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 Investment › Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by joseph1013: 9:30am On Aug 24, 2017 |
LeeCodeman:I think this is a great question. I think the first question is if you can even do such investments for your newborn. Over to the experts in the house. 1 Like |
| Investment › Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by joseph1013: 4:09am On Aug 24, 2017 |
tolajay:NIMC Slip is an authentic means of identification, says the Federal Government. Report which bank and branch, including the official, that turned you down to NIMC https://twitter.com/nimc_ng/status/898119415367172097 It became a huge topic two weeks ago on Twitter with so many banks apologizing and NIMC threatening to take actions against them for refusing. It got so serious that a bank like Diamond issued this : Feel free to send an email to complaints@diamondbank.com stating the branch and request that was turned down so we can address. Thank you. I suggest you go back to the bank and show them the image I uploaded below. Take action against them if they still refuse. 1 Like
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| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 3:31pm On Aug 23, 2017 |
WHAT ISLAMIC PARADISE TELLS US ABOUT ISLAM A close look at Islamic Paradise reveals much about the religion. Islamic Paradise was designed to appeal to poor, sexually frustrated men living in the harsh conditions of Arabia--sweltering heat, limited choice of food and scarce water, sometimes with only a tent to live in. Paradise offers these men the things they would have dreamed about. Unlimited sex: A man has his own harem of ever-willing, dark-eyed virgins (72 of them according to Muhammad in Hadith Al-Tirmidhi). The girls will be under lock and key so no other man can have them. There is no harem of virile young men for the wives but the wives do have servants. The number of servants is unclear but could be up to 80,000 (also according to Al-Tirmidhi). The husband is entitled to have sex with any of the servants too and is promised an erection that will never subside. And, if all this exertion should made him sweat, his sweat will smell like perfume. Unlimited, delicious food: Paradise will have rivers of water, milk and honey. There will be gardens with plentiful fruits, especially the delicious and scarce dates and figs. There will be sumptuous banquets where every dish will have a new taste. It will be possible to drink unlimited quantities of wine without becoming intoxicated. Tranquil environment: Residents in Paradise will live in huge palaces made from gold, silver and pearls with lofty gardens, scented fountains and cool, shady valleys. Mountains will be made of musk and valleys of pearl and ruby. Great riches: Everyone will have luxurious robes, precious jewelry and exquisite perfumes. People will lay on couches embedded with precious stones and gold and will eat from priceless vessels. Quite apart from the practicality of these promises, does anyone really think this is what humans need to be happy? Islamic Paradise sounds more like hell to me. We have learned a lot over the past 1,400 years about what really makes people happy--and it's not over-eating and over-indulging in sex. It is not even great wealth (indeed, the concept of being wealthy is meaningless when everyone has the same). Being guaranteed the essentials of life is important. But this does not make people happy, it only removes anxiety, fear and misery. People become happy when they feel valued, respected and loved; when they feel they are treated fairly, live with people they respect and trust and when they are able to contribute something to others. People need a foundational stability but with entertainment, diversion and novelty. People love to learn and develop, to set goals and achieve them. We love to make things with our hands, create things with our minds and solve problems. Islamic Paradise reflects its origins. It was designed to appeal to people who lacked the essentials of life and it worked from the premise that giving people an abundance of the things they lacked would make them happy. But it doesn't. We now know that a man with more than enough money is not necessarily happier than a man with enough money. The Islamic afterlife project is fundamentally flawed which shows it to be a crude carrot-and-stick mechanism to encourage the faithful to behave as the authors of the religion wanted. And nothing more. 9 Likes |
| Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 1:52pm On Aug 23, 2017 |
Icon4s:I'm not comfortable with Akpeyi. Ezenwa has been in the setup for a while so he gets the drill, and his heroics in the last CHAN game should hopefully imbue him with confidence. 2 Likes |
| Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 1:19pm On Aug 23, 2017 |
My lineup: Ezenwa Aina Balogun Ekong Echiejile Ndidi Mikel V. Moses Kelechi Etebo Ighalo 5 Likes |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 6:35pm On Aug 22, 2017 |
