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That many seem to drive into canals here still isn't a reason to not wear a seat belt. Plain ignorance because getting thrown out of a flipping car is almost surely a death sentence. The chances of driving into a lake or river is so remote it's not worth worrying about. You can easily unbuckle if that happens. With you're thoughts about driving drunk, you aren't only taking your life in your hands but those of innocents around you. If any of my family were ever hurt by a drunk driver the only safety they would have is a life sentence.

Many who have passed to the next life thought using amulets protected them. Superstition is rampant here, and you'll never convince them ghosts can't hurt or praying to a statue will help them win lotteries.

This happens all over Thailand. They're supposed love for animals is a farce. After they pass puppy and kitten stage, they're left to roam, breeding, and those offspring aren't taken care of besides the actual animal lovers who care. I've lost a number of animals here in the village to some scumbag that poisons them for no reason, as the ones here have homes they stay at. Animal cruelty is one step from human cruelty and many go from one to another easily, as their respect for life doesn't exist. Those who just want all dogs dead are very disturbed people, although they pass to others as humans until they are found out. There aren't any excuses for these kind as they are anti social from childhood. Animals that bite people and those that are sick or diseased should be put down, but that's the minority. It's against the law to poison animals here, but the care for life here is virtually non existent, so not much is ever done. They have to be caught in the act and dealt with, one way or another.

You keep your beliefs to yourself, and let the believers believe what they do. We don't need to explain anything to anyone, and we don't need to believe scientists that make guesses. When science explains how the universe all came into being with no proof of a creator, which it won't, then we might think otherwise.

Errr, no, life was put on the planet after it was created.

April fool of course.

Asia itself has the most natural disasters around the globe, so that factors into it. Myanmar has a dictator, and there's only one way to deal with them.

You're saying science can explain everything, which it can't, so you're not keeping it private either, nor are they. As a believer, it's our duty to spread the word. It's up to you to believe a scientist or that God exists.We go by faith. Scientists have theories. That everything on earth and in the universe, with all the intricacies involved, came from a big bang that wasn't from God, in our thinking, meaning most of the world's population, is ridiculous. All species, a weather system, the brain and how it regulates everything these species do, that the earth is exactly the right distance from the sun for life to exist, how the moon affects tides, how we all have exactly what we need to survive, along with some evidence that children have died and came back, seeing heaven and relatives they never knew existed. These and many more miracles of life all came to be from a celestial explosion, matter created from nothing., besides energy that the scientists can't yet explain. We prefer a creator.

He said he was back in Pattaya.

That would be theories.

That's your choice, and one of us is wrong. Science hasn't proved otherwise and more than half of the scientists believe in God. What's the end game if it's me that's right?

It's not my deal to prove you wrong. It's your choice to believe or not to. The word of God has been out there for a long time. Think why you don't believe in God and see if it's traced back to a bad event or your childhood. I'm a Christian and that's my deal. Easy to believe in something that makes sense than other people who have theories. Like I said, we all talk to God eventually.

The most important doctor some can see is one that helps with their minds. Next time research where you're planning to go so you'll better know what to expect. If you don't trust wild animals, you won't be attacked. If you don't bother older men in restrooms, you won't be attacked. Talking to a monkey will only get you stares. Help is there if you need it.

I understand science, but it's never explained how the universe got it's start, that it just happened or that it was created, which is a more logical explanation. Some theories that make sense to some, and we use faith. I wouldn't threaten you with eternal damnation. That's God's to judge. All I can do is say he exists, and you'll make your choice. We'll all meet God when we die, and for some it might not be a good time. The devil has no power. He's just waiting for us to make the worst mistake, turning our backs on God. God might have some strange reasons bad things happen we can't understand, and I'm definitely one who questions why, , but again, in simple terms anyone can understand. 80 years or so is nothing compared to forever, and any deity that can create the universe from his mind surely has something worth waiting for when we pass, with no pain or sorrow, and only the good things we've come to enjoy, and then some. As believers we can only hope those who don't believe can see different, as there are a few reasons people turn their backs on God, one being they lost someone to some stupid disease, and can't understand why God would allow it, or their parents forced religion down their throats, and maybe in abusive ways, and this turned them against God as well. Why would God allow children to suffer? All these reasons come back to that 80 years or so, and it still doesn't add up to forever. Someone who thinks they are above all this, that others who believe are naive or stupid, will talk to God someday, as we all will.

Age means little. How those 250K were spent does. That's about 155,000 miles, which is quite a few but still could be worth it if the car was maintained well. I've seen cars a grandma drove from home to the stores with the same amount of miles that was in mint condition, kept in a garage, oil and fluids changed on time. Some never use the 4WD so that's another thing. No off roading, less damage to drive train. Best thing is to get it checked my a competent mechanic, if you can find one.