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Foreign Affairs › Re: How China Played Trump by themonk(m): 8:27pm On Dec 31, 2017

Mindfulness:
See see. Efemena in the politics section. Welcome my dear. How have you been?

The tweet I quoted was from his tour of Asia. The Chinese know about his narcissistic personality disorder so they welcomed him BIGLY and like you said, he achieved NOTHING. He went on a twitter rampage how he was treated like a king and they went on about business as usual meaning that they did what is best for them while appeasing his incoherent ramblings.

Some people think he is smart because he is rich. I do not get the correlation. Einstein was surely re.tarded as he lived his life for the most part under rather modest conditions.

Trump was rambling about China before he got elected how he would challenge and defeat the currency manipulators. Today president Xi is a good friend of him. Same happened with Merkel. He was attacking her and Germany repeatedly, then he went to Germany and at the G20 summit called her a true inspiration.

Each country gets the leaders they deserve. I would have never thought, however, that America would one day have an African style leader like Zuma who claimed that you can protect yourself from AIDS by showering after intercourse.

Trump does what is best for him, his family and his cronies. I blame all the i.diots who support him as they do not profit at all from praising a mor.on. Fish brains. They deserve all the ridicule that comes their way.

Trumps narcissistic behaviours are part of his weaknesses like you correctly spotted and might lead to his ultimate downfall.

Contributing to what you said, his negligence of a science and reasearch informed democracy is another weakness of his which automatically extends to affect the american people. His pullout from the climate deal, his unverifiable claims that vaccines cause autism or that exercise weakens the body over time and many other random thoughts that once they fly through his head he is delusioned to accept them as facts. Like i stated earlier it would take some time for america to recover from this BIGLY mistake and be great again.

Foreign Affairs › Re: How China Played Trump by themonk(m): 8:15pm On Dec 31, 2017

EfemenaXY:
Correct.

In addition to that, China is already over populated and has been battling this for over four decades, despite their one child policy.

If America destabilises North Korea, the North Korean refugees would automatically migrate to China, their next door neighbour. China certainly wouldn’t want that and are known to extradite North Koreans (from China) trying to flee to South Korea.

Very true, refugees at this point will increase the problems of china. Imagine such huge population having to accommodate more and more people who are running from the devastating effects of a war.

Diplomacy is the best way to handle this issue, obviously the leader of north korea is making reckless statments, it would be foolishness to reapond in the way he is expecting you to. If obama could settle the very aged issues between US and cuba and also apologize to japan for the use of nuclear weapons on them. Trump should learn to be humble like that, everything is usually not about mouth running.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: How China Played Trump by themonk(m): 10:12pm On Dec 29, 2017

Ladyhippolyta88:
All what he is doing is for his personal interest simple but if he doesn't behave Russia and China are wonderful competitors for trump's America.

China especially. I wonder were nigeria will be in the nearest future. Countries like india are now getting miles ahead of us.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: How China Played Trump by themonk(m): 10:04pm On Dec 29, 2017

Ladyhippolyta88:
When trump won a man said the electoral college was America's way of rigging.Truly that man needs to leave as soon as possible before America loses it's respect as a world power from leaving the climate change agreement,Nafta and the tpp even the Iran deal I wonder the global stage America is leading.

America used to represent and spearhead rational decisions but not buffoonery and second class thought processes are represented by it through trump. The climate change pull out and recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel despite the implications are examples of his stupid decisions so far . I'm happy other very civilized countries like germany, England etc keep their grounds despite trump threatening them with santions.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: How China Played Trump by themonk(m): 8:32pm On Dec 29, 2017

Ladyhippolyta88:
I am still wondering how this white supremacist and business man won the election(electoral college).He is running America like one of his businesses.

I think he is still asleep, he still thinks he is on reality tv, he thinks this is the apprentice. While everybody thinks US is now a joke. It would take a whole lot of work to trust the american democratic process again to produce worthy statemen as president.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: How China Played Trump by themonk(m): 1:54pm On Dec 29, 2017

Mindfulness:
Trump will not know. He is the most ignorant president the US has ever had. Bush jr. looks like Einstein compared to him.

