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hopefulLandlord:
you get time for that deluded coward

I'm sure he's an alt moniker of kingebuka

KingEbukasBlog:
[size=15pt]2[/size] On September 19, 2011, the Discover Magazine website had an article indicating that there were empirical results showing a positive correlation between atheism and high functioning autism and the article declared:

“This is why the empirical results on the correlation between atheism and high functioning autism are important.....some people were angry that I seemed to suggest that atheists were antisocial weirdos. Well, there is some data to back that up


http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/09/atheism-as-mental-deviance/#.WD4ef7KLTcc

Another load of rubbish from kingebukasblog. Quoting a blog version of discover magazine that falsely interpretes data from a study.

1) The study is not about autistic people in general. It is about high functioning autistic people- autistic people who are only mildly autistic. Note the possiblity of finding out that low functioning autistic people might be more religious.

2) The study does not say that atheism makes you more likely to be an autistic person. the study states that high functioning autistic people are more likely to embrace atheism as a way of thinking. After all, atheism is anti-social in America; the most religious country in the west.

Lies lies and more lies.

This guy kingebukasblog has a history of quoting from dubious sources. I remember his Hitler thread where he quoted things about Hitler from a dubious book that ran contrary to what Hitlers own biography and the history says.

Kingebukasblog also employs the "kitchen sink" approach where he throws many lies at atheists so that they cant address them all. Just not his verbose 5 points in the op.

Lets Examine Ebukas lies and deceptions-

KingEbukasBlog:
[size=15pt]3[/size] Asperger's syndrome (sometimes referred to as "High-Functioning Autism" or "HFA" is an umbrella term used to classify problematic behaviours similar to, but less severe than, those within the lower reaches of the autistic spectrum.
Day wrote concerning atheist PZ Myers' blog audience:
“ It's by no means a scientific test, but it is interesting to note the coincidence that 59 of the virulent atheists over at Dr. PZ Myers place report an average score on the Asperger's Quotient test of 27.8. And this does not include the two individuals who actually have Asperger's but did not report any test results."
As PZ himself said: "I took the test and scored a 24, an “average math contest winner.” You need a 32 to suggest Asperger’s, and a 15 is the average. So there. I don’t have Asperger’s, I’m just cruel and insensitive."
Below is some information that Aspergerstest.com gives concerning interpreting their Asperger's quiz results:
"Basically the range for possible answers is 0 to 50. The information below shows you the different ranges as recorded from others sitting this same AQ quiz over the years.
* 0-11 low result – indicating no tendency at all towards autistic traits.
* 11-21 is the average result that people get (many women average around 15 and men around 17)
* 22-25 shows autistic tendencies slightly above the population average
* 26-31 gives a borderline indication of an autism spectrum disorder. It is also possible to have aspergers or mild autism within this range.
* 32-50 indicates a strong likelihood of Asperger syndrome or autism.
In fact, scores of 32 or above are one of strong indicators of having as ASD.

Sources : http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2007/08/religiosity-and-personality-how-are.php

So, in the quote above, kingebukasblog chooses a non-scientific test of aspergers to claim nonsense about atheists. Note that he sources from a unreliable blog that further quotes from an unreliable atheist blog.

Nonsense

KingEbukasBlog:
I'm a really really big guy . I strongly doubt you would pose any sort of threat to me . Stop bluffing !

A fat teddy bear bragging? No fear

dalaman:
Baba why you dey vex na?

Na play ooo!

KingEbukaNaija:
Wassap ?

You've been running from Christians lately?

It seems all your talking points have been debunked?

Sometimes, I wish you were right such that I could channel my inner STALIN and deal with you physically.

KingEbukaNaija:

Wassap?

you've been running from atheists lately?

It seems all your talking points have been debunked?

tobechi20:
open ur own church. U are beta than t b joshua

TB Joshua market don spoil!!!

dalaman2:
I used to go to church once in a while before but stopped going because I got tired of the deceit and lies. The only God Nigerians know and worship is money. I got tired of it all and stopped attending. I used to attend for child dedication and all. Now I only attend weddings organized in the church. The church is just a social gathering. My wife attends COZA in Abuja. I've been there tgree times this year. I truly like the pastors business model. Am impressed with it. He has his followers in check and they will keep paying him very huge amounts. He's an intelligent hustler.

If you can stand the average azzhole boss u Nigeria, you can stand any bullshyte.

