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CHAPTER TWO : THE PROBLEM OF EVIL IN YORUBA THOUGHT SYSTEM

CHAPTER TWO THE PROBLEM OF EVIL IN YORUBA THOUGHT SYSTEM 2.0      INTRODUCTION The problem of evil is certainly the greatest obstacle to belief in the existence of God. When we ponder on both the extent and depth of suffering in the world whether due to man’s inhumanity to man, or to natural disaster, then we may find it difficult or hard to believe that God exist. The problem of evil has been extensively debated in western philosophical and theological literatures. The problem arose to western scholarship because of the doubt that allegedly surrounds the existence of God, who is believed to be Omnipotent, Omniscience and perfectly good. The problem probably never started until some thinkers,’ philosophers and non-philosophers began to perceive some sort of incompatibility between these attributes of a supreme being “God” and the existence of evil in the world. They argued that a God with these attribute and evil in nature are strange bed fellow. “The ...

THE PROBLEM OF EVIL IN AFRICA AND YORUBA THOUGHT SYSTEM: A PHILOSOPHICAL ATTEMPT

CHAPTER ONE CONCEPTUAL CLARIFICATION OF EVIL IN YORUBA THOUGHT SYSTEM     INTRODUCTION The concept of evil has been a long ranging metaphysical issue in the Yoruba thought system. It is however understood by the Yoruba thought system that evil “Ibi” is not esu itself and while esu is not totally evil. Esu in the Yoruba thought system is a law enforcer and a supervisor to Olodumare, which the Yoruba belief that Olodumare is a God who has dominion over everything in existence, who is also attributed to be the all powerful, all knowing, all loving God, to this end Olodumare is a God who does not embrace evil or evil act by human. Esu who is said to be a law enforcer his also assigned to be a deity who listens to the voice of Olodumare and declaring his will to the world but wherever the former declaration is not deed, it is the duty of Esu to bring some calamity “Ibi” that is evil as a way of punishment he enforced on human, but whenever he is not satisfied with the feed...

THE POWER OF SILENCE

Be silent In the heat of Anger - Anger has no home, it's a visitor who will always come and destroy, it devour the weak and make the strong a mere gong, an empty vessel. It a killer and a tormentor, if you give it space to live in you it makes you a living dead and finally makes you lose your value among men   Be silent When you are tempted to tell an outright lie Be silent If your words will damage someone else reputation Be silent If your words will damage a friendship Be silent When you are feeling critical Be silent When you don't have all the facts-  fact is a prove to witness, you don't have the fact you keep quiet, you don't have the fact you don't speak of what is not or what you know not, don't try to talk to impress people, keep silent to be respected. When people bring ideas and you have non, keep quiet, your quietness creates awareness and makes you 90percent ahead of others who have spoken because the...

MOVE ON WITH LIFE

LET MOVE ON Let us move on like the ocean that flows through the rock without turning back Let us move on, for the tribulations you see today, you will see no more.  Let us move on in pain, for there is no pain without no gain Let us move on when the incident looks shocking and we have no body to look up to Even when everything seems freezing and narrow for you to pass, move on Move on, you may say yesterday there was no hope for me but today I am who I want to be Let us move on, it is just a shock and it will surely pass Let us move on when we are heart broken, it will fix itself up, it's only when you move on you get fixed  Let us move on when situation seems to overpower us, it only came to visitor, it will leave someday  Move on,when you are forgotten, there is another day to be remembered  Let us move on, when all hope is lost. Time will fix it up Let us move on, sorrow is just for a while, it on takes pa...

27 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FEAR

DO YOU KNOW The fear of ants is called Myrmecophobia   The fear of wide open spaces is called Agoraphobia   The fear of trees is called Dendrophobia   The fear of reptiles is called Herpetophobia   The fear of fish is called Ichthyophobia   The fear of speed is called Tachophobia   The fear of music is called Melophobia   The fear of cats is called  Gatophobia   The fear of failure is called Atychiphobia   The fear of worms is called Helminthophobia   The fear of bathing is called Ablutophobia   The fear of thunderstorms is called Brontophobia   The fear of rain is called Ombrophobia   The fear of noises is called Akousticophobia   The fear of animals is called Zoophobia   The fear of dust is called Amathophobia   The fear of bees is called Melissophobia   The fear of doctors is called Iatrophobia   The fear of noises is called Akousticophobia   T...

