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between u and me, been a staunch catholic, and watchn the news,videos, reading the bible and koran inside out, listening to malcolm x, athiests, martin luther king,and all ; i wonder sometimes if religion isnt a toool to be used at times for nefarious activities....i v a milllion and one questions and am more confused than ever...the only reason i hate arguing is that most times i come against people who already have prejudiced opinions of where they stand and arent willing to argue 'both sides of an argument'.....


btw: did noah place the dinosaurs in his boat? what happened to them and why werent they mentioned seeing as God created everything?why do we have via carbon dating the ages of dinosaurs on earth as around 150million years ago while man came to earth according to calculations from the bible as less than 6000 years ago? what technology did the ancient egyptians use to build the pyramids/sphinz, irrigation etc when they were supposed to be prehistoric humans with little knowledge of technology?it is said by archaelogists that the technology used by the egyptians to build and craft perfect sized stones for the pyramids were not supposed to have existed in that era. Were the egyptians in contact with ancient and more sophisticated 'aliens? Does standing by the bible and koran reduce our imagination and creativity while making us lazy 'intellectually' especially as africans?

the gods which christianity urges us to do away with, is it not possible they might have actually existed? tales of thor/sango/ amadioha/ oranmiyan etc, how can we all say that they are false and they were all created from the imagination of our forefathers? For example the god of lightning and thunder, sango is also known in latin america and the carribeans as Xangô or Changó (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shango); sango is said wield a 'double-headed axe'. now contrast this to the scandinavian god Thor, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor) who also wields a hammer and is also known as the god of lightning and thunder same as sango and we can see distinct similairities. I dont think that two regions separated by large landmass and culture would coincidentally have similar gods. is sango/olodumare same or similar to Thor/Odin? Has the white man reduced our sense of appreciation that we would pay to watch Thor in cinemas but neglect our own sango?

Did aliens actually visit this earth years and years ago and our ancestors who for lack of more technical knowledge term them 'gods'. Lemme humour you more on this; if i was to get into a car or a motor bike and be transported back in time to the time of adam and eve or to the time of our forefathers who had little knowledge of anything and went about with bows and arrows, how would they describe me? One account of yoruba history lists oduduwa/oranmiyan as descending from heaven with a long chain when he arrived in ife? Now what if he had but with more intelligent means but due to the account holders lack of knowledge of technology in that era, described the device in his own way? in the book of revelations, is it not possible that the prophet saw a vision of the 20th century and landed in the middle of world war 1/2. How do you think the prophet wouldav been? For one he would have been terrified,scared and then with his little knowledge tried to document what he sees like armoured tanks, guns, jet fighters, airplanes, guns, skyscrapers in his own terms and little understanding.

Who made up the bible and the koran? is it possible there were more political reasons for adding and removing specific chapters/gospels? Was the aim of the white missionaries solely to save souls in africa/nigeria or was religion/islam/xtianity used as a hidden tool to rule africa?what was the position of the xtian missionaries and islamic arabs from the north on slavery? What about some of the atrocities in the bible which we xtians dont really talk about e.g daughters sleeping with their fathers? God ordering his people to 'kill anything that moved', take 'women/children as slaves'? We condemn the muslims by selecting some portions of the korans to condemn them but we xtians know that the bible has much worse quotations on killing. and IMO, seeing as the koran is an adaptation of the old testament, perhaps we should get off our high horse when talking this things with muslims. and if we are to say as xtians that we should discard the old testament due to the fact that God sent Jesus to die for us, is it to say that God realised he had made a mistake with Moses and so to correct his mistake, he sent Jesus to introduce a new convenant?But i thought God was omniscience?what was the bible's position on slavery? Are we to regard it as the sign of the times and since things have changed we should overlook that part?An old man from my villa once said to me years ago when i was talking about a saint to him. This old man who was quite learned asked me a question which left me quite flummoxed. He said, 'Why should i pray to a saint who lived and died in portugal/france/italy to intercede to God for him when he could pray to to his late great great grandmother who was a queen and ruled the village wisely and justly and who was logically geographically more nearer to him?

