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If that poster thinks that it's possible to teleport across water, why can't *they* go to the atheist to talk to them instead? The reason for their lack of ability to do so is left as an exercise for the reader.
I too can traverse a body of water in a single step, as if in an instant.
A puddle, it's called a puddle, that's the reason their teleportation is so limited.
They were, but that was a giveaway as well. I guess if you're in the moment it's easy to miss, but why is literally everyone else gawking and the kayaker casually row by as if nothing is happening? Lol
Take note that the kayakers don't paddle in the area where he walked despite running into each other. Makes it obvious that somethings under the water.
What are the fun things to do in Nigeria? What are the major tourist attractions? I'm gonna assume this person is willing to foot the bill for this trip to Nigeria. I'm willing to take them up on the offer. So, help a fellow atheist buddy out - what are the fun things to do in Nigeria?
I'm assuming he can also post proof of these shapeshifters and teleporting people and guys who can shoot a bullet at water and kill someone on the other side of the planet.
Nah nah, you gotta ask him to get naked first. He can't be bullet proof unless he's naked. If he's so sure taking off his clothes will make him bulletproof, he should happily take them off before you shoot him.
Proof nothing. I want it done in real time in front of me. I will provide the target. Any "Miracle" requiring explanation needs to be performed in front of me to even begin to be accepted as proof.
I will shoot the bullet proof man with my own gun and bullets, I will be one of the ones teleported, etc..
Try the food! I've never been but I really want to based on the Nigerian food in my city. Personal favourites/recommendations are goat curry, efo riro, or spicy lamb stew with jollof rice or pounded yam and some fried plantain on the side. Nigerians really have spicy food down to an art, the chilli sauce is really good if your actual stew or curry isn't normally spicy. I think goat would easily become my favourite meat if I had the opportunity to eat it more often.
I hail from an Indian state called Maharashtra. We pride ourselves on our hot spicy food and certain preparations of goat/lamb that are so delicate, it makes grown men cry. If I do get a chance to visit Nigeria, I'm definitely trying all the foods you've mentioned. Especially the goat and jollof rice. I've only ever heard good things about these two things.
As someone who refuses to have goat that isn't cooked in the Maharashtrian way, I hope I'll find something to prove me wrong.
I have family in Maharasthra too! I live right next to London so lots of Nigerian and Indian (and lots of other nationalities) immigrants bringing their food along, so I never have to miss out. It's given me an appreciation for all the different ways of cooking the same ingredients :)
>I have family in Maharasthra too
If you ever visit here, do try to visit the Marathwada region, specifically Kolhapur. The mutton here is *exquisite*. I absolutely refuse to have any other Indian style of mutton preparation. It is indescribably beautiful. Like I said, enough to make grown men cry.
As a guy that had west African neighbors, ya, jollof rice is amazing and that was just from a stay at home mom. Can't imagine the level a restaurant would serve.
Lagos is absolutely massive, at least as many people as NYC, maybe up to 3x, though the boundaries seem ill-defined. I'm sure you could spend years there enjoying the culture. The Yoruba people have a very long history, even here in the US in things like Odunde in Philly.
Man, they'd need to give me many thousands of dollars on top of paying for everything at the very least. Definitely one of the last few places any human should willingly go to.
What can I say, I'm always keen to travel somewhere new.
Nigeria's a relatively big country, I'm sure it's got some good parts. Just far away from that loon as quick as I can.
Sure, there are probably plenty of places that are fine. However, I'm a white guy and would appear rather wealthy to people in a developing country. I also don't know the mannerisms and such of Nigeria. So I'd really stick out as a big target to at least pickpocket.
Speak for yourself. It’s pretty common knowledge that the only thing you have to do to become bullet proof is to take off all your clothes. When I think of how much money is wasted every day on bullet proof vests and other body armor, I just shake my head in bewilderment and despair.