HOW MUSLIM PARADISE COULD BE HELL What if you are a male Muslim who finds virgins unappealing? Or who likes feisty women who won't be told what to do? Or who likes older, well-read women with their own opinions? Being lumbered with a tent full of young, innocent, subservient virgins could turn eternity in paradise into an unending hell. Or do all male Muslims yearn for copious supplies of young, innocent, subservient virgins? 1 Like |
| Investment › Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by joseph1013: 7:36pm On Aug 19, 2017*. Modified: 7:55pm On Aug 19, 2017 |
LeeCodeman:Does anyone have the answer to this? |
| Investment › Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by joseph1013: 12:54pm On Aug 19, 2017 |
chyima:How were you able to invest in the primary market with less than 50 million naira? |
| Investment › Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by joseph1013: 11:24am On Aug 19, 2017 |
emmanuelewumi:What do you think of the first bank branch opposite the cathedral church at Marina? |
| Investment › Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by joseph1013: 10:31am On Aug 19, 2017 |
MssRose:Is this the primary or secondary market? |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 9:38am On Aug 19, 2017 |
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| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 5:09pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
Matthews 4:8 "Again, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him ALL THE KINGDOMS of the world and their splendor." FAIL! The earth is SPHERICAL, there's no where you can stay to see all the kingdoms of the world no matter how high the point is. This is another concrete evidence that the bible knows nothing about our earth. 6 Likes |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 12:39pm On Aug 17, 2017 |
LOGIC 101 Q. There's something you can't explain. You can think of half a dozen possible explanations (and there may be more) but you have no way to choose between them. Which one should you believe? A. None of them. This is so obvious, I'm embarrassed to post it. But, for some reason, several billion religious people don't get it. 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Phones › Re: GIONEE M2 Discussion Thread. by joseph1013: 6:32am On Aug 14, 2017 |
Bayokun:I do. How much do you want to pay? |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 7:33am On Aug 07, 2017 |
THE POWER OF FAITH Faith is much maligned by non-believers but I don't think they understand it. Faith has capabilities matched by no other way of thinking--it has almost UNIMAGINABLE POWER when used correctly. Here are some of the extraordinary benefits that only faith offers. Faith can: ~remove ALL DOUBTS, even when there is absolutely no evidence to support a belief. ~make contrary evidence COMPLETELY INVISIBLE so you don't have to take account of it. ~give the confidence to argue controversial views against experts, even if you KNOW NOTHING about the topic. ~give you the insight to believe things that people without faith know are FULLY ABSURD. ~allow you to transcend the laws of CLASSICAL LOGIC!! ~provide all this and deactivate the EMBARRASSMENT RESPONSE that inhibits normal people. With this power, there's no reason not to use faith at every opportunity. Well, perhaps one--if you want your beliefs to be true, faith is an unmitigated crock of s**t. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 10:13am On Aug 06, 2017 |
Brian-Gabriel Ndubuisi What if there's indeed a spiritual realm we cannot feel, but religion has rubbished it? Good question! It is known that we humans with all our senses and tools, available to us today, might only know <1% of what is ontologically viable. The first question is, why should we lose sleep over it? To what end should we be bothered about what happened in the darkness before our birth and the darkness after our death? Why should we be bothered about the things we cannot feel by any means natural or forged... things that leave no visible scars in our human experience? This might sound like a metaphysical version of an argument against the study of microbes... Before we knew how to observe microbes, we could've sworn we died natural deaths when we had a fever. Microbes yesterday had the very same properties the "spiritual" realm has today: we couldn't see them, or sense them by any means available to us back then... they literally had no effects on us... that we knew of. They didn't exist - and there was no reason to make them up. The lesson here is that there's an intellectual burden on us to answer questions that might be of no foreseeable practical utility - To follow the microbe theory and the "spirit" theory down that rabbit hole. ...but intellectual exercises have to be played with the intellectual tools available to us today. Tools only make sense when they can be used by anyone to independently arrive at similar results: using the counting tool, people independently arrive at similar results; same with measuring tools; same with mathematics; same with logic... same with science. The fundamental difference between the microbe theory and the "spirit" theory - the reason why the microbe theory is so successful, is that it found us... it led us. We followed the microbe theory down the path it led us, trying as much as possible not to make more claims than it gave us clues for... all claims made then could be independently arrived at given