wiegraf:
http://allsports.com.gh/football/family-feud-adebayor-accuses-mum-of-juju-sacks-her-from-his-house-id3291777.html

timmy2409:
For anyone who's ever wondered what it's like to date a horse. This guy has you covered

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/11/what-its-like-to-date-a-horse.html

musaffyan:
In book of Oduduwa,chapter laamirodu, verse shango, Wii kpe only yee baatii believu Alfa Shekauu atii Boko haram, maa get everlasthing life nii ogbodo oyimbo

musaffyan:
In book of Oduduwa,chapter laamirodu, verse shango, Wii kpe only yee baatii believu Alfa Shekauu atii Boko haram, maa get everlasthing life nii ogbodo oyimbo

timmy2409:
For anyone who's ever wondered what it's like to date a horse. This guy has you covered

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/11/what-its-like-to-date-a-horse.html

musKeeto:
Merry Xmas y'all.

timmy2409:
For anyone who's ever wondered what it's like to date a horse. This guy has you covered

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/11/what-its-like-to-date-a-horse.html

musKeeto:
Striktlymi and ajibam were working on something.. I guess its for Christians only.

These new mods sha...

musKeeto:
Striktlymi and ajibam were working on something.. I guess its for Christians only.

These new mods sha...

musKeeto:
Striktlymi and ajibam were working on something.. I guess its for Christians only.

These new mods sha...

Janna Seliger:
I was diagnosed with major clinical depression and generalized anxiety disorder two years ago. These are rather common ailments and common treatments are all very effective, but like many others I decided to do some research. After scouring dozens of self-help books, I've found one piece of advice from them all to be rather consistent: be spiritual. At first, I scoffed at this idea. I don't believe in a god. I'm an atheist. Spiritualism and atheism just didn't seem to fit together. I kept on reading, though, and I discovered that perhaps even an atheist like myself could benefit from getting in touch with my spiritual side.

Now, let's get things straight - being spiritual does not mean being religious. Religion can be a component, yes, but that's not all there is to it. Spirituality does have connotations of belief in a higher power, but just because you don't believe in any gods doesn't mean you can't have faith in something larger than yourself.

To get in touch with my spiritual side, I decided to experiment a little. I started with yoga. It's spiritual and it's exercise, so what could be better? Unfortunately, yoga just wasn't my cup of tea. I didn't like it. Next I tried meditation, which I did like. I found that inside myself there is a sort of "soul". Sure, I don't believe that it's anything other than synapses and neurons and neurotransmitters, but it's there. It's just more abstract than I might have thought.

And therein lies the key to becoming a spiritual atheist: realizing that there are things so abstract that they go beyond our comprehension. This complication to life and to nature is our higher power. You don't need to go worshiping trees to appreciate this, however; pick up any science textbook and you'll find numerous abstract theories, concepts, and natural occurrences that are difficult to truly wrap your mind around.

How can I express this sort of spirituality, then? There are many ways, really. Nature walks can bring us closer to the natural universe. Meditation can bring us closer to ourselves and our thoughts. Reading can bring us closer to the vast array of knowledge collected by humanity. Showing compassion towards others brings us closer to each other and strengthens our complex human bonds.

Many atheists and religious folks alike might still believe the idea of a spiritual atheist to be flat-out ridiculous, but I find myself to be living proof that one doesn't need a god to realize that there's something greater than ourselves out there. You don't need a church to bring yourself closer to it. You don't need holy scriptures, prophets, or pilgrimages. For some of us, a simple walk through the woods or a fifteen minute meditation session is all we need. Knowledge of the complexity of our universe alone could be enough.

Though the path I took was a difficult one, being mentally ill and all, but it's not one I regret. I am grateful that through the tribulations of depression and anxiety I have discovered a side of myself I would have thought to be non-existent. I am a stronger, more complete person because of it.

I'm a spiritual atheist.
Read more at iBuzzle: http://www.ibuzzle.com/articles/the-spiritual-atheist-finding-spirituality-without-worship.html

ooman:
What if, instead of climbing Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments from God, Moses had turned to the Israelites and asked: Hey, what do you guys think we should do?

Considering the Hebrews' bad behavior in the Bible, what with the coveting of neighbors' wives and murdering their own brothers, that might have been a disastrous idea.

But in our own more enlightened age, we're perfectly capable of crowdsourcing our own commandments -- or, at least, that's what a new project would have us believe.

Lex Bayer, an executive at AirBnB, and John Figdor, a humanist chaplain at Stanford University, delivered their own 10 "non-commandments" in a book they co-wrote: "Atheist Heart, Humanist Mind." Bayer said the book forced him to clarify and articulate his own beliefs, and he thought others could benefit from doing the same.

"A lot of atheists' books are about whether to believe in God or not," he said. "We wanted to consider: OK, so you don't believe in God, what's next? And that's actually a much harder question."

Enter the "10 'Non-Commandments' Contest," in which atheists were asked to offer modern alternatives to the famous Decalogue. And, to sweeten the pot, the contest offered $10,000 in moolah to the winning would-be Moses. (If it helped boost atheists' public image and drum up publicity for his book, all the better, Bayer said.)

The contest drew more than 2,800 submissions from 18 countries and 27 U.S. states, according to Bayer and Figdor. The proposed "non-commandments" ranged from the quizzical ("Don't follow your nature" to the quixotic ("Thriving in space is the ultimate goal".

A team of 13 judges selected 10 of the more sober and serious submissions, and announced the winners Friday.

There's nary a "thou shalt" among them -- nothing specifically about murder, stealing or adultery, although there is a version of the Golden Rule, which presumably would cover those crimes.

If they lack faith in the divine, the atheist "non-commandments" display a robust faith in humankind, as if Silicon Valley had replaced Sinai.

Bayer said humans are hardwired for compassion, and the scientific method and wisdom of crowds -- or the tribes that gather online each day -- will weed out bad ideas. In other words, this is an open-ended, and hopefully progressive, process, he said.

So, will the 10 ideas form a new moral foundation for atheists or build a Tower of Babel? Take a look and see what you think.

Here are the "Ten Non-Commandments" chosen as the winners:

1. Be open-minded and be willing to alter your beliefs with new evidence.

2. Strive to understand what is most likely to be true, not to believe what you wish to be true.

3. The scientific method is the most reliable way of understanding the natural world.

4. Every person has the right to control of their body.

5. God is not necessary to be a good person or to live a full and meaningful life.

6. Be mindful of the consequences of all your actions and recognize that you must take responsibility for them.

7. Treat others as you would want them to treat you, and can reasonably expect them to want to be treated. Think about their perspective.

8. We have the responsibility to consider others, including future generations.

9. There is no one right way to live.

10. Leave the world a better place than you found it.

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I live by just one rule: hurt no one and don't get hurt.