your coat according to your cloth

Boland:
You're the one that is not getting my point.

I never said Light needs one source to be present, I said Light requires propagated energy to effect.

None lumnous objects can not be the source of darkness, non luminous objects obstructs light thus creates darkness at a particukar space.

Here is the thing:

We don't need to manipulate or "dig a well in the desert". The facts are here and are real, which is; Light requires propagated energy and darkness requires none.

All you are bringing up are assumptions, ans here I have with me facts.
There have never in history of Mankind been discovered that there is a source of darkness.
Everyone knows that Light at any particlar space must have been a result of an energy present somehwere. This is the fact.

Except you can prove woth evidences otherwise, I don't except even you to base your argument on assumptions.

Lol...same thing I'm saying you think you know but nobody can ever know when you comes to things related to the universe
If you lived in the time when it was a "fact" that the earth was flat based on the same evidences you would have thought supported it, you'll be doing same thing your doing now,telling someone who feels the earth was not flat not to base his arguments on assumptions just like it was then until the human knowledge of earth increased and new evidences were found and assumptions became a fact that the earth is not flat but spherical,but this is also an assumption disguised as fact until some new set of humans who are prolly able to understand space better than our current limited knowledge...Or maybe aliens come and say that the earth is a sector[perspective]...But the people who can never be wrong or right are the people who are in the middle,the unbiased who understand perspective...Reality is not the same for any two people,you can only assume it is based on what you think is proof

Boland:
I get your point but, you know I can't just base my own belief on this matter on assumptions and experiment, when I know I have a fact.

Answer this question:

Has it ever occured that: The source of darkness in a particular space was found?
Does Darkness has source?

Your still not getting my point,but i totally get it... It's prolly a scientific fact that the sun a source of light...but that's what scientist assume based on certain evidences that kind of light...Now ask yourself this questions
1.What is light?
2.Why is it that it's not only the sun that can give light?
3.Why does man made light exist?
4.If light is dependent on a source why isn't there just one source but everything luminous can bring light
5.What is darkness?
6.Why is it that we humans think that darkness doesn't need a source?
7.Could non luminous objects be the source of darkness also?
8.If the presence of a luminous object suddenly bring about light like a flash doesn't it mean that light is always there,and the moment the luminous object becomes non-luminous, everything becomes dark all of a sudden like darkness was always there and never left?
9.What if the swicth of a light bulb is actually the opposite sides of the same thing,the on side brings light and the off side brings darkness?
10.Why would i install light switch in the first place?Is it because light is more important to me than darkness?If the reverse was the case would i still think same?
11.Do i feel darkness is a default state because some external influence convinced me that it is a default state?
Would have listed more but I'll stop here

None

Zenithpeak:
@no2 What you don't understand is that, there was a time in the universe of God when there is light without the presence of darkness at all.

I don't know how vast you are in the understanding of concept of cause and effect.

Every action always trigger an appropriate response. Darkness is the direct response of God to the rebellion of Lucifer and his rebel angels. Lucifer was not the darkness but darkness come into existence because of him.

If you carefully consider Ezekiel 28:12-19 account of the bible, you will understand God's response to Lucifer's action and that is BRIGHTNESS becomes corruption..... What is the meaning of brigthness becoming corruption?

The association of light with God&good and darkness with the devil&evil is what could be the basis of your theory...Once you can think outside that basis then you will understand what I'm saying

Zenithpeak:
Can we see any other source of light on earth apart from light from the sun?

Answer is 100℅ yes...Volcanic lava,fireflies and other glow in the dark plants and animals etc... Although they may not be a source of bright light, it's still light cos it enables you to see fairly well

Zenithpeak:
1 John 1:5 KJV
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

The first time we encountered light on earth was revealed to us in Gen 1vs 3 and that light was not a created light but light as per nature of God.... The light of His presence! Later, He created light of the sun, and moon and stars take it's light from the sun.

The created lights take their source from God.

Darkness...

Darkness came to existence as a result of Lucifer's rebellion. The event brought a lot things to light that was not part of creation of the then world. e.g fire. Just like the fall of man change the whole atmosphere....


Modified

The darkness that emanate as a result of Lucifer's rebellion is the reason for the darkness in Gen 1vs 2.

As far as we know, light is relevant to us because the prevailing condition of earth is predominantly darkness. If God withdrawn the source from which the sun tap its light, then we are in trouble.

