Jack Cummins

Apart from the guessing, the other issue is whether we will have to vote again for the three that won, to decide the final winner. I know that there w...

I am more in agreement with you about having gone through the stories really quickly. I saw them come up on my phone while standing at the bus stop, a...

I was pretty convinced that you wrote 'Hitchhikers', so I am really surprised that you wrote, ' Good Stew'. I also thought that one was definitely by ...

I was convinced that a few of the authors were people who I have found out did not even enter the contest, so I am a bit lost. So, now my only guess i...

Rupert Sheldrake wrote a book called, 'The Sense of Being Stared At', which looks at the role which observation has on the observer. One aspect which ...

I would love to at some point, and I definitely think you should write a book too. But, it also depends on life circumstances and having a specific au...

Your entry is extremely interesting from my own point of view, because I am interested in the whole history of esoteric traditions. I have read a cert...

I think that guessing the author will be so much fun, but, of course, separating the author from their stories is probably an interesting area. Person...

But what is 'emptiness' in an exact sense, in terms of our daily lived experiences?

I am wondering about the 'ultimate' reality of all realities. There have been a number of threads about understanding reality, including one of my own...

I believe that it was Plato who spoke of the higher self, as the daimon. I think philosophy, including the Greek ideas is extremely important, and it ...

I was reading one of your posts here about Abrahamic religions and it is true that these do involve the idea of evil being necessary in the overall sc...

You are probably right that I do tend to approach philosophy as a quest for 'ultimate answers' in the way that people approach religion. It probably g...

I have just looked at my phone, having come home, and I would say that even though I started a thread on comparative religion, I am not suggesting tha...

It agree that people often seem to 'jump through hoops' and 'bend over backwards' to fit ideas such as the problem of evil into their conceptions of r...

I try to have a certain amount of discipline to reading whether or not I consider it 'research ' as such. I probably try to use this site as a way of ...

Actually, I do read some of the various writers, referred to by @"Wayfarer"including Ninian Smart, Eliade, Karen Armstrong and Huston Smith. I was als...

I have a couple of outstanding comments to reply to but will look at them tomorrow. In the meantime, feel welcome to continue any further discussion a...

It may be that my own mind is a bit too 'elastic', but it is probably because I have not found one perspective which I believe sums up the 'truth'. I ...

I am replying to you together, because I think that you are both raising the question of underlying themes. I suppose that one major theme is the idea...

Yes, it may be that my thread discussion is a bit confusing. Really, I am interested in what we can learn from the comparative analysis of religion. T...

Perhaps I am an upside down thinker, but, really, I don't have many 'comfort zones' at all in thinking. I certainly don't accept the views which I was...

I read threads on various viewpoints and do have a strong interest in Jung, who looked at the mythic dimensions. But, I think that we probably formula...

There are many threads on this site which do look at varying viewpoints, ranging from the Taoist to Buddhism, but, often, these are separate from the ...

I definitely believe in looking at all points of view critically, and believe that the fullest analysis of many perspectives enhances our thinking.

I believe that looking to perspectives outside of the frame of Western philosophy may enlarge our thinking. I am not simply wishing to point us back t...

Hopefully, it is not simply a matter of ignorance is bliss. Understanding may be about looking at everything in detail, and when I started this thread...

I am not wishing to dismiss the views of thinkers who have developed critical analytical perspectives on religion. I am simply wishing to open up hori...

I will admit to having a foot in the "alternative' philosophies, mainly with an open mind towards esoteric systems of thought. I used to read David Ic...

I think that you are right to say that reality is 'beyond the mind', because even though we can only know about it through our minds, and what others ...

I think that what is interesting is that while moods are so related to neurotransmitters, they are affected by experience so much. Also, some people s...

We all make the rules together. My bear, Russell, who is tall and thin, unlike most fat teddies, says , Hello,' but I am about to go out for the day, ...

Do we have to use objective standards of measurements of time, or can we play once we 'feel' one hundred years old?

Play with teddy bears.

I will work on my tendency to moan and, I don't really want to be the whining voice on the site. It's a pity we can't go picnicking in the park with s...

I am glad that you have entered and won writing contests. I haven't entered any ever, and I think that this one is an unusual one really because it a ...

I think that a bit of alcohol can help get one started on many projects but I am sure that more people end up becoming alcoholics than writers. I cert...

Yes, I agree that it would probably be stupid to expect to remain as anonymous. I think that we should be prepared to fly through the air after jumpin...

I am aware that I am using the idea of private language very different to Wittgenstein. I have not read that much by him apart from excerpts, and prob...

I think that I have worked out 3 simply on the basis of the style of the writing but I could be wrong. It will be fun to try to guess afterwards, but ...

I am definitely an amateur, but I think that feedback is something everyone can give, and would probably not be helpful if we just gave it on the basi...

I don't really understand your logic of only making a comment on a story once it has received a vote. It seems like saying that you will only ever tak...

I think that the particular style of the writing was good. I felt drawn into the story very quickly and it felt so easy to read. It did seem as if the...

I am simply feedback on the basis of my how I felt about the title. I just think titles are important in how they attract readers, but it may that oth...

I guess that I probably am, or that we all have individual journeys, with individual meanings, and this is probably based on reading psychotherapy, I ...

I think that it is a good story, very well written. My only criticism, and it may be mine alone, is the title. It lead me to put it off and only read ...

Actually, I am sure that @"Banno" will have plenty to say on this thread because he is extremely interested in language. I suppose my own take on priv...

I suppose that each one of us has a slightly different one, with a mixture of private and shared meanings. How we think probably involves different te...

Okay, I don't have a copy. But, even then my interpretation of your comment was based on how you worded what you wrote, and how it resounded within th...

It is a good question what 'the limits of language' are and would it be if someone's mental state deteriorated so much as, for example, in dementia. O...