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I believe that Muslims require more of our assistance, but that's up to ex-muslims.

felixomor:
Abeg which animal was their ancestor?

because, it seems its only man ancestors u people focus on?

I would only say that it was an ancient cat. Scientists currently believe it was Pseudaelurus, which lived between 20 and 8 million years ago, based on the fossils they have found on several continents.

Scholar8200:
Did Lions evolve from Cats?

You mean domestic cat. And the answer is no. However, domestic cats and lions belong to the same family and they are all classified as cats, just as humans and chimps are great apes.

Lions did not evolve from domestic cats, just as humans did not evolve from chimps. Rather they are modern cat species which share a common ancestor that was also a cat, just as humans and chimps are modern ape species which share a common ancestor which was also an ape.

Biblical creationists need to explain why God chose to create the "spiritual beings he intended to commune with for eternity" using the same template that he used to make the chimpanzee and the gorilla, which apparently are just beasts.

jonbellion:
no it will be Kanye West

After Donald Trump bleeps America and the world up, Americans won't be in the mood to vote for anyone remotely similar to Donald Trump.

Well obviously, Trump will be the last president! /s

taiwo850629:
The rapture of Christians will happen in the night. When people are sleeping. E.g The rapture will happen in Australia before it does in Nigeria- Night comes in Australia before Nigeria. God revealed this to me. Thanks for reading. Questions?

How exactly did this information come to you, and what makes you so sure it came from God? Has anything that came to you that way ever failed?

coolsegun2002:
I notice that he attacks more of the Christian God

I used to be a Christian.

DoctorAlien:
It is more stupid to entertain the idea of infinite regress in time.

Do explain this infinite regress in time to me, so I can tell you whether I believe it or not.

gabe:
Seun o, humans are not apes. We and apes evolved from the same ancestor along different evolutionary lines.

Wikipedia agrees with me:
"The Hominidae whose members are known as great apes or hominids, are a taxonomic family of primates that includes seven extant species in four genera: Pongo, the Bornean and Sumatran orangutan; Gorilla, the eastern and western gorilla; Pan, the common chimpanzee and the bonobo; and Homo, the human (and though not extant, the near-human ancestors and relatives (e.g., the Neanderthal))."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominidae

We are great apes, just as lions are big cats. (If lions could talk, they would insist that they are not mere animals like the prey they hunt.)

Junia:
When we talk to Him, He has promised to listen and respond ( Matthew 6:6 ; Romans 8:26–27 ).

Actually, he promised more than that: "if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” Matthew 21:22

His answer may be some variation of “yes” or “no” or “wait, not now.”

You know, I get the same 3 "answers" when I don't pray for something I desire: (1) I get it promptly. (2) I don't get it. (3) I get it after a long time. Why bother with prayer when we can get exactly the same "answers" without praying?

OLAADEGBU:
It is your interpretation that is a mistake. Angels and Humans are not of the same kind and hence cannot reproduce.

How do you know this? They're described as looking like men, except that sometimes their clothes are very shiny. The angel at Jesus tomb was described by Mark as "a young man". The Angels who visited Lot were perceived as sexually attractive men by his neighbours. You said that the reason for the similarities in the DNA of various animals is that they have the same designer. Wouldn't this apply to man and angels, too?

OLAADEGBU:
www.livingwaters.com

Paul Boyer said: "Ray....if something can't come from nothing...where did God come from?"

Ray Answers: God created time. He is not subject to it. He is eternal...outside of time, something the Bible calls "eternity." That is the timeless dimension you will enter when you die.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/official.Ray.Comfort 14 January 2014

TLDR: "I know that God exists because something can't come from nothing, except God." What a stupid circular argument.

bennyann:
Se.un ( God's Delight ) - I declare that you will be a mighty man of God, that you'll declare God's name for all to see and you'll use your forum to also draw souls to Christ and at the end of it all, You will also make heaven in Jesus Mighty Name - Amen!

bennyann - I declare that you will become a famous outspoken atheist. That you'll criticize and strike down false beliefs for all to see, and you'll use your mind, business, property and household to free minds from believing in Christ and other imaginary things! And at the end of it all, you'd have experienced a life that is pleasant, meaningful and successful, without any need for delusions about the existence of life after death.

sod09:
stop exaggerating

I have read stories about muslim women receiving death threats because they posted pictures of themselves without the hijab on social media.

dainformant:
A Nigerian lady, Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, seems to have changed her orientation about religion after visiting Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The lady who is in the country for an event with her colleagues from Harvard, shared her opinion -saying institutionalized religion has affected Nigeria badly because we all serve the same God whether as Christians or Muslims.

Source: http://www.nationalhelm.net/2017/01/religion-keeps-one-fugitive-christian.html

She could be flogged in many Muslim countries for going to the mosque without wearing her hijab properly. Her hair isn't supposed to be exposed. Muslim men could be seduced and forced to assault her due to her decision to terrorize them with her beautiful hair weave-on braids.

What if I tell you that you don't need salvation? You're not a wretched sinner who deserves to go to hell. You're just a normal, decent person.

iamdynamite:
how did those guys knew the exact place she kept the money.......this is serious..

