Fortunetellers.

[bob smith]

i have a thai 'friend', we will call him Aroon. 

 

Now Aroon is a smart guy. he has a good job, very well paid (and I mean that), big house, hot wife etc and he visits the fortune teller regularly.

His job requires him to be an extremely logical person by day but by night he is off seeking wisdom and guidance by some old woman at the bottom of his soi.

 

it amazes me how seemingly smart people in high flying fields can still at middle age fall for fortune tellers.

a few of his thai friends put him on the spot last week in my presence and they all told him that the fortuneteller was a conwoman.

but he was adamant that if he listened to her that his life would be more prosperous and he will one day be mega rich.

 

she told him that he must install a big bright light on the side of his house to ward off any bad spirits that may be around. 

Aroon immediately got in his car and proceeded to buy the biggest light the DIY store had in stock.. (as of yet I have been unable to confirm whether or not the DIY store is in fact owned by the fortuneteller..)

 

how does one function in the 21st century with such archaic, dated beliefs?

how can any rational person take people like this seriously?

 

the mind boggles at how these people can get into positions of economic power with such regressive thought processes. 

each to their own and all that but come on. if one believes in a fortune teller than one must also believe that there could still be a santa claus.

 

the two arent that much different really are they?

[Sigma6]

Yeah, ridiculous.

Mind you, many people believe in god too

Just goes to show...

[Liverpool Lou]

As long as it doesn't affect anyone else, it's his choice and it does not give you the right to denigrate or mock him.  As you said, he has a good job, very well paid, big house, hot wife, etc. why shouldn't he cling his superstitions that have done him ok, so far?

[Liverpool Lou]

22 minutes ago, bogs smith said:

how does one function in the 21st century with such archaic, dated beliefs?

how can any rational person take people like this seriously?

He seems to have done ok in his life, is envy rearing its ugly head?   Perhaps he should be taken more seriously than the bashers who cannot ever be taken seriously.

[bob smith]

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

why shouldn't he cling his superstitions that have done him ok, so far?

I never said he souldnt. 

 

23 minutes ago, bogs smith said:

each to their own and all

^^ this is what I saaid.
i just find it very perplexing that outwardly logical seeming people by day are really superstitous and illogical by night. how do they balance the inevitable internal conflict inside?

[bignok]

14 minutes ago, Sigma6 said:

Yeah, ridiculous.

Mind you, many people believe in god too

Just goes to show...

Are you rich?

[bignok]

9 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

As long as it doesn't affect anyone else, it's his choice and it does not give you the right to denigrate or mock him.  As you said, he has a good job, very well paid, big house, hot wife, etc. why shouldn't he cling his superstitions that have done him ok, so far?

Sounds like his beliefs are working well. Positive thoughts and karma.

 

The OP has negative thoughts and he wonders why it doesn't bring happiness.

[bignok]

11 minutes ago, bogs smith said:

I never said he souldnt. 

 

^^ this is what I saaid.
i just find it very perplexing that outwardly logical seeming people by day are really superstitous and illogical by night. how do they balance the inevitable internal conflict inside?

Lots of highly successful sportsman and women are superstitous. They do things to create belief they will win.

[bob smith]

6 minutes ago, bignok said:

Sounds like his beliefs are working well. Positive thoughts and karma.

 

The OP has negative thoughts and he wonders why it doesn't bring happiness.

im as happy as larry what you on about.

[bignok]

1 minute ago, bogs smith said:

im as happy as larry what you on about.

I doubt that. Look at your photo.

[Sigma6]

12 minutes ago, bignok said:

Are you rich?

Relevance? 

[bignok]

1 minute ago, Sigma6 said:

Relevance? 

Ironic that people that aren't rich question the supersititions of people with more money.

[bob smith]

4 minutes ago, bignok said:

I doubt that. Look at your photo.

whats wrong with it? he's smiling isnt he! he looks happy to me.

[bignok]

44 minutes ago, bogs smith said:

Now Aroon is a smart guy. he has a good job, very well paid (and I mean that), big house, hot wife etc and he visits the fortune teller regularly.

The guy is smashing it. Copy what he does.

[bignok]

Just now, bogs smith said:

whats wrong with it? he's smiling isnt he! he looks happy to me.

Looks creepy.

[kidneyw]

Doesn't Prayut use one of these, so must be okay.

[bignok]

https://www.elitedaily.com/money/reasons-superstitious-people-successful/696146

 

 

[bob smith]

3 minutes ago, bignok said:

Looks creepy.

thats your opinion. i think fortunetellers are creepy. 

[bignok]

2 minutes ago, bogs smith said:

thats your opinion. i think fortunetellers are creepy. 

The guys seems to be doing very well. 

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, bignok said:

The guys seems to be doing very well. 

the fortuneteller certainly is... she charges enough!!

[JonnyF]

Given his success in life thus far, maybe he is onto something?

 

Plenty of very intelligent people believe in God, Heaven, Hell etc.

 

I visited a fortune teller in my girlfriend's parents village one time and a lot of what he said was very accurate. So much so that I got nervous about the whole thing and wanted to leave ASAP before he told her anything I preferred she didn't hear ????.

[bignok]

1 minute ago, bogs smith said:

the fortuneteller certainly is... she charges enough!!

Which means he is rich too. You started a topic about weird guys in pubs the other day which you called losers. Maybe you should copy this guy instead of hanging out in pubs.

 

If you are in pubs hanging out with "losers" while this guy has a hot wife, money etc you should listen to him more and quit the pubs.

[Sigma6]

12 minutes ago, bignok said:

Ironic that people that aren't rich question the supersititions of people with more money.

I'm pretty certain there are more poor supersitious people than rich
 

[bignok]

Just now, Sigma6 said:

I'm pretty certain there are more poor supersitious people than rich
 

I'm pretty sure no negative people are rich.

[dingdongrb]

16 minutes ago, bogs smith said:

whats wrong with it? he's smiling isnt he! he looks happy to me.

Really, smiling? I had to zoom in and when I did it looks more like a smirk than a full out smile.

[dingdongrb]

10 minutes ago, bogs smith said:

the fortuneteller certainly is... she charges enough!!

And you know how much she charges every time he goes to see her?

 

Worse, he could be wasting many times more money gambling.

[KannikaP]

27 minutes ago, bignok said:

Lots of highly successful sportsman and women are superstitous. They do things to create belief they will win.

Amuses me to see Premiership players who are Muslim, cross themselves as they enter the pitch. 

[sidjameson]

41 minutes ago, bogs smith said:

 

 

^^ this is what I saaid.
i just find it very perplexing that outwardly logical seeming people by day are really superstitous and illogical by night. how do they balance the inevitable internal conflict inside?

Belief in God is irrational

Belief in the big bang is irrational

Belief in n a multiverse is irrational

Belief in time is irrational

 

Predicting the future skillfully doesn't seem as irrational as any of the above.

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Amuses me to see Premiership players who are Muslim, cross themselves as they enter the pitch. 

There's a book on Luck I wish to read. Basically people who believe they are lucky are more lucky.

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, bignok said:

There's a book on Luck I wish to read. Basically people who believe they are lucky are more lucky.

where can i get a copy? ????