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Jazmine10:
You mean every Nigerian mum is wicked? I'd like to think there are exceptions.

Not wicked like say ooo. But sometimes, you can doubt if she's the one that gave birth to you.

Kobojunkie:
If God cared so much about the pronunciation of His name, don't you think he would have maybe made certain to give a lesson pronunciation lesson somewhere in His Gospel?

Anyways, back to the issue at hand. Jesus Christ commands that you become perfect/holy even as the Father in Heaven is Holy. He went even further to cajole that you seek first the Kingdom of God (Holiness) and God's Righteousness in order that all these things--- the blessings and the rewards of Heaven --- shall be added onto you. I guess I am wondering what the intention is behind your bold announcement that you have yet to do as God commands?

Maybe that's why Nigeria's prayer to Jesus has been going up into thin air.
We're still busy arguing about whose football team is better like I illustrated in the post.
Everyone here is trying to prove they know something.

ReacherSaidNoth:
Yet another person wearing a label he cannot differentiate from other labels. Agnosticism is not fence to sit on between theism and atheism. By saying you believe in some intelligent designer, you are a theist sympathizer like someone rightly said.

Whatever.

triplechoice:
From the things you have said about yourself ,the word. that best describe your current position is deism. ,not agnosticism.

Deist are the ones who are convinced an external creator exist for the world we collectively share together. Agnostics don't hold such conviction yet

After i ditched Athiesm. Was calling myself athiest even years after. If you say I'm a Deist, it's fine. I stand to be corrected.

Saintmary:
You say Pablo?


Wetin dey after 6 pass 7


You never hear say the bottom of wealth is disgusting

Lol. I admire your zeal.

KnownUnknown:
Shouldn’t the response be “what is a god”?

Have you ever seen a god, experienced a god, know the substance a god is made of, what a god smells like, looks like, sound like?

No. All your”agnosticism” is based on is the presupposition that there is some shit called god, which you call “supreme being” while deluding yourself that you are somehow enlightened because of your “neutrality” about a question you already answered in the affirmative.

Ok you are right.

Maynman:
Agnosticism is based on ignorance, you are already sympathetic to the word “god”, you are just looking for ways to justify it, the fact that you think there’s anything like a creator or designer points to such.

I told you only theists have such beliefs, i am not joining in that beliefs that is why i am an atheist.

Ok.

KnownUnknown:
Shouldn’t the response be “what is a god”?

Have you ever seen a god, experienced a god, know the substance a god is made of, what a god smells like, looks like, sound like?

No. All your”agnosticism” is based on is the presupposition that there is some shit called god, which you call “supreme being” while deluding yourself that you are somehow enlightened because of your “neutrality” about a question you already answered in the affirmative.

Me i no dey argue.
I believe in a higher authority.
Higher intelligence.

You not agreeing is none of my business.

Blackgurl247:
Because she is black
If it was your sister will u say the same thing
SMH

No o. It's like casting Leonardo DiCaprio as Tchalla in black panther. Ariel in the cartoon was white.

Maynman:
Only theists do such.
You are still using your monotheistic beliefs.

That's why it's called Agnosticism. I learn everyday. My head is like a sponge. My views are open to corrections. I'm not rigid like an Atheist or Religious fanatic.
The fact you used a negative word shows your core belief was questioned. The principles i believe in work for me.
I don't give a damn about your beliefs. I even encouraged yours that it inspired me to share my views.

Maynman:
Theist sympathizers.

Each to his own beliefs.

Sounds like a good plot for a fictional movie. Well written. In my foray with the holy grail movement, i dug the reincarnation shi for a while but dismissed it.

Workch:
Science involves disciplines that use the scientific method to determine the most probable explanation for what we observe in the physical universe, and this method involves observation of the available evidence, experimentation, presenting results, peer review, further observation and experimentation, etc. Scientists examine the evidence before arriving at a conclusion. If new evidence is presented, scientists consider it and revise their views if warranted.

Thomas H. Huxley, who coined the term agnostic, was a scientist. He found it puzzling that many people spoke with certainty about things which could not be verified by any known methodology (this is what atheists and theists do) . Huxley believed that to claim to have "knowledge" (in Greek, gnosis) that a belief or claim is true or lie, one must have verifiable evidence to support to disprove the claim. To Huxley, to present a claim as certain without evidence was ethically wrong and intellectually dishonest. He stated that claims of certainty in any matter, whether science or religion, should be backed by evidence, and proposed the agnostic method to examine claims based on evidence. If there was no justifiable evidence, one was "without knowledge" of the certainty of the claim or belief, or agnostic. He called practice of using such a method agnosticism

Agnosticism is not about belief, it is about using a method to verify the probability that a claim is true or factual by examining the evidence. A person is free to believe or not believe the claim, and may choose to believe a claim without evidence, based on philosophical reasons or personal preference.

