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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 6:20am On Aug 23, 2016*

[b]LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CREATION ACCOUNT(S)

The bible contains 2 accounts of creation and both are quite contradictory. The first one is narrated in Genesis 1:1-31 and the second one is Genesis 2:4-25. The first account is what is popular with Christians and that is what I'll discuss.

It starts with the passage: "Gen. 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep."

This passage suggests that the whole universe (Earth and other heavenly bodies) was made at the same time and it was dark. This contradicts known facts about the Universe, as the Earth is about 4.6 billion years old and the Universe is about 13 billion years old. And so, the earth is much younger than the universe.

Going further down the narrative in the next couple of verses, Light was made next but the Sun wasn't made until Day 4. You have to wonder what this 'light' was since the only source of light for the earth is sunlight and then you also have to wonder how the days were counted since we count our days by the earth's rotation using daylight from the Sun. In other words, how were the first 3 days counted?

Moving on... The firmament was Created next. What is this? There's nothing like a firmament dividing the waters above(?) from the waters beneath the earth. This firmament thingy always confuses me. Explanations will be welcomed as a reply to this post.

Next, Dry Land was created. This doesn’t make sense seeing as even if the earth was filled with water when made, the water would have been on land. In other words, land existed before water. No point having a special day to create land again.

Next, God made Plants before making the Sun. Another senseless narrative seeing as plants cannot possibly exist without the sun. In fact, life could not have existed BEFORE the Sun here on earth. The fact that the Sun only comes into play on the 4th day make nonsense of the whole creation story. Moving on...

Next, the sun and moon were made as light giving sources for night and day. But sadly, the moon is not a light source. The moon is a lifeless piece of rock that does not give its own light. You would think the maker of the Universe would know this, No?

Next, he made the Stars also (as an afterthought?) "To give light upon the earth." Sadly, only a very tiny fraction of the billion billion 'Stars' can be visible from the earth and so their 'giving light' ability is severely limited in this regard. God no think this thing well o. Lol.

Next, he made animals and then Man. I wouldn't go into how it is an error to say Whales were made before Reptiles (that would be being too pedantic). In verse 27, it appears that 'Man' represented both male and female as they were made together and yet in the next chapter, the woman was made (again?) from the rib of man. Confusing sturvs, lol.

All in all, as a factual account of the origin of the universe, this creation story fails woefully BUT if taken as nothing more than Jewish folklore at par with other creation stories from different cultures around the world, it makes for interesting literature. The maker of the Universe should know how the Universe was made. This story couldn't have been inspired by It, Ergo the Bible has already failed from its first chapter as being a divinely inspired book.[/b]

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 6:14am On Aug 23, 2016

TheGoodJoe:

Coaches have playing style and choices. It is not a guarantee of quality. Ferguson chose to keep Tevez on the bench against Barcelona in the 2009 Champions League final to play Park. From your point, we should use that to judge Tevez.

It is illogical to use a coaches choice to bench a player as a sign of quality. Mourinho chose to sell De Bruyne. Ferguson chose to sell Pogba.

What matters is the history. What they have done. Aguero has done it for ages. He won the golden boot and golden ball in the 2007 World Youth Championship. He has done it until today.

There is no need for me to write too much. Aguero’s records speak for him.

But for all the greatness which you ascribe to Aguero, he has never been a part of the Premiership Team of the Year, not to talk about being the overall best player in the league, despite Man City winning the league twice in the last five years. Now but into account that he has been in the league since as far back as 2011. Perhaps he is only good enough as a Man City great, and not to be spoken of in the same breath as the legends of the game.

Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 8:53am On Aug 22, 2016*

CHARLOE:
TThis is 1 of d most interesting threads I've com across on nl, Weldon. A quick one; would u say due to d inefficiency of a car n 1 or 2 poor designs in it, like poor fuel efficiency, poor axle design (like u find in most Honda cars), that it wasn't designed by any1/being, that it came by chance? (Assume d creator is not perfect ). If, like u say, d creator/god (or whoever u wish to call him/her) did a bad/poor job, y has man with all his accumulated knowledge, science n technology not been able to replicate/create a living thing, man or animal?
I've learnt a lot from atheists on nl, but just can't understand y u prefer throwing out d baby & d bbath water, even wen its obvious there's a baby in d bath water.
I'm sure u own a car n it breaks down sometimes, do u jump to d conclusion DAT it wasn't designed by an engineer, DAT it just came by chance?

[b]The problem with your analogy of the car is that we know that a car was made. For instance, if there is ever any doubt about how a car was made, we are sure to have someone who would come forth to explain how it was made and if need be point you to the factory it was produced.

