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Rational Humanist Organization.

@RHumanistOrg

Nigerian irreligious community that promotes humanist values of empathy, inclusivity and respect for science. Join our network ⤵️

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Rebekah Jones
Rebekah Jones@GeoRebekah·
Science is the cure for religion. The fossils on Qomolangma (Everest) are about 450 million years old. They are shallow sea-water shell hashes from before the tectonic plate was lifted. That photo and discoveries along the mountain include trilabites. They went extinct 252 million years ago (Everest started to form about 60 million years ago). Earth would need 5.8 billion cubic km of water to flood to the top of Everest. Earth has a TOTAL 1.3 billion cubic km of water. IF earth had enough water to flood the entire planet all the way to the top of everything (it doesn't), it would take a very long time for those shells to form AND fossilize there, and according to the fairy tales, the flood lasted only a year. And none of those sea creatures found fossilized would be able to form in such low salinity and high elevation. At 8,900 meters above sea level, the temperature is -46°C/-50°F. Everything would freeze to death. Additionally.... The flood myth - originally the Epic of Gilgamesh - happened 2500 BCE. It would have wiped out all existing cultures.... including the Greeks, Egyptians, Indus Valley, Mesoamerica, and YET.... we have uninterrupted chrological histories from every one of them. There are a great many scientific and historical reasons why the flood myth is known to be a farce. But it's the physics of the planet that really destroy the narrative. #KnowledgeIsPower
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OluOnTop🌚
OluOnTop🌚@Olu_Utd14·
Whenever I hear a Christian or any religious person share a testimony about how God came through for them, I often point out something they rarely consider. For every story they share about divine intervention, there are hundreds of similar situations where the same outcome happened to people who do not believe in God at all. The result occurred simply through natural circumstances, probability, or the actions of other people. If a believer attributes their positive outcome to God, how then do they explain the identical outcomes experienced by non-believers who never prayed or expected divine help? What explains those cases? This is usually where the conversation becomes quiet, because it raises an uncomfortable question about whether we sometimes interpret ordinary events as miracles simply because we already believe they must be. Human beings naturally look for meaning and patterns, especially in moments of relief or success. But that tendency can sometimes lead us to credit supernatural causes for events that might just be the result of chance, circumstance, or human effort.
YOM🗣️@ThaBoyYom

Everyone on earth has had situations where they called on God for something and he didn’t come through… Yet, everyone believes the phrase “My God never fails” Can someone try explain the conscious self-deceit to me pls ?

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gst
gst@wearegst·
Chemical hair relaxers are fueling a silent health crisis. Roughly 45% of Nigerian women have been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, often developing them by age 35. A full decade earlier than women in Western countries.
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Nikolaj🇺🇦🇵🇸
Nikolaj🇺🇦🇵🇸@nikicaga·
Tectonic plates didn't do all that for you to ignore them
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Wale •🦉
Wale •🦉@Drwhales_·
There’s a reason why childhood indoctrination is such a big deal in religion. It’s what keeps it alive. As we grow, common sense kicks in and we can spot inconsistencies, contradictory, myths, straight up lies, politics and all of that. But that early brainwashing has ready built a psychology that resists reality. So we just stay there anyways.
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Iconuzor
Iconuzor@icons_closet·
Nothing has contributed more to the docility, selfishness, and extreme individualism we see in Nigeria today than Nigerian pastors. For decades many of them have trained people to look inward instead of outward. Everything is about personal breakthrough, personal blessing, personal protection, personal prosperity. Very little is said about civic responsibility, justice, accountability, or standing up for the vulnerable. A society cannot build a healthy collective culture when its most influential voices constantly preach survival and personal miracles instead of duty to one another. So people retreat into themselves. Pray for yourself. Protect your own. Secure your own breakthrough. And slowly the idea of community, sacrifice, and shared responsibility disappears. If you train millions of people to believe that every problem is spiritual and every solution is personal prayer, you should not be surprised when those same people become passive in the face of real world problems.
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Simon Maechling
Simon Maechling@simonmaechling·
Science is hard. You have to prove it, test it, and reproduce the results. Pseudoscience is easy. Make it up. Add fear. Watch it spread.
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pelumi
pelumi@waveofthe90s·
there’s something wrong with a culture that sees an exceptionally brilliant secondary school child and thinks of marriage before scholarship
Abdull Ibrahim, MD@Yantumakii