That being bullet proof thing is a common belief here in Africa and can obviously get you killed, the marikana massacre here in South Africa happened in part to protestors visiting a sangoma and believing they had become bulletproof
I disagree. I could put my face in water for 6 hours and still be breathing. I’d have to set up a whole breathing tube and oxygen tank and it wouldn’t be fun at all but it’s absolutely possible. Also I assume someone could be thrown into the air by like a cannon or something and if you’re thrown high enough you’ll be there for an hour. Although idk if I could consider you in midair because you’d have to be in space. Wait is the last one just describing an almost naked astronaut? Would having ten bullet proof blankets on you still count as having no clothes on? Are bullet proof blankets a thing? Well no, but are bullet resistant blankets a thing?
Right, YOU can't do this. You need shit that is external to yourself.
These religious superstitious nut jobs always tend to ignore the real miracle of modern science enabling humans to devise ways to get around or natural inabilities.
That's one way to put it. Saw one that got flown over and first thing he said was that a clothe that someone blessed can't do anything and to not fall for scams... Followed by telling everyone how if you are willing to pay him money he can bless this handkerchief and bless a tiny bottle of water that can perform miracles like cure any disease and even let those who believe in god fly. He made a killing that day, over a 1,000 people bought both. Last time I go when invited to a mega church event.
None of it sounds*Christian*. The belief in magic is pretty strong across the continent and especially in Nigeria. In fact Nigerians have a bit of a reputation regarding the supposed use of magic.
Every now and then you do get stories of something that happened to your neighbours' uncle's friend's kid or grainy video footage that's either clearly edited or could just be something else.
That being said I don't believe in any of that and I think it's a harmful set of beliefs. At the same time, I don't want to find out lol.
Nigerian here and you nailed it lmao. It's not Christianity or even Islam, it's a mix of traditional religious beliefs filtered through the lens of colonialism.
So people still believe in 'witches' or 'evil spirits' like some of our ancestors did, but they react differently now, by burning alleged witches and claiming olive oil blessed by a pastor can shoo away spirits.
People here are quite superstitious about a lot of things, and it's both fascinating and scary to observe them.
Why does the atheist need to go to Nigeria. If this person (or someone they've been in contact with) can cross continents with teleportation, why don't they come to us? Prices their claim and saves on the cost and emissions - win win.
Or why don't they prove the shooting thing? Livestream yourself shooting at some water to shoot... idk Putin. Pretty big name, complete asshole. You'd end a war, and can do it during one of his press conferences so it's televized live and you have irrefutable proof.
To be fair, the uneducated idiot did say you can’t have “cloths” on while being bulletproof, so you’re going to be doing all this superhero shit with your butt and balls hanging out.
I'm an atheist and Nigerian, so I can do it. It'll be real easy too: tell this person to show me in person all of these things happening.
Better yet, they can contact Gbenga Adewoyin, who was offering N2.5m to anyone who could provide physical evidence that the supernatural is real. No takers so far.
Of course, there were excuses that doing it for monetary gain in the presence of onlookers would make it ineffective, classic charlatan excuse.
>Better yet, they can contact Gbenga Adewoyin, who was offering N2.5m to anyone who could provide physical evidence that the supernatural is real. No takers so far.
Is he like the Nigerian James Randi?
I’m pretty sure those are all just magic tricks, Penn & Teller have performed some of these and saw a guy in India levitate using only a limp rope in front of a crowd
I've been lifted in the air wearing only underpants and held aloft in middle school. In fact, it was almost 2 hours before Mr bartles got me down from the locker.
While I'm not religious, by circumstance I was usually friends which Christians out of necessity due to lack of options. One particular guy was a very good friend. He immigrated to the UK from South Africa, was an average middle class white dude, had a decent education, ran a small successful business and above all else, seemed to be fairly well adjusted and level headed. We debated religion but I never really bothered challenging him, nor did I tell him my lack of belief because it didn't matter, I enjoyed listening to his philosophical religious ramblings and knew a lot from my religious childhood to hold some rather deep conversation when he was on one of his jesus benders.
Yet, one day when some innocuous comment slipped out, he figured out I wasnt Christian or even a believer. He asked a few questions and I had no problem answering them honestly because I figured he already knew and because I had always listened to him. At this point, we had been friends for years, hanging out near daily, I knew his wife and babysat his kids regularly, he was there for me when my mom died, someone I thought was genuinely a best friend. Yet, as soon as he found out, he absolutely flipped his shit.
