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Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 3:51pm On Dec 16, 2016
4kings:

Which kain wahala be this one.
Where did "argument from ignorance" come from

General observation

My comment was all encompassing nd not specific to you as my protege wink wink
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by 4kings: 3:56pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


I should be asking you that question undecided
What r u talking about??
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by 4kings: 3:57pm On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:


General observation

My comment was all encompassing nd not specific to you as my protege wink wink
OK ooo.
I'm still waiting for your thread on progressive creationism
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 3:59pm On Dec 16, 2016
4kings:

What about rejection of deities
(still in the same context)

I mean if you look at it , its more rejection of personal gods . A typical atheist argument will always impugn the belief in a personal god .

That's why anytime they are on the precipice of getting anything bad , they claim there is no God . Its all emotions .

Pay close attention bro , the typical atheist belief resolves around religion and personal gods .

They attack faith , prayer , worship with the belief that this somehow impugns the existence of God . Very small minded folks .

They are repulsed by deism . Deism is too intellectual to stand against . Have you seen them outwit oga DeepSight before ? There is no religious belief to mock or ridicule or fall back to . Its strictly logic . Pure logic .

Even 'smart pants' like Teempakguy started floundering . I was aghast at the egregiousness of his reasoning that day grin

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Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by randomperson: 4:00pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


Millions of testimonies from people who have their lives turned around by God . cool



****And 32 percent of the world's population owing 55 percent of the global wealth and 56.4 percent of the millionaires are Christians .

You don't learn foladara777 wink
You don't learn and when I raise points to which you don't have a response, you disappear into thin air
U are focusing on the Christians who have money and ignoring the fact that Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in the world
U also ignore the fact that the poorest countries are Christian dominated, in fact Christians make up the bulk of the population starving to death. . in Zambia for example, which BTW is about 95% Christianity and has Christianity as it's official religion, human beings, Christians are competing with monkeys and baboons for nuts in order not to starve to death. .. These are people told by their god not to worry that he will provide for them.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 4:08pm On Dec 16, 2016
randomperson:

You don't learn and when I raise points to which you don't have a response, you disappear into thin air
U are focusing on the Christians who have money and ignoring the fact that Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in the world
U also ignore the fact that the poorest countries are Christian dominated, in fact Christians make up the bulk of the population starving to death. . in Zambia for example, which BTW is about 95% Christianity and has Christianity as it's official religion, human beings, Christians are competing with monkeys and baboons for nuts in order not to starve to death. .. These are people told by their god not to worry that he will provide for them.


Christianity is a 'religion' of love . There are so many Christian organisations in poor countries helping these poor people - trying to provide respite to the adversity they face .

There are so many Christians who have pledged to help the poor through out their lives . That is what Christ preached .

Help the poor .
Don't let the rich oppress the poor
Those in prison visit them
Love even your enemies and do good to them who hate you

I read on DailyMail yesterday or so about kids who burned down a G -Wagon and flushed down a Rolex watch - total price is 88K pounds - while people can't find food to eat cry cry

If you have money to waste , why not give to charity and fund those Christian organizations in these poor countries . Christ commanded us to do these things .
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 4:09pm On Dec 16, 2016
randomperson:

You don't learn and when I raise points to which you don't have a response, you disappear into thin air
U are focusing on the Christians who have money and ignoring the fact that Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in the world
U also ignore the fact that the poorest countries are Christian dominated, in fact Christians make up the bulk of the population starving to death. . in Zambia for example, which BTW is about 95% Christianity and has Christianity as it's official religion, human beings, Christians are competing with monkeys and baboons for nuts in order not to starve to death. .. These are people told by their god not to worry that he will provide for them.


Have you been to Zambia before?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by rejosom(m): 4:10pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


Christianity is a 'religion' of love . There are so many Christian organisations in poor countries helping these poor people - trying to provide respite to the adversity they face .

There are so many Christians who have pledged to help the poor through out their lives . That is what Christ preached .

Help the poor .
Don't let the rich oppress the poor
Those in prison visit them
Love even your enemies and do good to them who hate you

I read on DailyMail yesterday or so about kids who burned down a G -Wagon and flushed down a Rolex watch - total price is 88K pounds - while people can't find food to eat cry cry

If you have money to waste , why not give to charity and fund those Christian organizations in these poor countries . Christ commanded us to do these things .

Christianity is 'not' a religion.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by 4kings: 4:10pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


I mean if you look at it , its more rejection of personal gods . A typical atheist argument will always impugn the belief in a personal god .

That's why anytime they are on the precipice of getting anything bad , they claim there is no God . Its all emotions .

Pay close attention bro , the typical atheist belief resolves around religion and personal gods .

They attack faith , prayer , worship with the belief that this somehow impugns the existence of God . Very small minded folks .