Trump is the worst president ever elected to office. He has reduced the office of the POTUS to that of naughty teenagers. Pussci grabbing, rascist, reality show president. Good for nothing but twitter.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: How China Played Trump by themonk(m): 1:35pm On Dec 29, 2017

Mindfulness:
https://www.vpnmentor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/trump-tweet.png

Yesterday:

Caught RED HANDED - very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!

The Art of the Deal.

Shower Trump with praises so the i.diot feels important and he will swallow everything.

Two reasons china cannot turn their back on North Korea.
1)About 80% of North Korean exports goes to china. This means they are economic allies dependent on each other for goods.
2) China wouldn't want US to occupy north korea in the event of the aftermath of a war. Nobody wants US in their backyard. Remember Iraq?

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Politics › Re: Yusuf Buhari And The 56million Naira Power Bike by themonk(m): 1:27pm On Dec 29, 2017

GreeneLamb01:
And So What?

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Romance › Re: Only Few Will Understand This Picture by themonk(m): 1:18pm On Dec 29, 2017

Mariinee:
I don't need deliverance.

Thats what they usually say before i set them free from the marine spirit of dildos undecided

Romance › Re: Only Few Will Understand This Picture by themonk(m): 11:45am On Dec 29, 2017

Mariinee:

Mermaid

Inside the deep blue sea, come to my room for deliverance.

Health › Re: Man Who Impregnated A Mad Woman In Katsina, Detained By Police by themonk(m): 10:00am On Dec 29, 2017

Now this is super crazy,
how did his d**k even stand with this woman in sight?

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Health › Re: Mosquito Repellent Bracelet (MRB) by themonk(m): 2:06am On Dec 29, 2017

mavinjay1:
Lol... Thanks for The Correction, sir..
All in all... U sabi wetyn i mean

No mind me jare, your hustle no be english.
Me go like get one o if e dey work.

Health › Re: Mosquito Repellent Bracelet (MRB) by themonk(m): 2:02am On Dec 29, 2017

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Should Yahoo Yahoo Be A Crime? by themonk(m): 9:31pm On Dec 28, 2017

bloodofthelamb:
The scripture says love your neighbour as you love yourself... If yahoo boys love their their neighbour, they will not be thinking up ways to defraud them.

Who is our neighbour? All man is our neighbour.

Is this post talking about sin or crime?

Celebrities › Re: VIDEO: “tuface Came On Stage Drunk, Davido Chased Him Off The Stage” – Fans by themonk(m): 9:19pm On Dec 28, 2017

darfay:
One word "shame "

I'm quite sure you didnt watch the video.
The shame is actually on you.

Celebrities › Re: Kanayo O Kanayo Opens His House In Aboh-Mbaise, Imo (Photos) by themonk(m): 8:52pm On Dec 28, 2017

badebillions:
There's no statue there... Are you sure this is Imo State?

Rochas sees the house itself as a statue.
Or he might build another house as a statue in honour of the house cheesy

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Celebrities › Re: Checkout This Selfie Everybody Is Talking About - Who's Sister Is This Abeg? by themonk(m): 4:50pm On Dec 28, 2017

I am more concerned that the OP doesnt know what a selfie is angry

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Phones › Re: These Are The Phones Whatsapp Will Shut Down On From 2018 by themonk(m): 4:45pm On Dec 28, 2017

Seun said i should collect number 34

Celebrities › Re: Lady Fing*rs Herself After Wizkid Shaked Her During His Concert, See Photos by themonk(m): 4:36pm On Dec 28, 2017

I think all bloggers smoke the same kind of weed. angry

Education › Re: RECESSION: Increment FUTO School Fees And The Plight Of The Students by themonk(m): 1:26am On Dec 28, 2017

chinonyinye:
hmm. I don't really see anything wrong with that. in unn I paid 12k in my first yr and 2nd yr, 6k in third yr and 8k in final year for wifi, it was included in the fees. I really enjoyed it as d school ensured WiFi was everywhere including classrooms and hostels. the speed is to die for. imagine downloading a complete seasonal movie, or streaming live without buffering continuously oo, using more than 1gb a day. If u do d maths, u'd find out dat ur d one gaining

Hii unn girl

Christianity Etc › Re: Ridiculous Arguments That Must End In 2017 by themonk(m): 6:08pm On Dec 27, 2017

ScienceWatch:
THEMONK please have mercy on serious truth seekers here. We all know that an agnostic is an undercover Atheist working to indoctrinate the unwary youth into Satanic Atheism.

