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  1. If there is a god , he or she or it created the whole universe , not only our solar system , or galaxy .

    Can we agree on that ?

    What is it all good for than ?

    There are billions of galaxies , each having millions , sometimes billions of solar systems and habitable , ( liquid water ) , planets .

    Life is distributed throughout the universe by h2o , water .

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Properties_of_water

    It is the third most abundant molecule in the universe (behind molecular hydrogen and carbon monoxide).

    There are billions of different lifeforms in the Universe , some becoming dominant on their specific planets .

    Like ours .

     

    Time enables evolution .

    All lifeforms evolve by selection ( natural or not ) .

    Evolution is the key and the answer to why we exist .

    Evolve to what ?

    Still too early for us to know ... we will know if we , ( our species )  , ever reach a stage of evolution , that enables us to understand the reason , the purpose of existence .

    One thing is certain : if we prevent our species from further evolution . ( by destroying the biosphere that we need to survive ) ,

    we will just disappear as a species , nothing left , only pollution and a destroyed ecosystem ... like on planet Mars .

    We will be losers in the cosmic game of evolution then  .

    Others will be more intelligent and survive without destroying their own  planet .

    Only these species have a chance to discover more .

     

    So , is there a god or not ?

     

    Depends on your definition of god ... If there was a god who created the initial big bang 14 billion years ago , or if the big bang only was the sudden liberation of matter that existed , incredibly compressed , in a black hole ... we do not know , but some scientists say that there is more than just one universe , the universe may be just be a part of multiverses that constantly create new universes ...

     

    Anyway , a god that listens to your prayers ... most probably NOT .

     

    But , apart from the 4 dimensions known to us , there might be more that we do not know about .

    A fifth ,  a spiritual dimension is quite plausible , only we cannot measure this yet , as it is immaterial .

     

    May be the spiritual dimension ( astronomers dark matter and dark energy may have something to do with that ) , delivers some king of response to people who pray to god ...?

    But that is purely hypothetical .

     

    All you can do , if you want the survival of our species , is to act in a way that our planets badly damaged biosphere is recovering from what it's dominant species did to it .

     

    But the individual , ( YOU ) , is not surviving the lifetime that is defined by your genes and health .

    Your body will die and decompose or be burned .

    But , maybe , your spirit will be freed by your body's death , and go to the fifth dimension and become part of the big" gene pool " that may be out there .... Purely hypothetical again , of course ...

     

    Pray and believe in something good is certainly  not bad ,but that alone won't change anything for the better ...

     

  2. 6 hours ago, bob smith said:

    yesterday I even had someone impersonate me as bob 2.0..

     

    Yeah ,  stopped reading after I saw  this .You can report it to the mod's , a double identity is not allowed here .

     

    I , personally , find your posts entertaining ad well written ... keep on ...

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  3. On 3/27/2024 at 8:37 AM, JonnyF said:

    The fact that some are trying to use Israel's response as justification for even more anti-semitism is as predictable as it is disgraceful. 

     

    Disgraceful ...?

     

    What the israeli government does is disgraceful .

     

    https://www.aljazeera.com/

    Video shows un­armed men in Gaza shot dead, buried by Is­raeli bull­doz­er

    CAIR calls for UN probe of unarmed Palestinians killed by Israeli army

    Israeli attacks kills women, children in Rafah; famine threatens north Gaza: UN

    UN expert on Palestine says she has received threats over her work

    Reasonable grounds’ to believe Israel committing ‘genocide’

     

    Just from today ...

     

    CNN :

     

    https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/middleeast/gaza-hospitals-destruction-investigation-intl-cmd/

     

    Israeli forces surround two more Gaza hospitals, Palestinian Red Crescent says

    Israeli military forced journalists and health workers to strip in Gaza hospital raid, eyewitnesses say

     

    https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/06/04/israel-50-years-occupation-abuses

     

    Fifty years after Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it controls these areas through repression, institutionalized discrimination, and systematic abuses of the Palestinian population’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today. 
     
    At least five categories of major violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law characterize the occupation: unlawful killings; forced displacement; abusive detention; the closure of the Gaza Strip and other unjustified restrictions on movement; and the development of settlements, along with the accompanying discriminatory policies that disadvantage Palestinians. 
     