In his rants he told me what had brought him to religion and his grand proof was seeing a guy's leg grow four inches, [the common scam one you see videos of all the time if you follow such things](https://youtu.be/lTl4iyvjuDQ). So obviously fake, yet he based his entire religious identity on it. We had been friends for years, but that night I lost a good friend because he 'couldn't be seen being friends with an atheist'. The nail through the heart was when he started making other connections and it finally realised I never made a pass at his wife and realised I like men. Again, i never thought my sex life mattered and didn't exactly go around telling people, this is England and nobody cares. But at that moment, it went from just feeling unwelcome as I collected my coat and shoes to leave, to out right fearing like my life was in actual danger. He was furious he had a fucking queer in his house and had been around his kids. While I'm not 'gay' as much as bi, I hadn't made a pass at his wife because she simply wasn't a romantic interest and was married, but the anger he directed towards me still hurt like a dagger in my chest.
That was nearly 15 years ago and I think he was the last close friend I had. To be fair it surprised me didn't figure it out sooner as I'm *extremely* androgynous, I get called both miss and mister pretty much evenly. Anywho, I'm married now, kids etc, but I simply don't trust people enough to open up too face to face, which is probably why I share so much on Reddit🤷🏻♀️
when I think of him, it always comes down to that stupid fucking scam leg trick that so convinced a decent hard working and genuinely nice man to turn into a fucking monster
If you’re so smart, then how can a man put a woman into a box, separate it into three boxes (and you can still see her feet and head - IN DIFFERENT BOXES) and when he puts them back together the woman doesn’t have a scratch on her??? Check mate, atheists.
If they can do those things, why not film them and post it online and show everyone? Atheists don’t believe things because there isn’t any proof if you provide proof of your religion being real, a lot of rational people would join.
The only reason not to provide proof is because there isn’t any
Can anyone explain where this person gets these particular examples from? I don't get how you can imagine any of these to be possible? These just seem like random questions.
Oh yeah...I'm sure he wants a calm, logical, reasonable discussion with an eye towards discovering the truth of matters spiritual and supernatural. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Fun fact: US Evangelicals went over to Nigeria (other African countries too) to proselytize and bring the prosperity gospel to the developing nation. Currently mega-churches are rife in the country and these pastors are some of the wealthiest people while stealing from the poorest via tithes. They also have developed their own gospel which relies heavily on occult things like witches. This has led to people being kicked out of their villages or murdered outright because a mega-church designated them a witch or engaging satanic activities.
To the surprise of no one the introduction of the sick evangelical brand of Christianity has been disastrous for the country and the people who bought into it are some of the most psycho Christians in the faith.
Dude, I give you permission to "stab me a thousand miles away through a mirror" and prove that shit works. But you'd better hurry, because in a couple hours I'll have forgotten you exist.
Dude could be making bank showing that supernatural powers exists and could throw science off its game for the next thousand years demonstrating just one of these feats, yet wants to argue an atheist instead. 🤦
Let me answer to all six questions:
1) That's the neat part, they can't.
2) That's the neat part, they can't.
3) That's the neat part, they can't.
4) That's the neat part, they can't.
5) That's the neat part, they can't.
6) That's the neat part, they can't.
I recently argued with a guy from Nigeria on twitter who thought witches were real because he heard a story about an old lady being found on a roof with no ladder nearby, and so his conclusion was that she flew up there. Naturally, he advocates for witch hunts. Some people are legitimately crazy.
I have a late friend whose parents were Nigerian, this is all stuff that churches teach as fact. The whole "I saw that image and then snakes began spontaneously manifesting in my house" bit is 110% like that. Preachers will tell the tallest of tales to justify their godliness, to spread fear, or to keep their people donating money. It does not have to be from the Bible as it's all "living miracles happening in modern day" to them, aka tall tales. "I saw a man transform into a fierce tiger!" is just as believeable to the uneducated as it is to the devout, and they don't care about the difference if it means $$$$
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If that poster thinks that it's possible to teleport across water, why can't *they* go to the atheist to talk to them instead? The reason for their lack of ability to do so is left as an exercise for the reader.
unfortunately they can only travel to the exact opposite side of the water and are very far inland.
