A friend of mine captured some ironic Nigerian scenarios in his blog here, while another touched on it here (with a funny story of a would-be-marriage counselor), and others also dwelt on the pervasive irony of Nigerians here and here. Irony is a way of life in Nigeria, it is hardly noticed. And if you didn’t spot … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Christianity
IDLEMINDSET | THE TRAGEDY OF STATISTICS AND THE STATISTICS OF TRAGEDY
The old testament is full of killings and genocide. Whole tribes slain, women raped, towns and cities pillaged. From the killing of Abel to the captivity of Israel, it is a continuous story of sin and retribution. And the wages of sin was death. Literal death. No kidding. One of the stories tells of a bunch of … Continue reading
IDLEMINDSET | METAPHYSICS AND THE YORUBA FOLKS (AND SEX TOO!)
I like the Yoruba concept of God. It is possibly the best religious interpretation of God closest to my idea of what (or whom) God is. The Yorubas call God “Olodumare” — a name that suggests unending possibilities of the being’s essence. According to those who do that kind of research, Olodumare is “the least mentioned … Continue reading
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