Is it logically true that as xtians all non xtians would all suffer in hell?Millions of muslims, chinese, indians are all doomed to suffer in hell before they are even born? Also muslims, what is the fate of non muslims? Are we all gonna die? Does that mean that if both faith was/is true, then i am condemned to die as a catholic by default? Even if i live a sane, righteous and non hippocritic life than most fake devotees, will i still suffer in hell? And traditionalists what is the fate of non traditionalists when they die? Jehovah witness, what is the fate of a deeper life person or a catholic person? I read the works of saint thomas aquinas and he said quite clearly, 'There Is No Salvation Except in the Catholic Faith'. Is this correct? What is the truth? Is there any truth at all?

https://www.nairaland.com/1824358/lets-us-brainstorm-learn-each

between u and me, been a staunch catholic, and watchn the news,videos, reading the bible and koran inside out, listening to malcolm x, athiests, martin luther king,and all ; i wonder sometimes if religion isnt a toool to be used at times for nefarious activities....i v a milllion and one questions and am more confused than ever...the only reason i hate arguing is that most times i come against people who already have prejudiced opinions of where they stand and arent willing to argue 'both sides of an argument'.....


btw: did noah place the dinosaurs in his boat? what happened to them and why werent they mentioned seeing as God created everything?why do we have via carbon dating the ages of dinosaurs on earth as around 150million years ago while man came to earth according to calculations from the bible as less than 6000 years ago? what technology did the ancient egyptians use to build the pyramids/sphinz, irrigation etc when they were supposed to be prehistoric humans with little knowledge of technology?it is said by archaelogists that the technology used by the egyptians to build and craft perfect sized stones for the pyramids were not supposed to have existed in that era. Were the egyptians in contact with ancient and more sophisticated 'aliens? Does standing by the bible and koran reduce our imagination and creativity while making us lazy 'intellectually' especially as africans?

the gods which christianity urges us to do away with, is it not possible they might have actually existed? tales of thor/sango/ amadioha/ oranmiyan etc, how can we all say that they are false and they were all created from the imagination of our forefathers? For example the god of lightning and thunder, sango is also known in latin america and the carribeans as Xangô or Changó (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shango); sango is said wield a 'double-headed axe'. now contrast this to the scandinavian god Thor, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor) who also wields a hammer and is also known as the god of lightning and thunder same as sango and we can see distinct similairities. I dont think that two regions separated by large landmass and culture would coincidentally have similar gods. is sango/olodumare same or similar to Thor/Odin? Has the white man reduced our sense of appreciation that we would pay to watch Thor in cinemas but neglect our own sango?

Did aliens actually visit this earth years and years ago and our ancestors who for lack of more technical knowledge term them 'gods'. Lemme humour you more on this; if i was to get into a car or a motor bike and be transported back in time to the time of adam and eve or to the time of our forefathers who had little knowledge of anything and went about with bows and arrows, how would they describe me? One account of yoruba history lists oduduwa/oranmiyan as descending from heaven with a long chain when he arrived in ife? Now what if he had but with more intelligent means but due to the account holders lack of knowledge of technology in that era, described the device in his own way? in the book of revelations, is it not possible that the prophet saw a vision of the 20th century and landed in the middle of world war 1/2. How do you think the prophet wouldav been? For one he would have been terrified,scared and then with his little knowledge tried to document what he sees like armoured tanks, guns, jet fighters, airplanes, guns, skyscrapers in his own terms and little understanding.

Who made up the bible and the koran? is it possible there were more political reasons for adding and removing specific chapters/gospels? Was the aim of the white missionaries solely to save souls in africa/nigeria or was religion/islam/xtianity used as a hidden tool to rule africa?what was the position of the xtian missionaries and islamic arabs from the north on slavery? What about some of the atrocities in the bible which we xtians dont really talk about e.g daughters sleeping with their fathers? God ordering his people to 'kill anything that moved', take 'women/children as slaves'? We condemn the muslims by selecting some portions of the korans to condemn them but we xtians know that the bible has much worse quotations on killing. and IMO, seeing as the koran is an adaptation of the old testament, perhaps we should get off our high horse when talking this things with muslims. and if we are to say as xtians that we should discard the old testament due to the fact that God sent Jesus to die for us, is it to say that God realised he had made a mistake with Moses and so to correct his mistake, he sent Jesus to introduce a new convenant?But i thought God was omniscience?what was the bible's position on slavery? Are we to regard it as the sign of the times and since things have changed we should overlook that part?An old man from my villa once said to me years ago when i was talking about a saint to him. This old man who was quite learned asked me a question which left me quite flummoxed. He said, 'Why should i pray to a saint who lived and died in portugal/france/italy to intercede to God for him when he could pray to to his late great great grandmother who was a queen and ruled the village wisely and justly and who was logically geographically more nearer to him?

