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Icon4s: Why does Ajagun even deserve to play for the team at all? He should not even be on the bench. |
tbaba1234:Just like Oliseh said, the 'evil' NFF have players they intend to call up so they can 'chop'. They have no time to scout and call up good players with dual citizenship even if those players raise their hands. |
[b]HOW SCIENCE TRUMPS RELIGION Nothing is known by science because someone dreamed it or learned it in a moment of revelation. Of course, ideas do come to people in unexpected ways but, in science, all such ideas have to be thoroughly challenged and tested and, if they fail a challenge, they are discarded. Religion is different though. EVERYTHING accepted by religion comes from dreams or moments of revelation. There is no long process of challenge and testing--revelation is accepted, not because it can be shown to be true, but because it is said to come from a god. Once an idea is accepted in science, it will continue to be challenged and, perhaps, refined and improved. It's very tough being an idea in science. Once an idea is accepted in religion, the high priests circle the wagons to defend it; they indoctrinate it into children and may even threaten violence or other consequences against those who challenge it. Religions have two more weapons in their armoury: apologists, who seek to explain away or deny contradictions and contrary evidence; and theologians who, inter alia, develop arguments to justify their religion's teachings--arguments that are invariably controversial and widely disputed as logically or evidentially unsound. There is one more difference between science and religion. Science, despite extensive collection of evidence and arduous testing, never claims to have found the truth--science only says it has the best available explanation. However, the proof of science is that we all use its fruits in technology every day. Religion is not so modest. Despite employing a wholly defective methodology, religions claim to have found the truth. All religions make this claim even though there are hundreds of religions all making contradictory truth claims. This fact alone demonstrates the failure of the religious methodology. So, science vs religion; only one of these methodologies work... and you know which one that is, don't you?[/b] |
SUNDAY OLISEH - THE PROOF OF HOW NFF TREATED ME UNFAIRLY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLzSo6s_MMI |
THE ATHEISTS OF ABRAHAM There are only three possibilities: there are either no gods, there is one god or there is more than one god. Christians and Muslims typically consider only the first two options--for them it's as if the third option does not exist. But it does. And these believers implicitly make the claim that no gods exist other than the god of Abraham. Most atheists only say, there is no reason to believe any gods exist but Christians/Muslims make the positive claim that no gods exist (other than Yahweh/Allah). This makes Christians and Muslims more atheistic than atheists. Strange but true... |
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SirShymexx:LOL. I also didn't like how he desecrated the throne by praying and paying homage to Yahweh. It was disrespect to the culture and tradition of the Yoruba race. I however do like the efforts he is putting into uniting the various kings in the Kingdom, even though that has not been devoid of controversies. |
SirShymexx:Just curious: why do you not like the Ooni? |
Petrobros:LOL. Wicked man ![]() |
Icon4s:Not much. Mind you though, he might be accommodated as an option for the wings, a place he would have to make do on the bench too. Too much talent! |
Icon4s:Yeah...still the same guy. He's in the same club as Musa now. What about him? I know Siasia will take him over Isaac. |
Icon4s: That plays with Musa in Russia? |
Mark my words, Siasia would never pick Kelechi as a CF. I share the fears of Icon4s, as weeks go by, Success is playing himself out of reckoning. Ighalo was the final straw. He will be the automatic choice and since Success plays on the wings, I seriously doubt Siasia would put him in front. With the avalanche of talents available, not too many highbrows will be raised if Success is omitted from the squad. That's my take. cc: linked |
[b]MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN ACTUALLY GLOAT OVER THE DEATH OF A GAYMAN? This weekend, a story went viral on the internet. In Ondo State, a mob descended on a guy because he was gay. They beat him to a pulp & he was rushed to the hospital but he died of internal bleeding in the hospital. His gay partner who is a popular politician escaped for dear life & they've gone about destroying his properties. Then fools trooped to social media to gloat about the guy's death & celebrate their society's holy cleansing. Two of such fools even went to the late guy's Facebook wall to write express their orgasmic pleasure over his death & post the gory pictures of his corpse. They said we should all learn a lesson from the mob action. No wonder someone said we're in a zoo. I'm not a homosexual. I'm even not supposed to tell you as it's not your business. What I do in my privacy is my problem, not yours. I'm telling you so