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I hypothesize Muslims are so busy steeping themselves in religious dogma, so they can go on pilgrimage to Mecca, that there's not much room for other forms of learning.

In Australia, we got Robodebt. The Prime Minister of Australia was the architect of that scheme, which caused several people to commit suicide. It was basically war upon the poor. Said Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, is a devout Pentacostal Christion. In Afghanistan, explain to me how prohibiting the education of women enhances any of the values you mention. You are laboring under the delusion humility, compassion, kindness, honesty and the importance of truth are the exclusive preserve of religions. They are not, and there is ample evidence of that being the case. You want truth? Celibacy in priests has nothing to do with enhanced holiness or moral authority. It was formulated by the Catholic Church to protect church property from inheritance claims. Any psychiatrist will tell you when natural human sex drives are suppressed, it is statistically inevitable a proportion of persons under interdict will develop perversions. There are quite a few examples before the courts, of senior church officials who covered up for priests who were sex offenders, by shifting them between parishes. In Russia, the Orthodox Church supports the genocide of Ukrainians. How do you reconcile that with religious values?

My Thai GF is 23 years younger than me. If she was no longer with me, for whatever reason, I very much doubt I would have any desire to develop a new relationship. I am open-minded on the age gap. When I was a callow youth, an older woman gave me a great sex education.

Some of us do not need religion for a sense of stability, or as a moral compass. Given what has been happening, the claim to the latter is very shaky, if not ridiculous.

The appeal of religion partly rests on belief there is an afterlife, and therefore purpose. Many people cannot accept the concept this life may be all there is. Kerry Packer many years ago suffered an extensive cardiac arrest, and was successfully resuscitated. He said to his son afterwards: " I've been to the other side, and there is nothing there". When I have an anaesthetic, there is nothing there either. Perhaps Buddhists have the best handle on what happens after death, Nirvana, a state of nothingness. Although I do balk at the intervening concept of repeated reincarnations.

Thrombosis occurs due to immobility for extended periods, quite common on an aircraft. You can move around from your recliner or couch any time you want.

From what you are posting, IMO you are already crippled - mentally. Your pals probably won't be your pals any longer when you are encroaching on their turf.

Valid point concerning Thais. It's like Vegemite for Australians, we are brought up on it. You can add salt to taste, there is no peer-reviewed research showing normal salt levels do anything to elevate blood pressure. I don't regard my diet as restrictive. There are plenty of variations, such as multiple types of cheeses. I also vary the spices accompanying the food. I agree exercise is important as complementary to diet.

Since your thread is on a bird jag, here are some Australian natives that will eat out of my hand. Gloved, they can draw blood otherwise.

There is no such thing as good rice, it is still high carbohydrate. As are all grains. Forget the glycemic index, this is the diet that got me from 93 kg to 78 kg, and reduced my hbA1C to non-diabetic levels. I eat until full. 1/ Meat of any description. Eggs. 2/ Vegetables - broccoli, green beans, cauliflower, cabbage, tomato. 3/ Fruit - strawberry, blueberry, apple. 4/ Almonds 5/ Dairy - cheese and yoghurt, unsweetened. Skim milk is not diet, it is actually rich in lactose. NO processed foods. NO sugar. NOTHING that grows underground. If your partner must drink alcohol, spirits such as whisky and rum only.

Trap it and drown it instead. IIRC, one Australian state or local council has decreed all domestic cats are to be kept indoors, open season on the ones found outside. Cats are natural predators. Perhaps the herons have been reading the OP's posts on ASEAN, and realise he is too busy to harm them.

Two routes out of diabetes itself - pharmaceuticals, or strict food and exercise discipline. Because the OP's partner is diabetic, healing will be quite slow. IMO the risk of complication may outweigh any benefit.

So, there are three deist religions who advocate killing of non-believers. Oscar Schindler got a free pass. Thanks for confirming religion is a form of mental illness.

Mostly I get Like or Laugh icons from "somebody". Almost every post I make, I doubt I am that likeable or witty. Very occasionally I'll get a Sad or Confused. If the OP is getting predominantly Confused icons, it's presumably for a reason. Somebody must be a busy lad, he/she/it is usually first to add an emoticon on my posts.

Show me where the Talmud instructs Jews to kill Christians and Muslims.

IMO a religion which instructs its followers to kill all unbelievers is not "slightly different". Read the Koran.

I think you'll find religions have far more ignorant people. 50% of Americans still believe in angels. Every religion teaches its followers they are the best one. You cite one name as an example of "many"? Where did you learn statistics?

One of my functions during my working life was problem-solving. Without exception, problems with a process or a product arose because someone, somewhere, had made a change in the system. Buying inferior raw material to save money, or tinkering with a process in an attempt to save time. It was the same whenever I was tasked by my own employer, a supplier or a customer. I usually made myself quite unpopular with the person(s) who had made the change. Fixing such problems usually involved gathering data, then going back to square one, and feeding in single variables to determine which was causing the problem. I'd recommend the OP go back to what he was originally doing to get good results. If the product is good, it's the changes he has made. If not, it's the flour. Using Occam's razor, if the bread now tastes like cake, it has too much sugar.

Australia Post's standard of service with letters has declined significantly over the last decade, as the parcel trade is more lucrative. Executive bonuses must be maintained.

Muslims claim their religion is the last word of God ( Allah ), therefore superior to all others. The penalty for apostasy ( reverting to Judaism or Christianity ) is death.

Countries act out of self-interest, the term is realpolitik. So do individuals. There's no morality involved, even when some countries pretend there is.

I take it on a case-by-case basis. If I think it's too greedy, or not a great attraction, I walk away. There are plenty of free sights in northern Thailand.

I believe you are extracting the urine, not imbibing it.

As I said before, tailor's scissors. Perhaps the OP is losing his grip. SORRY!!!!

Trump certainly thinks it is.