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maxdosh:
But these things do exist dont u believe?

There are cults there are juju ppl who earn their daily living from creating charms for ppl

There are ritualists who kill ppl for money.

The juju exists at least.......

So now if they do surely a more positive energy will exist too that counters the activities of the wicked beings. Where there is yin there will be yang

maxdosh:
Bro but wait o. If u don't believe God exists surely you know witches and juju ppl are always working. For instance this is a trending post



https://www.nairaland.com/3964871/elderly-witch-returning-meeting-stuck

emmayayodeji:
Check out this version

A fool saith in his heart that there is no God
A wise man says it out loud

Seun:
If you don't have the skills to have created this forum, what makes you think you have the skills to turn this forum into the Facebook of Africa?

abdulaz:
Death is a debt we all are owing.

We are all going to die anyway


I pray mine should be painless

Death should be easy when life is hard...

UncleSnr:
Being self-employed doesn't mean you can't apply these tips to certain aspects of life.

Dindondin:
o. That thread has been derailed by yourself & some other folks.
Also...the topic is diff from the main content which is God's Will.
So... bro, create a new thread & I ll honour it. And pls, I m not used to using abusive words.
I v read how you exchange words with people on Nairaland

Babalawos:
Ẹni ejò bá ti bùjẹ rí, bó bá rí ekòló, yóò họ.

Whoever had once been bitten by a snake, would flee at the sight of an earthworm.

spacetacular:
For the life of me why would you be concerned about which is the true God when you are against deification?

Why are you atheists here hard at learning? It's not about Christian or Muslim but about deification! That is all atheism stands for. How much slower am I to say this?

spacetacular:
so this is your idea of what a God ought to look like? You watch too many movies!

A God does not need to have sophisticated weaponry around him or posh luxury when such weaponry do not work against him and when he simply needs to speak or blink or sneeze and all is done for. Even retaining luxury matters not to a God when luxury is his to command AT WILL!

BROKE YOU means made you an atheist.

JARUSHUB:
As an education and career website, we often get inquiries from students who need advice on courses of study to pursue in the university. Most of them usually ask for the popular courses. Actually, in Nigeria today, course of study hardly matters again, except in few specialist cases.

Here, JarusHub editors have compiled the list of good courses students tend to underrate. Their admission requirements are not usually stiff and most of them are available in many schools. Prospective undergraduates, especially average students, should consider them.


1, Sociology

Two years ago, one student reader of JarusHub sent us an email saying he was ashamed of telling people he was studying Sociology. He was desperate to cross over to Economics. We advised him to continue with Sociology and study hard to be exceptional in it. He came back two years later to say our advice turned out to be a life changer as he made a first class in Sociology. Being deficient in Mathematics, he might not have made a first class in Economics. Most companies lump Economics together with other Social Sciences courses in their requirement specification. What that means is that, anytime a vacancy is advertised for Social Sciences graduates, his first class degree in Sociology would earn him shortlisting before someone with second class upper in economics. What a short cut! If you make a 2.1 in Sociology, you are likely going to be better off in the job market than someone with 2.2 in “more respected” courses like economics.


2, Political Science

We think Political Science is a little tougher than Sociology, but if you are good in reading long texts and writing and telling stories, you may consider Political Science. For Economics, you need to be at least average in mathematics to do well. You don’t need that for Political Science. So if you are not sure of yourself in Economics, just go for Political Science, which is less competitive, for admission at least. If you do well there, you stand better employment chances post-school, to someone who “forced” themselves to study “economics” just to be seen to be doing socially acceptable course. A 2.1 is Political Science is better than a 2.2 in Economics.

3, Philosophy

Philosophy as a course hardly has tough admission requirements, at least compared to Law. Philosophy as a course improves your critical reasoning. It also improves your argumentative skills. If you do well as a Philosophy student, you should not struggle much in the labour market. You could apply for job in journalism, in international relations, and many other fields.