that you will put what I want to say in a proper perspective. We're a sorry lot around here. Before the religions from the Arab Peninsula arrived, historical records told us that Africans were gays & they weren't disturbed by their fellow Africans. Now the imported religions have twisted our reasoning & turned us to fierce brutes. Of course, both the Bible & the Quran advise that homosexuals be stoned dead. These Africans here have only carried out what they read in the scriptures imposed upon them by the foreigners.The antigay law enacted in Nigeria was the height of insanity. And do you know that it was the fastest law ever passed by our national assembly? And yes, ever since we made the law, our economy, health, infrastructure & security have improved immensely. Right? This is why I somehow believe that organized religion has a way (even if only subliminal) of making people lose their humanity & morality. Most religious people I interacted with concerning the antigay law (and that includes the so-called moderate Muslims) have either been in total support of the draconian law or been indifferent about it. That tells you what happens to people when they embrace a religious ideology. In contrast, no single irreligious person that I know of has been anything but against the law. You see the difference now? All the countries where homosexuality is criminalized are less developed than the countries where homosexuality is decriminalized. If that doesn't tell you something, then I don't know how to help you. Nigeria is a country of bigots, hypocrites, & religious extremists, just like most fellow underdeveloped countries the world over. Why a country of extremists is complaining about extremism baffles me. Is it out of place that we have Boko Haram? I still do not understand how what two consenting adults do with each other should incur the wrath of a progressive society. And I will never understand it. I'm sorry for the dead guy & I wish that his family members (if they're not homophobic idiots too) have the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. And as for these idiots, let them continue. The days of their predominance are numbered.[/b] |
analice107:LOL. That's your best shot? That's disappointing! I have had worse attacks. Now that your rant is over, let's go into something that actually makes sense without rhetoric: Tell us about your Christian experience? |
Mobil went up 11% today. This is the first time I will see a stock beat the positive 10% mark. Has the rules change? |
TheSuperNerd: EXCITING! Icon4s, we need Amuneke on this page. Can you make it happen? ![]() |
holamiday:It's called P€.₦.i.s Captivus. BBC does justice here: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25827175 |
[b]I THINK I HEAR YOU LORD Many of the most convinced God-believers rest their belief, not on sophisticated philosophical arguments, but on something much simpler. They believe they hear the voice of God. This is a private voice--other people in the room cannot hear it. It exists only in the believer's mind. But there is a fatal problem with this "evidence". Millions of people are equally convinced that a wide variety of different gods talk to them. This phenomenon is so ubiquitous that we have to conclude either, that the world is teeming with gods, or the human brain has the ability to manufacture these voices and fool us into believing they come from outside of us, when in reality they come from inside. So, these believers need a valid way to show that the voices they hear are from the god of Abraham and not from another supernatural source, such as Satan posing as God, and not from deep within their own brains. I have yet to meet a believer who has a way to determine the real source of the voices they perceive. If they cannot do this, not only should I not believe their claim but neither should they![/b] |
TheGoodJoe: How can you say the ones in camp understand more what the coach is saying when you say in another breath that the coming players can catch up? Okay, what do you say to situations where local players come to camp for a month prior to the arrival of their foreign counterparts (like it happens in Keshi's time), yet as soon as the foreign guys come, they are the ones used to prosecute the matches? What does that say about spending several hours in training to get acquainted with the coach's philosophy? |
TheGoodJoe:What you are doing are merely diversionary tactics. You have not given me anything of Cruyff criticizing Van Gaal's philosophy at Barca. That was the question. And see, no two systems in the world are exactly the same. It would seem that Guardiola's philosophy and Luis Enrique's philosophy are the same, but a closer look will show that Enrique has added steel to tiki taka. When we say similar philosophy, most analyst refer to similarity in attack and defence. Both Cruyff and Van Gaal don't get along on a personal note, I know that. That's not what we are talking about. The subject of this discussion is how strikingly different Van Gaal's tactics are different from Cryuff and where you see Cruyff criticize his tactics when he Gaal was at Barca. I see we are already derailing the thread. Apologies to all forumites. |