     

    Israeli Detention, Torture, and Ill-Treatment of Palestinians

    Israeli authorities apply Israeli civil law to settlers but govern West Bank Palestinians under harsh military law. In so doing, they deny them basic due process and try them in military courts with a nearly 100 percent conviction rate against Palestinians.

    As of December 1, Israel held 7,677 Palestinians in custody for “security” offenses, according to Israeli Prison Services figures. This includes 200 Palestinian children, as of November 6, according to the Palestinian prisoner rights group Addameer. Israel incarcerates many Palestinians from the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) inside Israel, complicating family visits and violating international humanitarian law’s prohibition against their transfer outside occupied territory.

     

    I am not pro palestinian , not pro israel either ...

     

    But when I see all the Israelies ( lies ) and their poor attempts to justify their genocidal actions , I start to think that they are have no empathy , no limits in their desire to destroy , to kill ... the same monsters as the Nazis were ...

     

     

    And now Nethanjahu , the liar , https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7A7201/

    wants to finish the palestinian " occupation " of Gaza ... the " endloesung " , the palestinian holocaust .

     

    https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-settlements-gaza

     

    'Cashing in on Genocide': Israeli Firm Pitches Beachfront Real Estate in Leveled Gaza

     

    "A house on the beach is not a dream," reads an advertisement from a company notorious for building in the occupied West Bank.

     

    Palestine defenders this week condemned a proposal by an Israeli real estate developer specializing in the construction of illegal settlements to build beachfront homes for Jewish colonists over the bombed-out ruins of Gaza.

    "A house on the beach is not a dream," reads an advertisement published by Harey Zahav—an Israeli company notorious for building settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank—that drew international attention following last week's Practical Preparation for Gaza Settlement Conference in Tel Aviv.

    The ad depicts an artist's rendering of luxury homes superimposed over an actual photograph of a Gaza neighborhood destroyed by Israeli attacks—which have killed nearly 20,000 people while displacing over 85% of the embattled strip's 2.3 million people since early October.

     

    Imagepp

     

    I think , if Israel flattens Rafah with it's 1.5 mio refugees , then Israel should be sanctioned by the international community , just like Iran , Russia, North Korea .

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  4. 2 hours ago, bob smith said:

    Nothing.

     

    I haven't been 'happy' here for over 10 years.

     

    bob.

     

    Sorry to hear that .

     

    Happiness lies deep within YOU .

    Just have to find it . If you are not happy now , it is probably because of all the things that annoy you here ...

    But , in every country there will be some things that are not right ...

    To be happy in life you have to

    ! , be independent ( financially as well ) , of other people ... do your own thing discreetly , without making big waves ...

    2. Find a place with not too many people around . Try to enjoy every day , just ignore what prevents you from that ...

    3. Find out what you really like and define what is valuable to you in life . And don't want too much .

     

    The times they are a changin' ...

    It is not like it once was anymore , nowhere .

    You can only adapt , not change that .

     

    Anyway , good luck to you , may you find true happiness ... ( not on the bottom of the bottle ...)

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  5. 4 hours ago, webfact said:

    the inebriated culprits confessed to their deeds, attributing their folly to alcohol-induced impulsivity...

     

    4 hours ago, webfact said:

    ... Both Blame Cannabis for Their Actions

     

    4 hours ago, webfact said:

    Egorov was behind the wheel of the rented motorcycle

     Quality reporting as usual ...

    There was no BIG crime , no murder , theft or extreme violence ... Why this much noise ?

    This is Thailand .

    If something goes seriously wrong here , it is because proactive thinking is missing .

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  6. 4 hours ago, webfact said:

    a local tourism industry boss in Phuket has expressed concern about the feelings of local people following several high-profile criminal acts by foreigners

     

    All this started in Phuket .

    But Phuket is too packed with foreigners , tourists and longer staying Russians .

    There is no place left on the island .

    Sure , the locals want to earn money , they do this in the moment .

    Too many different nationalities and cultures packed together in a tight space creates tensions , that's clear ...

    So , who is at fault ?

    The politicians who welcomed tourists after locals complained about not earning enough money after Covid ?