Is it logically true that as xtians all non xtians would all suffer in hell?Millions of muslims,chinese,indians are all doomed to suffer in hell before they are even born? Also muslims, what is the fate of non muslims? Are we all gonna die? Does that mean that if both faith was/is true, then i am condemned to die by default? Even if i live a sane, righteous and non hippocritic life than most fake devotees, will i still suffer in hell? And traditionalists what is the fate of non traditionalists when they die? Jehovah witness, what is the fate of a deeper life person or a catholic person? I read the works of saint thomas aquinas and he said quite clearly, 'There Is No Salvation Except in the Catholic Faith'. Is this correct? What is the truth? Is there any truth at all?

u shouldav seen the comments below d article with someone suggestn 'that the woman should not be allowed to reproduce' #wicked

freakn hilarious

I am always respectful towards ladies but the only words that can come to my mind on reading about this incident are the words 'Dumb broad'

A 27-year-old Illinois woman who was accused of stealing several items from a clothing store was busted after she posted pictures of herself in a shoplifted dress on Facebook.

Danielle Sexton reportedly swiped a multicolored leopard print dress with a black waistband from Morties, a store in her native West Frankfort. After the owner's son, Kert Williams, posted a note about the theft and a description of the woman on his Facebook page, people quickly began pointing him toward Sexton's selfie, which she had just set as her new profile pic. Williams passed the information along to the police, who arrested her.

"I was pulling up to the front door and I saw a girl running out of the store with stuff in her hand," Williams, who manages the store, tells Yahoo Shine. He was immediately concerned, watched the store's security camera footage, and checked with other nearby shops to see if anybody had spotted her. "She'd also taken from a consignment store down the street from us," he alleges

Williams credits the close-knit community in West Frankfort for catchng Sexton so quickly. People sent him screenshots of Sexton's Facebook page, while others reported that they'd seen her walking around town in the distinctive dress they recognized from Morties. Even some of the police who helped nab Sexton were pals of Williams's on social media. "We just had a description and a direction of travel, but when the social media aspect played into it, we were able to identify who it was. And by looking at the background of the photograph we were able to pinpoint where she was at," police chief Shawn Talluto told local news channel WSIL.

"It's almost too good to be true," Williams says about how Sexton was nabbed. He reports that Sexton also made off with a shirt, some jewelry, and a pair of sunglasses. Instead of lying low after her shoplifting spree, Sexton put the dress on immediately, posted pics online, and went out. "She came in here at three, she was arrested by six, she was in jail by nine," Williams adds. Police also discovered that Sexton had an outstanding warrant for an arrest in another county.

For Williams, the whole situation is an example of how public embarrassment can help deter crime. "Everybody laughed about it a little bit because she got herself caught. She put herself out there." And now, her face has been splashed all over the place as a warning to future criminals who just can't curb their selfie addiction.

Source:https://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/blogs/health-blog/clothing-store-thief-caught-when-she-posts-stolen-dress-selfie-on-instagram-183827802.html

have a question, 'why did lord varys's leave with the imp onboard that ship?'

and GDP is the only way to measure a nation's development?if south africa had d oil naija had, who would see 'her' back? why not compare naija with saudi,qatar venezuela etc

fairheven: Wt is special about the BRICS nations?Nigeria is already in their level or about to...south Africa is a member an nigerian has overtaking south Africa,as per GDP;wt puzzles me though-if we can achieve that wit epileptic power supply,then then our countries economy will definitely fly wit a regular and stable power-supply.