TheGoodJoe:Cryuff criticized the philosophy Van Gaal is using at Man Utd, not the one he used at Barca. And it's simple. Man Utd has got average players therefore in a competitive league like EPL, it's very difficult. Van Gaal's philosophy is the way Barca plays. Keep the ball, pass it side to side and wait for mistakes in the defensive formation to make advantage of those opportunities. For this to be successful every player has to be comfortable on the ball. I will lay this to rest if you can give me links where Cruyff criticized Van Gaal's playing philosophy at Barca. |
TheGoodJoe:And I am saying that's just an excuse which is not support by evidence. Iwobi training for a few hours does not give him a better heads up than a brand new player like Leon Balogun or Ekpolo or Awuzie. We even hear of established players who have to start from scratch to adapt every time they come to camp because every time they return to their clubs, they have to reset their 'brains' to their club's formation. |
TheGoodJoe:It seems to me like you have no idea that I am a Barca fan and I could reel out the club's history in my sleep. Please tell me how Van Gaal's system of play and philosophy was strikingly different from Cruyff's own that those top players were not able to adapt for many months and how it took Kluivert and co? I will wait. |
TheGoodJoe:[b] Are you kidding me? That's preposterous! It wasn't because they didn't adapt to his philosophy. It was because like most coaches, he brought players from his former club, players he believes would be helpful to the new club. Mourinho took Carvalho and Essien to Madrid, and fought to take Lampard and Drogba. Was it because Madrid's stars could not adapt? The same guy had taken Ferreira and Carvalho from his Porto to Chelsea years earlier. Guardiola took Thiago to Bayern. Name a top coach that did not poach (or try to poach) good players from his former team to his present side? Even if it is true (remember it is not), then you just shot yourself in the foot. You say a great team like Barca that was coached by the legendary Cryuff could not adapt for months to Van Gaal's philosophy. A team with top players such as Pep Guardiola , José Mari Bakero , Txiki Begiristain , Ion Andoni Goikoetxea , Ronald Koeman, Michael Laudrup , Romário, Gheorghe Hagi, and Hristo Stoichkov. A team that won La Liga four times between 1991 and 1994, and won the 1989 European Cup Winners' Cup as well as that of 1992. A team that won the Copa del Rey in 1990, the European Super Cup in 1992 and three Super Cups. A team so great it was called the "Dream Team". You say they couldn't adapt to a coach's philosophy in many months. Yet you're convinced that a few hours of training by a rookie like Iwobi would have made him imbibe Siasia's philosophy. Can you smell the dichotomy? [/b] |
TheGoodJoe:Still a few hours of training. No player gets the philosophy of a coach in a few hours. That players don't know anything about a coach is no excuse. That's why Siasia is a professional coach and the players are professional players. Adapting to change is the nature of the game. |
TheGoodJoe:Training for a few hours does not mean the player understands the philosophy. Training is quite different from high-intensity pressure-soaked real match environment. |
[b]ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION I get it. I can see why people believe in gods. Firstly, there is the promise of supernatural help for yourself, your family, your country (even for your football team). There is also the prospect of avoiding an afterlife of eternal agony and gaining unending bliss. And of course, life is so much easier if you avoid hostility and rejection from your family and community. So I get it--these good things are SO desirable that many people don't worry too much that there is no evidence their god actually exists. There is no need to think to be a god-believer--in fact it's much easier not to. But what about atheists? What motivates them? Do they enjoy family conflict? Do they prefer to reject the supernatural help on offer? Do they relish the prospect of burning for ever? No, I don't think so. To face all these potential disasters, you really HAVE to think--people rarely become atheists on a whim. So atheists have to think and theists don't have to... But, hold on, what about those theists who do think? Why do they continue to believe in a god when there is no evidence? I suggest this is a function of HOW you think. If you start with the question, "How can I justify my belief in God?", you may find plenty of reasons that appear to be adequate. However, if you start by asking "Can we be sure God is real?" you will be hard pressed to find any evidence at all (although you may find plenty of reasons to doubt it). Sometimes, the way you ask the question changes the answer.[/b] |
forgiveness:Gbam! Nothing to add. All I see from the pro-Siasia camp are mere excuses and assumptions. Siasia has his boys. Datsall! |
1Dray:Good. That's why I need practical tips. Prayers and fasting dont do jack! Practical tips that have worked! |
1Dray:Why do you buy and sell to people who are not affiliated with your religion? It's called business, dude! |
tranxo:I'm not religious. |
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