Secondly, saying that a perfect God is capable of making imperfect things is blasphemy. In some communities, the punishment is death. A perfect God is supposed to make things that keeps mortal men in reverence. This is clearly not the case in humans.

Thirdly, saying man has not been able to replicate a living thing is very incorrect. One, the world has not ended and man is constantly working and each day, we are closer and closer to make more and more discoveries. You are being too impatient. Let me tell you of the advances we have made thus far:

- In 1986, a mouse was successfully cloned from an early embryonic cell.

- Dolly, a Finn-Dorset ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult somatic cell in 1996.

- In 2000, the first pigs were cloned.

- A Haflinger female born 28 May 2003, was the first horse clone.

- A male Afghan hound was the first cloned dog (2005).

- Samrupa was the first cloned water buffalo in 2009.

- (2012) Noori, is the first cloned pashmina goat.

- (2013) The gastric brooding frog, Rheobatrachus silus, thought to have been extinct since 1983 was cloned in Australia.

Let's talk about humans:

- In January 2008, Dr. Andrew French and Samuel Wood of the biotechnology company Stemagen announced that they successfully created the first five mature human embryos using SCNT.

- In 2011, scientists at the New York Stem Cell Foundation announced that they had succeeded in generating embryonic stem cell lines.

- In 2013, a group of scientists led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov published the first report of embryonic stem cells created using SCNT.

- A year later, a team led by Robert Lanza at Advanced Cell Technology reported that they had replicated Mitalipov's results and further demonstrated the effectiveness by cloning adult cells using SCNT.

Can you see why I said you are very wrong? Man is working...we are making progress WITHOUT the need for God's intervention.[/b]

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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 8:37am On Aug 22, 2016

kilo4sure:
I concur with this article, except for the fact that Christianity did not necessarily drive Europe into the dark ages. Europe going into the dark ages was inevitable due to the fall of Rome. It was Christianity that actually played a role in taming the barbarians who conquered Rome else it probably could have been a continuous cycle of conquest. I am not saying Christendom has been all bread and butter in history, of course not, but to correct this impression of dark ages and Christianity. Part of the reason why it was initially called dark ages was because we know quite little about events and developments during this time frame( 500-1000) A.D. From the 11th century Europe began to bubble slowly and only had the muhammedians to worry about.
Nice article though, l jumped in here because there are some atheists who for instance argue that Christianity is too passive and Pacifistic which led to the fall of Rome, but same atheist would turn around to blame Christianity for all the wars in Europe. Not saying you are one of those atheists though.

I agree with you, Christianity really had almost no role. The Dark Ages were caused by the evolution of a stateless society in the void created by a shattered Roman Empire. We can have an argument about what you talked about how Christianity played a role in taming the barbarians, which in my mind is quite insignificant, but by and large, for someone who really understands history, Christianity cannot be blamed for the Dark Ages. There was a lot wrong with medieval Christianity but real history is a lot more complicated than the slogans many anti-christians would lead us to believe.

Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 10:57am On Aug 20, 2016

zicky:
Just to paint a good picture of how Sadiq tried, someone went to the extent of comparing Nigeria as westham and Germany as Bayern.

Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 10:52am On Aug 20, 2016

TheGoodJoe:

How can I bury my head after reading such ridiculous write up. That writer is a disgrace. Did you read what he wrote about Popoola? That was thrash and throws a light on how myopic his write up is.

That Popoola write up shows the guy's writing is very weak. Popoola made interceptions, completed short passes. Sprayed long accurate balls. Yet that writer said Popoola ran aimlessly on the field.

Let them ignorantly point at players performance and not face the fact that we set up the team wrongly.

Verdict:
Thrash report.

Your defense of the team's poor performance is weak.

You say the team played the best they could play in the game, but when told that Siasia said they did not play to instruction, you say it's a lie and that the coach is responsible for their inability to complete simple passes.

Now you are here saying that Popoola completed short passes and sprayed long balls. If others could not complete short passes and Popoola could in your view, is that still the fault of the coach or due to the brilliance of the Germans?

I've chosen not to criticize Umar Sadiq because he's still a kid who is going through a lot, and I will leave it at that, but saying he played anything in that match is stretching the truth.

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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 9:52am On Aug 20, 2016

[b]Jesus, not Christianity
by Steve Chike Abia

Once upon a time...

According some ancient record, a radical humanist (at least in the standard of his days) once lived in an area of what is today called Palestine. He was a scourge on the flesh of religious leaders in his time. They conspired to kill him. Upon his death, some group of followers decided to form a RELIGION in his name without his consent- a religion that is entirely different from his character, a religion that represents everything the man stood against. They named it Christianity.

