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Why Did You Become An Atheist by sundaygray(m): 7:25pm On Jun 28, 2022
Omo i observed the life, learned different religions sat down and thought about life in general and also, never had a spiritual encounter i have spent money, a lot of money for a spiritual encounter but no level baba.The lack of evidence just make me chill. Unless God appears and shows himself to me, no level grin

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Cypress042(m): 7:45pm On Jun 28, 2022
sundaygray:
Omo i observed the life, learned different religions sat down and thought about life in general and also, never had a spiritual encounter i have spent money, a lot of money for a spiritual encounter but no level baba. grin

Mods push this to front page. @Lalasticlala @seun


Mr, to be an athiest is a choice and you should that.

So don't try to bring your irradical and irraditional thoughts here. Get sense na grin

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by ajekpaks(m): 7:49pm On Jun 28, 2022
After I read the Bible from genesis to revelation twice...

I Discovered what a load of hokus pokus

Sweetplum:

Read Qur'an too and tell us it's hokus pokus. When mentioning religion, you highlighted Christianity alone. As if it's responsible for your misery. Don't forget to debunk African Traditional Religion too aside Islam that may cost you your life.

My love don't get me started on the Quran... the poison and vile in that book is only equalled with that of the Bible...

One slave book is enough for me so no thanks

As for these threats you're throwing my way, I know say na the chain wey them use colobi your brain be that...

E concern you oh

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by sundaygray(m): 7:53pm On Jun 28, 2022
ajekpaks:
After I read the Bible from genesis to revelation twice...

I Discovered what a load of hokus pokus

I studied the bible too a lot. Everything sounded like a myth just like there’s Zeus and mount olympus, and santa. There’s lack of evidence that’s the problem.

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by ajekpaks(m): 8:10pm On Jun 28, 2022
sundaygray:


I studied the bible too a lot. Everything sounded like a myth just like there’s Zeus and mount olympus, and santa. There’s lack of evidence that’s the problem.


It's mostly made up...

In the beginning Man created God...

Bennycollins:
Ok, fine what created man?
Eye go clear you one day. E get people wey do pass you before.

Clear me How? Your ever loving God that created me will now throw me into the lake of fire that he created in case I don't love him back? so that I will burn for eternity?

Ha... ha... ha...

Na the chain wey them use hold Youna be that... So I understand

nextstep:



If you think objectively about other ancient people's religions (e.g. the Greeks, Romans, Yorubas, Aztecs), you'll come to the conclusion that they are not that different from modern religions:

- supreme being, deities and intermediaries (good and bad), who are all somehow interested in humans
- these beings also display human emotions like anger, pleasure, jealousy, ambition, etc.
- elaborate stories that teach, warn, praise, and basically keep their adherants entranced
- apparently they even make mistakes and flood or burn the whole place down to restart
- upon death, humans will transcend into that spiritual plane

Sounds like human invention to me. Just different ways of humans trying to explain their role in a vast Universe.

Exactly, Religion is man's attempt at explaining his existence, therefore they invent stories according to the history of their origins...

World powers after conquering colonies, impose their system of worship on them and just as in our case in Nigeria, the Christian and Islamic missionaries imposing their diverging ways on us but because it was gift wrapped with education and so called civilization and forced down by slavery, we became trapped...

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Dtruthspeaker: 9:05pm On Jun 28, 2022
Because they thought that God was their personal Wishmaster!

So when He did not listen to them, they got angry and revenged saying "since you did not answer me, I will never answer you again. In fact I won't talk to you again. And I am sure that if I don't talk to you it would pain you".

So, they are just people who have seen that God has been them away.

Thus, this is them trying to revenge against God by saying all types of rubbish.

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Dtruthspeaker: 9:11pm On Jun 28, 2022
sundaygray:
Omo i observed the life, learned different religions sat down and thought about life in general and also, never had a spiritual encounter i have spent money, a lot of money for a spiritual encounter but no level baba.The lack of evidence just make me chill. Unless God appears and shows himself to me, no level grin

Mods push this to front page. @Lalasticlala @sean

Simon the sorcerer wished the same and was even ready to buy it. But, no be so!

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Dtruthspeaker: 9:12pm On Jun 28, 2022
ajekpaks:
After I read the Bible from genesis to revelation twice...

