Jack Cummins

I think that it is important to link racism and prejudice. I believe that it is useful to think of prejudice as being about how people prejudge or mak...

You say' 'the human mind has become a trashcan.' I think it is up to us to try to stop that from happening. We are constantly bombarded with all kinds...

I think that I am in agreement with you that it is best to venture into the red zones of philosophy rather than steer clear of them. I am not speaking...

I think that it is important to ask to what extent human beings are a product of the environment and predictable. It goes back to the nature vs nurtur...

I agree that thinking can be a lonely life. For many, religious communities are the cement of their lives.The idea of thinking 'against oneself' also ...

I am still thinking about your last reply. I will write a response tomorrow because I have written a lot of posts and my eyes are so tired that I am n...

I am glad that you can appreciate the numinous, especially the arts. I think that I know people who claim to be Christians or of other religious persu...

Thanks for the link, as it was extremely relevant to the question which I raised. I think that the statement by Einstein is especially helpful. It doe...

I think that your point about the Bible being written by humans is important. It does involve considering how it was written is essential. We have to ...

I finished reading the writings of Plotinus yesterday. On an intuitive level, they make sense to me, but I can see why a lot of people find that ideas...

I am willing to come up with my own working definitions. They are based on a mixture of my own reading and thinking.I would say that religion involves...

I think that reason is essential to trying to understand any of the questions underlying religion. I think that it important to be able to step into t...

Thanks for the response, I will read it fully this afternoon.

I will write a full response to you and Dingo Jones later, but I am going to do a few things and go to the shop. However, I think that the idea of you...

So, you are not sure about the nature of my question. The particular one comes in connection to my observations of some people who seem to think that ...

If I am discussing religion with you I see it as being more than just defining the word religion and others. What I am aware of is the thread which yo...

I have thought about what I am trying to achieve in this thread. It is prompted by the way in which I am seeing so much opposition between the ideas o...

I will just answer this really quickly by saying that it involves sound principles of logic. In particular, if one wishes to say that they believe in ...

Rationality is seen as a the main aspect of philosophy since the enlightenment. It is not as if every human being probably uses it, but if any discuss...

In response to your view of rationality, I am not saying that it is the only way human beings approach life. However, if say a person has to stand up ...

I think you should try to alter your argument a little. I realise that your thread is focusing on pros and cons more specifically, than the actual dis...

The one aspect which I think is important is that when considering religion and religious experience is that it is essential that it is approached fro...

I am logging out for tonight, but I am thinking that the main issue to be addressed is the underlying source of consciousness, whether it is explained...

I have just got home, but I am aware that my basic questions is how do we understand the basis of our knowledge about constructing experience of one e...

Yes, I am trying to survive too, but logging out for today, and will see what discussion arises tomorrow.

I am going to bed for today, but I will reply tomorrow.

I think that it is a very blurry line. Initially, I began reading Plotinus today with a view to discussion with @"Apollodorus" in relation to a thread...

I am sure that there have been great mistakes in the way the Church has interpreted science. My own perspective is really to try to especially in mist...

It is a good question to what extent they are compatible or opposed. I have seen some threads on the site which try to see religion and philosophy wor...

I would also recommend that you read the thread on the praise of science, because it the popular thread and it is possible that no one will ever look ...

I think that all the different approaches point to possible methods and conclusions. I see it as a very complex area, but others may not see it that w...

That is interesting as well. I actually wrote two threads already on religion already. You can look them up if you are interested, if you look at my p...

The question of eternal truths is an important area for discussion, and you may even wish to start a thread on the topic. I do practice meditation, bu...

I am sorry for playing around and editing this title. In the first time in months I have been able to go out and have a couple of drinks in a pub, so ...

I am interested to hear that you have read posts of mine before joining. I am interested in meditation and I am a bit mystical by nature, but try to b...

I realise that you are almost completely new to the forum, so it is a privilege to engage with you and hope you continue to participate in the forum. ...

I have noticed that you have posted less in the last few weeks and it really did make me wonder if it was because you thought that the site had deteri...

I would add that I am not trying to go down the pathway of cultural relativism I am trying to think about ideas in a way which is able to transcend th...

I am writing in 2021 and try to keep up to date with science and ideas in philosophical thinking, as I am sure that most people on this probably do. I...

My biggest query about your post is that you ask how we would use the answer to world peace, but that would mean that we had found the answers in the ...

I think it is just worth looking occasionally on the site to see if there are any replies you haven't seen. I don't think we should just expect techno...

I do get answers sometimes, but I think it depends whether the response clicke with a link to you. As the lounge is slower, often topics stay there fo...

I completely agree that suffering is a big part of human existence. I think that the particular questions Gaugin raises, especially the one of what we...

I have met many posturing nihilists but I think that this is probably different to genuine nihilism. So, it will be interesting to see if Gus or anyon...

@"Gus Lamarch" As I am not saying anything against him, and do have respect for him and his philosophy of egoism, I have decided to include his name, ...

The one final comment which I would say is that from the conversation I had with the person who discussed his philosophy of nihilism with me, he was n...

I have only done very limited reading on the topic of nihilism. The context of me mentioning it was because I had a fair amount of discussion about th...

I think that the link between philosophical positions and mental illness probably goes beyond the scope of the dangers of specific red zones of philos...

I have just realised that I have replied to the majority of people who have written comments to my thread post and I had left you out.I thank you for ...

Actually, even though I use the term we fairly often I can't really say that I feel any real connection with 'we'. I suppose that I use the term to sp...