In response to the issue of dementia I fear that terribly too, because I have worked with people with dementia and it made me so fearful of old age an...
Perhaps my use of the word should conjures up too much of a moral stance and I certainly never intended that. I chose the world fear because I believe...
It is dreadful when make abusive use of the fear of death to people who are feeling dreadful enough to want to commit suicide. I have a few people who...
and others You mentioned a couple of authors I have not read, who look interesting. I will check them out, although we are a bit limited by libraries ...
A final thought: Part of the problem may be that in order for a proper study of parapsychology to happen the benefits of such studies would have to be...
I think that the reason why psychic matters are not funded by universities is that many academics do not take such matters seriously. But of course so...
Absolutely, perhaps we can reach and try to touch the shadows in Plato's cave. But of course we may have to descend to the underworld in this quest. O...
Yes, the quest for herd immunity is likely to take years and a vaccine may never be created. If more and more restrictions are placed on people indefi...
Surely, reason does not need to be about rigid attachment to certain beliefs. If we are too defensive it may be because we are not so certain of these...
I do approach most things with scepticism, but I do continue to search and experience. I go to the Festival of Mind, Body and Spirit( now renamed Fest...
Yes, it would be so interesting to know what modern day psychiatrists would make of Socrates and other day thinkers. Would they Section Socrates and r...
I do agree that the basic needs of all are a real time event. I think we are living in one of the most extraordinary times in history. I am sure that ...
' I do agree that the fundamental basis is based on knowledge of oneself. This is the main problem with the selflessnes preached in some religious tea...
Perhaps it is just time to start a new post because philosophy is not meant to be a contest. In the game of philosophy there is no ultimate failure, a...
But you are probably best if you keep on this site as well if you want the fullest discussions rather than the most shallow. You can dip in and out of...
I agree with Mr Bee that it would cheapen the value of this site entirely. The beauty of the site is its freedom to keep the opportunities of discussi...
Why do you think we should do counts? I am a fragile ego, affected by others opinions, but do you really think that a quantative approach and estimati...
Egoism needs to be balanced with compassion for others. I am a great follower of Nietzsche as a creative artist but his application for ethics is very...
Yes,I would agree that Jesus and other masters, even if the idea of ascension is a myth, would certainly wish to help others as compassion was a centr...
Have you tried moving in lockdown and its aftermath, with all the social distancing measures. I only had a bedsit with hardly any furniture but even t...
Most people don't pay for the service of psychiatrist in this country and often don't choose to see one. They are often referred and if they are not w...
I do agree with you that philosophy is esoteric in itself and it does contain many puzzles. I will continue walking in the mazes of my soapbox opera o...
Unfortunately, people do expect others to carry their burden mostly and the ideal is for us to carry these loads individually as far as possible. Perh...
The burden of carrying loads is most definitely connected to psychology anxieties and I am writing as someone who is about to move for a second time i...
I am writing you a brief response because I don't want to monopolise the thread and you can choose to continue discussion if you wish. My own experien...
(I jogged my phone because I am lying in bedand it sent my response before I finished it) The tradition of belief in direct experience of the divine i...
Yes, I think that it in any 'divine plan' for the quest undertaken by Krishnamurti he had to reject the idea of his chosen statu or he would have set ...
I agree with you that Krishnamurti was a great writer with profound insights after he had to battle against the expectations projected on him as the f...
I would recommend the book Origins of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes for understanding Socrates experiences of voices. Jaynes argued that in anci...
I am going to try to write a something more direct but it is good to remain sceptical and I am indeed. But if I ask a new question I might have to be ...
Yes, I agree that my thread was a bit vague. To you and the one other person who sent me a positive message I think that I plan to prepare something a...
I will try but it is quite difficult to read books on a phone. I struggle enough to read the long pieces on my phone. I know that you can enlarge them...
That is a good question but obviously depends on individual psychology. Personally I sometimes feel able to enjoy my own company but do spend my time ...
Yes, you are probably right. Most of us are quite fragile and I was responding to the thread on what others think of us at the beginning of the week. ...
To Enrique. While I agree with Possibility that you seem to use verbose language I will try to download and read your book. While I do feel that I am ...
To Noble Dust I think that in one way you may be right in a sense that philosophy may describe structure of reality rather than participating in it. H...
The point I took as hostility was that it seemed that you objected to my post and lack of definite answers. But perhaps you are not that certain yours...
Philosophers spend their lives embarking upon truth. While I have no absolute answers I know that there are other dimensions of experience and love th...
I would say that philosophy needs to get back to using words like artists rather than just get caught up in the glamour of long words. The real philos...
My own reason for initiating this discussion was an open ended quest for truth, which goes back to Socrates. So much current philosophy, including som...
I am replying to Amen and Possibility, my phone doesn't seem to give me arrows to ensure that you will get an email. Anyway, I did finally finish read...
To Dimensional 72: What you are saying is essentially true and is exactly the underlying philosophy of cognitive behavioral therapy. It is our percept...
Yes, I agree with Possibity that it is problematic when there is too much emphasis on physical reality and that we need to be able to be given space t...
I wish that I did not care about what others think of me but I am afraid that I still do. I am not sure if I care whether they like me but I do value ...
To all, I think a new thread is needed because the last couple of days of discussion have been going into tangents and I originally sought this thread...
Actually,I think that my response was more in relation to the mad fool. I am really just challeng rigid definitions of gender on the basis of appearan...
Hello, I have been reading Kant's theory but got sidetracked by reading Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy. Following this, I logged ont...
I will say that I am interested in the arts but have fairly unconventional aesthetic tastes. I like alternative music, including punk and metal which ...
Thanks for replying to me, Possibilty. I will read Kant again because I have a couple of books by him downloaded on my kindle which I was planning to ...
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