They are sly God haters. Let's call a spade a spade. Get real. Tell it like it is. You use stuffy words to his your true motives Sir.

I have left your mentions alone so leave mine please. if I had the motive you described above, I will be very active in this thread countering your arguments. but arguing with you doesn't pay me, infact it is a waste of my precious time that was why I have been avoiding this thread. Now you that is relentlessly arguing and mentioning my moniker is the one that should have a subtle motive which I probably think is to sedate peoples mind from reasoning correctly. I do not care how many people are religious or how many are not, it is none of my business. infact if I was the only agnostic person on earth I would be very proud of me. please I am not a participant of any movement neither do I wish to disturb your crusade, just leave my mention alone. thanks.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Ridiculous Arguments That Must End In 2017 by themonk(m): 5:57pm On Dec 27, 2017

Xisnin

The words atheist and agnostic conjure up a number of different perceptions and meanings. When it comes to questioning the existence of gods, the subject is a tricky one that is often misunderstood.
No matter what their reasons or how they approach the question, agnostics and atheists are fundamentally different, but also non-exclusive. Many people who adopt the label of agnostic simultaneously reject the label of atheist, even if it technically applies to them.

In addition, there's a common misconception that agnosticism is somehow a more “reasonable” position while atheism is more “dogmatic,” ultimately indistinguishable from theism except in the details. This is not a valid argument because it misrepresents or misunderstands everything involved: atheism, theism, agnosticism, and even the nature of belief itself.
Let's explore the differences between being an atheist and an agnostic and clear the air of any preconceptions or misinterpretations.
What Is an Atheist?
An atheist is anyone who doesn't believe in any gods. This is a very simple concept, but it's also widely misunderstood. For that reason, there are a variety of ways to state it.
Atheism is the lack of belief in gods; the absence of belief in gods; a disbelief in gods; or not believing in gods.
The most precise definition may be that an atheist is anyone who does not affirm the proposition "at least one god exists." This is not a proposition made by atheists.

Being an atheist requires nothing active or even conscious on the part of the atheist. All that is required is not "affirming" a proposition made by others.
What Is an Agnostic?
An agnostic is anyone who doesn't claim to know whether any gods exist or not. This is also an uncomplicated idea, but it may be as misunderstood as atheism.

