{"id":153350,"date":"2023-12-16T07:27:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T07:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=153350"},"modified":"2023-12-16T07:34:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T07:34:08","slug":"why-i-dont-believe-in-god-seun-kuti-opens-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/12\/16\/why-i-dont-believe-in-god-seun-kuti-opens-up\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhy I don\u2019t believe in God\u201d &#8211; Seun Kuti\u00a0opens\u00a0up"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong> Nigerian musician and Afrobeat artist Seun Kuti rejects conventional beliefs in God in a recent interview with Hip TV.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Seun Kuti expresses disbelief in the traditional idea of a divine creator watching over humanity and questions the concept of giving credit for creation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He highlights global hunger issues, emphasizing the irony of humanity being considered God&#8217;s most valuable possession while a significant percentage lives in hunger.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Popular Nigerian musician and youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/seun-kuti\">Seun Kuti<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0opened up about his reasons why he doesn&#8217;t believe in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=god\">God<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The singer boldly expressed his disbelief in the conventional understanding of a divine creator and questioned the notion of crediting someone for the creation of the universe.<\/p>\n<p>The Afrobeat artist went on to highlight the stark realities of human suffering, pointing out that approximately 80% of the global population is living in hunger.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-153351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-081941.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"861\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-081941.png 361w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-081941-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He juxtaposed this harsh reality with the idea that people are considered God&#8217;s most valuable possession, expressing his disbelief in this idea.<\/p>\n<p>He challenged the notion that a benevolent creator is responsible for the current state of the world and questioned the legitimacy of attributing credit to such a figure.<\/p>\n<p>In his words;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t believe in God. Not in the concept that people believe in that there is a guy watching over everybody, will judge you when you die.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I don\u2019t believe in the concept that anyone is responsible for the creation. If somebody created this, are we supposed to be giving the person credit?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>80% of human beings are living in hunger and we are supposed to be his most prized possession. I don\u2019t believe in God, in the concept that people believe in him. I<\/em><br \/>\n<em>There is something but it isn\u2019t like the way we are told\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Seun Kuti has publicly declared his atheistic beliefs. In previous statements made several years ago, the musician had already communicated his lack of faith in conventional religious doctrines, reiterating his stance in the recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>The artist&#8217;s comments have sparked diverse reactions on social media, with netizens expressing a wave of opinions.<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens Reactions&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lexy Snow<\/strong> said; \u201c<em>Only a f00l will look into the heavens and say there is no God.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seun Sean Jimoh<\/strong> wrote; \u201c<em>It isn\u2019t God\u2019s fault that 80% of people are living in hunger. It\u2019s totally the fault of humans, God made man good, and man devised ways to be evil. I absolutely believe that God is real and a creator exists..&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mayor Soj<\/strong> wrote, \u201c<em>Fela would be ashamed of this unfortunate son of his.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Southside<\/strong> wrote; \u201c<em>His life, his choice but don\u2019t forget no matter how woke y\u2019all atheists claim to be. 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