4, Languages

A good number of students that find themselves studying languages in Nigeria, especially English and French, actually applied for Law and were only offered the courses because they couldn’t meet the admission requirements for Law. Well, as an English or French graduate, you could fit into many roles. You could compete with Mass Communication and Journalism graduates for journalism job. If you are a French graduate, you could even consider opportunities outside the shores of Nigeria. If you find a job in say a bank, you stand a higher chance of being considered when international opportunities arise because of the fact that you have multi-lingual background. After all, English proficiency is already by default.

5, Hospitality and Tourism Management

Hospitality and tourism sector is growing in Nigeria. Not many people have the specialized skills. With a degree in such hardly popular course, you could a chance of early mover advantage. Whether advertised or not advertised, you could write to 30 hotels, with good cover letters, and sell yourself. After all, you have an uncommon degree that is relevant to them. You are not likely to be turned down in all.

6, Physical & Health Education

Sport industry is growing in Nigeria. More and more people in the middle to upper class are paying attention to fitness. Professional fitness coaches are still low in supply what we have are emergency fitness coaches. Sport-based businesses – from astro turf to gym centers to health clubs to even standard sports centers – are opening on weekly basis. As a professional Physical and Health educator, you stand a chance of employment in this emerging industry.

7, Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics

Graduates of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics can apply for a good number of job openings that engineering graduates apply for. You come head to head with them for a number of vacancies, even in the oil and gas industry. The first indigenous MD of Shell, Basil Omiyi, studied Chemistry as a matter of fact. A good number of graduates of these courses work in the oil and gas industry. You spend 4 years in the university and compete for same jobs with the graduate that spent 5 years. 5 for the price of 4. So don’t panic when you are offered chemistry instead of chemical engineering or physics instead of mechanical engineering.

8, Education

In an era where many companies don’t care about your course of study, if offered a course in Education, just do it diligently and make a good grade. You can actually apply for same job as graduates of same course without Education. A 2.1 Economics Education graduate is likely going to be invited for same job vacancy as someone that studied Economics (Social Sciences). Many graduates of Education courses work in banks, consulting firms etc. On top of that, you have a broader option as you are a first choice for teaching jobs – even if temporary instead of being idle – provided you are able to prove that you are as good as the guy that did same course without B.ED

9, Public Health

This branch of Medicine is a silent money and network spinner. It deals with prevention of diseases. Many international organizations and research organizations are pumping money into Nigeria for this. Good money, sometimes in dollar. If you studied medicine at undergraduate level, you may want to consider specialization of Public Health at Master’s.

10, Nursing

Every health organization needs nurses. Nurses may not earn the mouth-watering salaries of the doctors, but they are hardly out of job. Less rigorous training compared to Medicine. Less years in school. You may even just have to go to School of Nursing, rather than conventional university.

So, there you have it. Don’t set your eyes on the big name courses only.

Source: http://www.jarushub.com/top-10-underrated-courses-nigerian-students-should-consider-studying/

cc: 6, Physical & Health Education

Sport industry is growing in Nigeria. More and more people in the middle to upper class are paying attention to fitness. Professional fitness coaches are still low in supply what we have are emergency fitness coaches. Sport-based businesses – from astro turf to gym centers to health clubs to even standard sports centers – are opening on weekly basis. As a professional Physical and Health educator, you stand a chance of employment in this emerging industry.

7, Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics

Graduates of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics can apply for a good number of job openings that engineering graduates apply for. You come head to head with them for a number of vacancies, even in the oil and gas industry. The first indigenous MD of Shell, Basil Omiyi, studied Chemistry as a matter of fact. A good number of graduates of these courses work in the oil and gas industry. You spend 4 years in the university and compete for same jobs with the graduate that spent 5 years. 5 for the price of 4. So don’t panic when you are offered chemistry instead of chemical engineering or physics instead of mechanical engineering.