    Or the locals who got much more farangs than they wanted ...?

    Be careful what you wish for .

    The Sri Lankan way to get rid of ( russian ) people is becoming more plausible every day ...

    https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-ukraine-tourists-sri-lanka-visas-whites-only-event-2024-2?op=1

     

    Be careful what you wish for .

     

    Too many foreigners ... stress for locals , but enough money to be made .

    Much less foreigners ... not enough money , people will complain again ...

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  7. 19 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

    I was quite fascinated or there could be another word ....please use it 

     

    But again ....they said it !

     

    A Pattaya YouTuber this time describing how newbies come out to Thailand a few times meet a lady or guy ,person  ( gender neutral please ) and BUY a bar !

     

    Pattaya YouTuber gives a example 55yo divorced Kevin leaves the UK and has been to pattaya a few times ,decides to quit his job ,use half the divorce to buy a business ,it all goes "belly up " ( the YouTubers words ) and Kevin goes home "with the tail between his legs "

     

    I immediately emailed the YouTuber asking for evidence!!!!

     

    Then the umpteen YouTuber says 

    "They went back ( to their home country) with their tail between their legs " !!!

     

    Now researching this many meanings , and please only academics please correct me .

     

    Let me put my spectacles on and read the meaning " they got scared ,or ashamed and left !

     

    So ok .......in reality I thought about this and despite this being said millions of times on YouTube and forums I have NEVER known anyone who went back as meaning the tail between their legs ashamed "scared " 

     

    Now where is the evidence that anyone actually failed at bar business and yes we are talking Thailand on this one , not for the millions of Phillipines and Cambodian expats on here , although ok we can include Cambodia!

     

    But the question is ......have you personally known not heard any farang who came to Thailand bought a bar and ...."went back with the tail between his legs"!

     

    It's a myth is it not ?

     

     

    Is that you , Gammaglobulin ...?

  8. 5 hours ago, webfact said:

    MOST PEOPLE WOULD STILL prefer former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as the most popular politician for prime minister,

     

    Not good for him .

    Move foreward party will be disbanded , and Pita himself will be banned from politics for lifetime .

     

    " Forty-four MPs of the Move Forward Party (MFP), including its chief adviser Pita Limjaroenrat, could face a political ban for life as they are now the subject of a probe into whether they adhered to the code of ethics over their stance on the lese-majeste law. "

     

    You don't believe it ?

    Wait and see ...

    TIT

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  9. On 3/23/2024 at 2:34 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

    Or, THIS TIME, will Xi kill China, finally?

    Read about Xi's background ...

     

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Xi-Jinping

    Early life

    Xi Jinping was the son of Xi Zhongxun, who once served as deputy prime minister of China and was an early comrade-in-arms of Mao Zedong. The elder Xi was often out of favor with his party and government, however, especially before and during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) and after he openly criticized the government’s actions during the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident. The younger Xi’s early childhood was largely spent in the relative luxury of the residential compound of China’s ruling elite in Beijing. During the Cultural Revolution, however, with his father purged and out of favor, Xi Jinping was sent to the countryside in 1969 (he went to largely rural Shaanxi province), where he worked for six years as a manual laborer on an agricultural commune. During that period he developed an especially good relationship with the local peasantry, which would aid the wellborn Xi’s credibility in his eventual rise through the ranks of the CCP.

     

    Entry into the CCP, education, and marriage

    In 1974 Xi became an official party member, serving as a branch secretary, and the following year he began attending Beijing’s Tsinghua University, where he studied chemical engineering. After graduating in 1979, he worked for three years as secretary to Geng Biao, who was then the vice premier and minister of national defense in the central Chinese government.

    In 1982 Xi gave up that post, choosing instead to leave Beijing and work as a deputy secretary for the CCP in Hebei province. He was based there until 1985, when he was appointed a party committee member and a vice mayor of Xiamen (Amoy) in Fujian province. While living in Fujian, Xi married the well-known folk singer Peng Liyuan in 1987. He continued to work his way upward, and by 1995 he had ascended to the post of deputy provincial party secretary.