One major problem is that atheism and agnosticism both deal with questions regarding the existence of gods. Whereas atheism involves what a person does or does not believe, agnosticism involves what a person does or does not know. Belief and knowledge are related but nevertheless separate issues.
There's a simple test to tell if one is an agnostic or not. Do you know for sure if any gods exist? If so, then you're not an agnostic, but a theist. Do you know for sure that gods do not or even cannot exist? If so, then you're not an agnostic, but an atheist.
Everyone who cannot answer "yes" to one of those questions is a person who may or may not believe in one or more gods. However, since they don't also claim to know for sure, they are agnostic. The only question then is whether they are an agnostic theist or an agnostic atheist.
Agnostic Atheist Vs. Agnostic Theist
An agnostic atheist doesn't believe in any gods while an agnostic theist believes in the existence of at least one god. However, both do not make the claim to have the knowledge to back up this belief. Fundamentally, there is still some question and that is why they're agnostic.
This seems contradictory and difficult, but it's actually quite easy and logical.
Whether one believes or not, they can also be comfortable in not claiming to know for sure that it's either true or false. It occurs in many different topics as well because belief is not the same as direct knowledge.
Once it is understood that atheism is merely the absence of belief in any gods, it becomes clear that agnosticism is not, as many assume, a “third way” between atheism and theism. The presence of a belief in a god and the absence of a belief in a god does not exhaust all of the possibilities.
Agnosticism is not about belief in god but about knowledge. It was originally coined to describe the position of a person who could not claim to know for sure if any gods exist or not. It was not meant to describe someone who somehow found an alternative between the presence and absence of some particular belief.
Yet, many people have the mistaken impression that agnosticism and atheism are mutually exclusive. But why? There's nothing about "I don't know" which logically excludes "I believe."
On the contrary, not only are knowledge and belief compatible, but they frequently appear together because not knowing is frequently a reason for not believing. It's often a very good idea to not accept that some proposition is true unless you have enough evidence that would qualify it as knowledge. Being a juror in a murder trial is a good parallel to this contradiction.
There Is No Agnostic Vs. Atheist
By now, the difference between being an atheist and an agnostic should be pretty clear and easy to remember. Atheism is about belief or, specifically, what you don't believe. Agnosticism is about knowledge or, specifically, about what you don't know.
An atheist doesn't believe in any gods. An agnostic doesn't know if any gods exist or not. These can be the exact same person, but need not be.
In the end, the fact of the matter is that a person is not faced with the necessity of only being either an atheist or an agnostic. Not only can a person be both, but it is, in fact, common for people to be both agnostics and atheists or agnostics and theists.
An agnostic atheist won’t claim to know for sure that nothing warranting the label “god” exists or that such cannot exist. And yet, they also don’t actively believe that such an entity does indeed exist.
The Prejudice Against Atheists
It is worth noting that there is a vicious double standard involved when theists claim that agnosticism is “better” than atheism because it is less dogmatic.
If atheists are closed-minded because they are not agnostic, then so are theists.
Agnostics making this argument rarely state this explicitly. It's almost as if they are trying to curry favor with religious theists by attacking atheists, isn't it? On the other hand, if theists can be open-minded, then so can atheists.
Agnostics may sincerely believe that agnosticism is more rational and theists may sincerely reinforce that belief. However, it relies upon more than one misunderstanding about both atheism and agnosticism.
These misunderstandings are only exacerbated by continual social pressure and prejudice against atheism and atheists. People who are unafraid of stating that they indeed do not believe in any gods are still despised in many places, whereas “agnostic” is perceived as more respectable.

if this post I copied online cannot help you, I am afraid I cannot too

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Christianity Etc › Re: Ridiculous Arguments That Must End In 2017 by themonk(m): 5:43pm On Dec 27, 2017

Xisnin:
Stop contradicting yourself, if agnosticism is a position of knowledge, how can
you call yourself an agnostic when asked if you believe in a god?
Yes, you can say you are an agnostic atheist or agnostic theist or just agnostic(when you are not committed to believe or disbelieve) when asked if you believe in a God. it is a solid answer.

If I don't believe in tooth fairies and I don't know if tooth-fairies exist does
it make sense to call myself agnostic instead of a-tooth-fairian?
First of all you should have written "call myself an agnostic instead of a non-tooth-farinan"
Yes it makes sense to call yourself agnostic if the meaning of agnostic was rewritten as

definition of agnostic: a person who believes that nothing is known OR can be known of the existence or nature of a tooth fary.

When you are asked a direct question, do you believe in god/gods if your
answer is no, you are an atheist, beating about the bush by claiming agnostic
does not answer the question posed.
what of when asked if you have knowledge of the existence of God. what will be your answer? you see here is where agnosticism comes in. I wonder why this is so hard for you to understand. Everybody is agnostic except you have seen God with your two eyes.

All those prominent people you mentioned are practically atheists but choose
to use a milder word for reasons best known to themselves. That is why I
am not surprised when some online ignorant religious websites use them as examples
to slight "atheists" as if they believe a virgin can give birth, Muhamad rode a
flying horse and that Yahweh created the universe.
Saying we are all agnostic and some people are lying to themselves is arrogance on your part
because you are claiming to know people more than themselves.
An agnostic wouldn't give out 10% of his salary every month, neither will an agnostic
blow himself up for a paradise that he is not even certain of. It takes a person who
knows for sure to engage in such actions.

While most atheist may be agnostic most theists(ask them to find out) are gnostic.
you shot yourself in the leg here, before accusing me of claiming to know people more than themselves( which I didn't say I did, I just said in reality all of us are agnostics and if you claim to have the knowledge of the existence of God, you are a liar) you started telling me of how all these prominent men do not even know themselves more than you know them. you know warren buffet and neil Degrasse Tyson more than they know themselves thats why you know they are all atheists practically but chose to lie to the world that they are agnostics

Health › Re: Woman Shares Photos Of Her 4 Sons: "Doctor Said I Didn’t Have Enough Eggs" by themonk(m): 10:05pm On Dec 26, 2017

NwaChibuzor504:
Four boys? That home is already in shambles

2ndly after 4 kids, she won't be tight below again. Let her husband just discard her and marry a younger agile blood so he can live a happy man for the rest of his life.