8, Education

In an era where many companies don’t care about your course of study, if offered a course in Education, just do it diligently and make a good grade. You can actually apply for same job as graduates of same course without Education. A 2.1 Economics Education graduate is likely going to be invited for same job vacancy as someone that studied Economics (Social Sciences). Many graduates of Education courses work in banks, consulting firms etc. On top of that, you have a broader option as you are a first choice for teaching jobs – even if temporary instead of being idle – provided you are able to prove that you are as good as the guy that did same course without B.ED

9, Public Health

This branch of Medicine is a silent money and network spinner. It deals with prevention of diseases. Many international organizations and research organizations are pumping money into Nigeria for this. Good money, sometimes in dollar. If you studied medicine at undergraduate level, you may want to consider specialization of Public Health at Master’s.

10, Nursing

Every health organization needs nurses. Nurses may not earn the mouth-watering salaries of the doctors, but they are hardly out of job. Less rigorous training compared to Medicine. Less years in school. You may even just have to go to School of Nursing, rather than conventional university.

So, there you have it. Don’t set your eyes on the big name courses only.

Source: http://www.jarushub.com/top-10-underrated-courses-nigerian-students-should-consider-studying/

cc: Lalasticlala, Mynd44

spacetacular:
You already have your answer since you say God or gods do not exist.

So does whichever matter?

I do not believe Yahweh and Allah are restricted to Africa or Nigeria.

Remember your atheist definition says God or gods. So where do you wish to begin?

spacetacular:
One of yours named Jackfizzle defined God as PRIMITIVE and I asked him to give me his MODERN version and he went mute. Can you assist?

Asking me to define God is laughable. You said he does not exist!

Why do you say this and how did you know this?

Surely your idea of how God is defined is part of why you refute his existence so what's your apt definition of God that broke you?

spacetacular:
Does it matter?

Your definition refutes God or gods do feel free to take your pick. How many gods do you know about?

whitebeard:
3.

The president was attacked with magic, his illness isn't natural.

He was attacked because of his fight against corruption so they wanted him dead, but what I have said now to most people it is highly superstitious, that' why most people don't talk about it, see him before and after he became president.

But due to hate, and no love and respect for our country, we fail to see this.

Well he his alive and recuperating in London to those who don't know where he is and what he is doing well now u do.

Pls I am not in support of any government cause the current government is not running Nigeria at full throttle, and I also don't support (kanu's)Biafra.

Stand for the truth.

the real REVOLUTION

KingEbukasBlog:
It answers your question . Anything we see as God /gods , as an atheist you just reject the deification.

Example : If i see my chair as a god , your job as an atheist is to reject the godhood status I've conferred upon my chair .

In short , asking which god is an irrelevant question , just don't see what a theist see as god as a god.

KingEbukasBlog:
Atheism is actually pretty simple, just follow the theist wherever he leads you . Theists deify anything , so your job as an atheist is to reject the deification . You don't even need a reason for the rejection, just do it.

Pardon me Bubu, but if atheists should discuss god and not religion then which god exactly should we discuss about?

And also why have theists been unable to agree on ONE god? (Just had to throw this in)

Hopefully you will be able to read this and respond accordingly.

KingEbukasBlog:
Atheism is actually pretty simple, just follow the theist wherever he leads you . Theists deify anything , so your job as an atheist is to reject the deification . You don't even need a reason for the rejection, just do it.

Pardon me Bubu, but if atheists should discuss god and not religion then which god exactly should we discuss about?

KingEbukasBlog:
1. Which superhuman is worshiped in religions like Unitarian Universalism , Confucianism , Jainism, Buddhism , Raelism ?

2. Atheists have been part of the aforementioned since atheism is the rejection of the deification of an entity . E,g Steve Jobs was atheist Buddhist , Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a religious atheist who is part of Unitarian Universalism

3. The deists totally reject religion (revealed theology) . Revealed theology brings about theistic religions and this is what the deists reject .They focus on natural theology .

4. There are atheists who acknowledge the existence of the First Cause but reject its deification

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism_and_religion

6. There are occult groups that atheists are part of . Eg LaVeyan Satanism - which is totally atheistic . There are also atheist witches in Wicca and Chaos magic
https://www.quora.com/How-should-I-practice-witchcraft-being-an-atheist

Please research on these things before putting forward a rebuttal . Discard that erroneous belief that atheism rejects religion because there are atheists who are in religion , witchcraft , occultism and deism is without religion .

johnydon22:
the two curses cancelled each other

Babalawos:
[s]Spiritual signs are subtle messages to humans about a future event that will take place.