     

    Ascent in the CCP

    In 1999 Xi became acting governor of Fujian, and he became governor the following year. Among his concerns as Fujian’s head were environmental conservation and cooperation with nearby Taiwan. He held both the deputy secretarial and governing posts until 2002, when he was elevated yet again: that year marked his move to Zhejiang province, where he served as acting governor and, from 2003, party secretary. While there he focused on restructuring the province’s industrial infrastructure in order to promote sustainable development.

    Xi’s fortunes got another boost in early 2007 when a scandal surrounding the upper leadership of Shanghai led to his taking over as the city’s party secretary. His predecessor in the position was among those who had been tainted by a wide-ranging pension fund scheme. In contrast to his reformist father, Xi had a reputation for prudence and for following the party line, and as Shanghai’s secretary his focus was squarely on promoting stability and rehabilitation of the city’s financial image. He held the position for only a brief period, however, as he was selected in October 2007 as one of the nine members of the standing committee of the CCP’s Political Bureau (Politburo), the highest ruling body in the party.

     
     

     

    With that promotion, Xi was put on a short list of likely successors to Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CCP since 2002 and president of the People’s Republic since 2003. Xi’s status became more assured when in March 2008 he was elected vice president of China. In that role he focused on conservation efforts and on improving international relations. In October 2010 Xi was named vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), a post once held by Hu (who since 2004 had been chair of the commission) and generally considered a major stepping-stone to the presidency. In November 2012, during the CCP’s 18th party congress, Xi was again elected to the standing committee of the Politburo (reduced to seven members), and he succeeded Hu as general secretary of the party. At that time Hu also relinquished the chair of the CMC to Xi. On March 14, 2013, he was elected president of China by the National People’s Congress.

     

    Consolidation of power

     

    Among Xi’s first initiatives was a nationwide anti-corruption campaign that soon saw the removal of thousands of high and low officials (both “tigers” and “flies”). Xi also emphasized the importance of the “rule of law,” calling for adherence to the Chinese constitution and greater professionalization of the judiciary as a means of developing “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” Under Xi’s leadership China was increasingly assertive in international affairs, insisting upon its claim of territorial sovereignty over nearly all of the South China Sea despite an adverse ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and promoting its “One Belt, One Road” initiative for joint trade, infrastructure, and development projects with East Asian, Central Asian, and European countries.

    Xi managed to consolidate power at a rapid pace during his first term as China’s president. The success of his anti-corruption campaign continued, with more than one million corrupt officials being punished by late 2017; the campaign also served to remove many of Xi’s political rivals, further bolstering his efforts to eliminate dissent and strengthen his grip on power. In October 2016 the CCP bestowed upon him the title of “core leader,” which previously had been given only to influential party figures Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Zemin; the title immediately raised his stature. A year later the CCP voted to enshrine Xi’s name and ideology, described as “thought” (“Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in a New Era”), in the party’s constitution, an honor previously awarded only to Mao. Xi’s ideology was later enshrined in the country’s constitution by an amendment passed by the National People’s Congress (NPC) in March 2018. During the same legislative session, the NPC also passed other amendments to the constitution, including one that abolished term limits for the country’s president and vice president; this change would allow Xi to remain in office beyond 2023, when he would have been due to step down. The NPC also unanimously elected Xi to a second term as president of the country in March.

    Xi’s power and influence were bolstered in 2021 when the CCP passed a historical resolution in November that reviewed the party’s “major achievements and historical experience” of the past 100 years and looked to future plans as well. It featured praise for Xi’s leadership; more than half of the document was devoted to the accomplishments under Xi in the nine years he had led the party, such as reducing poverty and curbing corruption. It was only the third such resolution in the party’s history—the previous two were passed under Mao and Deng—and it elevated Xi’s status, ensuring that he would be seen as a significant figure in the party’s history.

     

    In October 2022 Xi was unanimously elected to a historic third term as general secretary of the CCP, further consolidating his power. On the same day, the party unveiled the 20th Politburo Standing Committee, which, in addition to Xi, consisted of six Xi loyalists. On March 10, 2023, Xi also secured an unprecedented third five-year term as president of China, a development that was widely expected after the Chinese constitution was amended in March 2018 to remove the two-term limit on the presidency. As the only candidate, Xi garnered the votes of all 2,952 delegates to the Congress to remain the head of state.

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