Also, some churches have less bullshyte. COZA is top tier bs

Japanese cars
Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mazda. They are known for simplicity, fuel economy and reliability.

German cars
Volkswagen, Mercedez Benz and Audi. They are known for beauty. elegance, reliability, power and luxury.

American cars
Ford, Chrysler, General Motors. They are known for wastage of fuel, big for nothing and American oversabi. Ford has changed their ways sha. Tesla is an American manufacturer that makes futuristic cars

DeepSight:
Seriously though:

Why do you do this?



Why should you be concerned about such pretentious and hypocritical respect? Does this not run counter to all that you preach here and is it not just as hypocritical a leaning as that of those you so vociferously condemn?



This is mercenary and would render you an opportunistic scavenger at best and an outright fraudster at worst.



This reeks of an inferiority complex, don't you think?

I would adjure you to reflect again on this and admonish yourself appropriately.
This is a most unwholesome thread.

Behind the looks of every billionaire is a shrewd, Machiavellian pragmatist.

We live in a wicked, animalistic jungle of a country.

Only the strong survive. There is no place for the weak of heart.



Every single successful atheist in Nigeria does what I do to some level- afterall, Seun does not push atheist threads to the front page on a fair basis, does he?



If I am telling you the bitter truth and you dont like it, go and sleep. Going to church does not make me a hypocrite. I never claim to be a christian- i just let people assume.

NinjaX:
Lol. One thing I'm thankful for is that my parents, though devoted steadfastly to their religion, are so not the volatile and aggressive type - as against the likes I see parading this section.

All they can do is to adopt the way of persuation and hope the holy spirit would work out the rest. Using brute force would definitely not yield any result. I guess they know this. They even tried to drag yours truly along to church today all to no avail.

I engage them sometimes in thoughtful discourse, I question their faith, though it always ends off on the note of me being ignorant or possessed and we laugh it off. Lol. What can I do?

I suppose that you are lucky; some parents would have either thrown you out or put you in an asylum

DeepSight:
You did not quote the right verse.
Please beware of abusing my scripture.

This is the verse that should caution you:

"For the usurper knoweth himself: the deceitful diviner of our word: and for this man and his disciples: lo! - Aiyelala! A most terrible spectre I beheld: exile from the word: and its fruits thereof: and it was seen in the seven realms that there could be no more terrible a thing upon the Earth."

~ Per Cap 18, Article 18

On Fury & Punishment

I should also draw your attention to Article 19:

"And in suddenness he seized from the usurper his soul and verily: the meeting he had planned: in suddenness a great woe which could not be comprehended arose and became a leech upon the usurper and the soul of his meeting."

As such, be warned.

Ah, his holy saladiness!

#saladified!

plaetton:
As a church goer, have you noticed and wondered why Christians love big English words and convoluted phrases when praying to their God ?

It almost seems like the bigger the words and and the more convoluted the phrases in prayer, the more powerful and most likely to reach God's abode on the outskirts of the universe.

Deepsight 3;16

For the word is salad and salad is the word and henceth, whosoever believeth in it and eateth of if shall have everlasting eloquence

plaetton:
Lol.

He better not grow up to be a pastor.
That would be nuclear.

Its from the guy's mouth that I learnt this word; Prolixity.

the guy's congregation would develop headache from all the big grammar

plaetton:
I used to attend from to time with my family, for appearances.
But gosh, the Bullshytes became overwhelming. I could hardly contain myself.
My wife's pastor is a narcissistic axxhole, who reads dictionary in the night, and then comes to the pulpit on Sundays to intimidate his sheeple with meaningless verbiage. I personally think he is mildly insane. It goes with the territory.

Anyway, the Bullshytes grew too much for me. My irritation could no longer hold.
I stopped going, for many years now.

sounds like KingEbukasblog

NinjaX:
I stopped attending church since last year. Everything suddenly stopped making sense.


Though my parents think I'm demonised and are bent on winning me over.

I found that going to church does not actually offer any tangible help. It pulls you deeper into the pit of depression.




A large number of christians are like the white lotus in the movie Once Upon A Time In China - willfully following a blind cause without asking questions.

Most of them have a bleak outlook of uncertainty towards life. And they equally want you to view life through that suffocating lens. Lol.

I'd rather visit a psychologist or a therapist than pastors who are readily eager to up their extortation game and would still leave you unsatisfied.

I would advice you to go to church to at least satisfy your parents.