Humans are scared of death. We all know it's coming for us at some point but we're still terrified of it. Because of the finality of death, people look for signs and omens of its inevitable arrival so they can either escape it or embrace it.

These 10 death signs are based on real experiences. If you're looking to dodge death, then maybe you should take a look below and keep an eye out for these signs:

10 SIGNS YOU ARE ABOUT TO DIE

(1) Ambulance: If an ambulance is parked outside of your building accidentally, death is nearby.

(2) Funerals: If you accidentally come across a funeral procession, you have to turn and follow it for at least four steps to avoid sudden death.

(3) Owl: Owl hooting in your neighborhood is a sign of death and bad luck ahead. Also if owl hoots right above your head or home, death is sure to come for you or your household.

(4) Black Cats: If a black cat meowing in your house at midnight is a sure sign of death and if a black cat crosses a funeral procession, someone in that funeral gathering will die within three days. Also if anyone sees a black cat cross the road at night, the person will die few days later.

(5) Cemetery: Be careful when walking in cemetery. If you fall while walking in a cemetery, death is almost certainly coming for you.

(6) Birds Flew Inside Your house: If a bird enters your home unexpectedly, it's a sign of death coming.

(7) Black Crows: Spotting six or more black crows means death is nearby.

8. Black Snakes: Spotting two black snakes together means that a death in the family is coming.

(9) Bees: If bees begin swarming on a rotting tree on your property, death is coming for you or someone close to you.

(9) Mirrors: If an undisturbed mirror suddenly falls and shatters, death is nearly.

(10) Death Speech: If you start talking about death often or if you are interested in death discussion, death is nearly.

Thank you for reading, leave a comment

Babalawos[/s]

hopefulLandlord:
which makes me wonder why I haven't died already

BTW Hahn, remember when Babalawos said he'll do something to you if you gave him your real name and a pic which you supplied?

how's your life been since then?

adepeter26:
D. Hell fire awaits you

This is their last resort. You don’t agree with them, then you are going to suffer. Some people get mad at this, as it’s sort of like saying “I hope you get an incurable disease” or “I hope you die in agony” only its worse. I had a friend who used to respond with: “and I hope the Wicked Witch of the West comes with her flying monkeys and tickles you for eternity – which is equally likely.”



Disarming with humor

In short, please don’t be the angry atheist, as it doesn’t work. Humor is disarming, and questions help to create doubts.

A debate on scripture, even if you know all the nasty bits, is not going to be memorable for most theists, as they will know that you’re quoting it out of context – because that is what they do too. You also have to understand that sometimes the bits that are nasty to you are not nasty for them – I have encountered this more than once with Jews who consider the genocides against non-Jews in the Hebrew Bible to be the really good bits, and the same goes for the slaughter of the Egyptian first born. It can’t be bad if the “Chosen People” are winning. The same also applies to many stories in the Koran. The bad guys get what they deserve in the theists’ mind, just as hell awaits all who disagree with their beliefs. If the concept of hell is ok for them, an eternity of punishment for billions of people whose only sin was being born some place where they didn’t know about some particular god, they are not going to be concerned about a couple of kids being killed by bears, a few genocides, some beheadings, or treating women like chattel. You can never overestimate the lack of compassion in believers towards non-believers.

Getting angry means that you’re taking them seriously, which just reinforces their self-image that they have a serious message that is being rejected by someone evil and deserving of an eternity of torment. But it’s very hard to take yourself seriously if people laugh at you. Trust me, I know this from many years of dating experience….

adepeter26:
D. Let’s talk about you, sinner …

Don’t take this sort of crap from anyone.