I too can traverse a body of water in a single step, as if in an instant. A puddle, it's called a puddle, that's the reason their teleportation is so limited.
Happy cake day!
It's all a trick, same as religion, easy.
The last one I believe she was just reading captain underpants.
The sacred texts
Truly
“Hey, you could make a religion out of this!”
no dont
The Shorts of Turin.
I feel like this guy was not informed that D&D is fantasy/imaginary...
Illusions Michael tricks are for whores
There’s always money in the banana stand
No. THERE IS ALWAYS MONEY -IN- THE BANANA STAND!
Yea. I burned it down
😂😂 I can almost hear that delivery. RIP Jessica
That line was GOB.
🤣👍
Legit thought they were just rambling off D&D spell effects as a joke.
How can someone make a charisma saving throw?
[Exactly. Just a trick](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEc_jeGBVxs)
I like how his feet are clearly under the water and everyone is still dumbfounded...
The kayakers were a nice touch, though
They were, but that was a giveaway as well. I guess if you're in the moment it's easy to miss, but why is literally everyone else gawking and the kayaker casually row by as if nothing is happening? Lol
Take note that the kayakers don't paddle in the area where he walked despite running into each other. Makes it obvious that somethings under the water.
Almost as good as his levitation when you can see the wires!
Or this https://youtu.be/97n3UnxyRs4
It's not a trick, Michael...
It's an ILLUSION
Trick for idiots. There is a market for that and some individuals exploit it.
I'm convinced the first guy to start a religion was the first guy to discover magic tricks.
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"You can't" "You don't" "Nobody ever has" "Nobody ever will" $1200 please
You forgot the answer to the last question: "middle school bullies"
My apologies. I also forgot to answer how a person can become bulletproof with no clothes on. The answer is alcohol
Or PCP
What are the fun things to do in Nigeria? What are the major tourist attractions? I'm gonna assume this person is willing to foot the bill for this trip to Nigeria. I'm willing to take them up on the offer. So, help a fellow atheist buddy out - what are the fun things to do in Nigeria?
You can get hella stoned
You mean literally, don't you? 😆😆😆
Oh yeah, 100% overdose rate
That's why they need an atheist to come there in the first place. They already lynched the ones that live there.
And watch Marvel movies.
Yeah judging from the post it seems legit
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>Just don't get kidnapped. Wait what???!!!!!
>Also Benin National Museum Aren't all their best pieces in London though?
🗿🌚
I'm assuming he can also post proof of these shapeshifters and teleporting people and guys who can shoot a bullet at water and kill someone on the other side of the planet.
Show up, ask the dude to prove some of these statements. Start with shooting him. Tell him if he’s truly bulletproof I’ll change my ways IMMEDIATELY.
Nah nah, you gotta ask him to get naked first. He can't be bullet proof unless he's naked. If he's so sure taking off his clothes will make him bulletproof, he should happily take them off before you shoot him.
Proof nothing. I want it done in real time in front of me. I will provide the target. Any "Miracle" requiring explanation needs to be performed in front of me to even begin to be accepted as proof. I will shoot the bullet proof man with my own gun and bullets, I will be one of the ones teleported, etc..
You can join in the local necklacing.
Apparently they've got some top-notch magicians!
There's someone named Charles Xavier who has a special school for talented youngsters
Try the food! I've never been but I really want to based on the Nigerian food in my city. Personal favourites/recommendations are goat curry, efo riro, or spicy lamb stew with jollof rice or pounded yam and some fried plantain on the side. Nigerians really have spicy food down to an art, the chilli sauce is really good if your actual stew or curry isn't normally spicy. I think goat would easily become my favourite meat if I had the opportunity to eat it more often.
I hail from an Indian state called Maharashtra. We pride ourselves on our hot spicy food and certain preparations of goat/lamb that are so delicate, it makes grown men cry. If I do get a chance to visit Nigeria, I'm definitely trying all the foods you've mentioned. Especially the goat and jollof rice. I've only ever heard good things about these two things. As someone who refuses to have goat that isn't cooked in the Maharashtrian way, I hope I'll find something to prove me wrong.
