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Oh. I see what you mean, Nuke but I'm not sure it proves the existence of God. At least it doesn't constitute proof to me. What you're saying proves Gaya or Mother Nature or the order of things, yes, but not really who put those in place. In any case, I'm not an atheist but three years ago I wouldn't believe I'd disbelieve in the things I disbelieve in now.

I get your taking order, cause and effect, as reasons for God's existence. The reasons why I discount atheism is that matter seems to tend towards disorder and not cohesion let alone life. Life seems to have only one purpose which is continuity. Evolution points to the gradual and continuous process of the improvement of a species to live longer and better. The question is why and not how. Why should a bunch of molecules care if they exist together as an animal or separately as rocks and cloud. Every living thing has one thing in common: an absolute desire to remain alive and an equally absolute aversion to cessation of life. What is so special about life to a plant for instance? And I believe if evolution is to be wholly accepted, as far as life on land is concerned, plant life existed first before, obviously herbivores and consequently carnivores. The existence of Plankton makes the game different as far as sea life is concerned. Back to my reasons. Why should natural selection be concerned with improving the lots of every single living thing which makes no sense since the stalemate will stand. Predators will hunt better but prey will escape better too. The ratio of success remains about the same. Also why is it that living things do not only care about their own survival but have a vested and urgent need to ensure the continuity of their species? I believe in evolution. I just don't think it's spontaneous.

@Nuclearboy. Speaking in tongues? There's probably no singular religious and hilarious absurdity I've ever come across than this one. According to the bible, the reason is clear. There really is no need for it especially in recent times. I've once asked a 'prayer warrior' what the reason was for his agitated vocalisations and he told it is so that the devil will not understand his prayers and thus intercept and destroy them. I was speechless. I left my friend alone. Truth is, the devil is probably the most over-rated being provided he ever existed. You know the way Bush and his people (or rather some people and their dimwit puppet Bush) cohered the citizens by creating an enemy image which was 'terrorism.' Religions use the same tactic with the boogeyman, the devil. He 'tempted' Christ. He of all people should know better, no? It's like tempting a King with chocomilo. I've done a lot of light research over two years that became very vigorous in the last six months. Unfortunately, my methods are not good for finding what is true (which is what I'm really concerned with) but I only get convinced of untruth or unnecessary things which don't matter if it were true or not. I've discovered that there seems to be, as far as humanity is concerned, an evolution of sorts from polytheism to monotheism and I feel the next step is agnostism (which most of us are but won't admit) and finally atheism. This is a trend I think is happening but truth is truth and it doesn't matter if majority of humanity believe a thing but the trouble I face is that even though I believe such a man as Jesus walked the earth and he was something special, I find no proof of the historical Jesus. The little I found refer to a Christ which is a title. I thought then, if he did all those fantastic things, he ought to be the rave of the century and I nearly dismissed him as myth because of this. Later I found that many awesome things that were attributed to him where probably myths from old Jewish prophets, their messianic expectations or pagan myths brought from all over chiefly by Paul. There is an unsettling similarity between myths about Jesus and other myths. Virgin birth, Dec 25th, Easter, Crucifiction, Resurrection, 3day death, almost every darn thing has a parallel in some mythological being widely known at those times.

Extrapolating I've gone through phases of unhappiness that I'm sure there can be no God. I very nearly lost my left eye yesterday and I started to think. If I became blind, would I wanna keep living knowing that after I die, that would be it? That would be the most miserable existence I can imagine. I've decided to stop searching and start praying (or hoping for I dunno how to pray) before I convince myself that there is no God. I'm really struggling with what to believe. Whatever the case may be, God's existence is a delusion, I'm afraid, I'm not ready to shed.

Aha! The Illusionist was cool!

Gerry coil or what was that? Why'd I wanna further an agenda opposed to mine eh? 'Quite pleasing' is euphemism for 'not all that pleasing'

'It wasn't bad' is usually euphemism for 'I don't know what the big deal is'

The nerve! Using God's name to prey on people's goodwill. And I was gonna say something legendary before I jam this boy doing class work on yahoo yahoo 101. Guy, drop out. You'll end up getting duped yourself.

Yours! Yours!

Let's just leave Mark alone. Collate the results old man, JK. Let's do an animation next abeg. Not Toy Story though. Don't want its hallowed memory soiled.