He condemned the collection of tithes by religious leaders at the expense of the poor. In Christianity today, woe betide you, if you do not pay tithe.

He couldn't condemn a prostitute caught in the act, he wined and dined with "sinners". Today, pastors flog teenagers caught in sexual act, Christians open up "gate of hell" and all manner of threats, curses and condemnation on prostitutes, gays, atheists, and any other person who doesn't conform.

He was a pacifist. The only time he wielded a cane was to chase out money changers in the temple. Today, churches are business transaction centers. Fraudsters swindle people's money in the name of "seed sowing". Financial irregularities, worse than money changing, go on in churches.

As a peasant - a carpenter - he had the audacity to stand up against religious leaders. Today, "Touch not my anointed" is the watchword of Christians. Churches, Catholics especially, evolved all manner of incantations (rosary, etc) liturgy, doctrines, dogmas that have more to do with pagan Roman culture than with the life of the man they claim to worship.

As a devout Jew who practiced Judaism, he has absolutely nothing to do with Christianity as a religion - a religion that has become a tool for mass control, acquisition of power and wealth; a religion that drove European politics in the Dark ages; a religion used as tool for the oppression and enslavement of the Black continent in time past; a religion that satiates power hungry men.

If it were today, the Pope and the Vatican mafia would be his worst enemy. The Bishops, Priests, Pastors, pulpit hustlers, ignorant Christian sheeple would condemn him to eternal damnation.

The concepts of Trinity, Virgin Birth, Immaculate conception and all other Christian doctrinal gibberish were invented decades after his death - mere human ideas foisted on gullible followers who cannot think for themselves.

I am a great fan of that humanist, but the religion that was formed in his name with all its fabricated doctrines and dogmas is what all humanists should reject. [/b]

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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 5:26pm On Aug 19, 2016

[b]by Chijioke Anyacho

The Nigerian Pastor won't talk about Usain Bolt or Serena Williams. They won't talk about late Dora Akunyili or Tony Elumelu.

The Nigerian pastor wont talk about Steve Jobs or the young people in Silicon Valley reshaping our world.

They won't talk about young American scientists spending endless hours in search of a cure to a disease that's predominantly in the Tropical African region. The Nigerian pastor won't talk about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie or Ben Okri.

In every corner of the world, there exist young men and women who has defiled all odds and became successful through hardwork, creativity and dedication...

The Nigerian pastor wont talk about them......neither will he ask his members to emulate the spirit of these individuals.

He would rather talk about sister Agatha who got a job she WAS NOT THE MOST QUALIFIED because she prayed and fasted in line with their church program.

Or

Brother John who became a millionaire because he used all his salary as a seed in the church.

Or

Papa Miracle who he laid his hands on and 3 of his children got admission in the university

Or

Mama Esther paid her tithe and her business started growing everywhere across the nation......no business plan, just boom, everywhere.

This has led to a new breed of mentally lazy young people who now see God as a rewarder of mediocrity.

To the Nigeria Pastor, the only way to prosper is by paying your tithe and sowing seeds in the church. So they will never talk about those who has through hardwork and dedication placed theirselves in the world map.

No......the Nigeria God only blesses the first 30 people that rush to the altar to drop 100,000 as seed.

The Nigeria God abhors hardwork and creative thinking, He only gives to those who sow seeds and offerings......and those who shout "i am a millionaire" every morning and do nothing the rest of the day.

Continue....you want God to come down and help you use the talent He gave you and bless you because you are going to church to shout "Daddy I receive it" You all jokers.

Can someone tell these jokers that irrespective of your creed, faith or religion, blessings and favours follows you once you start using your talent and become useful to your society.

God doesn't owe you N5. [/b]

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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 12:47pm On Aug 18, 2016

"If lack of belief is a belief, is lack of pizza a pizza? We could feed the world with 'lack of food' because it's still food!"

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 7:35am On Aug 18, 2016

TheGoodJoe:
I am not talking out of sentiments. So do not bring that up like if it is my point. I did not bring up the journey when talking about this game.

It is easy to criticize players if you do not look at the set up.

We had two Benders in the midfield. These two are among the finest midfielders in the game today. Even in the Champions league games, they hardly missed passes.

The Germans played a high line. This meant the defenders will support the midfield when in possession. Then we had two side midfielders, and a creative midfielder in the center.

With this set up, and two overlapping backs, we had almost ten players keeping the midfield compact.

Do you expect Udo, Usman to cope. Mikel and Sadiq pressed up this compact set up. Getting the ball in this position was crazy.

When you moved the ball to the wings, the Germans pressed together. So our players are bound to make mistakes with this set up.