1.The fact that darkness meant light would have existed,because light is the opposite of darkness...And without one there there would be no balance...
2.Lucifer didn't bring about darkness cos according to the bible darkness has always existed and God is the light which is the same thing I'm trying to say only that I'm sure about the theories from the Bible...Lucifer is also made of light according to our human perception of angels,and according to Ezekiel's analysis called him the bright amd morning star,said he was made of the most beautiful stones...so i don't think that your theory is correct..i always stand to be corrected
3.The sun is a star, prolly the smallest of them all...
4.If light was to be taken away or if all perceived sources of light was to be taken away then there would be disruption in the balance,hence a much greater consequence,preadventure the sun ceases to exist then it means there is an absence of a luminous object which means that earth would be in darkness and this would end existence on earth due to the lack of benefits we get from it... Funny thing is the sun isn't only for light,it gives heat etc which is why i believe it's just a medium and not the source of light itself

Boland:
In Genesis 1 verse 3, God said; Let there be light.

If you're a Christian, this is to show you that, Light was created because it was absent.
In the same Genesis 1 verse 2, it reads; And the earth was without form and void and Darkness was upon the surface of the deep.

That's to say, Darkness occurs in a void (Nothingness) state.

If you aren't a Christian; Here is a simple logic to further buttress my point: The fact that the earth (and other planet) rotates around the sun and when a part of the earth faces the direction of the Sun, the region experiences Light (Day), that shows that the Sun is a major source of Light to the earth.

1.I don't believe in the Bible's version of creation cos of the many holes and faults that are not thoroughly explained...i would come to this later
2.What we humans think is darkness to me still has light in it,darkness would be equals to your ability to see nothing like when you close your eyes or a blind person...That to is the total absence of light,what happens is that the eyes is unable to depict the light anymore,it doesn't mean that the light is not there...Light and darkness to me are always to constant,they are neither absent,we only say they are absent because our eyes cannot depict the one we think is absent due to certain factors...Both need the presence or absence of a luminous object which means they are both dependent on it and the luminous object is the medium...the sun and stars are the major ones.me reason i said you can't say,you can only assume based on your perspective...when a bat goes blind due to light, isn't that the opposite of what humans would experience,the ability for your eyes to work well in the light doesn't mean it's the same for all animals that existed at differnt times over the course of existence.. It's all about balance,the fact that the the earh rotates makes some parts of the earth dark and vice versa...they are both very important,and it all depends on your perspective,what you can see but given your not only seeing this you cannot say for sure that your perspective is correct without using the contributions from other life forms.. In the end your still only limited to your human capabilities..
3.Darkness is not the same thing as nothingness, nothingness is much greater than darkness,cos existence and non existence cannot be the same as dark and light...Your human brain can only assume that nothingness must be darkness and all but it's much greater than that...Like i keep repeating you are only limited by what you can think and process as a human...imagine the time you were not existing,you may have this assumption that it was dark(because you think nothingness is darkness) but in truth it's something you brain naturally won't be able to comprehend or process,so your brain now uses something you can comprehend to explain what you can't...the same thing as a dreamless sleep,you wake up and your like all i saw was black,and i woke up this morning,what your trying to say in essence is you became unconscious and somehow non existent but your brain can't process non-existence so it tries to break it down to darkness... Hope I'm not confusing
This is only a thought experiment, I'm not saying in correct tho

roarik:
her choice,her bizness

You have sense

Zenithpeak:
We can not go far with this very important topic if we try to view it from earthly perspective alone.

Did you realise that, light and darkness were spiritual rather than natural?

We need to trace both to their original source.......

But, we can not do this outside God and Bible and like @op doesn't really fancy that idea.

My observations though.

Noted
I'd like to know why you think that light and dark originated from God?

Boland:
Well, you're right to an extent and I get your point, but we've seen evidences to prove that Light requires energy and a source to effect. Darkness is a default state, it needs no source. Light is a product and darkness is an absence of light, a state of nothingness.

Darkness cannot be a default state or seen as a default state is light does not exist... You can only make assumptions but you can't really know the real answer...The sun may not actually be the source of light on earth,you don't know,you can only ase your assumptions on what science said or what is accepted generally as a fact,maybe there's light in darkness and darkness in light, I can't say for sure(note the use of may)... All i know is that we humans tend to assume we know,that our little brains can understand the magnitude of the unknown,and this to me is our greatest disadvantage
This is just my opinion.. I'm not forcing anyone to concur with me,just saying my own

Boland:
To your number 2 answer; You're right. Some animals hunt well/better and productively in the dark, but they wouldn't prefer the dark to light. Since they can also hunt in the day time, that's to say the effect of the dark on their hunt is not all that important and also, they are also victims to the terrors of the dark, evil the bigger predators.

I guess so,but lets take bats for example,they clearly despise light,light literally makes them blind,which is the opposite of humans who are blind when they are in the dark...Now to bats darkness is more important than light,so if they could also talk right now they prolly say and think the opposite of what humans think... That's why i said that to me it's unknown, cos we can only understand anything from our perspective but the moment you start thinking with an unbiased mind you start seeing in much bigger way...Hope you get what I'm saying

Boland:
Thanks for your contribution, bro.