3rdly that husband is very ugly. No wonder he transfered that genetic traits to those helpless offspring.

4thly they are too black for my liking. Well I cant' blame them coz they are afonja. After the _abokis , afonjas take the royal crown of blackhood.

Bro I'm igbo and all these rubbish you write make me ashamed.
Sometimes i feel miscreants employed you guys to pretend to be igbos and paint us black, what do you intend to achieve with this buffoonery you display at all times?
How are you painting igbos in the international community? As people full of hate? As stupid people? Bro you are smarter than this. Believe me.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Ridiculous Arguments That Must End In 2017 by themonk(m): 8:30pm On Dec 26, 2017

johnydon22:
It doesn't take lunacy to win an argument, you just wear the other person out...

The antidote is: Ignore and talk with reasonable people.

The clamor for attention doesn't need to be fed..

I agree with you on the pity part, especially the butterfly guy who once created numerous alternate monikers to like his own posts.

You havent seen anything yet..

Thanks for the advice, ill ignore argument mongers from now let me deal more with people who really want to learn.

Alternate monikers to like his own post? Pathetic life he must have. So sad.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Ridiculous Arguments That Must End In 2017 by themonk(m): 8:19pm On Dec 26, 2017

johnydon22:
You waste your time trying to engage the guy or the other one butterfly..

A little dose of attention they run wild with mind blowing nonsense that you begin to wonder.

Its nothing short of insanity really.

When ever you get such quotes, simply ignore and continue with people who actually understands what the hell you are talking about..

Seriously, I decided not to engage religious people in any argument whatsoever some time ago because i find it difficult to reason with them but then when i saw "sciencewatch" as his moniker, i thought he might be a lover of science and that i could reason with him a little, maybe teach him something and learn from him too. the first time he quoted me, he sounded hostile and i was like let me just calm down and explain to him he might understand but now i am so disappointed. angry

. He just aims to win the argument and not to learn a thing, its sad. I pity him.

Christianity Etc › Re: Ridiculous Arguments That Must End In 2017 by themonk(m): 8:08pm On Dec 26, 2017

ScienceWatch:
Islam, buddism, Christianity are all in itself a position of Knowledge. What are the practical consequences for humanity?

What does Atheism, Agnosticism offer mankind?

The ability to use your brain.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Ridiculous Arguments That Must End In 2017 by themonk(m): 8:06pm On Dec 26, 2017

ScienceWatch:
With respect to you Themonk, This does not make sense. Everything you explained here clearly points to the dudes having beliefs. Vaxx, Butterflyl1on and Kingebukasblog will be able to help you on this simple issue.

You say, " the Agnostic Atheist dude dont know if God exist, but believes that he dont, based on "evidence." Which is just another fancy name for Atheist.

The Agnostic theist dude, dont know if God exists but believe he does based on "facts" they have seen. This is a confused believer.

Lord help me !

You cannot be reasoned with.
I made this as simple as possible for you to understand, all you do is call you fellow religious keypad warriors to engage me in an online brawl over something that doesnt pay me. Bro, if comprehension is your problem try and solve it, but if you wish to use irrational arguments to provide a psychological consolation to your brain which by its inability to reason defends itself from logical arguments, i can't go down the mud with you bro. Have fun.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Ridiculous Arguments That Must End In 2017 by themonk(m): 7:46pm On Dec 26, 2017

ScienceWatch:
All belief are born from a position of knowledge. So are you saying that Agnosticism is a position of knowledge, therefore they believe nothing?

Very strange species indeed.

Agnosticism in itself is a position of knowledge.

If you are then an agnostic atheist, it means you accept you dont know if God exists but you believe he doesnt based on facts you've seen.

If you are an agnostic theist, it means you accept tou dont know if God exists but you believe he does based on facts youve seen.

Get it now?

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