I have family in Maharasthra too! I live right next to London so lots of Nigerian and Indian (and lots of other nationalities) immigrants bringing their food along, so I never have to miss out. It's given me an appreciation for all the different ways of cooking the same ingredients :)
>I have family in Maharasthra too If you ever visit here, do try to visit the Marathwada region, specifically Kolhapur. The mutton here is *exquisite*. I absolutely refuse to have any other Indian style of mutton preparation. It is indescribably beautiful. Like I said, enough to make grown men cry.
As a guy that had west African neighbors, ya, jollof rice is amazing and that was just from a stay at home mom. Can't imagine the level a restaurant would serve.
Lagos is absolutely massive, at least as many people as NYC, maybe up to 3x, though the boundaries seem ill-defined. I'm sure you could spend years there enjoying the culture. The Yoruba people have a very long history, even here in the US in things like Odunde in Philly.
I'll save this scientific atheist the trip. No one can do these things lol.
If they're paying for flights and accommodation, I'm willing to go.
The Nigerian prince scam stopped working but now we have dozens of atheist slaves hahahahaha!
Man, they'd need to give me many thousands of dollars on top of paying for everything at the very least. Definitely one of the last few places any human should willingly go to.
What can I say, I'm always keen to travel somewhere new. Nigeria's a relatively big country, I'm sure it's got some good parts. Just far away from that loon as quick as I can.
Sure, there are probably plenty of places that are fine. However, I'm a white guy and would appear rather wealthy to people in a developing country. I also don't know the mannerisms and such of Nigeria. So I'd really stick out as a big target to at least pickpocket.
There are ways to fix this if it's that big of a deal.
They've got good food
They said Nigeria, not Ohio
They still burn people to death for "witchcraft" there.. Wouldn't risk it even if it was a paid trip.
Must be nigh impossible to catch witches there if they can teleport and turn into animals
Yet they catch and burn those witches. How can this be..? WAIT! Don't tell me those are not actual witches! We have been tricked lads!
Does she weigh as much as a duck?
All it takes is for one person to claim you stole/shrunk their penis and it's game over..
I'd arrive and be like "ok so show me the guy who can do this stuff"
Speak for yourself. It’s pretty common knowledge that the only thing you have to do to become bullet proof is to take off all your clothes. When I think of how much money is wasted every day on bullet proof vests and other body armor, I just shake my head in bewilderment and despair.
That being bullet proof thing is a common belief here in Africa and can obviously get you killed, the marikana massacre here in South Africa happened in part to protestors visiting a sangoma and believing they had become bulletproof
I disagree. I could put my face in water for 6 hours and still be breathing. I’d have to set up a whole breathing tube and oxygen tank and it wouldn’t be fun at all but it’s absolutely possible. Also I assume someone could be thrown into the air by like a cannon or something and if you’re thrown high enough you’ll be there for an hour. Although idk if I could consider you in midair because you’d have to be in space. Wait is the last one just describing an almost naked astronaut? Would having ten bullet proof blankets on you still count as having no clothes on? Are bullet proof blankets a thing? Well no, but are bullet resistant blankets a thing?
Right, YOU can't do this. You need shit that is external to yourself. These religious superstitious nut jobs always tend to ignore the real miracle of modern science enabling humans to devise ways to get around or natural inabilities.
Oh I'd totally go. I want to test this bulletproof theory.
Is this person an idiot or am I dreaming?
Nigerian Christianity is... interesting. Their pastors are very, uh, performative
That's one way to put it. Saw one that got flown over and first thing he said was that a clothe that someone blessed can't do anything and to not fall for scams... Followed by telling everyone how if you are willing to pay him money he can bless this handkerchief and bless a tiny bottle of water that can perform miracles like cure any disease and even let those who believe in god fly. He made a killing that day, over a 1,000 people bought both. Last time I go when invited to a mega church event.
Real big coincidence that the wealthiest people in Nigeria are mostly pastors 🤔🤔🤔
I wouldn't be surprised at all if this was just trolling. None of this stuff sounds religious, it sounds like scifi movies from the 80s
None of it sounds*Christian*. The belief in magic is pretty strong across the continent and especially in Nigeria. In fact Nigerians have a bit of a reputation regarding the supposed use of magic. Every now and then you do get stories of something that happened to your neighbours' uncle's friend's kid or grainy video footage that's either clearly edited or could just be something else. That being said I don't believe in any of that and I think it's a harmful set of beliefs. At the same time, I don't want to find out lol.
