Nigerian Origin of the Internet 'Ifa' In Yoruba Land

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May be I am wrong, but I think I am right, even though it is not confirmed, a more historic research and analysis would show the connection. I am aware that the history of internet/computer didn't show any connection, but come to think of it.

Computer/Internet was designed some someone, he represents the founder, he taught people, as in experts, then many... followers use it.

IFA is an ancient Yoruba divination, Orunmila is the Grand Priest and custodian of Ifá who represents the founder of computer/internet. Ifa is the source of knowledge believed to have a keen understanding of the human form and of purity, information of the past and prediction of the future.

Divination
Performing Ifa divination is called Ifa dida or idafa (or dida owo and ounte ale) which may be represented as networking, setting up. Ifa dida / Idafa (networking)is performed by adifa (experts, computer engineer).

After setting up, a cyber cafe is handled to the admin just like the adifa, who coordinate the divination of ifa or the administration of the cyber cafe.

People consult the Ifa priest just as we consult the cafe or service provider, the items used for divination include:

* A group of sixteen Ikin, commonly known as sacred palm nuts, which are used to create binary data which can be represented as the modem or ticket incase of a cyber café, dust from the Irosun tree (Iyerosun), which may be the keyboard, a vessel for the seeds (Ajere Ifa), which may represent the CPU,a divination tray (Opon Ifa) which may be the computer, a tapper instrument (Iroke Ifa), may represent the mouse.

Ifa is consulted to get information, connect people, know history of the past and prediction of the future. Just like the computer internet where we get information, connect our old friends, see future prediction etc.

we open our computer like the ifa priest would to his opan ifa, ask question just as we type with the key board and press enter. The opan ifa would search for your requested information and bring possible answer to your question which would be determined by you, just like Google would bring different option for you to choose that which best for you. A thorough historical research would prove more about the connection.

- Abdul AOH

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