They are repulsed by deism . Deism is too intellectual to stand against . Have you seen them outwit oga DeepSight before ? There is no religious belief to mock or ridicule or fall back to . Its strictly logic . Pure logic .

Even 'smart pants' like Teempakguy started floundering . I was aghast at the egregiousness of his reasoning that day grin
I see
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 4:11pm On Dec 16, 2016
rejosom:


Christianity is 'not' a religion.

He put Religion in brackets there for the sake of the discussion because the other side sees it as a religion
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by rejosom(m): 4:12pm On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:


He put Religion in brackets there for the sake of the discussion because the other side sees it as a religion

Exactly... I also put the 'not' in quote to fit into the discussion.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 4:12pm On Dec 16, 2016
randomperson have you been to zambia before?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by 4kings: 4:12pm On Dec 16, 2016
@KingEbukasBlog
What about President José, is that why his stance is arguable?
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 4:14pm On Dec 16, 2016
rejosom:


Christianity is 'not' a religion.

I put religion in quotes there wink
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by rejosom(m): 4:17pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


I put religion in quotes there wink

'Not' is also in quotes... whatever that means.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by randomperson: 4:17pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


Christianity is a 'religion' of love . There are so many Christian organisations in poor countries helping these poor people - trying to provide respite to the adversity they face .

There are so many Christians who have pledged to help the poor through out their lives . That is what Christ preached .

Help the poor .
Don't let the rich oppress the poor
Those in prison visit them
Love even your enemies and do good to them who hate you

I read on DailyMail yesterday or so about kids who burned down a G -Wagon and flushed down a Rolex watch - total price is 88K pounds - while people can't find food to eat cry cry

If you have money to waste , why not give to charity and fund those Christian organizations in these poor countries . Christ commanded us to do these things .
Argh! No, don't digress from the issues... Christ said he will provide for them but they are starving to death... Are Christians trying to give to charity? Of course, but so are atheists and irreligious people... Bill Gates who said he doesn't know if God exists has given over $28 billion to charity. Mark Zuckerberg has committed himself to funding medical research... Meanwhile, ur churches are busy building edifices ... My local church bought a keyboard of over 200,000 naira and that was five years ago
Don't bring your digressions, Christians are starving to death and your god would rather punish gay people
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 4:18pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


That is not what that verse means .

It means that life without God has no purpose or meaning .

False. In REALITY many have found meaning and purpose in their lives without believing in any God or by believing in other Gods different from the Jewish version of God.

Because if you look at subsequent verses the preacher attempted finding meaning to life through discovery , wisdom , alcohol , different philosophies , architecture , luxurious life , personal pleasure , unbridled lusts , riches and glory etc .

Then he now came to Ecclesiastes 12:13 and said “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.”

It just epitomizes the true meaning of life as a human . Without God life is meaningless - your toil , suffering , riches , discoveries , they do not make any sense if you perish after God's judgement .

Many people do not believe in any God's judgment. And their lives have very good meaning to them. In your opinion and the opinion of those that subscribe to the idea of the Jewish God that has been laid out without God your life is meaningless but in reality it is different.

And this is from the wisest man known in History - Solomon had written over 3000 Proverbs .

Solomon is not the wisest man known in history. In Jewish mythology he was the wisest man. In reality he wasn't. Solomon did not write the book of proverbs.

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Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by Pastafarian: 4:20pm On Dec 16, 2016
4kings:
@KingEbukasBlog What about President José, is that why his stance is arguable?
because he hasn't "Killed Millions"
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 4:22pm On Dec 16, 2016
4kings:
@KingEbukasBlog
What about President José, is that why his stance is arguable?

When you are in a communist country , you are expected to pledge allegiance to the Marxist-Leninist ideology as your nation's guiding principle - that means atheism is imposed . Belief in God is not tolerated especially in religion .

So President Jose who may have been born with that atheist idea since Uruguay has been with communism for a long time before it ended just before he became president .

I don't think he became an atheist from a personal choice , its more of his environment , his milieu that influenced him . The "God idea" in religion is not tolerated in communism . And there are communist parties that make being an atheist a prerequisite for becoming a member .

He may believe in God privately but appears to be an atheist or declares to be one because of the country or politics in the country or rejection of religion in which the belief in God has been mistaken to be an integral part .

That's why I said it is arguable .

You dig ?

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Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by randomperson: 4:24pm On Dec 16, 2016
damogul:


Have you been to Zambia before?
No .. But I happen to read the news and as a person with a conscience, news that some people are starving to death is unforgettable for me
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by rejosom(m): 4:26pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


When you are in a communist country , you are expected to pledge allegiance to the Marxist-Leninist ideology as your nation's guiding principle - that means atheism is imposed . Belief in God is not tolerated especially in religion .

So President Jose who may have been born with that atheist idea since Uruguay has been with communism for a long time before it ended just before he became president .

