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Exciton:
To the best of my knowledge, there's no such thing as absolute good/evil. In the end, every thing is nothing more than an event, the universe is indifferent to whatever happens to people... entire galaxies die probably more than once in a second, not to speak of humans. The notion of good and evil is a social construct. There isn't any true morals to follow, hence the existence of many moral philosophies.

However, the commonsense approach is to put the survival of the human species, animals, & the planet/any other planet fit for us at the forefront. This approach will prioritize human cooperation to achieve goals beneficial to the survival of the aforementioned. Thus, the need for us to be nice to one another, etc.

You can follow guys like Alain de Botton, James Lindsay etc on Twitter for some views on moral philosophy.

I gave on moral philosophy and all first order problems a long time ago, these days I try to concern myself with second order problems that creep up in the social sciences.

vaxx:
Nobody is born atheist....... even a toddler possess a sense of a higher authority that is much difference from his parent...

there are many reasons that leads to atheism.... it can be from personal challenges or critical thinking that holds on to science and logic.......

what I observed is most atheist can be intelligent but they lack empathy.....

since relationship is about love and showing mercy to each other despite each other mistakes and setback... it is better for a religious folks to stick to her equal partner......they will always work under instruction of their religious text... while a relationship with atheist may be a serious challenge due to his logic and personal intelligent..... cheers

atheists are too quick to claim that we are born atheist when in fact atheism requires that you reject the belief of a higher power, insinuating that the knowledge of a higher power must exist, how then are babies atheist, if they do not possess this knowledge and then reject it. It is simply placing the cart before the horse, and the simple fact that philosophers as well as psychologist have unsuccessfully defined the first thought in human beings ( the moment of higher cognitive ability ) to determine if any knowledge of some kind is inborn. Babies are at best deist or agnostic , they neither care for the existence or non existence of a god, their primal instincts are survival. Atheist, particularly Nigerian Atheist, do not realise that disproof of God requires proof, just because the religious adherent cannot prove it's existence doesn't mean it is not true, neither is it false . it is at best a conjecture, Nobody can say with certainty, that


1. There is a God



2. There is no God


Ps: one extra question is " is the thought process of the notion of God , a fallacy "

Exciton:
This probably applies only to African countries. Many people raise their kids and teach them right from wrong using humanist atheistic moral philosophy rather than an appeal to the wrath of an imaginary figure.

Doing otherwise would suggest that it's hard to understand basic logic of humanist ideals.

This begs certain questions , that are unanswered,what are the true morals that must be followed ?, who or what dictates these ethical codes?, does the entity dictating these ethics have have infinite wisdom over the adherents of his morals?, are these codes infinitely binding or subject to situation and reasoning?, if so are they really morals, or just sponsoring thoughts of some kind, hoping to spur situational morality?.
I am not saying that human aesthetic morals are entirely bad.

lalanice:
an atheist that always hasn't believed there is a God? yes, one that was religious and suddenly decided not to believe? no.


don't ask me why, I have my reason. there's space you can talk your own

very very very very few people are atheist from infancy, even atheist parents take the liberal stance and introduce their kids to religion for morality sake.(explaining ethics to a child without the big daddy concept is death sentence)

Dancingpotato:
a friend has a 2-2 degree (3.47) in biochemistry, a pgde(post graduate diploma in eduation), and he has been in teaching for a while. He is looking at scholarship, job opportunity and fat salary after a MS degree in U.S. Which is more appropriate for him, a Ms in biochemistry or in Edu?. Thanks

this your friend (or you) is a very funny human being aswear, your friend (or you) has not even landed a decent school, and is already thinking of all the freshly minted dollars from his citi checking account . Well, your friend(or you) would most likely not be admitted into a graduate education program, at a reputable university, because your friend(or you) does not have the required prerequisite bachelor credit units, and our Nigerian PGDE isn't considered at all in the admission process. My advice is that your friend( or you) should continue along the part of biochemistry and look towards a funded MSc. First as usual, you friend(or you) is encouraged to write the GRE and ace it, then get very strong recommendation letters and an awesome SOP. (your friend (or you) should check out the GRE thread in the education section). Finally; your friend(or you) should do away with the Nigerian spirit of "Money is the koko", strive to put in excellence in your endeavors, anything worth doing is worth doing well; also learn some programming and statistics, Biochemistry+tech = money minting machine

gypsey:
No way! I ve sent him a 40 feet full with spare parts already, since 2015 he still haven't paid me a dime for it till date.