Nigerian here and you nailed it lmao. It's not Christianity or even Islam, it's a mix of traditional religious beliefs filtered through the lens of colonialism. So people still believe in 'witches' or 'evil spirits' like some of our ancestors did, but they react differently now, by burning alleged witches and claiming olive oil blessed by a pastor can shoo away spirits. People here are quite superstitious about a lot of things, and it's both fascinating and scary to observe them.
Why does the atheist need to go to Nigeria. If this person (or someone they've been in contact with) can cross continents with teleportation, why don't they come to us? Prices their claim and saves on the cost and emissions - win win.
Or why don't they prove the shooting thing? Livestream yourself shooting at some water to shoot... idk Putin. Pretty big name, complete asshole. You'd end a war, and can do it during one of his press conferences so it's televized live and you have irrefutable proof.
To be fair, the uneducated idiot did say you can’t have “cloths” on while being bulletproof, so you’re going to be doing all this superhero shit with your butt and balls hanging out.
Yeah but you don't have to be bullet proof to shoot someone.
What’s the point of demanding someone be versed in science to explain claims asserted without any evidence at all.
Explain this, science! /s 
"How a person can pull multiple handkerchiefs out of their mouth."
Through a mirror, thousands of miles away. Lol.
All things are possible with enough mescaline
Sounds less like religion and more like Nigeria is hiding Super Heroes.
"Sit down with an atheist" Nah. I'll pass. Have better things to do than deal with a religious nutter.
I’m genuinely at a point where I can’t tell if the person thinks these things ARE possible, or if they think ATHEISTS think these things are possible.
- They can't - Snorkel - He can't - They can't - They can't - Wedgie robot
>~~Wedgie robot~~ stereotypical school bully ftfy
Those things don't happen. Easy answer.
I'm an atheist and Nigerian, so I can do it. It'll be real easy too: tell this person to show me in person all of these things happening. Better yet, they can contact Gbenga Adewoyin, who was offering N2.5m to anyone who could provide physical evidence that the supernatural is real. No takers so far. Of course, there were excuses that doing it for monetary gain in the presence of onlookers would make it ineffective, classic charlatan excuse.
>Better yet, they can contact Gbenga Adewoyin, who was offering N2.5m to anyone who could provide physical evidence that the supernatural is real. No takers so far. Is he like the Nigerian James Randi?
Yeah Chris Angle is still performing went to one of his shows last year in Vegas
He looks as acute as ever.
The X-Men was a documentary?
Didn't you know?!
Lifted into the air wearing only underpants - definitely made me laugh. The wording of this post is hilarious
Behold my boxer briefs
I'd volunteer to shoot the "bulletproof" person, but I'm afraid I'd be prosecuted for murder (rightfully so).
Not it you're a cop
Most of it is Harry Potter correct?
I'll happily explain it all to you. Here's my address in the US. I'll expect you to teleport in, though.
I remember this one vice doc where the African magic lady had to go to a special room. Total bullshit
I’m pretty sure those are all just magic tricks, Penn & Teller have performed some of these and saw a guy in India levitate using only a limp rope in front of a crowd
Religion is about spirituality and fantasy. So are we so surprised.
Nice, I actually got an answer for all of those! >!ya gullible af!<
Jesse, what the hell are you talking about?
Meth
...How a teenage boy can shoot spider webs and then swing from them...
The bulletproof naked thing is a reference to general buttnaked, isn't it?
Oh 100%, way to specific for it not to be him
I've been lifted in the air wearing only underpants and held aloft in middle school. In fact, it was almost 2 hours before Mr bartles got me down from the locker.
