Let's Do Random

The reason we have doubts about the existence of God are many and vary. One of the greatest argument against His existence by both the man on the street and the one with the papers (the 'freed' and 'enlightened') is the presence of evil in the world.

If you ask a woman out and she says, 'but you don't drive', she means get a blue Subaru and we are on. She is not refusing you. She is just setting a condition to be with you.

In the same way the atheist then is saying I would believe in God if it wasn't for this. That is a lie. Disbelief in God is beyond a cognitive rational state, seeing as it generates to contempt for those who call on Him day and night. There is an emotional element to it.

If God were to come down and take away all evil, would the atheist then say 'This is what I had been waiting for God, I now worship, love and adore you because well, you fulfilled the only condition I set'? If they were to say this, would they mean it? If that girl were to love you after the car, would it be true love?

But does the atheist only have one problem with this God? No. He can't see how He created this universe. He also does not see why He demands respect and an exclusive relationship.

Point? If God were to answer all the rational reasons given by unbelievers, they'd still walk away and say, 'Just because you've proved that you make sense does not mean I will follow you'. And this means, the problem is not a matter of cogent logical arguments and Paul is right, "It will never makes sense with your human mind."

When I started typing this I had two things in my mind. The other is gone.

Let's see...

Watching Makadem on Youtube...

Music...

True authentic African music is found in rural Africa. Truth be told. If one grew up in Nairobi and the music they listened to was hiphop then they can only compose something that sounds like that 'hiphop'.

These are loose threads of thought usijali. Ah yes...I've remembered the other item...

Rock musicians in Kenya put an effort to identify as Kenyan. You'll have the random Swahili words thrown in the verse or chorus. These are the people who did not grow up listening to Swahili Rock. Yet they put the effort.

Hiphopers, even new cats, will put the effort to point at local brands in their music...or again the random '254'. It's an effort. The effort means people can relate.

But we have young Afroneosoulful  girls and boys singing Old American music with the hope of winning Grammys singing a language that will make sense to an American (from a distance) and not a Kenyan. Twangs and twengs sound funny when sung by a Kenyan.

They have teachers who tell them this is the way to go. You really wonder who they are singing for. Most importantly you wonder why everything has to sound imitated, including the instrumental foundation of their music.

Don't get me wrong. As I type this I'm listening to Wangechi and Karun on Soundcloud. But even they (Wangechi/Karun) but even they know who they are singing to/for-urban Kenyans who speak Swanglish and Sheng. My fascination (stopped being a beef) is with the type that grew up in muchadha, Eastlando and Ngumo but wamejikaza na kuimbia walami with kilami accents and kilami metaphors and kilami imagery (of snow and winter). Unashangaa sasa wewe tukusaidiaje? This is the reason it sounds contrived, imitated and I dare say...fake. One day one hopes eyes and ears will open.

Who are you singing for?