the tools we had then... not all of them were accurate, but they weren't wild. But, with the "spirit" theory, we seem to be digging the rabbit hole by ourselves. And every digger digs his own path, and the result is many wildly different exits. We may need another tool to observe the "spiritual" realm - we don't have that yet... But firstly, we need a lead - What observation are we attempting to explain? Basically we need to find the rabbit hole. Secondly we need definitions to get oriented. Definitions help us describe the position of this rabbit hole, so that anyone who wishes to jump into it, independently, can find it. The definition we have given "spirit" seems to have solved the question even before we have observed anything that needs explanation... it doesn't only describe the position of the rabbit hole we don't yet have, it also tells us where the bottom of the hole is. Then we need to develop new tools to navigate this rabbit hole. Tolls which can be used by anyone who wants to, and which would lead them to the same conclusions or similar conclusions as any other person or at least to predictable conclusions. So back to the question - what if there's a spiritual realm that religion has bastardized? Well, there could well be... it's possible. But before we can have that discussion with our human mind, we must first have a human observation, a human definition of terminologies that isn't so arrogant it concludes a discussion that hasn't begun, and tools that can be operated by humans. Else, this discussion may well not be for humans to have at all. ps. I feel I've left out some thought gaps here... I'll fill them up when I remember. 8 Likes |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 9:38am On Jul 10, 2017 |
Anodavinci Ebirim It is okay to believe in some God. It is okay to have faith in fairies. What isn't acceptable is to propagate your ignorance as fact. You are entitled to your own opinions but not your own fact. If you know nothing about evolution, read up! If your argument against evolution by Natural selection and random mutation is discredited apologetic nonsense like the teleological argument, etc, I suggest you read up on more sound arguments that will at least look reasonable! Keep your faith and leave evolution alone. Evolution isn't why you can't offer a shred of evidence for your God, it isn't why your supposedly all powerful God wrote a book through men, and his book can't be interpreted appropriately, it isn't why he chose to be invisible! There is probably no God! Get on with life and spare us the inane bluster. 6 Likes 2 Shares |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 11:27pm On Jul 09, 2017 |
FAITH 4 Likes
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| Sports › Re: Olympiacos Signs Emmanuel Emenike (Photos) by joseph1013: 9:38am On Jul 06, 2017 |
Jarus:LOL So you don't know that Ideye is no longer in Olympiacos? |
| Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 5:44pm On Jun 29, 2017 |
 I greet you all. 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 8:29pm On Jun 28, 2017 |
Darren Idongesit When you want to know a storybook, you pick the bible. God and Satan are mortal enemies that can't stand each other, these forces are polar opposites but wait a minute, there has to be a plot twist on every successful story right? How come these two enemies sat together, had a civilized conversation about Job? Don't try to explain nonsense to me, how come god had a discussion and even sat with Satan to watch Job on HD screen while putting bets like University buddies do during Arsenal Vs Man Utd? Doesn't that tell you something? If at all a religious person explains this oddity, isn't it sadistic that god would cause the death of a man's family, afflict him with indescribable illness just to prove a point? Isn't that sick? 7 Likes |
| Phones › Re: GIONEE M2 Discussion Thread. by joseph1013: 9:11am On Jun 28, 2017 |
Anyone with any idea how and where to buy a brand new M2 phone? |
| Investment › Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by joseph1013: 8:22am On Jun 28, 2017 |
amjustme2:Hmmm...can anyone here using Investment One confirm if it's better rate and commission wise to get TB through them than banks. |
| Family › Re: Why Do Some Married Women Cheat? by joseph1013: 8:09am On Jun 28, 2017 |
Slapsticker:I follow your diary and may be cos I'm a contarian thinker, I disagree with some of your points but alas diaries are not for debates. But at the risk of derailing this thread, let me point out the latest: issue of living far or close to workplace based on issue of transportation. Though I stay close to my workplace, when I was younger, I stayed far away due to the cost of accommodation. I advised someone last week on this. He works at CMS and lives at Ikorodu. He is a younger version of myself. The reason for saying this is very important. If you're not a focused hard worker willing to delay gratifications, my advice may not be the best option for you. If you have to come from a far place every weekend to club at Quilox, you may be better off staying in VI. Anyway, in Agric, Ikorodu, he lives in a very good 1-bedroom apartment which costs 180,000 where he has prepaid meter, water supply and good security. Every