BE POSITIVE IN YOUR THINKING

DONT BE DISCOURAGED BE POSITIVE Don't be discourage to read Be encouraged Be encouraged with your challenges because every man have a task, every task is challenging. Be encouraged and courageous to take a step. A step not taking is like a child who is afraid to walk, such child will end up in one position and will never move forward Remember! You enter into this world alone, so don't have in mind or expect any help from anybody, instead do your self good by motivating yourself and be a positive thinker. Your thoughts makes you who and what you are, your social influence you but what you think and belief makes you. Be  happy to fall, always find a way to cry, push yourself to a task that will cost you everything even your life, what are you if you don't fight for something, a person who fight for nothing in life is nothing than  dead. Appreciate every one you know or meet, be good to them and don't expect nothing in return ; if you do, you will end up fo...

New inspirational quotes of contemporal era

The secret to good and healthy living isn't food nor herbs or drugs but ignoring all worries in depression and oppression hold the key. Happiness is the dose to illness.. "I may be tired of everything but cant be tired of myself" If u want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. Your mysteries could turn to history in no time if you never give up on urself, Try to keep yourself happy, it's a secret to healthy living. Challenge yourself for you not to be challenged Even the rich and wealthy still want more; what can the poor do? A sick man still get conscious of death but nay to a healthy man who lost his life without been conscious; always remember there is still hope for d weak Never let age be a distraction to you, do your best at your peak Do you ever wonder why rich live among the poor!  Because the rich knows that he may not survive without its source. Uniqueness is d key, be proud of who you are.

Top secret quotes you may never come across

" I may be tired of everything but I am not tired of myself" If u want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. Try to keep yourself happy, it's a secret to healthy living. Challenge yourself for you not to be challenged Even the rich and wealthy still want more, what can the poor do A sick man still get conscious of his death but nay to a healthy man who lost his life without been conscious. There is still hope for d weak Never let age be a distraction to you, do your best at your peak Do you ever wonder why rich live among the poor? Because the rich knows that he may not survive without its source. Uniqueness is d key, be proud of who you are. Happiness is the dose to illness.. The secret to good and healthy living isn't food nor herbs or drugs but ignoring all worries in depression and oppression hold the key
   A secretive person believes to sees more in an empty room when others sees nothing.      Been secretive about so many things could make you or mar you. Though it makes you think far beyond people's imagination and knowledge, it could also make you achieve you aim if properly understood, make you get going and focused also it could hinder you from achieving greatness if what you keep as secret is not well understood. FINDING  SUCCESS IN BEING SECRETIVE Like the "saying problem shared is half solved" I have been an addicted and secretive person from when I was a kid, hide behind walls, meditating and thinking of things that has happened and things that may still happen,things that exist and things that may have never existed, things I have seen and witness which i could not tell anyone about but myself. Things I belief other people may not have ideas, knowledge or are ignorant about, seeing things beyond or greater than your age and knowing things...

Getting the best out of a secret life

 Do you know at least every human has a secret they keep, we all have something we protect, something we secure, something we never  want to get us loose, something that mean a lot to us, it could be something that hurt us or something that make us who we are either positively or negatively. It may be a thing we keep away from our friends,family or loved ones. Inthesecretroom:is created to help us understand and to know the value of our secret world, it's an eye opener to truth, it's a room to help restructure ones mental stress ,to solve secretive issues and problems which one can not or not willing to share with neighbors,friends or family. Inthesecretroom is for you to share experience, we motivate, we cultivate, we make you attain greatness from your weakness, we inspire, we learn and we teach.  Keeping secret doesn't make you a bad or Evil person, it's just something in our daily life that we can not run away from, it's is that which stays in your p...