Oh. I was a bit too hasty to show how good I am (er, can be) with guns. I thought you meant the part where Casey's character killed the creep who murdered the other kid. Hence the references to other movies. Of course, I wouldn't turn in the police chief. No sir. That's the legal thing to do but it is wrong. He paid too high a price for it too. His relationship. His reputation (no one likes a do-gooder snitch). The Police Force's credibility. And most of all, the little girl's happiness. Not to mention the old man's and his wife's. I thought the lecture he got from the veteran cop woulda made a better impression on him. Anyone remember The Assassination of Jesse James? Only thing worse than a do gooder snitch is a do gooder murdering snitch.

Jay. Get outta my head!

I'll take the liberty to answer that question too Obinna. I definitely would have done the same thing. I'll regret it sometimes I'm sure but yes, I'd have blown me away some brains. It's not right but it's okay.

Bibliography: Seven and L. A. Confidential. Etc. Sometimes justice is not justice enough.

I've not even heard of The Experiment.

@JeSoul. Of course we know who Salt is. She was REALLY a sleeper agent till she fell in love. Love conquers all. Including brutal indoctrination/brainwashing

Aww, you're going to break my heart. I'm not abusing anybody. I'm only inviting the wrath of a mythical being on them. I'll bet Jovial is after Jove in a dictionary. The doctor says you need 500mg of Humoracine Salicylate stat

I first encountered many actors in Boogie Nights. Most of them didn't get a chance with me. Only Philip Seymour changed my mind. . . . . . . . eventually. Wahlberg, Graham, and the rest were DOA. So I watched Salt and The Expendables. I was pleasantly surprised by both. To all those haters of Salt that almost made me miss it, Jove punish una. A few mistakes here and there and they shoulda casted a proper American for Chiwetel's role (he wasn't bad but wasn't great and we always want to see the best of him). The story is not over-flogged at all. It is familiar but it had a fresh angle. I first came across sleepers in a Ludlum book. But sleeper double agents? That's new. If it'll count I'll rate it 80%

The Expendables. For fear for my life, I'll say this: if you have an effeminate boy as a child and you can't afford hormone shots, cut off his eye lids and sit him in front of a TV that is perpetually playing The Expendables. After two days of therapy, his blood will be the primary ingredient for shots for other effeminate kids. That is all.

See the small innocuous question that has got people submitting theses. Na wa o!

Man, where do you get your pot? I need whatever psychedelic ish it is you're smoking.

I guess most people get what they deserve somehow some way.

This guy sef. You and Oladeegbu should compare notes. Are you going to translate the texts of the owners for them? You only irk them the more and push them further from the 'truth' Give it a rest jare

Goodfellas is a classic. There's no need to mention it. Anyways, just making a point. We should have a minimum of 5 ratings after which we can move on to the next movie if no more ratings are forthcoming.

There's nothing shameful about atheism. It is prejudice of people that make it hard to admit. Even in the U.S. the bastion of freedom, people still look upon them like some sort of freaks of nature. Like it's more sensible to be a shaman than have no belief. If atheists hide, it because of intolerant people who bother them

Ijaw girl. I don miss you small.

The Departed. Probably the most contemporary of all Scorsese's work. It still manages to have that cop versus crooks theme. There was a point in the movie where Leonardo's character's fear for dear life started to get comical. Luckily for me, I hadn't seen Internal Affairs before and the whole experience was fresh for me. I've not seen it since the only one time so details are a bit hazy. I remember being shocked when Leonardo's character was killed. Like a snowball almost everybody else died. Like a good book, a good movie draws chiefly from its ending, the coup de grace. The Departed was perfect. Jack Nicholson was excellent but then, the role fitted him like a glove. Best I've ever seen Wahlberg but that probably has to do with his acting not being major. Don't remember most of the other characters. I don't think this is Scorsese's best work for I'd rate Gangs of New York and The Aviator higher but The Oscars usually depend on your competition that year as much as the quality of the film itself. 85%

They'll fill in atheist na. What else?

You're right. But the first step in the right direction is a change in attitude. Without that, people will only sink lower

@Nuke. Oh, you meant Rhymez. I've already decided to leave him alone. I wish he'd yab me more though. It's quite entertaining.

Lol. Jesus loves you.

Did you mean for me to ignore Image? Perhaps you misunderstood him. He's not being stubborn, he's just saying he wasn't cross with me and I was just saying I apologise when I'm wrong, cross or not. Normal? Normal is relative and I prefer to be abnormal anyways. Asserts my individuality. Much like you, Nuke

You? Lol. If you're a closet atheist, then I'm aryan and fascist.

You have caused me to forget!
The pains of yore
Slowly grinds the work of the Lord
The Lord whom I beseech and who answers

You're welcome