working day, he spends between 500-800 on transport. For 250 working days, that's 125,000 - 200,000 per year. A minimum total expense of (180,000 + 125000 =) 305,000. A maximum total expense of (180,000 + 200,000 =) 380,000. If he chooses to stay around Surulere, Onikan, VI or Lekki, he would be looking at between 400,000 - 1,000,000 per year in a DECENT place. If you have a family, it should not even be a debate. My conclusion from observing young people is that they don't have a knack for numbers. Or let me say the quest for the easy life does not make them think critically of their options. I used my commuting time to read, listen to audios and make plans. I looked back at waking up 4am everyday and not getting home until 11am with nostalgia. I was first to get to work, I was the last to leave the office. They said I was pushing myself too hard, but then is that not what a young man starting a career supposed to do? 2 Likes |
| Investment › Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by joseph1013: 7:36am On Jun 28, 2017 |
Gazelle22:But really, how safe is getting treasury bills from Investment One as opposed to banks like STANBICIBTC? |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 10:11pm On Jun 27, 2017 |
adepeter26:Hey, howdy? I was under the impression that people identify with this more than for me to create multiple threads. Anyone here agree with adepeter? |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 8:12pm On Jun 26, 2017 |
ABOUT CHURCH TESTIMONIES by Nkechi Bianze So, this particular woman was finding it difficult to get pregnant or carry it to term when she does. After four years of marriage, she confided on my mum who then took her to a very good doctor. It was observed that her PH level was not conducive enough for a baby (or something like that. Not sure but that was about how the doctor explained it to them in lay man's terms.) She was placed on medication. Since that was the only medical reason she couldn't carry a pregnancy to term, she got pregnant shortly and had a baby about a year after she started her medication. Her testimony: She went to Church to testify that after the "revival" of the last year when the pastor layed hands on her head, something told her to have sex with her husband, so she did and she got pregnant and carried it to term. I also know of a woman who had her baby through IVF, but told everyone that she went to see TB Joshua, and she got pregnant and had her baby. A family friend who had been denied UK visa more than three times came to me to make enquiries. I told him what he was doing wrong. We tidied up everything and he reapplied and got the visa. He went to Church to testify that he planted a seed of faith in the life of the man of God asking God to give him a visa. So, after many refusals, he finally got his visa because the seed is now germinating. Trust me guys, I have seen and heard too many testimonies from people who I know their stories, and some of whom I lived their stories with, but they come up later to give twisted testimonies to the glory of their pastors. There was this time a church member who was helped by my Dad mentioned his name during a testimony. My pastor then announced that the man was giving glory to human, that all glory has to go to God. So, no matter the role any human must have played in whatever you are testifying about, that members shouldn't mention names to thank them during church testimonies. False testimonies can also be DANGEROUS. I remember a woman with a health condition was adviced by her doctor not to eat certain foods. She came to Church to testify that daddy in the Lord prayed for her, so she has been eating anything. But she was actually on medication. Another person with similar health condition did exactly as she had testified, and it almost turned out fatal. As a result of these and many more, whenever I hear a testimony, I assume it's half truth. Some christians will come on this post in their stale line of defense like "miracles still happen. It's still a miracle because it was God that used the doctor and your mum to help the woman to conceive. God used the people in the IVF clinic. God used you to help that guy with his visa...." But here is the problem. One of the main purposes of testimonies is to bless people. How do you bless people? Mainly by the details of information in your testimony. Do you know that there might be other people in the congregation with same problem you had who could do with the actual information in order to also help themselves too? If you testify to taking olive oil instead of talking about the tablet prescribed by your doctor and dispensed by a Pharmacist, another woman with same fertility problem might start taking olive oil thinking she will get a solution. If you don't tell them that you were missing out something vital in your visa applications hence the refusal, another person who has similar issues will go and sow seed faith thinking that will be the solution. False testimonies are MISLEADING. They are wrong! Doing it in the Church does not make them any less evil than they are. Stop it folks, just stop! Even God will not be happy with you. 17 Likes 7 Shares |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 8:22am On Jun 21, 2017 |