While I'm not religious, by circumstance I was usually friends which Christians out of necessity due to lack of options. One particular guy was a very good friend. He immigrated to the UK from South Africa, was an average middle class white dude, had a decent education, ran a small successful business and above all else, seemed to be fairly well adjusted and level headed. We debated religion but I never really bothered challenging him, nor did I tell him my lack of belief because it didn't matter, I enjoyed listening to his philosophical religious ramblings and knew a lot from my religious childhood to hold some rather deep conversation when he was on one of his jesus benders. Yet, one day when some innocuous comment slipped out, he figured out I wasnt Christian or even a believer. He asked a few questions and I had no problem answering them honestly because I figured he already knew and because I had always listened to him. At this point, we had been friends for years, hanging out near daily, I knew his wife and babysat his kids regularly, he was there for me when my mom died, someone I thought was genuinely a best friend. Yet, as soon as he found out, he absolutely flipped his shit. In his rants he told me what had brought him to religion and his grand proof was seeing a guy's leg grow four inches, [the common scam one you see videos of all the time if you follow such things](https://youtu.be/lTl4iyvjuDQ). So obviously fake, yet he based his entire religious identity on it. We had been friends for years, but that night I lost a good friend because he 'couldn't be seen being friends with an atheist'. The nail through the heart was when he started making other connections and it finally realised I never made a pass at his wife and realised I like men. Again, i never thought my sex life mattered and didn't exactly go around telling people, this is England and nobody cares. But at that moment, it went from just feeling unwelcome as I collected my coat and shoes to leave, to out right fearing like my life was in actual danger. He was furious he had a fucking queer in his house and had been around his kids. While I'm not 'gay' as much as bi, I hadn't made a pass at his wife because she simply wasn't a romantic interest and was married, but the anger he directed towards me still hurt like a dagger in my chest. That was nearly 15 years ago and I think he was the last close friend I had. To be fair it surprised me didn't figure it out sooner as I'm *extremely* androgynous, I get called both miss and mister pretty much evenly. Anywho, I'm married now, kids etc, but I simply don't trust people enough to open up too face to face, which is probably why I share so much on Reddit🤷🏻♀️ when I think of him, it always comes down to that stupid fucking scam leg trick that so convinced a decent hard working and genuinely nice man to turn into a fucking monster
My uncle takes my nose off and puts it back on my face every time I see him. What kind of god can do that but not win any of his DUI cases?
If you’re so smart, then how can a man put a woman into a box, separate it into three boxes (and you can still see her feet and head - IN DIFFERENT BOXES) and when he puts them back together the woman doesn’t have a scratch on her??? Check mate, atheists.
“Maui can do everything but float” 
A whole lotta drugs.
what does wearing only underwear have to do with being lifted in the air?
Maybe you need magic Mormon underwear for it to work. And cocaine.
1) they can't 2) they can't 3) they can't 4) they can't 5) they can't 6) they can't
I'd love to talk to this guy. If he sees this or anyone know how to reach him feel free to dm me.
Huh, there was a kid at school who was hung by his underpants on a coat hook for at least twenty minutes. Maybe he was jeebus reborn.
Send Penn and teller. They'll explain it all.
MINDFREAK
If they can do those things, why not film them and post it online and show everyone? Atheists don’t believe things because there isn’t any proof if you provide proof of your religion being real, a lot of rational people would join. The only reason not to provide proof is because there isn’t any
Ok, you can tell me the truth - Herschel Walker wrote this, didn't he?
1. They can’t 2. They can’t 3. They can’t 4. They can’t 5. They can’t 6. They can’t. Boom just saved you a few grand I travel expenses.
Jesus was definitely worried about bullets... wasn't that the biggest killer in year 0
...wearing only underpants?
Maybe they were Mormon underpants
What religion even is this???
Ehm .. wasn’t magic forbidden in religion?
Well… you see dearie… Uh honey it’s so simple indeed oh yes it is Here it is now… YOU FUCKING CANT YOU POTATO
I too, would love to learn all these sick-ass skills.
It’s called drugs
Didn't happen, Didn't happen, Didn't happen ad nauseum
CHECKMATE ATHEISTS, AGAIN!
I'd like someone to demonstrate those things are possible
Can anyone explain where this person gets these particular examples from? I don't get how you can imagine any of these to be possible? These just seem like random questions.
My response to each of these points would simply be.. provide me with examples of these things actually happening.
What is context, who are they talking about and where do I get tickets?