pls dont encourage them....let the young 'uns develop a culture of reading..it ll help us all

dvee2: For those who find this too long to read, here is a summary.
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smh and its the in-thing to show ignorance i guess?
try and do more reading and stop with the kardashian reality show u throw urself into!!!!

jericco1: Well as I got to about half of the write-up, my pupils began to dilate, someone should please summarize the other half! Urgh!!!

we were not on nairaland then

gboss4sure: EWU, Is he not the weak one again? you guys are just comedians, when you see a suppressing president do you think you would have been posting nonsense on NL? Where were you when OBJ was president?

why dd the mod delete my egusi soup post??

armadeo: At first I read your post with utter disbelief, then I realised you probably were serious. I never thought it was possible to rotfl till now.

olubukato: uzoexcel and uzolexis, what a nice combination

ur point?

mmsen: Is this worse than what happened to the thousands of poor children inside church buildings at the hands of priests.

uzolexis: It's not about writing how 2 make it,have you cooked it yourself before

i dont really follow rap but this statement u made in ur article is so wrong its perplexing.
' All Marshall Mathers had to do in order to stick out was show up; Weezy had to work for his -- and that's real hip-hop'
how did u come about such conclusions?beer parlour gossip

it shouldnt take that long if they pull out all stops...why should it take more than two years to build a bridge?

EmeeNaka: work is going on on the bridge now. i believe it will be completed before end of 2016 with the rate of the work.

nice one mazi...
pls if possible go through this and spread the word
https://www.nairaland.com/1402108/igbos-yorubas-hausas-xtian-muslim

MaziOmenuko: Nwanne m nwoke, pray, tell, where is the 2nd naija bridge nau? Isn't it better you silence your perceived enemies of progress by showing concrete work going on there?

The bottom line remains that there is no 2nd naija bridge work going on! We have to get our priorities right! GEJ canvassed for votes from us with a promise of 2nd naija bridge, onitsha sea port, abakiliki rice factory. Right now, all we get is empty propaganda; yet we're readying a million block votes as usual to give him! What's the wisdom in that? So many federal govt roads in the SE are an eyesore! People mock at roads in Aba; while most of those terrible roads are federal govt roads. Just give a good reason to vote for GEJ? We're seriously taken for granted. He believes he doesn't need to work hard to get our votes since its almost as certain as the sun setting in the west.

We have to wise up!

nice analysis

Mynd44: Dogs have heightened sights, heightened, sense of smell and sense of hearing. They see things before we see em and hear things before we hear them.

Also there are things we do not consider threats but they do. Your dog can see a pidgeon fly too low and break into a barking row or see a lizard run accross and try to run it down cos to him/her, that lizard is a threat but you do not see the lizard and you assume it saw a witch coming to kill you and suck your blood.

If at night you and the dog are used to allowing the dog walk free in the compound, then he/she would have already instintively taken the job of a "security officer" and every sound will make the dog raise an alarm cos the dog sees you as back up.

AW: cant eat anything noodles,macaroni,pasta,spaghetti,indomie....all i think of is worms (weird, i know)
AS: extremely loyal and caring
Freecocoa, Seun

MizMyColi: Hi Uzo, she wants you to play the game please check the first page for more information.

Y u taggn me

uzolexis: So this is were you have been hiding. Thank God I caught you.
AW- hopeless food lover
AS-very cheerful,can light up your day
Tags- uzoexcel, booscy

maybe they should use David luiz...both gender will be happy with this choice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8eL2CjzHw
The rains of castamere theme..The red wedding theme song

lol...season 5 will come out by next year @ least...sorrry to burst ur bubble

Debeloved87: this GOT is just awesome. I heard season 5 is not out..is DAT true.?
my main character is Tyrion. am not show tywin died, peter baelish the evil wise guy. unmh, Queen sassy might be the next vicious monster..GOT is such a great movie series..is there any movie series DAT is very interesting DAT one can watch before season 5 of Game of throne comes out.

Stop stalking me
Unfollow me sharp sharp

uzolexis: this is not an excuse for you to become an atheist....i'm warning you

OFDM?

seun, this should be on the ffront page from time to time