Jack Cummins

Thanks for your reply. Bearing in mind that I added discussion of the foolish to the title, I wlcome you as the VIP of the thread, as I think that you...

Thanks for your reply. I think that the idea of listing qualities is a good one. However, I would be a bit wary of running it as checklist to apply to...

I don't think that it is necessary to abandon the idea of wisdom, but just about recognizing how hard it is to achieve, and what it is exactly is diff...

I think that the hardest part is about not beating yourself up about stupid, foolish mistakes. I know that when I have done or said things which I com...

I have a quote from William Blake: 'The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.' That is a bit reassuring, giving the idea that we don't even...

I have been edited my title, having realised that it is so hard to talk about wisdom. So, I have expanded the topic to incorporate foolishness, becaus...

If Socrates was not wise, perhaps there is not much hope for anyone really. But, I am quite happy to live with my own folly. I also believe that is mu...

Yes, it is a bit of a shame that wisdom is so hard to point to. When I was thinking about finding wisdom yesterday I was hoping that it would open up ...

I know that you see this theory as being probably as an alternative to the psychoanalysts, especially Jung. But, I don't really see it as being oppose...

I think that it is so hard to know because there are various forms of sleep consciousness, and we cannot be sure that the near death experiences don't...

I am aware of one problem with what you are saying, 'When we are asleep, thinking ceases', because it clearly doesn't. When we are asleep, dreaming, t...

It is just so strange that this thread popped up out of the blue again, when I was in the middle of reading and writing on current threads. The thread...

I know that at times I may come across like as going in the direction of 'self-help guru', but I hope that is not only what I am about. I am intereste...

You have dug up a thread which hasn't appeared in ages. I think that people on the site, and human beings are often likely to wonder about whether the...

I am not sure to what extent consumer materialism will collapse completely, because people are still buying items, but I think that has changed. Perha...

To anyone else who I haven't mentioned, I thank for your replies, and to quote anyone else would seem ridiculous. Looking through the various response...

Perhaps for 'us fools...it is a direction' I am sure that it is not even important to ask 'who is wise'. I believe that we would be rather shocked if ...

It is interesting that wisdom may not need 'knowledge/ experience.' The question of potential silence and brevity is certainly worth thinking about. I...

I agree that while we use the word wisdom, it is extremely difficult to quantify. I am not even sure that knowledge, experience and expertise are that...

I am glad that there is some discussion in the thread. I have just got home from being out and about in Wimbledon (meaning that I am a bit of a Womble...

I am glad that I am still getting replies in this thread, but I have just got home so I will reply tomorrow.

I believe that wisdom is related to experiential knowledge, and goes beyond theory. I am not sure if my thread question will be considered worthy of p...

That is interesting, and I probably began this discussion because I was thinking that in the current climate of our times, some people regard themselv...

I think that your response is interesting because the question of feedback raises the question of how is wisdom constructed socially. I believe that i...

Thanks, I definitely believe that we can learn from mistakes, even if we are not considered as elderly. My own view is that the experiences of making ...

I only wish that it was as simple as that, because my own experience is of being told that I am wrong, independently of what I think. It often leads m...

I am probably interested in what has been neglected, and that is probably why I feel demoralised at times at the forum, even though do get a fair amou...

I feel that you are probably not aware of a whole tradition of thought which draws upon the past, including writings such as John of the Cross on the ...

I have not lost interest in this topic of the deadend and the wastelands, and where culture is going. Today, I have just read a chapter in a book, 'Pa...

I know that your thread is not about narcissism, and that is only the example you are using. What I feel is that some people who seem to see your disc...

I sent a reply to Proof, but I am also glad to see that you are still engaged in discussion on the thread too. I do believe that there is more to disc...

That's an interesting story of a nun. Funnily enough, when I was a teenager I knew a couple of girls who really wished to become nuns. I think it was ...

I think that it is true that Catholics often feel relieved of guilt by going to confession. But, having been brought up as a Catholic I am aware of th...

I think that one of the results we might experience if we violate our deepest moral principles is that if anything goes wrong we may begin to see it a...

After thinking about the idea of 'soul signals', I am thinking that the purpose of dreams is probably so much of an individual pursuit or interest. Dr...

I think that reflection is extremely important, because many people don't really question assumptions. I am sure that many of the philosophers were ex...

I think that your thread topic is a good one, viewing beliefs according to how they work for people. An individual's beliefs can contribute to wellbei...

From what you say, it seems as if you had an extremely difficult time and it was probably a good thing that you took a break from pursuing long dreams...

I do agree that there do appear to be different levels, or even dimensions in dream reality. I think that experiences vary as well, because I have hea...

I believe that you are correct to point to the way in which dreams affect us. I can certainly say that I have days which are under a cloud on account ...

You are quite right to say that the difference between a person and an animal having dreams is that the person will try to interpret dreams whereas th...

I do think that language does limit our understanding of dreams, as it does of the waking world. But, I think that this is especially true of dreams b...

Thanks for your reply. I hadn't really given up on the thread but, spent most of the afternoon unable to get into the site, and it's a hot day. I am i...

I like to take on board all the different approaches really. I definitely think that the mythic dimension of dreams is extremely important because it ...

I have not read much of the symbolic- semiotic structuring approach, but I would think that it possibly includes a more mythic emphasis. Do you think ...

I agree that there is a danger of experimentation. But, as so much can happen spontaneously, it does seem that a certain amount of development of mast...

That's an interesting little article. I do think that we do need to forget dreams to some extent, in our waking lives, in order to focus on the tasks ...

I thought that the idea of the astral body probably goes back to Plato. I came across the idea in theosophy. One interesting argument for the existenc...

The idea of one's philosophy being a matter of taste suggests that it is completely subjective, as being a matter of attraction, like taste in music, ...

One idea about dreaming which I am aware of in some philosophies, especially those in the East, is that of the astral body. This is also linked to the...