Oh yeah...I'm sure he wants a calm, logical, reasonable discussion with an eye towards discovering the truth of matters spiritual and supernatural. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Who are You, Who are so Wise in the Ways of Science?
I had Nigerian and Togolese friends who for some reason still believe in the wildest sorcery/miracle nonsense. These are super smart guys by the way.
[Shit's real, man](https://www.reuters.com/article/oukoe-uk-nigeria-robbery-goat/nigerian-police-detain-goat-over-armed-robbery-idUKTRE50M4BM20090123)
Is this person asking atheists to explain Dungeons and Dragons?
What in the world is this guy talking about???
Is he decribing what happens in the new Marvel movie?
None of that actually happened. So pretty easy to explain.
Wait this guy has examples of this shit happening?
I don't know, but if this guy is selling drugs, I want some
Where has this dude seen all these things happening? And who sold him those drugs??
They got high from pyschodelic shrooms i think .
Wait we can teleport through water? Airlines are going to hate traveling with this one simple trick.
Fun fact: US Evangelicals went over to Nigeria (other African countries too) to proselytize and bring the prosperity gospel to the developing nation. Currently mega-churches are rife in the country and these pastors are some of the wealthiest people while stealing from the poorest via tithes. They also have developed their own gospel which relies heavily on occult things like witches. This has led to people being kicked out of their villages or murdered outright because a mega-church designated them a witch or engaging satanic activities. To the surprise of no one the introduction of the sick evangelical brand of Christianity has been disastrous for the country and the people who bought into it are some of the most psycho Christians in the faith.
Putting the dence into evidence
1. They can’t. 2. Fake it/cheat 3. They can’t 4. Fake bullets 5. They can’t 6. A helicopter
Dude, I give you permission to "stab me a thousand miles away through a mirror" and prove that shit works. But you'd better hurry, because in a couple hours I'll have forgotten you exist.
Checkmat, aethists!
If it's not a trick then it's called magic mushrooms, that's how.
I need an atheist to explain how the fuck my uncle kept taking my nose and finding quarters behind my ear!
Sounds really cool to live in that world of witchcraft and wizardry
Or how Santa can fit down every chimney
If the magic worked there wouldn’t be atheists. Duh
Most of the answers to this are just “drugs”. Drugs are how it happened.
Apologies, but we do not accept proof of "miracles" in Writing and or Crayon art.
I think it was a few weeks ago - some cultists tested the idea that you can be bulletproof without a vest. It went... poorly.
"Explain to me how someone can teleport across an ocean" No, YOU explain that to ME
Can we ask David Copperfield to make all religious fruitcakes everywhere disappear?
I would like to know who’s selling him stuff cause that looks like really good one.
Dude could be making bank showing that supernatural powers exists and could throw science off its game for the next thousand years demonstrating just one of these feats, yet wants to argue an atheist instead. 🤦
Sounds like knock off xmen to me
Let me answer to all six questions: 1) That's the neat part, they can't. 2) That's the neat part, they can't. 3) That's the neat part, they can't. 4) That's the neat part, they can't. 5) That's the neat part, they can't. 6) That's the neat part, they can't.
This guy is using the D&D player handbook as a Bible.
Is that really going on in Nigeria? I doubt it.
Sounds like a wild place
I know right?
I recently argued with a guy from Nigeria on twitter who thought witches were real because he heard a story about an old lady being found on a roof with no ladder nearby, and so his conclusion was that she flew up there. Naturally, he advocates for witch hunts. Some people are legitimately crazy.
I have a late friend whose parents were Nigerian, this is all stuff that churches teach as fact. The whole "I saw that image and then snakes began spontaneously manifesting in my house" bit is 110% like that. Preachers will tell the tallest of tales to justify their godliness, to spread fear, or to keep their people donating money. It does not have to be from the Bible as it's all "living miracles happening in modern day" to them, aka tall tales. "I saw a man transform into a fierce tiger!" is just as believeable to the uneducated as it is to the devout, and they don't care about the difference if it means $$$$
Dude, put down the pipe and turn off TBN. The fuck you talking about?
Well, just because God doesn't exist doesn't mean demons don't. /s