Baht Simpson

Crikey! If I ran mine at 27c in this weather I'd fry.

It's a ploy. He'll obtain permanent residency, declare himself King of America, raise an army and take back the colonies. 🙂

It doesn't. They are two different issues.

As the legal definition. "Marriage between two people of the same gender that is legally the same as, and of equal importance to, marriage between two people of different genders."

Like, say, marriage equality? What a great idea. 🙂

It isn't necessarily oppression or discrimination, it may be that the law just hasn't caught up as regards equality. That seems to be the case here.

I don't know billd. But what I do know is 20 minutes in the garden at 40c and I'm struggling. And I'm in fine fettle. For someone who's supposedly recovering from serious health issues it's insane.

She's also very mealy-mouthed about the Supreme Court. She wants it replaced with The House of Lords, another unelected body but packed with Tory peers.

Why would a man of 74 who was supposedly desperately ill only a few weeks ago go out and stand in 40c heat? You don't need to be a doctor to know that is extremely ill-advised.

Not true. I didn't assume anything. You stated this, "Human existence, along with all other species, plants, earth, planets, solar system, universe, are all evidence of a creator." If you think because plants and planets exist that's proof of God then your grasp of what evidence is is patchy at best. And when you meet your God ask him to forgive you for your uncharitable and unChristian remark about my "learning abilities." For avoidance of doubt I have no problem with your beliefs or lack of them, just your logic. Unless you believe in the inerrancy of the bible, then I do have a problem.

So, I give an explanation of what I understand atheism and faith to be and you respond with a childish insult. Romper room indeed. My point was based on your actual words, not a blithe assumption.

You don't seem to understand what evidence is. Atheism is based on a lack of evidence of a creator god. Faith is also based on lack of evidence. Both admit there is no evidence of a creator god. Give God my regards when you see him Fred. 🙂

No. In the whole of human existence there has been no evidence of a creator God, much less a Christian one. There are only natural occuring events that religions attribute to God without a shred of evidence. Faith and belief are the antithesis of evidence by their very definition.

It's a theory. Science doesn't pretend to have a final and immutable truth like religion. It's a process using best available knowledge until better evidence is available. Religion by it's very nature dies with evidence. That's why there is no evidence of a creator God.

I notice that Tawandaeng does have a BBF date.

U.S. craft beer is a minefield.

I take that line too. I'll occasionally have a Chang or Singh with the locals to be sociable. I don't find them offensive, just rather neutral.

I've only seen Full Moon beers in Tops and they're in the 159bht range. Hopefully our 7/11 will start to stock them.

There are some nice Belgian beer emporiums in Vientiane. They're not afraid to charge though.

Not seen those in our 7/11 yet. Aren't they a bit expensive though?

Beerlao IPA is nice. Worth paying a little extra if you can get it. Snowy IPA is good too if you like the New England style and is available in 7/11 at a reasonable price.

......is the incorrect answer. I do and some Thais I know do. You would be correct in asserting that many drink for the sake of intoxication but not all.

It's not just Chiang Mai, the whole of SE Asia is ablaze, and the Indian sub-continent. Here's the burning for the last 7 days.

Good question. I'm assuming they would have to.

Richard, how do you reconcile your full support of your family if they are gay with the fact that you would object to them getting married because they are gay? It's not really full support because you object to them having marriage equality. Also, there were a number of LGBT+ people who didn't agree with marriage equality, although a lot of them have since come around. Disagreement with it doesn't make you homophobic, just anti-equality. Homophobic is not a word I care for, preferring anti-LGBT+, which some people here clearly are. I don't think you are.