Formation wise, an attacking 4-4-2 can not cope with the German set ups. Why do you think Barcelona whip teams repeatedly with high goal margins?

You think when Barca set up that way, players of the opposing teams do not make mistakes.

From the set up of both teams, the Germans must perform better. So our boys holding on for most part of the game, showed the effort they put in.

[b]Joe, these are mere excuses for a team that had the potential of doing much better. I said before this match that after watching the German's game against Portugal that the only shot we have with this team is to play like we did against Sweden and for Mikel and Imoh to bring their very best. Only Mikel came close to his best.

You can keep saying that the german team play in a certain way. But let me ask you, is that the reason we cannot string simple passes together? Is that why Amuzie could not make crosses even if his life depended on it? Is that why Amuzie hoofed a freekick and would not have gone net-wards if the goal post was increased to twice its size? Is that why Udoh was making reckless tackles and almost sent off?

Even as great as you think the German were, they are not flawless. Have they won all their matches in this tournament? No! Have they gone the entire tournament without conceding goals? No! So what's the talk of the structure of the German team as if they were impenetrable. Look at the counter attacks we had all game. WE COULD NOT STRING SIMPLE PASSES IN TRANSITION. You would think these guys have never played together. The commentator was even frustrated and kept wondering why the German keep giving us those chances, yet we never could use none of them.

It was why I wanted Siasia to move Mikel to DM to just take those balls and spray them to Imoh. The most frustrated player in that match was Ezekiel because they kept giving him balls that were just too long. On the occasion when he had a huge chance at goal and was fouled, the referee refused to give a foul. I cursed under my breath.

In conclusion, Siasia is the architect of our disaster. Imagine if he had not gone with Ekong, Mikel, Sadiq and Imoh, we would have been disgraced. We were killed because we didn't have more of them on the bench. Imagine if Oduduwa was in that defence instead of Ekong like Siasia wanted to do before his injury.

The only sympathy I have for this team is how poorly they were treated and the terrible episode of getting to Rio. But we have played four games after then, what is their excuse? [/b]

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 10:01pm On Aug 17, 2016

OdenigboAroli:
And why wont a professional make a decent pass or release the ball when you still have space and make yourself available for a pass. Nigeria is technically and tactically poor.

As in...I just confuse.

Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 9:49pm On Aug 17, 2016

All game we have played terribly inaccurate passes. Only Mikel and Ekong came to this game.

Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 9:44pm On Aug 17, 2016

I don't agree. We are playing poorly.

Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 8:59pm On Aug 17, 2016

The discipline and coordination of this German team is amazing. The way the entire defense sync. How the Bender twins shift for each other. Insane!

We have had our chances though. We are being killed by inaccurate passes.

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 8:54pm On Aug 17, 2016

Mikel should drop to the deep-lying midfielder and coordinate the midfield. Udoh might get a red in the second half if he is kept with Meyer in that DMF.

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 8:52pm On Aug 17, 2016

The referee is making some stupid calls against us.

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 8:28pm On Aug 17, 2016

There is no player that is as useless as Amuzie in this team.

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 7:41am On Aug 17, 2016

[b][size=14pt]Heavyweight three joined by surprise package[/size]

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The semi-finals of the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament at Rio 2016 sees three heavyweights of past Olympics and FIFA World Cup™ tournaments line up alongside a surprise Central American outfit. Honduras – the only side of the final four never to have won a medal - stand in the way of Brazil’s latest quest for gold, which will be decided at the spiritual home of Brazilian football, the Maracana. 1996 gold winners Nigeria and 1988 bronze-medallists Germany will look to write a new chapter in their Olympic history by sealing passage to the gold medal match in their clash in Sao Paulo. FIFA.com previews the tenth matchday at the Olympic Football Tournaments.

Matches of the day
Brazil-Honduras, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday 17 August, 13.00 (local time)
After 11 games at the 2014 World Cup and Rio 2016 combined, A Seleção will finally walk out at the Maracana. Their dream of doing so again in Saturday’s gold medal match will be decided by their performance against Los Catrachos. The Rio 2016 hosts won an entertaining 2012 quarter-final between the pair 3-2, a game in which La H twice led, in the Central Americans’ previous best final ranking at an Olympic Football Tournament.

Jorge Luis Pinto’s side have been a functional mix of defensive solidity - with goalkeeper Luis Lopez in superb form against Korea Republic in the last eight - and electric counter-attacking, with Alberth Elis, Romell Quioto and Antony Lozano forming a lightning fast front three. They face the so far impenetrable Brazilian defence, with the ever-present back five of Weverton, Zeca, Rodrigo Caio, Marquinhos and Douglas Santos yet to concede at Rio 2016, a six-hour clean sheet so far.

