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Did Jesus of Nazareth exist? A philosophical perspective on an unended quest (2)

Bruno Bauer, one of the most important critics of Christianity, claims that the religion is basically a literary invention, a product of the disintegrating Roman Empire, forged out of an amalgam of...

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Did Jesus of Nazareth exist? A philosophical perspective on an unended quest (3)

Therefore, instead of continuing to struggle in the fog of supposition, says Kahl, we might as well freely admit that we just do not know whether Jesus was actually a real human being or a mythical...

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The power of gratitude

Existentialist philosophers such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger and Martin Buber have in various ways stressed the inextricable social character of human existence. For instance, despite his...

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Poor quality leadership and the agonies of discontented Nigerians (1)

On January 1, 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan gave Nigerians an unpalatable New Year gift by suddenly removing subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol. Debates about the...

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Still on poor quality leadership and the agonies of discontented Nigerians

The gargantuan corruption that characterises disbursement of the fuel subsidy gains would have been impossible without the implicit and explicit cooperation of people at the commanding heights of...

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The importance of cultivating a scientific outlook

Sometimes when I consider, or reflect on, the dominant attitude of Nigerians to the quotidian details of life and their answers to the broad, perennial, philosophical questions of human existence, I...

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The importance of cultivating a scientific outlook (2)

Bertrand Russell, in his work, The Scientific Outlook, identifies the stages as (1) observation of significant fact(s), (2) arriving at a hypothesis which, if true, would explain the fact(s) and (3)...

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The importance of cultivating a scientific attitude (3)

It must be remarked that fear, within certain limits, is an appropriate emotional response which should lead to practical action in order to avoid impending harm or threatening situation. But when it...

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The gown and the cassock

The title of our discussion today, The gown and the cassock, creates the impression that our focus is on the interrelation (if any) between universities (represented by gown) and religion (symbolised...

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The gown and the cassock (2)

Ordinarily, I would be the last person to attend such an event, which I consider a sheer waste of time, due to my conviction that there is no supernatural being anywhere in the universe interested in...

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Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu: Facts, fantasies and fabrications

A lot has been said and written about the life, accomplishments and death of Ojukwu. This is not surprising: as one of the iconic Nigerians of the 20th century, discussion about the meaning or essence...

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Of tin gods, holy dictators and anointed tyrants

Sometimes when I watch pastors and imams on television or listen to them on radio preaching, I cannot help but be simultaneously amused and disgusted at the braggadocio, arrogance and soap-box...

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Of tin gods, holy dictators and anointed tyrants (2)

Now, Nigerian pastors have taken their arrogance, aggression and presumptuous megalomania to dangerous heights. Aside from cruel infliction of physical pain on the faithful who came for “deliverance”...

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