₦airaland Forum

Diamond098454:
are you saying women only good on bed? Oohh hell no
Women have a lot to offer

Diamond098454:
still they won't stay without us simple

Diamond098454:
you can't stay without us

Entimz:
maybe all these our fake Pastors will make him walk somedays abi

budaatum:
Yeah, Heidegger was hard reading too, being German to English translations. But the German depth of thought is phenomenal and make it worth the time and effort. Just trying to comprehend makes one grow, I find.

I'd usually jump on for "average Nigerian", but truth is we are not trained from young to read these sort of books, and so we struggle. In fact, I'd argue we are in primary one of book reading, and our abcd book is our Bible and Quran. I can't wait for us to improve and read a lot more.

I could not read Being and Time, and had to listen to it instead. My mind would wonder of course, but I could have each section read to me as many times as I want, and at least 12 times for each hour of Heidegger. I think I've let him program my mind, even though I'm still trying to figure his Dasein, but I'm at least aware of his Das Man. Funny that both words and the entire book in fact, are connected to bread for me only because one of those hours was always while I made my weekly bread.

I might slog through the physical book one day but doubt it considering how many other authors there are. Perhaps another one of his instead.

budaatum:
Yeah, Heidegger was hard reading too, being German to English translations. But the German depth of thought is phenomenal and make it worth the time and effort. Just trying to comprehend makes one grow, I find.

I'd usually jump on for "average Nigerian", but truth is we are not trained from young to read these sort of books, and so we struggle. In fact, I'd argue we are in primary one of book reading, and our abcd book is our Bible and Quran. I can't wait for us to improve and read a lot more.

I could not read Being and Time, and had to listen to it instead. My mind would wonder of course, but I could have each section read to me as many times as I want, and at least 12 times for each hour of Heidegger. I think I've let him program my mind, even though I'm still trying to figure his Dasein, but I'm at least aware of his Das Man. Funny that both words and the entire book in fact, are connected to bread for me only because one of those hours was always while I made my weekly bread.

I might slog through the physical book one day but doubt it considering how many other authors there are. Perhaps another one of his instead.

budaatum:
Why did you quit? Was it too hard to understand or did you not like it?

jiggyman:
Nigeria is a disgraced country! Stop crying! Nigeria is a disgraced country! If e sure you carry your relative who was involved in serious accident to an a and e, you will cry

budaatum:
My poor eyes!

I did come across Schopenhauer in my Buddhism studies years ago but haven't yet read any of his books.

Have you?

Michelle70:
What's the essence of calling the country disgraced country?
Can't you make a point insult politicians without insulting the country?
Is this also part of patriotism?

They will not call you to order, If someone insult you now, ur e-warriors will look for who to on hotspot for them so they will start attacking people online.

AllBlack:
Can you carefully Show me where I attacked anyone? I dare you.

Just because your receptors interpreted my words as an attack doesn't make it so... or are you trying to say something? take your gaslighting elsewhere. I merely asked questions in relation to the comment that was addressed to me.

Do you know how demeaning it is for the guy to say YOU WISH over a testimony I gave on first hand and present tense basis? That is equivalent to calling me a liar but I didn't expect you of all people to see or even recognise it let alone addressing it since that is your hallmark and trade.

I should check whose comment? So you are now the umpire of uniform commenting? Is there a template I should follow or you just feel like commenting to feel a little relevant? step aside and try somewhere else, this is not your regular water size... you will drown here.

budaatum:
Most likely my mind, to be honest. And what I read. Though my eyes aren't what they used to be, I confess.

There were days I could read for hours non-stop, but more and more my mind has gotten in the way to further consider what my eyes see. My eyes just want to look while my mind wants to see for itself how it looks, and determine what might be meant and what it could be used for. It's like they at war. Frustrating when there's lots of questions on a page.

My reading is somewhat hard too, I think. Lately, it's been Kant. I've started from when he believed and before he started using his mind so I can read his more mature Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, having just recently finished Being and Time which has taken me ......... I'm letting you work out and tell.

Screw all that. I'm just lazy these days is true too.

budaatum:
My mum was not an atheist. Both my parents were Anglican born and bred, and attended Saint John's Primary School where they taught them to read the Bible from the beginning to the end. And that was I brought up with, or rather, was kobokorised into us her children. She had a three headed one in those early days.

That said, I do somewhat agree that "child upbringing determines the religion he or she will follow", though there are millions of exceptions, as many do not continue to follow their parents religion as many atheists here will confirm.

My maternal great great grandfather, for instance, was born into Ifa and sent his son to learn Islam when they arrived in the Orolu Kingdom with a book. My great grandfather sent his son to the Anglican school when they arrived because they had a book, and my grandfather did the same with my mother. For as far as they were concerned, a book is Ifa, and Ifa is the Word of God. Mother though, being a nurse who worked shifts to feed mouths, never had time for church or routine, so the disciplined aspect of learning to read was compensated with koboko, sadly, but that meant my reading was not corrupted with jump around the book that Christians often practise, thank the Gods.

My paternal great grand father was Basorun, the King of all the Heavens over the Orolu Kingdom - at least. We are arrogant like that - and I think my father was looking for ways to king the heavens. Lol. After all, "In the beginning was the Word", and "not by bread alone", so he too read, a lot, seeking the Way.

So in all honesty, you are correct in saying, my child upbringing determined that the religion I will follow will be 'book reading', or it at least used to be since my eyes work no more so I hardly get to finish a book these days.

I think my reading was about god hunting, which I've exhausted, so let's say my past religion was hunting for understanding, which I religiously did till I understood, at least to the extent that I do, for that's what the word "god" signifies, to me.

I add the below to antagonise the sight of deep.

Goodlady:
God airpus o.
What does a young girl like me know.
Innocent me and see how you're reasoning my matter.
Airpus o God.

budaatum:
Yes she did. Even when you done nothing wrong sometimes. There was a time she was frustrated having to bring up her 5 kids by herself and wasn't coping well.

Now you make me think, Meedon, it's likely her who brought me up an atheist. After my dad and his Amorc obsession, her mantra was more "from the sweat of thy brow shall you eat" than, "manna from heaven", and no gods saved us from that koboko. So I bought a dog, lol. It loved chewing the leather and saved me a lot.

Goodlady:
Wetin I do you that made you pick interest in saying God airp you?