Nigeria-Germany, Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Wednesday 17 August, 16.00 (local time)
When it comes to the Olympic Football Tournament, these sides have to go back some way to reminisce about their glory days. Germany’s best performance came back in 1988 with bronze, two years before their 1990 World Cup win in Italy. They will be hoping for a reversed return to that era and go at least one better by reaching Saturday’s gold medal match, and a return to the Maracana, two years after their 2014 World Cup Final victory at the legendary stadium.

Nigeria’s Olympic success is slightly more recent, a 1996 gold medal by the fabled ‘Dream Team’ the highlight, along with silver in 2008 against a Lionel Messi-led Argentina in Beijing. Just three players at Rio 2016 - Robert Bauer, Julian Brandt and Grischa Promel - featured in the most recent meeting on a global stage between these two nations, the 2015 U-20 World Cup Round of 16 clash, which saw the Germans progress.

Player to watch
Julian Brandt (Germany)
The German No11 will be hoping to follow on from his performance against Nigeria in that U-20 World Cup knockout game, in which he was a menace down both flanks. At Rio 2016, the Bayer Leverkusen winger has yet to get himself on the scoresheet, but has been the standout performer in the German team. He has been at the centre of everything for the Nationalmannschaft, racking up seven assists, with two further goals coming from his shots rebounding out and being slotted home by team-mates, meaning he has been directly involved in close to half of his side’s 19 goals so far. Brandt himself anticipates a difficult game against the unpredictable Africans. “They are positively crazy because they take a big risk,” he told DFB-TV. “I consider Nigeria as offensively strong and very fast.”

The stat
8 – The combined number of Men’s Olympic Football Tournament medals between the Rio 2016 semi-finalists, with one bronze for Germany, two bronzes and three silvers for Brazil and a silver and gold for Nigeria. Add to that the nine combined World Cups between Germany and Brazil, and the heavyweight status of three of the final four – and the task at hand for Honduras - is clear to see.

The words
“Maybe they will be a bit similar to the Swedish or Danish teams we faced. We have to make sure we’re ready. We have to make sure we play well and hopefully we do exactly what [coach Samson Siasia] asks us to do. He’s been absolutely amazing with his tactics and with the way he wants us to play.”
John Obi Mikel, Nigeria captain.

Match schedule
Semi-finals
Brazil-Honduras, 13:00, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro
Nigeria-Germany, 16:00, Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo

http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2016/m=8/news=heavyweight-three-joined-by-surprise-package-2822409.html
(All times local)[/b]

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 7:31am On Aug 17, 2016

[b][size=14pt]Mikel: The quality has been amazing
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Mikel John Obi’s list of professional honours reads like something we all responded with when we were asked, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” when we were in primary school: A Premier League champion, a UEFA Champions League winner, a four-time FA Cup winner and a CAF Africa Cup of Nations champion. However, the list is not complete yet.

At Rio 2016, Mikel is embarking on an entirely different challenge: to lead Nigeria’s ‘Dream Team VI’ to its second Olympic Men’s Football Tournament gold medal. And as he told FIFA.com in an exclusive interview, the quality of the Rio 2016 tournament has been “amazing” and akin to the Champions League.

Ahead of Nigeria’s semi-final clash with Germany, Mikel talks about their successful campaign so far, his leadership on the team and writing a new chapter in Nigeria’s history in the tournament.

FIFA.com: Congratulations on making the semi-finals. In your opinion, why has this team worked so well?
Mikel John Obi: Sheer determination, effort, togetherness and unity in the team. It’s been absolutely amazing. Also the team is built to play offensive football and to express ourselves and make sure we create chances and score goals. I think it’s hunger and willingness to help each other on the pitch, to run for each other. We know exactly what to do when we play. I think that’s very important and that’s exactly what’s got us here.

How have you found the Olympic experience so far, compared with the many experiences in your career?
It’s been absolutely amazing. It’s been an experience that has reminded me of when I started playing with the U-17s and U-20s. I’ve enjoyed my time here and the experience has been very good. Playing with these guys, they’re great players. The energy, power and pace they bring to the game is just different. I’m very happy to be in this team and to be a part of this great experience.

In terms of your position on the pitch, you’re taking up a more attacking midfield role than you’ve been accustomed to at club level. Are you enjoying that role?
I grew up playing in a more offensive position, but what’s happened has happened. I’ve been playing holding midfield for 11 years now. But every time I come back to the national team, I play more offensively. I always try and make sure I make the team play and create chances. I enjoy it. It’s great to play in that position again.