We attended a guidance and counseling session at a girls' secondary school. The principal invited us into her office and warned us never to discuss anything with the girls beyond the purpose of our visit. We agreed. In the hall, one girl answered most of the questions—so much so that she was eventually stopped from participating in the quizzes. I was impressed by her sheer intelligence, so I asked someone who she was. It turned out she was the Senior Prefect. That was the only information I sought. I kept my composure. Back home, I told my aunt about the girl and how I felt about her. She promised to gather more details for me. Days passed. Then weeks. Then months. I kept pressing my aunt for updates. My feelings only grew stronger. I found myself constantly reimagining the exact moment I first laid eyes on her—how beautiful she was, and how brilliantly she answered nearly every question. Then, one evening, while I was at an Indomie junction waiting for my order, my phone rang. I checked and saw it was my younger sister. I hesitated but eventually decided to answer. She screamed at the top of her voice, "Yaya Abdull, guess what?" I replied, "What?" She said, "We just got the phone number of the SP!" The way I jumped up, one would think I'd been promised Jannah. I had to send my sister some money as a token of appreciation. I left the Indomie spot without eating—I suddenly felt a sense of fullness in my stomach. I just headed back to class (I was still a student then). Happy. Fulfilled. Hopeful. All mixed with a hint of dread! Exactly at 9:00 p.m., I sent her a message that read: "Assalamu Alaikum. My name is Abdullahi. I am one of the students from UDUS who visited your school some months ago. I was impressed by your performance, and I would like to discuss something important with you. What's the best time for me to call?" She replied the next morning: "9:00 p.m." So, I waited patiently. At exactly 9:00 p.m., I placed the call. She picked up almost immediately. After exchanging greetings, she asked what important matter I wanted to discuss. I told her, "I want to marry you." The response caught her off guard. A long silence followed. I think she even ended the call. I had to call back and reiterate my intentions. She said she'd have to think about it. I agreed; she needed time to process my request. The call took place on Monday, September 24, 2018. We got married on Friday, March 3, 2023. On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, we celebrated our third anniversary. PS: She maintained her brilliance even at university level. She graduated with a First Class Degree.

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The Initiative for Equal Rights
This year's theme is a reminder that stigma and discrimination, especially toward people living with HIV, block access to care and strip people of their rights. When we put people first, we tear down those barriers and make sure everyone gets the respect and support they deserve.
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@WoodyLightyearx Individuals who would never question their religious leader's blatant lies are encouraging you to question science that you haven't taken time to understand.
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Woody Lightyear 𝛑@WoodyLightyearx·
Seeing the debates on the TL about vaccines, HIV prevention treatment, Bill Gates, etc. I just want to say one thing for now: Dear Nigerians, PLEASE. QUESTION. EVERYTHING. Science is questioning. If the science wants you to keep shut and trust the experts, it isn't science.
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Kiki Mordi
Kiki Mordi@kikimordi·
Question everything is accurate but people who post this never question their pastors and are almost always ONLY questioning the things a cult leader has asked their followers to question… So in truth, you’re not questioning everything, just seduced by conspiracy theories.
Woody Lightyear 𝛑@WoodyLightyearx

Seeing the debates on the TL about vaccines, HIV prevention treatment, Bill Gates, etc. I just want to say one thing for now: Dear Nigerians, PLEASE. QUESTION. EVERYTHING. Science is questioning. If the science wants you to keep shut and trust the experts, it isn't science.

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