I Discovered what a load of hokus pokus

That is how the Bible is to mad people;

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Dtruthspeaker: 9:14pm On Jun 28, 2022
ajekpaks:



It's mostly made up...

In the beginning Man created God...

See, Proof of madness! Exactly what that mad man in ring road said "in the beginning the phone made the man..."

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Kimiso(m): 9:23pm On Jun 28, 2022
What an irrational post

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by ajekpaks(m): 9:25pm On Jun 28, 2022
Dtruthspeaker:


That is how the Bible is to mad people;

Mr. Sane, I agree I am mad because I refuse to accept the junk stuffed down your throats... I'm sorry

Dtruthspeaker:
Because they thought that God was their personal Wishmaster!

So when He did not listen to them, they got angry and revenged saying "since you did not answer me, I will never answer you again. In fact I won't talk to you again. And I am sure that if I don't talk to you it would pain you".

So, they are just people who have seen that God has been them away.

Thus, this is them trying to revenge against God by saying all types of rubbish.

Ordinary Satan hold your God for work since Genesis, upon say Jesus don come earth yet na still same same... tell me WEtin come be the use exactly of God?

Na him use him hand create Satan, Satan Fuxk up, next thing e go create Adam, Satan still fuxk Adam up, na still God come use him hand go build hell fire wet him go dey put people wey Satan don fuxk up... that effort wey him use dey construct hell why him no use am fix Satan up once and for all?

Tell me?

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by ajekpaks(m): 9:27pm On Jun 28, 2022
Dtruthspeaker:


See, Proof of madness! Exactly what that mad man in ring road said "in the beginning the phone made the man..."


Interesting, you were standing at ring road observing a mad man? To the extent of catching his words verbatim?

Is Jehova not wonderful?

UncleAyo:
Everybody was actually born atheist. We grow up to learn about religion. We were only indoctrinated while growing up.


Growing up, I thought I was going to become a pastor. so I started reading (I've completed the bible more that thrice) and memorize the bible very early. It was the bible itself that makes me to ask a lot of questions that led to my factory re-set. The God of the bible seem unrighteous to me, thinks and act like human.


There is nothing like a God-being in our factory re-set, there is no heaven, there is no hell. We only learn those things while growing up.

That is why almost every body believes the that God of their individual parents is the only God and that his religion is the only accepted religion.

I read about 'historical Jesus' too. And discover that all of our cherished stories are fabricated and not true.

It will surprise you to know that:

-- there is no real historical Jesus in the world true human history. Many fabricated stories....
-- there is no heaven
-- there is no hell
-- prayer doesn't get answered
-- there is no spirit
-- there is no Angel
-- there is no Satan
-- there is no life after death or after life
-- charms don't work
-- there is no karma
-- there are no witches and wizard


I believe religion makes people to be more evil than good. Many are kept under the fear of heaven and hell to do the little good they can. They are not allowed to experience the true beauty of being good, honest, diligent and being a person of integrity without the fear of hell destruction, or expectation of an heavenly reward or karma.

One big Alomo for you

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Wilgrea7(m): 9:39pm On Jun 28, 2022
While I won't exactly consider myself an atheist, I'm the farthest thing from religious, so I guess that counts.

My de-conversion story is a pretty long one. But to sum it all up, I became very inquisitive, and started to ask a lot of questions.

Those questions led to more questions, and eventually, after taking my time to learn more about religion, and about the universe, and actually taking an objective look at things, I realized there was not a lot of credible evidence for the beliefs which I previously held.

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by HellVictorinho4(m): 11:30pm On Jun 28, 2022
Cypress042:


Mr, to be an athiest is a choice and you should that.

So don't try to bring your irradical and irraditional thoughts here. Get sense na grin


That's your say

Whether it's needed is another topic

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by HellVictorinho4(m): 11:33pm On Jun 28, 2022
sundaygray:
Omo i observed the life, learned different religions sat down and thought about life in general and also, never had a spiritual encounter i have spent money, a lot of money for a spiritual encounter but no level baba.The lack of evidence just make me chill. Unless God appears and shows himself to me, no level grin

Mods push this to front page. @Lalasticlala @sean


You're an atheist if your experience prevents or cancels theism in your head

You are theist if your experience allows theism to happen or stay in your head

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Dtruthspeaker: 2:01pm On Jun 29, 2022
ajekpaks:


Interesting, you were standing at ring road observing a mad man? To the extent of catching his words verbatim?