Charles Uzor I have taken some time to study the attributes, merits and demerits of vice president Yemi Osinbajo. Sadly, I have reached a disappointing conclusion. On Father's day, the venerable professor had the temerity to tweet: "As I reflected over what would be appropriate to share, it struck me that one of the perfect examples of fatherhood is Abraham." Three things are wrong with this kind of statement, especially from such an exalted office as that of the President of the country. Nigeria might indeed seem like a multireligious state where the government of the state is at liberty to take turns to endorse the most widely professed religious beliefs. Yet that is an enduring fallacy. Despite all odds, this federation remains a secular nation. I might also add that many people in this country do not take Abraham as their father when the likes of Oduduwa exist in religious literature. Again, there is hardly any real evidence that Abraham even existed as a historical figure. If he did, then we can also claim that Oduduwa existed, and deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as middle eastern mythical figures. Let us ignore that the so - called "father of many nations" had no qualms sacrificing his own son to the whims of the gods of his time. Singaporeans rightly see Lee Kuan Yew as father of their nation. The founding fathers of America include John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. These men existed. They are not the stuff of ancient mythology. Here in Nigeria, I truly believe such icons as Tafawa Balewa and Nnamdi Azikiwe are the true founding fathers. Not only has the Acting President disrespected Nigeria and our proud history, he has also shown that he is no better than infamous communists. The recent announcement that the government will invest billions of dollars in founding an information and technology company, is the latest in a long list of irritants. Who advises these people? 3 Likes 2 Shares |
| Properties › Re: Construction Of Fourbedroom Duplex And Two Unit Of Two Bedroom Flat @ Isheriopic by joseph1013: 4:13pm On Jun 18, 2017 |
abdulwastecx:Thanks. Talking about blocks, I noticed when I traveled to Uyo that solid blocks are preferred, whereas in other places hollow blocks are the mainstay. What's the difference and how does each affect structures? |
| Properties › Re: Construction Of Fourbedroom Duplex And Two Unit Of Two Bedroom Flat @ Isheriopic by joseph1013: 4:13pm On Jun 18, 2017 |
abdulwastecx:Thanks. Talking about blocks, I noticed when I traveled to Uyo that solid blocks are preferred, whereas in other places hollow blocks are the mainstay. What's the difference and how do each affect structures? |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 1:42pm On Jun 18, 2017 |
ISLAM AND APOSTASY To the shame of Islam, there are still countries where Muslims can be judicially punished for leaving their religion--a freedom taken for granted in non-Muslim countries. Indeed, leaving Islam is a capital offense in Afghanistan, Brunei, Mauritania, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. I suppose some Muslims feel this shame and try to defend Islam. One Muslim recently told me, "Punishments are only for traitors, with well established treasonable offences beyond reasonable doubt." Of course, this is not true (unless you consider leaving Islam is treason). So, let's clarify what Muslims really think about this issue. If you are a Muslim, please answer these two questions: 1) Do you think Muslims everywhere should be free to publicly question and criticise Islam, the Qur'an and the Prophet? 2) Do you think Muslims everywhere should be free to leave their religion for another religion or no religion with no fear of punishment or retribution from the state, family or community? If you can answer "Yes" to both questions, I am delighted by your modernity. If you can't, why not? 7 Likes 4 Shares |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 11:01pm On Jun 17, 2017 |
Bola Akinola There was a trend recently on FB where religious folk were calling on atheist folk to accompany them to their villages and try out their non belief with the local fetish priest Is that one challenge? When Tai Solarin was going upandan eating sacrifices meant for the gods, which deadly disease afflicted him again? Because even if you weren't born at the time, surely you must have heard stories... Fetish and voodoo are about beliefs (Unless of course for those bits of them that are physical, like beatings and incisions, etc) Extra Notes: The reason why many so-called atheists might still fall victim to these voodoo beliefs is because they still maintain some form of belief in it themselves. Not necessarily because they want to but because they've been raised in an environment where they've been exposed to these beliefs since infancy. And it's very difficult to shake off beliefs even if intellectually you know that what you believe in is false. With time and with further study, that atheist would gradually totally divorce themselves from the belief system. It really depends on when you set him or her your challenge. It depends on where they're at on that journey. 4 Likes 1 Share |
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