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.

What's your view about Science?

Rickylambert:
But his position here is obviously personal

Maybe

I stopped being foolish

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[b] have spent money, a lot of money for a spiritual encounter but no level baba.[/b] The lack of evidence just make me chill. Unless God appears and shows himself to me, no level

This one wan buy spiritual encounter.
You never sabi what's up.

Go to any Surgical emergency in any Public Hospital and let's see if your atheism will survive that environment.

Because I’m reasonable.
Hope you know what a theist is?

Because believers can't prove the existence of a god.
I find it ridiculous that I once believed in gods.


A talking snake, a man walking on water, risen from the dead after 3days...e.t.c.

As a man, I rather remain single than getting married to a theist. tufiakwa!

peggywebbs:
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.

Excellent !

As a physicst and logical thinker, there is absolutely no convincing evidence that there is a God, now let's x-ray the bible and see absodities, most christians don't even know the history of the bible.. pls listen to Dr. Ray hagins
There is just no reason or evidence

OkoAmarashy:


This one wan buy spiritual encounter.
You never sabi what's up.

Go to any Public Hospital and let's see if your atheism will survive that environment.

And what has theism done in public hospitals?

Maynman:

And what has theism done in public hospitals?

Go there and come back first. Preferably in the Surgical Emergency unit. You will find your answers there.

I wont say i am an atheist coz i blv in God, i just dont blv in religion. So i stopped believing in religion when i found God!!!

Atheism is a lazy man's excuse for living an immoral lifestyle.

Dtruthspeaker:


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

this is one of the most senseless post on nairaland. Everyone knows man made phones but the only thing man knows about god is what man wrote about him. Maybe gods are debating somewhere that they made man

vakjay08:
Religion is the opium of the mass. Nonbelievers seem to be better humans than believers.

Lies! God lovers live a very good filled and sweetly rewarding living which makes the whole world hate them.

Why should anyone burn forever for a sin they committed in a lifetime?

How person go just siddon post this rubbish.

OkoAmarashy:


Go there and come back first. Preferably in the Surgical Emergency unit. You will find your answers there.

This is weak.

What has theism done in public hospitals?

Hope you know what “theism” is?

Why are you angry? Or do you belong to the angry category of atheists? Don't worry I'll pray for you tonight for God to heal your heart.

CeoMYN:


Liar. Show me a single proof that your God exists.

Imka:
The fool says in his heart , 'there is no God '.

This simply means all atheist are fools.

It's simple reasoning, because even and "Ant" knows there is God.

Therefore atheists can learn about God by observing the ways of an ant m

A wise man says it loud "There is. O God"

Dtruthspeaker:


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.

In the book of genesis, it was recorded that God created Adam and Eve. And they were the first being ever created. They had children. Cain and Abel were amongst the children they had.

It was recorded that Cain killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. It was also recorded that God cursed Cain and send him away from the rest of his people. It was recorded that God put a mark on Cain so that anyone that see him will not kill him.

My question now is who are these people that would kill him when Adam and eve were the first creation. Is it there there are other people in the world apart from Adam and Eve?

immortalmortal:


this is one of the most senseless post on nairaland

What else would the madman's friend say?

You Modified your post and added the below, so I respond

immortalmortal:

Everyone knows man made phones but the only thing man knows about god is what man wrote about him. Maybe gods are debating somewhere that they made man

Do you see why you are mad?

A Person always knows the thing he created, eg Steve Jobs must know his iPhone and Mr Toyoda his Landcruiser.

But of course who can explain this simple things to a mad man?

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.

peggywebbs:
Why are you angry? Or do you belong to the angry category of atheists? Don't worry I'll pray for you tonight for God to heal your heart.

I'm not angry wo. Oya, go and pray to your God. Magic fit happen.

ajekpaks:
It's mostly made up...
In the beginning Man created God...

Dtruthspeaker:

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

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.

immortalmortal:


this is one of the most senseless post on nairaland

Yeah, he is one of the dumbest theist, if not the dumbest on nairaland.

sovwau:
Heaven is real

Prove it!

tunjijones:


In the book of genesis, it was recorded that God created Adam and Eve. And they were the first being ever created. They had children. Cain and Abel were amongst the children they had.

It was recorded that Cain killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. It was also recorded that God cursed Cain and send him away from the rest of his people. It was recorded that God put a mark on Cain so that anyone that see him will not kill him.

My question now is who are these people that would kill him when Adam and eve were the first creation. Is it there there are other people in the world apart from Adam and Eve?

Na story book

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

God can never appear to any man if that's what you expect.

He wants to know people who genuinely love and fear Him without seeing Him.


It's better to believe that heaven exists, prepare for it and later find out that it doesn't exist than not believe that heaven exists, live a reckless lifestyle and find out that hell is real.

SmartPolician:


God can never appear to any man if that's what you expect.

He wants to know people who genuinely love and fear Him without seeing Him.

You can’t love what you fear

ajekpaks:
After I read the Bible from genesis to revelation twice...

I Discovered what a load of hokus pokus

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.

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.

They and read Qur'an too. And tell us the myths in it.

As for me and my dear family,we believe there is God and also have belief in our Lord Jesus Christ.