It’s surprised me a lot. The quality is amazing. It’s like playing in the Champions League. One mistake and it’s a goal, trust me.

What have you enjoyed most about being a captain? What are you passing on to these young players?
Experience. I’m giving them a bit more knowledge that they’ll need in these kinds of games, because these have been high quality games. These guys look up a lot to me a lot, so I have to lead by example. I try to make sure I run as much as I can, so they will see that and run as much as they can! You have to lead by example. As long as I keep doing that and as long as we keep winning, for me the team is important. Individual performances are good, but as long as the team is playing well and winning, I’m very happy with that.

Has the quality of the games surprised you?
It’s surprised me a lot. The quality is amazing. It’s like playing in the Champions League. One mistake and it’s a goal, trust me. It’s been like that. Our defence has been solid, so let’s hope we keep going that way. The less we concede, I think we can create chances and hurt teams. We’ve shown that in this tournament. If we don’t concede, I’m sure we can score goals.

What would it mean to you to play for the gold medal at the Maracana?
One step at a time (laughs). To be honest, I haven’t thought about it yet. I don’t see past Wednesday. The Germans are a very good side, so we have to make sure we do our job. With this team, we don’t concentrate much on what the other teams do. We concentrate more on what we can give and offer on that day. The game before is gone. It’s about what we can produce at that time and in those 90 minutes or however long we’re going to play for. We always try to concentrate on that, and I think we’ve done that so far, so I don’t think we’re going to change.

You’ve won the UEFA Champions Leagues, two Premier Leagues, four FA Cups and the Africa Cup of Nations. What would an Olympic gold medal mean to you and to Nigeria?
It’s going to mean a lot. It’s going to mean the world to me. It’s going to be the icing on the cake. As much as anyone, I want to win. This is what it means to me no matter what I’ve won. I think winning with this team is going to be amazing. I’m hoping and praying for that.

http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2016/m=8/news=mikel-the-quality-has-been-amazing-2822408.html[/b]

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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 8:58pm On Aug 15, 2016

[b]Okay...I spent the entire day thinking whether I should write this or not, but finally decided that it is more helpful if I share.

As usual I got a mail but this mail was unlike any I have ever received. It was not a threatening message, I was a call for help. But I was beyond shocked at the content. I reproduce the mail below:

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My first thought was that this email was meant for another person, but then I realized that I have had someone called me a occultic person before.

So to this guy, I know you are seeing this post, atheists are not occultic people. Atheists lack a belief in God. That's all.

God = Supernatural being

Occult = Supernatural phenomena

No. I don't think you can really call yourself an atheist with any sense of credibility if you believe in magic, the occult, supernatural powers or psychic abilities.

Theoretically if one was willing to accept the existence of the supernatural then it would be both irrational and hypocritical to then disbelieve in the possible existence of gods.

So bro, while I understand your pains, Nigeria is in really bad shape at the moment, joining a group of occults, especially as we have it in Nigeria is a really bad move. Your desperation could force you into doing some really terrible stuff. It's a regular thing to hear of people beheading and kidnapping people for money rituals. Don't go that route, bro.

Your best shot at success is still hard work. You gotta keep looking for opportunities to climb out of poverty. It is said that luck is where opportunity meets preparation. You just gotta keep at it.

What's your advice for this guy?

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 3:42pm On Aug 15, 2016

[b][size=14pt]BREAKING:FC Porto Loan Out Chidera Ezeh To Portimonense[/size]

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Former Nigeria Under-17s and 20s forward Chidera Ezeh, has joined Portuguese second division side Portimonense on loan from FC Porto for the rest of the season.

He was today presented as a Portimonense player for the rest of the season during the second division side league game against Penafiel, a sign of how he has grown since last season when he had his breakthrough with the U-18s of Porto.

” He has joined Portimonense on loan for the rest of the season, am happy for him after the disappointment of missing out on a chance with the first team during pre season, he will be a hit for Portimonense” His agent Babawo Mohammed told Owngoalnigeria.com.

18 year old Ezeh, signed professional terms with the Estadio Dragao outfit last season, after spending the last two years training with the team following his exploits for Nigeria at the U-17 World Cup in 2013, which Nigeria won.

Last season, Ezeh was a revelation for the Under-18s of Porto, emerging as one of their top scorer as they romp to the title in his first season, and could have been a part of the pre season activities of the first team were it not for a surgery on his shoulders.