Sin? Where does it come from? Do sinners get cancer more often? Suffer from unexpected teen pregnancy? Have higher divorce rates? Live in poverty? What is sin anyway? Eating pork? Back talking to your parents? Skipping prayers? Eating beef? Farting profusely in the church/mosque/synagogue/temple? Sin is just their opinion. Tell them all the sins you enjoy, applicable to their faith. They should try it. Lots of sins are fun – I particularly enjoy eating lobster and bacon (both are abominations under Hebrew law and the bacon violates the Koran). Me? I believe in crimes, not sins. Some familiarity with Friedrich Nietzsche helps with discussions here, and I would recommend “The Genealogy of Morals” – Nietzsche scares everyone.

adepeter26:
C. Paradise awaits you

Now unless you’re talking to a Muslim or a Mormon, the believer won’t have any idea what their own paradise is. What do you get to do there for an eternity?

Discussions on heaven are typically very short, because believers don’t really know anything about it. Christians famously can’t even agree on whether dogs go to heaven.

If your spouse died and you remarried, who do you spend eternity with? The first or second or do you qualify for eternal menage à trois? Now that is a heaven I could sign up for, provided we come back at a reasonable age, say 36? Just a bit of thought will give you lots of questions that they most likely have never considered, and can’t answer.

adepeter26:
B. Let me tell you about…whatever

I actually don’t mind this so much. You can just say, “no thanks.”

If you want to engage them, then I recommend the Socratic Method. [color=#000050]Don’t defend your own position, just question theirs.[/color]

Jesus wants to save me? Then why doesn’t he just do it? Why do I have to do something in return? Exactly why am I supposed to pray five times a day? Is this like recharging Allah’s batteries? God wants me to cut the foreskin off my penis so he knows that I am one of his chosen people? What? He can’t remember my name, so he has to look down my pants? What does baptism do for you, besides get you wet? Why does an almighty god need you to get wet before he accepts that you believe in him? And for the Mormon, exactly how does god travel through space?

Just asking questions, and laughing when the answer is stupid, puts them in the position of trying to explain the inexplicable. You’re not attacking them, just asking questions. Some people will get quite upset when you do this, and that is the crack in their armor, because quite often they have never asked the questions themselves and that is how doubts start. If they get testy, just laugh. “Sorry to make you upset, but it’s just so silly, I had to ask.” End of conversation.

adepeter26:
A. When discussing the inane, there is no reason to discuss it

The first rule is knowing which arguments to engage in, and which to avoid like a plague ridden tax collector.

When the topic is creationism, intelligent design, young earth, flat earth, or rapture nonsense, there is absolutely no reason to take it seriously and justify it with a debate or even a conversation unless the believers are asking you for information on your beliefs. If they are open to new ideas, then great, give them your perception, otherwise just laugh at theirs.

Travesties like the Ken Ham and Bill Nye debate exemplify this. No one is going to be convinced, as no one is really listening to the other side. But these sorts of public spectacles just give the impression that there is an equally valid difference of opinion, worthy of debate.

When these topics come up, theists don’t have a comeback for: “You really believe that? Wow, that’s just hilarious!” And then ask them about the weather, while continuing to chuckle good naturedly.

ikp120:
You all chill mehn.

The email address "jwoodscrane@yahoo.com" is actually linked to "Ray Woodscrane", which has Hushpuppi's picture. The picture has been there since June 2009.

Jane Woodscrane on the other hand is a totally different account on Facebook that has only 2 friends. Yeah only 2 friends, you read it right.

The previous post, https://www.nairaland.com/3956741/exposed-hushpuppi-also-jane-woodscrane, which claimed that Hushpuppi Is also "Jane Woodscrane" is wrong, fraudulent, defamatory and misleading because that's a mere coincidence.

Hushpuppi may be a fraudster or not, but investigations should be objective, not based on flimsy assumptions built on mere coincidences.

Just type that email id on Facebook search bar and see the result. Then type that name "Jane Woodscrane" on Facebook search bar and see the result. Two different accounts entirely.

There are other people in Facebook who have Woodscrane attached to their Facebook name.

Seun:
By the way, the only spoilers allowed here are spoilers of the TV episodes that have been broadcast publicly. Bans will be used to enforce this.