it's likely no quality assurance testing was carried out on the spares, it's likely he disembered some and added old sub-spares to spike profit , there's nothing you can do now.

gypsey:
After reading all the experience of people in ladipo I have come to the conclusion that the traders at ladipo has no conscience, They are the cause of all the Road accidents on every nigerian Road by selling substandard motor parts to unaware motorists. It's time they are regulated. Otherwise these murderers in disguise will all go to hell! After dieing horrible deaths, mind you they will be the first to turn up in church giving thanks for the blessings of God, money made from dealing on substandard parts.
My uncle has a shop in ladipo by the way! He has been begging me to send him containers of spare parts but I don't trust him.

Nigeria is a very good example of the Tragedy of the commons, in a bid to be smart, the entire country becomes on big murder perpetuating machine, do not send spare parts to your uncle, don't be part of an indirect mass murder.

InvaluableGem:
Whenever a bad news comes up you lot tag the whole South South as Igbos but if it's a good news, you automatically know the difference.

baffles me also

gokuu:
Honestly, do we really thing America would So great if everyone was just so lazy? Nowadays, we don't even want to lift a finger; people just want to stroll into MMA and out of JFK...

Akoka Comrade, how's the MFE journey?. You inspire us akoka third class products

KendrickAyomide:
My people, una know anY university wen i fit take get Visa then do Reverse transfer go Houston Community college once i touch down Yankee? Educate an ignorant brother

and this is why Twoods Dey breathe fire and thunder for here

MissKayD:
Hi everyone.
Please I need help urgently.

My cousin got admission for high school (grade 9) in the US with scholarship. He went for his visa interview this morning and was told that he did not meet with the requirements. If anyone can give an idea of what kind of documents he is meant to submit, I would appreciate it.
He went his I-20 form, visa payment confirmation, SEVIS payment confirmation. From my understanding he doesn't need to write SATS or any other exam since he is going to high school not college. Is there anything else he needs to take with him?
This is quite urgent as he is meant to resume September 25.

Thanks

High school with scholarship?. Asides that, the VO knows it's counter productive to leave Nigeria and go and complete three grades in America (ss1-3) when it can easily be done in Nigeria for far cheaper cost. My advice- don't waste your time . let the kid finish secondary school here and apply for undergrad when he's done.
Edit : Any sane VO would see this as Ill advised immigration Intent , Grade schools in America are either Tax payer funded, or freak'n expensive (Stuyvesant, phillip Exeter et Al), so the whole scholarship thingy sounds like visa mill charade.once again let the kid do ss1-3 here, at least he can start now to build a solid college application profile to get sweet financial packages for undergrad.

ObenJoshua:
Hello house, I have gained a lot from similar threads on this platform, and I appreciate the efforts of people here. God bless.
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I need help, and I hope my questions won't be annoying, based on the fact that they probably have been answered earlier.
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I have a BSc. in Computer Science (CGPA: 3.61), graduated in 2015, and I've worked as a Web Developer at a start-up company for over a year now.
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So I have decided to give the USA a try for foreign study, and I need clear cut specifications and clarifications, 'cause my personal findings don't seem to be inline with the wise counsel I've been reading here.
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So I want to ask about schools that don't require GRE for the MSc. program, and as well, schools that are quite affordable, and probably with funding opportunities, and most importantly with high chance of admission (application fee no be beans biko, lol).
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Entry Semester: Spring 2018.
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I've got less than 2 weeks till the average deadline of 30th, September,
epp biko.
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Thank you.