So, according to Huxley's definition of agnostic and agnosticism, those who practice the scientific method are indeed agnostic in the sense that they use a method to examine the evidence for a claim before determining the probability that the claim is true or factual.

In Huxley's words:
“Agnosticism is not a… creed of any kind, but the validity of a principle, which is as much ethical as intellectual. This principle may be stated in various ways, but they all amount to this: it is wrong for a man to say that he is certain of the objective truth of any proposition unless he can produce evidence which logically justifies that certainty.”
T. H. Huxley. Essays, Volume V, IX

LordReed KnownUnknown

I'm happy I'm not alone. You've inspired me to put my Agnosticism story on a thread here too. Don't reply blind people. You can't help who doesn't want to be saved.

Saintmary:
I will give an arm and a leg to be with a faithful man.


These are not empty words.


There is nothing more valuable in marriage to a woman than fidelity and loyalty, money is only halfway important.


No matter how important money is in marriage, and yes it is very important, just double it's worth, that is the importance of faithfulness.

Awwwn. Sister Mary.
Lemme give you brotherly advice.
Thank God you said halfway important.
Don't marry a poor man.
You'll always regret. And prolly start blaming him for your misfortunes. Whereas, you picked him yourself.

Choose wisely.
Marry pablo, not bro Chike.

Kobojunkie:
Jesus Christ commands that you become perfect/holy even as the Father in Heaven is Holy. He went even further to cajole that you seek first the Kingdom of God (Holiness) and God's Righteousness in order that all these things--- the blessings and the rewards of Heaven --- shall be added onto you. I guess I am wondering what the intention is behind your bold announcement that you have yet to do as God commands?

His name ain't Jesus. No letter j in greek alphabet. It's ieoshua or ieosus.
Would you appreciate if people pronounced your name kobojunkie as robomonkey in some near future?

ednut1:
There are enough unemployed brains on ground to replace those leaving. We are 200m ,since 2015 the total number of japa has not reached 3m people.

National team example is just lame, the home based that were included like sunday mba ( scorer of the goal) all left to Europe. How many home based players does Argentina have We were constantly coming third between 2000 to 2010 in Afcon. Is that not still success Abeg rest 🤣

Not saying they won because of home based players. But at least they contributed with their die hard spirit. The Argentina own is true sha😂. Bro this recent japa wave dey fear me o. Make e no be like dem leave us behind.

I used to have a lot of hope growing up. If no be for exposure, person for don waste. The unemployed brains here are as good as useless if they're not effective enough. You can't compare the level of expertise our people in the diaspora have attained because of a functioning system to the nonsense we're being drilled here with.

Saintmary:
Why do you ask?

You're insisting fidelity and loyalty is all.

Fidelity and loyalty can't pay bills or put food on the table. Relationship is not a bed of roses.
It's basically bills and spendings.

Chances are high you'll pick an extremely rich man who cheats over a poor man with loyalty and fidelity.

Fidelity ko, fidelity bank ni.

With the amount of resourceful manpower leaving the country on a daily basis. The future economy of this country is really bleaky. It will get to a stage where ordinary headache, person go need fly abroad.
It's happening in sports already. Our national team is full of expatriates already. It's why we perform so badly. Our last major trophy for the national male team was only possible because we fielded some home based players who gave their best. One even scored in the final. I see us claiming successful people like Anthony Joshua and Adesanya Israel, this dudes ain't Nigerians no more yo!

If a turn around or revolution doesn't happen soon. Eventually the best of all who can't afford to wither away will move too.

I see folks here celebrating visa approval like it's something a functioning country should be proud of. Half of the play group i grew up with have vamoosed.

Economists in the house, what's gonna be the ripple effect?

If you're a religious fanatic. Please don't comment or quote rubbish here. This post is for free thinkers, agnostics and open minded folks. Atheists and religious folks stay clear please. Keep your opinions to yourself.

I developed a keen habit for reading and research as early at the age of 7. One of the first books i researched was the bible. I used to win a lot of bible quizzes and competition and wanted to know more. I have read the bible from genesis to revelations for about 7 times in my entire life and the contradictions and inaccuracies of the supposedly holy book made me start questioning the real world.
I suppose every free thinker went through this stage too.
Questions like where was God during the jewish holocaust, slavery and world wars?
How would God single out a single race as supreme to all?
How come moses wrote the first five books and included his death in it, same with Joshua.
Who did cain marry when he deserted his parents.
How did all the animals in the world right now fit into the ark during the flood (do your research on the size of the ark. The titanic is bigger than it).
The list is long, i can't list em all.

I looked around me and saw the hypocrisy in religion in general. Nigeria is like the most religiously diverse country in africa yet our morals and corruption is our emblem worldwide. What's the essence of all the churches and mosques we have around.
A country where you have drug dealers, prostitutes, fraudsters and notoriously corrupt people occupying the front pews and rows of every religious structure.

What's the essence of believing in a God that we don't respect. Our daily bread comes first.