They were watching her when she got into her car after leaving the bank. One of them may have seen her collecting the money at the counter.

malvisguy212:
you said evolution are observable fact, who observe it ? Did you ?

What I remember saying is that it is an observable fact that we are apes. Whether we evolved from ancient apes, or God made us as apes, that doesn't change the observable fact that we are apes, based on DNA and anatomical similarities between human beings and other apes. If your reason for rejecting evolution is your distaste for the idea that we are just incredibly smart apes, then I'm sorry, but it doesn't work.

For God's sake, use a condom and put it on before going in. The fluid is precum and it can impregnate your girlfriend. Click here for details/pic.

OLAADEGBU:
The quotes came from the site suggested and specifically his facebook pages I posted. Feel free to check it up.

I should be able to click a link that takes me directly to where you copied this stuff from. Figure it out before it's too late.

Evolutionists don't even believe humans are apes but ape-like creatures, they are not the same.

What's the difference between an ape-like creature and an ape? This reluctance to admit that we are apes, even by atheists, is weird. We freely admit that we are animals, vertebrates, and even primates. But if you say we are monkeys or apes, suddenly that's unacceptable?

As felixomor rightly pointed out, the fact that Ford produced different models doesn't mean that one model evolves into another higher model it just means that they were produced by the same maker. Likewise God, is the same Creator of humans and apes that share similar features, it doesn't mean that apes evolved into human.

This doesn't eliminate Ray Comfort's issue with evolution, which is what started this discussion. He said we were made in the image of God, not the image of apes. This is based on the assumption that God doesn't look like an ape. But regardless of whether evolution is true or not, the fact is that we are apes. Whether we evolved from apes or God created us as apes, the problem of divine ape-likeness is not solved.

The fact that we share similar DNA codes with apes doesn't make us any closer to apes than we are to bananas.

False. Creatures that belong to the same biological groups tend to have a lot of similar DNA. The closer they are, the more DNA they'll share.

Did you know that we share 50% of our DNA codes with banana? Does that make humans 50% bananas?

No. If true, it means that we are distantly related to bananas.

That nose.

The woman wasn't wearing rags in the first picture.

felixomor:
Our Dna is also similar to that of tobacco and bananas

Thank you for saying that. This is one of the key reasons why scientists believe that all living things have a common origin. Though of course the similarity between our DNA and that of the banana plant is much less than the similarity between the DNA of humans and other apes.

U r like the child who says a car turned into an aeroplane because he found similarities between the engine of the car and the engine of the aeroplane.

My main point was that we are apes. This is separate from the theory of evolution. If evolution is a lie and God really did create us, then that means that God must have created us as apes! If he also created us in his image, does this imply that apes are God-like? Not my problem.

are you beginning to adopt creative evolution

No, but I recognize that it's vastly superior to creationism. Evolution is a beautiful theory and it's fantastic that some religious people have found a way to allow themselves to accept it and incorporate it into their thinking while still remaining religious. Kudos to them.

What fuel does the power plant run on?

You need to link directly to the pages (not just the sites) where each quote came from to avoid being banned for breaking rule 9.

OLAADEGBU:
Someone Said: "You can accept both evolution and God. They're not incompatible." Ray Answers: God made Adam in His image. Neither God nor Adam was an ape.

Actually, humans are apes. Biologically, we have all the characteristics that are used to identify apes as apes. This is an observable fact. The physical differences between humans and chimps are less pronounced than the differences between pugs and greyhounds, which are both dogs. You cannot deny the simple and obvious fact of our anatomical similarities with the other apes, unless you are dishonest or greatly misinformed. Beyond that, our DNA codes, which make us who we are, are very similar to those of other apes. It's unfruitful to reject facts.

Yet the biblical God is unmistakably similar to humans. Perhaps you can reconcile this with the facts by saying that God designed the process of evolution such that it would give rise to an intelligent creature that looks very similar to him. He made man in his image through evolution.

I support it, of course. Congrats to the winner!

What is going on here? mynd44, dominique, lalsticlala, pls look into this.

Plagiarism isn't acceptable. You must post links to the pages where you got the info.

tafrica:
The fact is that, you knew that thread had been on NL before,

I didn't. If I did, I would have admitted to it.

you capitalized on Nigerians' short memory and posted that thread,-

I'm a Nigerian too, so I guess I have a short memory and that explains everything.

knwoing it must have fully served its mission before people would call you out.

If I knew it was a 2015 story, I would still have featured the thread because the original thread didn't have the full info, but I would have indicated the date. The fact is that Bishop shouldn't have asked people to spill blood, whether he said it in 2015 or 2017. It was unChristian.

Nferyn posted the dramatization in 2007:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDp7pkEcJVQ

Source: https://www.nairaland.com/44980/kissing-hanks-ass-religious-logic

tafrica:
It's honourable for Seun to also publicly apologise here after arrogantly saying on that thread that the video was recent.

I don't remember actually saying it was recent, actually. I asked for evidence that it was an old story, and we updated the title accordingly.

I think I understand you, but you're over-analyzing the verse. Jesus was clearly referring to the size of the seed, not the size of the tree.