Comfortable as a forward or winger, he can also play from the flanks where his close dribbling skills,pace and trickery can cause havoc in the opposition half.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/08/14/breakingfc-porto-loan-out-chidera-ezeh-to-portimonense/[/b]

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 3:39pm On Aug 15, 2016

[b][size=14pt]Ex-Nigeria Under-17s & 20s Captain Deemed Surplus To Requirement At Turkish Side[/size]

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The coach of Turkish Super Lig side Istanbul Basaksehir Abdullah Avci, has informed former Nigeria Under-17s and 20s captain Musa Mohammed that he does not form part of his plans for the 2016/2017 season.

Owngoalnigeria.com gathered from a reliable source in Turkey, that the 19 year old defender who was dropped from the Nigeria Under-23s prior to the Olympics in Rio is aware he has no future at Istanbul Basaksehir.

“It’s so clear, I believe he is aware that he doesn’t have a future at Istanbul Basaksehir, he is yet to play a single minute in their pre season games, aside that he wasn’t in the list of provisional players submitted by the coach for the 2016/2017 season.” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

The right full back who came to prominence in 2013, when he captained the Nigeria U-17 to World Cup glory has found it hard to make the grade at his Turkish side, no thanks to the presence of other established full backs in the team.

Since joining the Turkish side last summer, he has made a total of four appearances in all competition without a single appearance in the league since his transfer.

They were reports that Scottish side Celtic and French Ligue 1 side Lorient, are eyeing a move for him but nothing concrete has come out of their reported interest since it was reported months ago.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/08/15/ex-nigeria-under-17s-20s-captain-deemed-surplus-to-requirement-at-turkish-side/[/b]

Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 3:37pm On Aug 15, 2016

[b][size=14pt]Nigeria Under-23s Players Reveal Why They Gave Chelsea Star Mikel A New Nickname[/size]

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A cross section of players of the Nigeria Under-23s, currently campaigning at the Rio 2016 Olympics have revealed the reasons why Chelsea star Mikel Obi was given a new nickname.

Mikel has been earning rare reviews for his role in inspiring Nigeria to the semi-finals of the football event of the Rio 2016 Olympics, with the captain scoring the first goal in their 2-0 quarterfinal win over Denmark.

The players in their closest, call Mikel “Odogwu”, a name in the Nigerian dialect of Ibo which means leader due to his leadership qualities which has rubbed off on them as young players.

Another of the team player, who played in the middle alongside the Chelsea star also told Owngoalnigeria.com, that the name is their own later way of showing respect to the Chelsea star.

” The name is what we call him in our circle, it was started by Azubuike Okechukwu and the rest is history but we hardly call him that to his face”, A player in the team told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Another player said to his face, they call him “Senior Man” but off it, he is refereed to as Odogwu as they can’t call him by his name due to the respect they have for him.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/08/15/nigeria-under-23s-players-reveal-why-they-gave-chelsea-star-mikel-a-new-nickname/[/b]

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 8:41am On Aug 15, 2016

Pavarotti:
Iwobi : Nigeria Will Qualify For Russia 2018

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Nigeria and Arsenal midfield maestro Alex Iwobi is sure of Nigeria’s Qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia

The 20 year old Midfield gem revealed this in an exclusive chat with Fifa.com where he discussed his rapid rise in the game

“It is a tough group for sure, but I don’t think . . . .read more http://www.soccerassembly.com/iwobi-nigeria-will-qualify-for-russia-2018/

Please what's stopping you from giving us the full gist of this news. Your constant link to that site is infuriating.

We are here to discuss and to share news, not to promote and spam links. Thanks

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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 12:37pm On Aug 14, 2016

leetech:
I have been trying to access my ymail since yesterday but its acting up please here is my mail(leommyn@gmail.com),pls message me or you cud drop urs,so sorry for the inconveniences this might cause

Sent you a mail.

Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 12:36pm On Aug 14, 2016

spacyzuma:
hahahaha

Thanks for the compliments, guys.

@joseph1013 I had to google "mercurial character" and got to this link: http://www.9types.com/movieboard/intro_new.htm
I'm definitely not mercurial

@stephenmorris I never said I didn't like sex. I think I said I wasn't gonna discuss sexual stuff like many diaries here.

Perhaps not totally mercurial but you have some traits of it.

Make your posts regular, will you? NL shows you are almost always online so...

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 12:30pm On Aug 14, 2016

tbaba1234:
Will Etebo be fit?

Yeah, the team doctor says he would be fit for the match on Wednesday.

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 12:00pm On Aug 14, 2016

tbaba1234:
In other news, I got married this weekend. Friday and Saturday. I barely watched the match. Saw highlights though.

Who has watched the Germans play? How good are they?

I watched Portugal vs Germany, incidentally it was on at the same time Man City was playing, and the viewing centre I went showed the two matches.