medium GPA + No GRE + No Research Experience; and you want Funding?? . Well, you can try ETSU (lot of Nlers get in ) Morgan state uni, Troy, Kansas State University (No funding without GRE). , UT El Paso (Bigfancis has been evangelising them )




Edit: Forget about spring and look toward fall 2018 , and try to write GRE, a score of >300 with kick-ass SOP can get you very sweet financial packages. For now look for B+/B- schools and begin sending out mails , ask questions , direct questions, you'll find what you seek.

Osinachi1:
[I am a fellow 'aspirant']

Calm down, find jollof and eat first.
ASUU strike will be called-off soonest (according to the news)

Don't worry about nothing, take time and do everything jejely.

@Bolded,
You should know this. Going to study in the US isn't free, one has to show that they can pay their fees/bills!
This is why you should take and ace standardized tests (eg GRE) to get assistant-ship/grants



We need to pay close attention to details before going ahead to apply!

it's like you live on the moon abi .. with the crazy issues on ground, this strike will linger.

Truckpusher:
I can understand your frustrations especially if you've not taken time to access the number of people living with more dreaded diseases that is incurable, you can't even diagnose what their ailment is - here is my advice ,life has not ended for you ,it has only taught you a lesson probably a bitter one for that matter. How about folks that have lost their sight before or after their 25th birthday ? How about those that woke up with strokes they never planned for ? How about those that died without even any sign of illness , How about those that are missing without anyone knowing if they are alive or dead ? How about those that have never ever been well medically ever since they came into this life ?

I can go on and on without pausing - Life is full of ups and downs and non of us here is aware of what awaits us in the future .Do not give up on yourself right now ,dust yourself and start another phase of your life -You just lost one battle and not your life .With the proper attitude and counseling you can live a productive life for yourself and others around you. Stand up tall and say to yourself ' yes I have made mistakes but this another me now' Nobody's pity or 'sorry' will change where you've found yourself right now and most people won't even care except for some family members who truly love you deeply.

I have learnt one dangerous habit after the things I have seen and it is simple nothing should be too important or too serious to be taken too seriously in this life. Live your life and when you fall stand up again and again and if you can't just pretend you're already standing tall for your own sake and those who you love dearly. As you're their frustrated about your predicament someone very healthy just gave up the ghost in this same planet - Do not give up until you close those eyes forever.

All my years on NL, and your wisdom still touches me deeply , every single post. Bless your soul

Dupsaw:
Hmmm. For the record I am a lady.

First, I am not one of your secondary school mate, we have different visions and aspirations. It's unfair of you to conclude about my career using the people you know, remembere you do not know me.

Second, I never said I want to change anywhere. I only said I feel studying criminology would help me function better in my career. It is my personal opinion.

Third, I never said Nigeria needs me to get overpriced education to make it a better place. I live my life not for Nigeria but I live my life to do what I feel would make me feel achieved at the end of the day. Also, everyone has a way in which they do their own things. Because you don't share in their view doesn't mean their view is worthless or unreasonable.

Fourth, thank you for advising me to become the best human being I can be.

Fifth, Joing the NPF is my dream. I quote "my dream" it would take more than a rant to change it.

Lastly, it doesn't sound insulting, no offense taken.

N.B: you call it comfy overpriced education, I call it getting more knowledge for myself and equipping my self.
Thank you for your response.

But I feel you did digress away from the main reason of my response to @ecoleco

I am not very good at expressing my thoughts, but i will voice my opinion that you should focus on you and leave Nigeria and all its uselessness and troubles to itself. Thousands before you have towed your path and thousands after you will do same. But like the thousands before you, life hits ya right in the face.
go to this link http://www.usapglobal.org/usap-nigeria-2011-profiles.htm and look through all the years and see all the good dreams most of these my young comrades spewed forth, almost none of them are back are in Nigeria to change the country.

