JensenZ

I choose "or not". I want to be with her and she wants to be with me. I'm thinking of her future, and with me it's not bright, or long.

The offending comment and any referals to it have been removed. If it was my forum, I'd permanently remove the user as well. We don't need people like that on here, or people who thought it was funny.

I'm glad someone gets it. Now at 64 I have no more ambitions, just to live comfortably until I expire. She's young enough to still have goals and dreams. I'm holding her up... it doesn't help that things don't work as well as they once did (an understatement). I feel sorry for her and guilty that I've wasted much of her young life.

Sorry, I was concerned they might take the post down if I left their link. I have no financial interest in this Real Estate company. I was just very impressed with their level of service, just for a rental. In fact, I was shocked by how good their service was. They are a new company that started post-covid, and they are hungry for success. http://www.elitepropertiespattaya.com/

"What a load of nonsense" is no way to debate with someone. Are you looking for a fight? Tone it down, dude. If you don't agree, then just say so politely. I know what I'm talking about as I'm 28+ years older than my wife. The age gap was okay when I was a younger, but now it's too much. I know what it's like getting older with a much younger lady. Our relationship started in her late teens, now she's 35. If I could do my time over, I wouldn't have started this relationship... not for my sake, but for hers. Now she lives with a 64-year old grumpy old man that wastes too much time talking to other old expats on this forum. I love the lady, but it's time to let her go.

Interesting you said that. Lorenzo is a Filipino with a Russian wife, so they have very good links to the Russian Market. He speaks perfect English, and his wife Russian.

Many young girls will gladly settle for a huge age gap - as long as he's loaded and the closer to death, the better. We're not talking about real relationships here, but men buying young brides, or young ladies selling years of their lives for profit down the line. When an expat finds himself single at an older age, say 50 plus, he needs to do the world and himself a favour and stay single. If he needs a caregiver - then just employ one.

No, but for the sake of humanity let's hope he dies before a newborn comes of age.

I would vote for Elite Properties on Thepprasit Road. I recently worked with these guys to get a rental for a friend. Their attention to detail was on a whole other level. Their energy was off the scale. I would point you in their direction with confidence. Talk to Lorenzo or his twin brother Ramone.

That's not a very intelligent statement, even from a scientific point of view. Most scientists base their current research or theories on faith that the foundation of knowledge they are built upon is sound. Scientists seldom start anything from scratch. Evolution is a good example as few scientists question it and have a high level of faith in it. The faith in Evolution is one of the main reasons that scientists reject God. They are replacing one faith with another. Even a scientist will hop in a car or fly in an airplane, based on faith that they are in good condition and have been well serviced. Scientists are evidence-driven AND faith-driven.

You could say that. I had broken my tibia, femur, ulna and radius in a motorcycle accident, so yes, a lot of swelling and months in hospital to recover. My leg was so swollen after the break (it was in 3 pieces) that I had to wait a week in traction for the swelling to subside for surgery. I tried to have the k-nail removed a few years later, but the surgeon couldn't get it out - he opened me up and tried his best, but decided to leave it in. This was a long time ago (40 years this month), so I'm sure orthopaedic surgery has improved since then. Good luck with your surgery. I did carry an X-ray in my earlier flying days just in case it did set off alarms, but it never did. It's probably too deep, being totally incased inside the femur. Your metal "equipment" will be closer to the surface.

I have a K-Nail in my femur, which has never set off a security scan since it was embedded in 1983. I think it's made of stainless steel, but it is inside the femur bone, in the bone marrow cavity, so probably that is why it can go through scanners undetected.

No, I did mean they read like fairy tales, despite being called hypotheses by some. These hypotheses are right out with the faries. They are just as far from reality as any fairy tale - possibly further.

This thread was started by an atheist, who seems very concerned about what other people think... or he just wanted to insult religious people, suggesting that they can't possibly be intelligent... and that it's a well-known fact.

I'd take a bet that scientiests will never explain how the universe came to exist - but I won't be around collect and even if I was, you'd probably tell me to wait another 100 years. God might be an explanation, but then people will ask, where did God come from. There is no answer to this question, either by science or religion. You certainly have a lot of faith in science. That could be thought of as a religion too. The problem is the physical reality might only be the tip of the iceberg. That's all you can see and experience - the physical dimension. It's the box we all live in.

One thing is certain, the existence of the universe will never be explained by science, and most of the theories read like fairy tales. However, what an atheist is is well established. They doesn't believe in the existence of a supernatural being. As to what God people believe in... billions of people are touting the existence of one type of God or another, and wars have been fought over it for millenia. There's even a branch of religion called "theistic evolution".

I only made the distinction because you used the term "religious God", suggesting more than one type of God. Perhaps it is best if you explain what you mean by the term "religious God". I'll just stick to an accepted definition of God or Deity. "A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred". There is no need to delve into what a particular God did or whether they created anything, as different Gods did different things, depending on personal beliefs.

What makes it even more twisted is that he asks it as a quesion, therefore suggesting it's already an established fact. He clears up the confusion later on in his first post, by stating (quote): "It is a well known fact that ALL (sic) scientists are atheists" The "almost" has disappeared, so now it is not only a fact, but a well known one, and note that ALL was capatilized to remove any doubt.

I count over 50 in the main list, and over a 100 in the other lists. Most of these scientists were born in the modern era of science, from 1900 onwards. "Religious God" or a non-religious God, if there's a belief in either, then you're not an Athiest. The word does not distinguish what kind of God people don't believe in.

Unfortunately not in Thailand this year. March - May was the hottest ever, and the driest... not to mention really dirty air.

One more... I sailed on SS Galileo Galilei in 1976, from Durban, SA to Auckland, NZ It sank in the Strait of Malacca (renamed Sun Vista) in 1999 (no casualties), near Penang.

I had to come back with a lighthearted post about something I discovered while reseaching for this thread. Einstein's birthday, March 14 Steve Hawking died on March 14, 2018 Both died at age 76. March 14 is rounded value of Pi = 3.14 Steve Hawking's birthday, Jan 8, 1942 Galileo died 300 years before on Jan 8, 1642. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/worlds-two-greatest-theoretical-physicists-albert-einstein-fenzel/

Banks are businesses and if I go into a bank to open an account, and I'm told I need to buy insurance in order to open an account, that is the requirement for me at that bank. It has nothing to do with legalities. It's that bank branch's policy. What are you going to do? Threaten legal action? The insurance was useful (can't remember how much it was as this was 4 years ago) as my wife had none at the time. It's not always a waste of money. Recently a friend paid 2500 at a Bangkok Bank branch. I did mention in my last post that I'm in Pattaya and I'm sure banks in other towns and cities will have different policies. My wife did not need a residence certificate to open her K-Bank account. Just the Non-O visa.

Maybe in older times, but these days probably most don't use the word and just say "I don't believe in God"...but your position was that agnostic and atheist are interchangeable. I don't mean to be rude, but I think I've commented enough in your thread, at least for the day, and will take my leave - have a good day!

I can't name any, but here is a long list that was easily found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_Arab_scientists_and_engineers The list of scientists in medieval Islamic world (Islamic Golden Age - 8th to 14th centuries) is even longer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientists_in_medieval_Islamic_world