Jack Cummins

I think that part of the problem is that people are not accustomed towards philosophy, although there are probably more people interested than one wou...

I think that apart from the focus on science, the division between academic and popular is sometimes too absolute. When I go to shops the philosophy a...

Most people I know think that philosophy is from the past or is rather obscure, I think that this has been due to the way it has been in the hands of ...

That is a bit reassuring because while I am aware that there are some who view philosophy and thinking outside of science it often feels that is not t...

It is extremely important and hard, I do not to ask the right questions, because they form the basic framework for thinking. We are so lucky to have a...

I did get extremely wound up, so I am about to go out. I must have read too much John Bunyan, and I am saying that because I grew up fairly near to yo...

I've calmed down. I think that I see the idea of potential lack of 'solidity' more as basis for thinking and contemplating impermanence. However, I ha...

I am glad to hear your reassurance because the whole idea got me really wound up when I saw it first thing today.

I will answer a bit later, because I just got really wound up reading something on another thread.

I have already replied in the lounge, but I am feeling so extremely irritated with your idea, and it seems that you are serious about trying to get im...

I am all in favour of logic and rationality, but I certainly don't wish to be part of a forum which is about looking for people's faults as a basis fo...

I agree with your wider definition of lack of respect. However, I still believe that it would be very complex if moderators were in the process of see...

That is true, but it is only one way of seeing reality. I am not saying that you are wrong, but life and reality is more than gaseous exchanges. It is...

I am interested to know more about your ideas of limitations, including space and time, and how that relates to reality. Are you suggesting that these...

I am a bit wary of your framework, because it seems to me that it would be a way of throwing out anyone who thinks or sees a bit outside of the box. I...

I think that your reflections on the nature of 'energy' based on your reading in Eastern metaphysics are extremely useful, and I do wonder about the p...

Thanks for your reply, and it is a relief to hear that you feel that you see physics as you weakness. Sometimes, it seems as if those who have experti...

I am certainly in the position of seeing the whole question of God or the lack of God as central to my philosophy. I have looked at your thread severa...

I agree with you in seeing philosophy in relation to the issue of certainty and knowledge. I think that the area between imagination and knowledge is ...

I agree that the scope of our understanding is one which is evolving. However, I do wonder if it all goes in trends in what ideas are seen as popular ...

I attended a few talks on Marxism as a student, but have never found the Marxist position to be very interesting as a philosophy in its own right. I t...

I think that your point based on your reading is extremely important. It is useful to think about whether rather than just asking about whether questi...

I have already mentioned it in the thread from which the discussion about this emerged, but I think that it is relevant to your discussion too. I read...

I think that you are still making a generalisation and thinking in stereotypes when you suggest that 'fat' people are lazy and eat a lot. I don't like...

In the first place, when I began thinking about whether the world around us is solid, I began thinking to what extent we, as human beings are solid. H...

I think that sounds far more explicit. I think that prejudice needed to be in there because that is the way in which stereotypes create difficulties.

I realise your usage of the term and I like the way you use it, but your use of maya led me to wonder about the use of the term going back to the anci...

I think that your first title was far better because it was more powerful, but, of course, I get really caught up in analysing my titles and end up ed...

I think that prejudice and stereotypes do relate to one because when people think in stereotypes, which are like caricatures, it often leads to judgem...

The quote from Nietzsche is useful. I also think that the idea of maya, is interesting. It features strongly in Eastern thought, but I wonder how much...

The way it works on my phone is that at the end of the post I created it says something it shows a black tab, saying, 'View Answer'. I usually don't p...

I forgot to answer your query about the original title. I believe it was, 'What is reality? Is it solid? ' I changed it because it seemed to be too fo...

The accepted answer function is pretty wierd because, suddenly, it seems that I get the words showing up next to some answer. I imagine that it is a p...

I suppose it comes back to the issue of qualia once again, especially in how we experience the weather, although it can be measured to some extent. Of...

I do agree that emo is the pop end of metal. But, what I think is interesting is that Andrew Lloyd Webber has praised and ranked My Chemical Romance's...

I think this is a really old thread you have dug up but I quite like it because I have some kind of liking for metal music, although not as much as I ...

I tend to stay out for the strong sun because it hurts my eyes. I once developed severe vitamin D deficiency in the middle of a heatwave, but all this...

You say that 'it's impossible for human beings to realise realize actual reality.' I think part of the problem is even when we try to be objective we ...

I definitely think that narration is central to the whole way we understand ourselves and life. I say that because the way we frame our experiences, a...

I am not opposed to physics. It is not a subject which I come to with much knowledge because it was a subject which I did not even choose when I took ...

I wasn't aware that of what you describe as the thread having come to a close. I was about to write a couple more replies but fell asleep. Are you thi...

I think I do agree with your perspective of faith, in its true meaning. What we are told to adhere to as faith by others is false faith really, whethe...

I don't think that reality is completely solid, not even tables, although they are probably more solid than other aspects of it. I really started to t...

I will tell you my thoughts on fiction and on faith. Fiction is about story and our life events consist of stories. Even though fiction consists of fa...

I have read your post and the discussion about it. In some ways, I agree with what you and Austin are saying with the point about the table. A couple ...

Thanks for your detailed response. I will look at it tomorrow and reply further, because it is is after 1am.

Of course, I come from my own limited experience, but it does seem to me, from reading and experience that often the debates in philosophy can be abou...

I am not convinced that life is about luck entirely, because there are so many aspects underlying experience, but I do wonder whether these will ever ...

I can see the danger of making questions bigger than they are, and I think that it about seeing the limitations of philosophy as a discipline. However...

I wrote a comment but I am deleting it because I don't think it fits in well on this particular thread.