Is Jehova not wonderful?

See, mad and stupid at the same time else you would have known that ring road is a very busy area such that one may not miss what a madman says as one passes by.

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Dtruthspeaker: 2:07pm On Jun 29, 2022
Wilgrea7:
While I won't exactly consider myself an atheist, I'm the farthest thing from religious, so I guess that counts.

My de-conversion story is a pretty long one. But to sum it all up, I became very inquisitive, and started to ask a lot of questions.

Those questions led to more questions, and eventually, after taking my time to learn more about religion, and about the universe, and actually taking an objective look at things, I realized there was not a lot of credible evidence for the beliefs which I previously held.

Asking endless questions tends to that most especially in your quest at endless questions, you fall into the depths of stupidity where none can pull you out from.

And then it is from that place of stupidity that you people speak from.

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Dtruthspeaker: 2:39pm On Jun 29, 2022
ajekpaks:


Mr. Sane, I agree I am mad because I refuse to accept the junk stuffed down your throats... I'm sorry


Madmen have been known to call Jollof rice and chicken junk food, that is why they are mad in the first place.

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by peggywebbs(f): 4:06pm On Jun 29, 2022
One thing I've learnt about atheists is that they have herd mentality. There are only very few atheists but you see the rest are either followers, angry people, and those who don't like extra activities.

However, the majority even from the comments are ex-christians. The common excuse is they are not convinced about the existence of God. So, many of them will simply tell you that's why they became atheist. What they won't tell you is the disappointment they have felt.

Many have had experiences where they thought or expected God to do something but they got nothing. In anger, they left the religion because they saw no point to it. While another group fall in the category of those forced to go to church as kids on Sunday. They'd rather be at home watching a movie or with their PS4. Growing up gave them the opportunity to stay back at home.

They got used to it and so Sundays became like every other day and they forgot about church. Since they don't bother well it's as good as there's no point of religion. Then the last group which constitute the majority is school. Well that's where most people don't go to church, I never did in school. But you see when someone says there's no God, the other person well thinks it's cool and they sort of become atheists by association. So they hang around and argue the whole idea why Christians are nuts. It's a fun conversation, they flow with it and then bam, they are now confirmed atheists.

So that's about it.

sundaygray:
Omo i observed the life, learned different religions sat down and thought about life in general and also, never had a spiritual encounter i have spent money, a lot of money for a spiritual encounter but no level baba.The lack of evidence just make me chill. Unless God appears and shows himself to me, no level grin

Mods push this to front page. @Lalasticlala @sean

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Brendaniel: 4:25pm On Jun 29, 2022
No one is begging anyone to believe in God, however I believe there is God, after watching and listening to all the explanations of the big bang theory I reconfirmed there is God.

The source of Life is from God

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Whazar(m): 4:25pm On Jun 29, 2022
It’s common sense

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Cholls(m): 4:25pm On Jun 29, 2022
My brother my neighbor said because of the contradictions In the bible

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Greenscientist: 4:26pm On Jun 29, 2022
Violence

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by Righthussle: 4:26pm On Jun 29, 2022
I am not an atheist , I am a theist but I don't practice any organized religion. I simply live my life just believing there's an intelligent being who put all the things we see and call the universe together. I don't care about the being at all and I don't believe the being whether it is a he or a she has a son or messenger or anything of that sort. I just live. I am not scared of death at all, I know it's a necessary end for all living things. I love life but I don't like it so much for me to desire a second or an "everlasting life" after death. What will I do with it? If there's life after death, I don't need it. I do good not because i want reward from the being or because I am scared of being punished by the being for not doing good, I do good because it feels good to be good. I don't have words like "Sin" or "Fornication" etc in my dictionary, I eat and do only what the law permits. I don't live my life according to the dictates of any silly religious scriptures. I just live.

I was a Christian until the day I read numbers 31. Ah ! Terrible!

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by jmoore(m): 4:26pm On Jun 29, 2022
They believe apes are their ancestors.

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by adecerc: 4:26pm On Jun 29, 2022
Here to read from losers

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by inoki247: 4:26pm On Jun 29, 2022
lol some people reason fit be since wen dem no dey get offering to drop to drop for church na wetin motivate dem b dat....

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Re: Why Did You Become An Atheist by aribisala0(m): 4:26pm On Jun 29, 2022
You do not become an atheist it is the other way round
No one is born with any religion in their head

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