INTERMAN:
i guess you are one of the MTN staff that specialises in duping costumers abi? Go and tell your oga that he has failed

why dont you proceed to show us a screenshot of your device data usage and check if it tallies with your data consumption. and i really dont know how to tell nigerians that data bundles are not time based even 40gb can finish in one day if you use it. You lots spend all day on instagram and snapchat and wonder why your data keeps exhausting, ewu namas

skido04:
can someone help me with this bikonu. I'm still waiting

I hear Kansas State University has some nice package for CS grad students.

Dupsaw:
thank you for your response.

Yes joining the NPF is my main reason and I feel that since criminology means the study of crime, it causes and bascially how it can be prevented , having that background knowledge is going to help me excel well in my career, cuppled with the fact that the school which I am applying to use real life case studies to teach criminology student I would have gained enough experience when I eventually come back home to be an officer and also as a communication graduate I would be able to perform effectively only in the PR dept of the force but as a criminology graduate I will be able to perform excellently well in all dept of the force with my background knowledge of criminology. I will PM you now. Thank you for your response

B*LLSHIT!!! B*LLSHIT!!... Sorry if this sounds harsh but it almost very clear that the reality of life in Nigeria is yet to hit you. Do you know how many of my secondary school mates regurgitated crap back then for USAP at walter carrington, well guess what, none of them are back home changing africa or doing whatever the f*ck they were spewing out then. W hat bothers me even more that even more people including you keeps spewing this crap about changing africa, Nigeria, or any god damned agency. News Flash!!, Nigeria does not need you to get comfy overpriced education before you change it. Look dude, if you want to study abroad and become an excellent human being with heightened enlightenment , then go for it, and become the best human being you can be. For now clear all the Nigeria, NPF crap from your head.
PS: Sorry if this sounds insulting, pardon me.

gokuu:
I do not know about school, what I have done is an internship.

Naturally, people are after their own success and some will probably perceive you as a "diversity candidate" that is just there to fill a quota; I experienced this in my internship. Some would ask ridiculous questions and suggest that I had it much easier getting into the program then they did.

You have to show that you are just as smart as they are. What I did was to put up all my accomplishments on my LinkedIn page and leave some of my stellar professional exam results lying around carelessly; I would also ask well researched and choreographed questions that challenged the instructor. You also have to be friendly and know how to massage egos.

It's a lot, really. But being in school presents you with a prime opportunity to hone these skills as you will be needing them on the job (I am assuming you are doing a masters).

This may be a flash-point in attending schools that are not demographically diverse.

This is one of the reasons i try very much to encourage individualism in Nigeria, the whole notion of "awa awon boys" should be a switch and not a default mode. Solitude can be zen.

prettyboey:
Waiting for Buy signal on GBPUSD

awesome charts, I have always admired your charts, very similar to anil mangal. Love your charts !!!

Engrphilips:
Good morning all. Am new here. Am a graduate of Civil engineering and I finished with CGPA 3.82, am a serving corps member soon to pass out by November. I want to further my education in any US universities that offer full or partial scholarship that is for masters programme in civil engineering option construction management. Please I need list of schools that offer scholarship and am planing to write GRE exam by December this year. Thanks

I think this has to be put as a caveat in this thread, American Colleges do not necessarily offer scholarships directly. They have a myriad of ways in which they can assist you; Tuition waiver, Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Research Assistantship, Fellowships. And all these are not constantly available to all post degree classes, Master's students often have no assistances usually in non STEM courses, and the ones who do, are highly competitive and depend on available grant or funding of some sort in the University. Doctoral students on the other hand , usually in STEM also, are more likely to get funding and assistantship of some sort. For your course of study, I think someone got funding here for MSc at Auburn University. to expand your search, go to Usnews.com , and check out the ranking for civil engineering schools, check out mid ranked schools (like from no.40 downward ) begin mailing their respective civil engineering graduate admission office and ask them very clear questions about funding for MSc students, I'm pretty sure at least 3 with>40% admit rate would give you good news

oluwagarri:
u really did not need to type anything u knw, i only needed individuals who hv knowledge about this already