Here are some questions I'll like to ask;

Can light be, without being created or without having a source?
What are the living things that appreciates Darkness more than Light?

No problemo,and i just modified my comment,so you can check it
1. I've never really thought about it... I'll def start thinking about this and see if i can come up with any theory
2.Well, there's lots of them,the ability to see in the dark is one of the advantages of most predators and also preys...but not all animals see well in the dark,so they prolly won't appreciate darkness

I'd say it's unknown...Cos they both work hand in hand, without darkness you cannot appreciate light and vice-versa
The fact that light is more important to humans than darkness may affect our judgment...To the living things that appreciate the dark more than light, they may not think the same...but that's just my thoughts tho
As regards to your other questions,i get it and that's where i am right now...But i first i would like to know if your asking this questions from a religious point of view or because somehow you think there is a chance that a creator exists but not the religious theory?

I honestly don't know why you didn't just post it
Just do the supposed damage you want to do before your post goes underground

It's got to be jesus...Fictional or not,the dude has gotta be one of the greatest teachers of all time... There's quite a lot you can learn from him if you have an unbiased mind

Beckino:
About the science theory of the begining, I think it's possible. As for afterlife I don't think so.

Same and even tho i may not believe in a life after this,i can't help but hope there is one..Not the forever kinda afterlife but one that comes with it's benefits, and also not the heaven and hell theory either... Don't wanna disturb this thread with my unrelated discussion...Thanks for your time

Lol...True

Beckino:
Yeah, there could be a chance but the theories are too ridiculous. I mean, something must have caused the begining of this life. The theories sound like what men just put together (according to their taste) and it's annoying.

Same... This means your not an atheist then, exactly what i just wanted to find out...
But what do you think of science theory of the beginning? And also do you think there's an afterlife?

adepeter2027:
God - this is a subjective and relative word.

Can there really be a "god" outside "religion"?

It's like saying, can there be Christianity and Islam without jesus and Muhammad respectively?

I doubt tho. Maybe that's why "god" has to be defined clearly.


God

What is god?
Who is god?

These two questions are very important

Hmm

Uhmmm god exists outside religion, I'm not sure if the whole god theory was created by religion (which i doubt) but then the belief in God exists outside religion,this is the in-between... Religion and Science are the main categories that we all know about that either supports or debunks the God theory...But then there's the in-between,the agnostics,the deists,the pandeist etc... The in-between is why i asked those questions in the first place cos it's not everybody that is an atheist,some are the in-between but don't know...
God could be anything ya know...Broaden your perspective of the term God and it's at that point you stop using religion to understand it...Most atheists or people who claim to atheist are not really atheists,they are just people who disapprove of religion and indirectly disapprove of the God theory,so when arguments come from the religious people,they tend to act as atheists cos of the disdain they have towards religion and it's insane theories,you may just be one of them...But deep down there's this constant feeling that there might just be a chance that a god exists,not the religious type of god who is partial,destructive,makes mistakes,gets tired and rests[seventh day of creation],condemns his creation to eternal damnation [which they didn't sign up for]etc...this theories may somehow affect the way you see God,so once your able to think outside religions box, you can now start to understand what I'm trying to say
If you feel different, you can also show me your perspective...
That's the essence of this anyways

Beckino:
Feels good (though I now look like a devil in the eyes of many. I imagine them saying 'get thee behind me satan whenever I ask them some questions). I've learnt to be more cautious about what I believe.

Lol...I tots get it
Question tho...Do you think that there could be a God outside religion?...Like there could be a chance that he exists but religion somehow makes you discard everything that has to do with God cos of the ridiculous theories they've created?
I just feel like conversating and learning something new... Nothing to do

According to Genesis,He was Jobless so he saw Earth which was without form and viod and decided to be creative and while away time,and VIOLA here we are

Beckino:
I love this question. Oya come and defend your ''perfect'' God!

A female atheist...Hmmm...your kind is rare... It's like 1 in 300 females,and in Nigeria it's like 1 in 100,000 females...how is it being a female atheist?
I'm really curious to find out if your don't mind

Uhmmm...He/she enters into a dreamless sleep known as non-existence just like he/she was before birth...
The afterlife is only a consolation prize we humans have given ourselves for the disastrous work we've done on Earth... It's not the Earth's fault humans decided to be wicked to themselves and leaving younger generations to suffer the consequences of their actions

Lol... Continue looking for signs of the endtimes, you'll still die and others after you will still continue from you stopped

angels09:
Only a very stupid man gives the wife absolute access to the family money!

Not all women are the same...So your statement is obviously false,cos most women actually know how to manage finances more than men...So next time don't judge all women by using the stupidity portrayed by one