Germany completely outplayed the Portuguese. It was very impressive considering how dominant the Portuguese were in the opening games. The two Benders are an integral part of that squad.

To my mind, our best bet at winning our semi finals is to play like we did against Sweden. Mikel and especially Ezekiel will have to bring their A-game to the party. It would be difficult for us not to concede (I'm still not sold on Sincere) but if, with Etebo, we take our chances, we have a real chance of going for Gold.

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:51am On Aug 14, 2016

tbaba1234:
In other news, I got married this weekend. Friday and Saturday. I barely watched the match. Saw highlights though.

Who has watched the Germans play? How good are they?

WOW...Congratulations sir. I wish you a fulfilling union!

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Christianity Etc › Re: Is It Rational To Believe In Afterlife [A Discussion] by joseph1013: 12:14am On Aug 13, 2016

malvisguy212:
Trash!!! And the eyewitness who were martyr, They purposely choose death ?

But you have an unreliable account of what actually happened. Consider the following:

1. We know stories were changed since we have numerous examples of “distorted memories” of Jesus (e.g., Acts of Peter, Gospel of Nicodemus, Protevangelium of James, Infancy Gospel of Thomas, and the Gospel of Thomas).

2. Practically, there would have been no way of preventing people from telling stories of Jesus and changing stories of Jesus. All sorts of people would have told (and changed) stories, not just eyewitnesses.

3. The canonical Gospels weren’t eyewitness accounts of Jesus, but were written 40 to 65 years after the life of Jesus by Gentile Greek-speakers who never knew Jesus (nor any eyewitnesses).

4. Even if the canonical Gospels were written by eyewitnesses, scholarly studies have shown even eyewitness memories can be mistaken.

5. The canonical Gospels themselves contain many “distorted memories” of Jesus in accounts of his life and death.

Conclusively, we can say that we know for sure that the stories of the martyrs dying because they witnessed Christ is correct.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Is It Rational To Believe In Afterlife [A Discussion] by joseph1013: 10:18pm On Aug 12, 2016

malvisguy212:
here in kaduna, I witness a man who was kill for refusing to deny jesus. There are many testimonies of this same issue. Why will this people choose to die for there faith if there is no afterlife ?

Seun:
People accept death because they believe in the afterlife, but that doesn't make it true. Many Jehovah's witnesses have died for their faith. Many ISIS and Al Qaeda and Boko Haram suicide bombers and fighters have chosen to die for their faith, too. That doesn't mean they're right.

"All the martyrs in the history of the world are not sufficient to establish the correctness of an opinion. Martyrdom, as a rule, establishes the sincerity of the martyr, — never the correctness of his thought. Things are true or false in themselves. Truth cannot be affected by opinions; it cannot be changed, established, or affected by martyrdom. An error cannot be believed sincerely enough to make it a truth."
~ Robert Green Ingersoll.

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Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 10:46am On Aug 12, 2016

[b][size=14pt]SIASIA FIRES "YES, WE WILL BOYCOTT THE QUARTER FINAL"[/size]

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Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia has lashed out at how “disrespectful” the authorities have been to his team, saying he will now support the boys should they insist on boycotting Saturday’s quarterfinal against Denmark.

Siasia’s scathing comments on national radio Friday confirmed AfricanFootball.com super exclusive of the previous day on the latest crisis that has engulfed his team in Brazil.

“We have been disrespected from all angles – the sports ministry, the Nigeria Football Federation. Is that how you will treat your own children? We are not street kids,” former Super Eagles coach Siasia fired away on Brila FM sports radio Friday morning.

“We have only been paid allowances for 11 days. There is no match bonus. What of all the months we have been training in Nigeria and Atlanta? That’s not fair.

“I have not received my salary for the past five months.

“Everything is upside down and the boys don’t want to play anymore. Whatever they want to do, I’m with them. They are right for fighting for their rights.”

Siasia continued: “The country already has a bad image, but through football it has got some good image, but still they won’t let us play.

“I have begged these boys, but I cannot do more than what I have done to get this team up to this point.

“I have done my best and now I am tired.”

Siasia also put a lie to an official statement by the NFF that there was no order for kits to be returned to Nigeria after the Rio Olympics.

As usual, the NFF were quick to dismiss a media report that the NFF secretariat ordered that kits be returned to the office from Rio.

But Siasia told Brila FM:”The NFF ordered that they bring back the jerseys (from Brazil). Siji Lagunju (of the NFF technical department) was directed to bring the jerseys back to the NFF.”

http://africanfootball.com/news/637130/We-are-not-street-kids-fires-Siasia-backs-boycott-of-Olympics-q-final[/b]

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