It messed up with my mind as a kid. And i researched other religions too searching for meaning. Read the quran, discovered another whole new world. Studied with Jehovah witnesses, got more enlightened, delved into the holy grail, another universe. None provided answers. I became atheist by default. I've really changed a lot. Used to be called the Anthichrist by teachers and students because of my thought provoking questions and revelations with proof.
I'll share some overtime.

What really converted me to Agnosticism was a whole different thing. Decided to visit the beach for the first time in my adult life (Do this every year). I gazed upon the waters and it's extension. It was baffling, up until now i believed in evolution. Had an ephiphany that day. Life is a product of design. Obviously. Who this designer is? Nobody knows jack shi. Overtime civilizations and cultures have come and go. Every culture has developed a framework of stories and folk lores to explain the creation story, it's from here religion and sects are created. Every culture has it's creation story. So far so good it's been a conquest of my God story is better than yours. Just like sports, everybody supports a team and claims their team is the best, there is a framework for disputing it which is a league. In reality no team is superior, it's just endless conquest. Different eras have come and go with the dominant culture influencing others idea of the creation story.
During the romans era, lots of paganism.
Babylonian era, lots of sacrifices.
Egypt also influenced the world, tho its oudated and oblivious like the rest.
The abrahamic wave spread recently across Asia and europe, forcing everyone to become muslims and Christians.

Africa is very much caught in it's aftermath, it's why we suffer a lot despite our religiousness.

If you ask me, is there a God?
I'd reply with "is it the God of the bible, Quran, your culture and countless other religions?"

There is indeed an intelligent supreme being. Y'all should stop claiming you have an idea what it is. Humans have even attributed a gender to the x factor we know nothing about.

Cause it's obvious we're all out here on our own with no one supervising us on a spherical rock orbiting the sun with no clue whatsoever as to where we're headed. We're all trying to figure it out.

Europeans stopped searching for the x factor a long time ago and instead researched our surroundings, they are yeilding results. Africans are stuck here looking at the sky awaiting for one ancestor to return or one Yeshua to come back with salvation.

We are our own salvation. Leave the x factor.
It's like the characters in a video game trying to claim they the programmers and engineers that developed the console.

This is a lengthy one

What's your opinion?

Ignore any typo error. I'm not perfect like your Jesus.

Saintmary:
Take this home instead.


Fidelity and loyalty is the only saving grace for a married man.


Anything else will bring trouble.

Can you marry a poor man?

LordReed:
Point out where I said I know that a god does not exist.

Stop troubling yourself.
Nigerians are too dumb.
They can't understand what's beyond the framework of indoctrination they've been led to believe all their lives.

Jazmine10:
Not all. Except those Mama G kinda mothers

Which mother is not like mama g.
Every Nigerian mum exhibits mama g traits.

Jazmine10:
You sure? hmm??

It's like lighting a match close to a petrol dispenser.

Mother in laws and wives don't cohabit together.

Goodlady:
You are short, broke and black!

Ok oooo.

Goodlady:
SBB boy

Pardon?

maxtop:
Who is she ?

The babe in the little mermaid live action movie.
They spoilt that movie for us chai.

sacajawea:
Why Yakubu Gowon?? What would make you think that one
He had many women, also children out of wedlock... It wouldn't be him
It'sike saying Buhari or OBJ is gay, very unlikely of those ones

Dunno buh... Watched his videos a lot. Especially the aburi accord video with Ojukwu in ghana. When the alcohol kicked in. His body gestures were suspicious. Forget all the laughter and all, that dude was so emotionally detached from society to achieve that status quo early in life. The family thing fit be cover up. So many people fathers are gay and no one knows.
Jeez my imagination is wild. Just speculating ni ooo.

HellVictorinho6:
i havent thought about gay shit enough to do it

u cant take me there even like this

neither are u increasing hetero feelings in me

u are not new to the sun

u keep me searching 4 what exactly


well, if gays aint making me happy and SAFE TOO,it neva means the straight ones will.


gays aint born, they be engineered by life experiences including encounters with straight issues in the form of persons,however anything else about them.

if they die gay, itz also 4 rhymes, check 'firm'.

This one don mental lol. Too much rod up your anus has side effects .

IconicR:
Nobody has been able to use my head since, it simply means I'm smarter 😂😂😂😂😂

Ok ooo. Mrs smart.

IconicR:
I'll check before that time, I will even demand that I see it, don't ask me how please.

Dey whine your self.

IconicR:
I'm not a feminist I'm a highly dependent lady.

That description doesn't fit into modern society anymore madam.
Dem go use your head tire.

IconicR:
Then allow fornication rest because fornication is not when you actually start having sex, it starts from being alone with someone who isn't your husband. So imagine having to spend your own money to commit sin.

Na people like you go marry husband kon realize for honeymoon say im get small preeq.
Wey you suppose sample product before you buy am.