It seems you are not ready for US admission

i suspect that this gokuu was a jaja boy, sleep no dey reach una side. 2AM still cooking beans

TWoods:
Sorry ma'am. Apologies unreservedly tendered.

woman wrapper!

tobishills12:
Hey guys,

Please I need to ask if its possible for a political science graduate to study computer science or any related technological course in masters given the fact that the person is a programmer who had done quite a number of projects in the web and artificial intelligence (machine learning) and has a very attractive portfolio.

Please help

you web programmers never cease to amaze me, couple of web UI's and you think you are full fledged software engineers. , you would never be allowed in to a CS grad program in a sensible school shikena!

DreManuel:
Bro, saying Mechanical Engineering is not enough. I did Mech too. But it's about finding a research area or branch of mechanical engineering that you have experience (work or research) or passion in. Then you can reach out to professors that are working in that area. Most times they will be the one to fund you based on the grants they have. And getting funding this way is relatively easier.

But, getting admission into a Mechanical Engineering program can get you partial/full departmental funding such as Merit-based scholarship, fellowships, and TA. But these are very competitive since you will be competing with the entire entering class for the funds.

Anyway, the mistake some of us made in the past was that we only applied to top schools where getting full funding is extremely difficult and only received partial funding. So I suggest you target more of tier 2 schools. If you read the previous pages, you would see some suggestions.

And if you really like research or academics, you can pursue more of PhD applications since they are given preference as per funding.

You may also Google cruchprep. They have something called "Ultimate List of Schools that Accept the GRE score of 300-310", etc
They often mention the prospects of getting funding there. And you can have an idea of where you will be competitive for funding based on your profile and scores.

in addition to what you have said, i advise people here to look through journals in their area of interest and get the names and contacts of the authors and researches, i have found out that some of the interesting journals come from associate professors in small name schools, who have massive grants looking to publish with their small band of grad students.

Exciton:
This is what happens when illiterates and frauds get to the top.

Your phones emit very low frequency radio waves. Each quantum of radio waves is too fücking weak to ionize organic molecules -- rip out an electron from a molecule, thereby creating free radicals, ions and other reactive sh!t -- that make up your body, not to speak of causing any sort of mutations leading to cancer.

Same goes for power lines and microwaves. Microwaves excite vibrational modes of organic molecules i.e little bits of your cells jiggle around at best, nothing gets ionized... no mutations!

There have been many studies on this issue and there simply isn't any strong correlation (not to speak of direct causation) in their data linking phones or microwaves or powerlines to cancer.

same people who believe salt water could cure ebola, and as severed human head can vomit money

Phut:
You got it wrong. The name is Odo- Ogalanya (one who is pulling in the wealth i.e roping in the wealth). Ogalanya by itself means a rich man/boss, from which the slang 'Oga' emanates

it's actually udó, the verb phrase meaning to draw, which can be a noun phrase representing rope. udó(to draw [out]) idó(drawing [out]) -continuos tense

I know people give this advise time and again ,but if you want to learn vocabulary, then learn vocabulary, don't start reading economist and new Yorker and co. I read these websites everyday, but that's because I enjoy doing so, and trust they minimize the use of jargon, because good writing must be clutter free, straight to the point and understand able. if you want to learn vocabulary, take a thesaurus!.

cosade:
New perspective!

I did think of this.
My baby was 17 and just finished secondary school when she was issued F1 visa to attend a community college.

it's simple, she's young, she doesn't see a CC as escape route, and has her financials well taken care of by you, so no vo, not even the devil would've denied her.

LastMumu:
Don't you think the message is a tad too encrypted for the younger you to understand?

Younger me is way smarter than older me

Me: Hello dude, whatever happens, keep an open mind.