Two Thieves Are Robbing A Bank. It Is A Very High Building And They Are On The 13th Floor. They Hear The Police. One Thief Says
To The Other,'Lets Jump Off The Side Of The Building.' Second Thief,' Are U Mad. We Are On The ... read full comment
Two Thieves Are Robbing A Bank. It Is A Very High Building And They Are On The 13th Floor. They Hear The Police. One Thief Says
To The Other,'Lets Jump Off The Side Of The Building.' Second Thief,' Are U Mad. We Are On The 13th Floor!' First Thief:'This
Is No Time To Be Superstitious!!'
AMERICANS ARE SUPERSTITIOUS IN BUILDINGS WITH 13 FLOORS.
THEY ARE SUPERSTITIOUS WITH OPEN UMBRELLAS TOO.
Kojo T 12 years ago
Theyb do not walk under ladders. Latinos have their superstions too . Only they ue logic as well
Theyb do not walk under ladders. Latinos have their superstions too . Only they ue logic as well
gek p 12 years ago
Isaac, thank you for this wonderful article. I strongly share your views and thought .but how do we overcome this challenge, may be we need likeminded people who share this view to talk further on the subject matter.
Isaac, thank you for this wonderful article. I strongly share your views and thought .but how do we overcome this challenge, may be we need likeminded people who share this view to talk further on the subject matter.
Joe 12 years ago
well, not bad but the writer is not clear on his position. he seemed to believe in so called 'black magic' and their potency. he then also describes certain practices as 'superstition'. i think it's either you are for it or a ... read full comment
well, not bad but the writer is not clear on his position. he seemed to believe in so called 'black magic' and their potency. he then also describes certain practices as 'superstition'. i think it's either you are for it or against it. there is really no such thing as all these witches and wizards and ancestoral spirits. you cant use thyem to win any power; they just exist in the minds of some people.
i agree that we need to wean ourselves from such nonsense and think scientifically. we must equally note that our problems are not always on our leaders; probably 90% are from the people themselves!
rOB 12 years ago
The problem of the black man fundamentally is spiritual, however the spiritual, (which some people don't believe in), also reflects exactly in the physical, including the DNA of any creature. Black man is the same creature th ... read full comment
The problem of the black man fundamentally is spiritual, however the spiritual, (which some people don't believe in), also reflects exactly in the physical, including the DNA of any creature. Black man is the same creature throughout this world and not in Ghana only. Throughout the whole of Africa and the world, even amongst people of African descent in the Americas who have been cut off from their roots for hundreds of years,...black man behaves the same!...poverty, pulling down one another, envy, destroying one another, laziness etc. This is black man's signature. Fortunately, there is hope, because the same God who made white man also made black man, and God didn't make a mistake. Fortunately, DNA never remains the same. Much as I don't believe in evolution...which sees nature as the creator of itself, I believe that some aspects of our genes will never change: i.e. humans will always remain human beings and will not change into a different creature, however some aspects of genes of individuals and whole races of people can and do change. Black man is like an unfinished work which God made and it got marred and it is so for a reason. God will use the black man and Africa at the last days to prove to the world that He is God...not only of whites but also blacks. The bible says God uses the despised and weak things of this world to confound the wise and mighty...so that no man can boast.
Black man's solution lies with his Creator. Time will bring it to pass.
Teiko 12 years ago
European societies for many years also operated on superstition. But Christianity, the enlightenment, rationality, belief in science, belief in progress led to transform their worldview. The elites then set up systems that ... read full comment
European societies for many years also operated on superstition. But Christianity, the enlightenment, rationality, belief in science, belief in progress led to transform their worldview. The elites then set up systems that reduced the level of superstition.
Among Africans, there has not been institutionalized processes to reduce superstition.
The sad story is that even Europeanized Africans have allowed the "victim ideology"--a legacy of slavery to delude rationality and elevate the blame game--which in turn produces little or no transformation in thinking.
Because the tendency is to always blame someone else for their woes, this in effect reinforces the magical thinking.
Asian societies also have large areas of superstition--but in recent decades they have decided to take charge of their own lives--hence the economic development in Japan, Korea, china etc.
As a person thinketh--so they become. Humans have been engineered to become what the think. So until Africanized societies change their thinking patterns to see themselves as in charge of their own lives, they will remain the "hewers of wood".
Until Africans elevate their thinking to assume responsibility for their lives and the future of their children and grandchildren in the modern era, they will always default into magical thinking.
Akua Mansa 12 years ago
Every culture has a belief system
Africas problem is not necessarily the result of our belief system and neither is Christianity as a belief system a panacea to the resolution of Africas problem
Its all about LEADERSHIP ... read full comment
Every culture has a belief system
Africas problem is not necessarily the result of our belief system and neither is Christianity as a belief system a panacea to the resolution of Africas problem
Its all about LEADERSHIP
Unfortunately we lack the Selfless, Visionary Leadership that can transform Africa.
It is Leadership and not cultural change that has tranformed China, Malasia, Japan, South Korea etc
We need LEADERS that can stand up and say, no more corruption, no more poverty, no more illiteracy, no more greed. We need Leadership that will take us from the wilderness
Two Thieves Are Robbing A Bank. It Is A Very High Building And They Are On The 13th Floor. They Hear The Police. One Thief Says
To The Other,'Lets Jump Off The Side Of The Building.' Second Thief,' Are U Mad. We Are On The ...
read full comment
Theyb do not walk under ladders. Latinos have their superstions too . Only they ue logic as well
Isaac, thank you for this wonderful article. I strongly share your views and thought .but how do we overcome this challenge, may be we need likeminded people who share this view to talk further on the subject matter.
well, not bad but the writer is not clear on his position. he seemed to believe in so called 'black magic' and their potency. he then also describes certain practices as 'superstition'. i think it's either you are for it or a ...
read full comment
The problem of the black man fundamentally is spiritual, however the spiritual, (which some people don't believe in), also reflects exactly in the physical, including the DNA of any creature. Black man is the same creature th ...
read full comment
European societies for many years also operated on superstition. But Christianity, the enlightenment, rationality, belief in science, belief in progress led to transform their worldview. The elites then set up systems that ...
read full comment
Every culture has a belief system
Africas problem is not necessarily the result of our belief system and neither is Christianity as a belief system a panacea to the resolution of Africas problem
Its all about LEADERSHIP ...
read full comment