When the pastor's bullshite is too much, I just walk to my car and start browsing on my phone.

taurus25:
Exactly. Imagine one of those girls holding prayer and fasting session on your head.

worst is if they report you to the pastor. Some pastors can be silly and try to interlope into your relationship.

hahn:
I really cannot stand the lies. My life has improved since I threw religion and God into the trash

The next time I am in a church, I promise I am going to dip my hands inside the offering basket and take my share. ANd if they ask, I will say the spirit led me

You know that pastors now have armed bodyguards? Na die you wan die so?

plaetton:
I wonder how he could have missed that most important reason to go to church.

1) I'm engaged.

2) I don't think you would want to partner or date a desperate religious girl who is desperate for husband.

3) Relationships built on lies rarely last. If I were to date a christian girl it wouldnt be a babe that I met at church. Church is for business not pleasure

Every Nigerian atheist should understand the deeper meaning of this quote;

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero

Happy sunday, everyone.

I am an atheist and I go to church regularly. It might be surprising but it is true. I don't go for any supernatural or faith reasons, I go for very material reasons-


1) Respect;
99% of Nigerians are religious. Nigeria is a religious society and a man or woman who regularly goes to church with good car, fine family and good clothes will always get respected. Such a facade will always open doors for you. There is even a seating spot in the church where i go to where the "big boys" seat- it is not official but it is there. I have noticed that church wardens/ushers tend to patrol that side even more out f respect.


2) Business opportunities;
Following the first point, being well dressed and regular in church opens many doors. You can get clients or business partners in church. Many people have the belief that a church man can't cheat them. Also, one can put adverts in church bulletins or pamphlets.


3) Getting the knowledge to convince (and even brainwash) people
If you know my history on nairaland, then you know that I am a good "atheist evangelist" if I want to be. I learnt how to convince people from the best- priests and pastors. An atheist can improve both arguing skills and speech from copying the mannerisms of influential priests who control a huge flock of brainwashed sheep.

4) Reverse evangelism to atheism/humanism/secularism?
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero





cc hahn, plaetton, deepsight, pastoraio, jonbellion, weigraff, lepasharon, cloudgoddess

jayriginal:
You of all people should know that I consider T.B. Joshua a charlatan.

I know....but your comment was still surprising.

jayriginal:
In your haste to attack everything, you should try and eschew assumptions. Nowhere have I attempted to defend T.B. Joshua. I simply made a statement about the popular vote, something that was also mentioned in this thread.

It seemed like a defense of TB Joshua noww.

How did you think your comment looked like to others?

jayriginal:
Every bit as funny as your question.

DRY!

Try again.

jayriginal:
Yes, I started attending the church the day you invited me.

Remember?

Was that meant to be funny?

jonbellion:
I'm just tired
They will bring the most irrelevant excuses
TB Joshua clearly said Hilary would win popular vote or not. He said Hilary would win
And he failed
Anything a christian in his church does to justify him is as a result of cognitive dissonance
Two conflicting beliefs. TB Joshua prophesied a female win. This was thier belief
Now that it failed they are doing everything in their power to rationalise the belief so he wont come out as a false belief.
This prophecy clearly opened the motherfuckers asshole to the whole world and there are still people justifying him
These people are tiring

Let me blow your mind; the guy I responded to is an atheist.

jayriginal:
Results are still coming in. Clinton seems to have actually won the popular vote. Any one can run a check on it.

Red herring....strawman....whataboutery.....



TB Joshua said that he saw a woman president.....he didnt say anything about popular votes. He saw a female president.


Or you dey go im church before?

ashjay001:
I came to realise, during my short life, that even ur 'gods'(scientists) dont have all d ans! And, some of d ans dey actually give, end up being trash!



So, instead of sprouting nonsensicals, I keep shut n watch, hopefully, before my time runs out, i'll get ans!

No one has all the answers.

I have also come to realise that scientists in general have more answers and are more honest in their findings than any pastor, priest or god.

damogul:
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Go ask ceoMYN who goes about warning Atheists to run from engaging me "For their own good". Dude getting me riled up wouldnt end well for you. I think and execute better after my daily cup of java. Men do not talk like boys.

You must really think highly of yourself.



Pride cometh before a fall.

ashjay001:
Intelligence is knowing when to leave well enough alone.

Did your village witch give you such insight?

damogul:
Its just too early in the morning for me to put you in your place so i will give you a free pass. Perhaps after my cup of coffee i will do just that.

Gibberish isnt intelligence.

Believing in witches is intelligence abi?


You no get liver to face me.