I don't think he became an atheist from a personal choice , its more of his environment , his milieu that influenced him . The "God idea" in religion is not tolerated in communism . And there are communist parties that make being an atheist a prerequisite for becoming a member .

He may believe in God privately but appears to be an atheist or declares to be one because of the country or politics in the country or rejection of religion in which the belief in God has been mistaken to be an integral part .

That's why I said it is arguable .

You dig ?


A Nigerian President may have a dis -believe in God privately but appears to be a Christian or Muslim or declares to be one because of the country or politics in the country or general acceptance of religion in which the belief in God has been mistaken to be an integral part .

NB: I am no atheist.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 4:28pm On Dec 16, 2016
randomperson:

No .. But I happen to read the news and as a person with a conscience, news that some people are starving to death is unforgettable for me

So you read the news. Do you per chance know how they arrived at this conclusion especially since you have never been to Gambia?

Is it their suffering you only saw but you never asked HOW? or HOW DID THEY GET TO THAT POINT
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 4:29pm On Dec 16, 2016
randomperson:

Argh! No, don't digress from the issues... Christ said he will provide for them but they are starving to death... Are Christians trying to give to charity? Of course, but so are atheists and irreligious people... Bill Gates who said he doesn't know if God exists has given over $28 billion to charity. Mark Zuckerberg has committed himself to funding medical research... Meanwhile, ur churches are busy building edifices ... My local church bought a keyboard of over 200,000 naira and that was five years ago
Don't bring your digressions, Christians are starving to death and your god would rather punish gay people

I answered your questions perfectly . Atheists are the ones starving to death in North Korea while their president revels in bacchanalian parties and coerces 13 yr old females into sexual servitude . Half of the country live in abject poverty . Half . Tufiakwa !

The same thing was in happening in China till they started permitting capitalism as a recourse . The country was bedeviled with hunger and poverty .

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Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 4:31pm On Dec 16, 2016
randomperson:
Bill Gates who said he doesn't know if God exists has given over $28 billion to charity

Bill Gate is not an atheist . He is a Christian . I read somewhere that he is a devout Catholic now .
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by jonbellion(m): 4:31pm On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:


False. In REALITY many have found meaning and purpose in their lives without believing in any God or by believing in other Gods different from the Jewish version of God.



Many people do not believe in any God's judgment. And their lives have very good meaning to them. In your opinion and the opinion of those that subscribe to the idea of the Jewish God that has been laid out without God your life is meaningless but in reality it is different.



Solomon is not the wisest man known in history. In Jewish mythology he was the wisest man. In reality he wasn't. Solomon did not write the book of proverbs.
Ebuka believe Solomon is the wisest man in history
Chaii
If brains were programming languages ebukas would be a ruby being operated on a pentuim 4
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by rejosom(m): 4:33pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


Bill Gate is not an atheist . He is a Christian . I read somewhere that he is a devout Catholic now .

Catholics are christians in such contexts as this.... apart from that. They are demons.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by damogul: 4:34pm On Dec 16, 2016
Randomperson do you know that in the list of poorest countries in the world Zambia is 49 on that list (which is not a bad position). They are above these countries i will post below.

But do you know why they have poverty in their land? I am not talking about the conclussion of the matter i am talking about how they arrived at that point since all you see is ZAMBIA AND CHRISTIANS.


Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by dalaman: 4:34pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:

He may believe in God privately but appears to be an atheist or declares to be one because of the country or politics in the country or rejection of religion in which the belief in God has been mistaken to be an integral part .
That's why I said it is arguable .
You dig ?

What is this nonsense. There are more theist than athiests in Uruguay. The politics of Uruguay has nothing to do with his atheism because Uruguay is a secular country that has a higher percentage of theist compared to athiest. It's better to keep quiet than go about insinuating falsehood and lies. The man said he's an athiests and that's all to it.
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 4:35pm On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:

Solomon is not the wisest man known in history. In Jewish mythology he was the wisest man. In reality he wasn't. Solomon did not write the book of proverbs.

Solomon is a historical figure . I posted a link to a research proving this .
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 4:37pm On Dec 16, 2016
dalaman:


What is this nonsense. There are more theist than athiests in Uruguay. The politics of Uruguay has nothing to do with his atheism because Uruguay is a secular country that has a higher percentage of theist compared to athiest. It's better to keep quiet than go about insinuating falsehood and lies. The man said he's an athiests and that's all to it.


Liar !!!

Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by jonbellion(m): 4:38pm On Dec 16, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:


Solomon is a historical figure . I posted a link to a research proving this .
well even if he is I doubt gr was the wisest man dame way I doubt davids empire was that large
You cant really trust the Jews wink
Re: Religion: An Illusion That Works Well by KingEbukasBlog(m): 4:39pm On Dec 16, 2016
jonbellion:
well even if he is I doubt gr was the wisest man dame way I doubt davids empire was that large
You cant really trust the Jews wink

Hmmm ... What do you have against the Jews ?

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