Jack Cummins

If you look at my thread on What Are We, I have just written a post a few minutes ago about how far people go in personal morality in relation to the ...

Your comment relates to the context in which I viewed and thought about the painting of Gaugin earlier this week. It was in an article called, Art & M...

I am replying to others' response and please don't think that I am ignoring yours. I just need to think about it, so I will get back to you in a day o...

I admit that I sometimes reflect on your set of questions: What do I want? What am I doing? and Who Am I? When you was a teenager I used to spend so m...

So you are not impressed by Gaugin's painting or his title? Art is so subjective and, even the way we form questions too. All I can do is offer a brie...

I think that ideas of how to see the universe and consciousness are beginning to see human beings more in terms of self organisation of consciousness,...

Thanks for providing a link to Gauguin's picture in your post.

I am not sure about the actual construction of metaphysics any longer. I think that when I first began thinking about philosophy, which was before I b...

It is worth considering whether the question of nihilism is a position or a journey through, and I think that can vary. What I wrote the post I was th...

I think that many people do go through life so unconsciously and that the way forward is to try to become more aware. But, it can be a painful path an...

I am interested to see that you are developing the idea of philosophical dangers and related phenomena. I also found it interesting that you bring in ...

I agree that the painting is lovely. I googled the image but it is a copyright, so I don't think it could be put on this site. Also, I don't upload at...

I see thread discussions as experiments. Some work better than others. I do try to develop them in such a way that they come together in a way which w...

I keep an open mind towards various contemplative approaches. I am trying to be careful about metaphysics at the moment though, because it is so easy ...

I do think that answering the question of what are we is important, but I don't think that it is easy. So, I see it as being more of a topic for refle...

Your question of whether I blame science for nuclear weapons and climate change is interesting. I don't think I do. It probably comes down to blaming ...

I realise that philosophy is so different from soap operas and light entertainment. Bearing in mind that you think that I am probably focusing on the ...

I began using the term philosophical danger during discussion with you on one of your threads and I think that you saw it like a movie, often with a g...

It does seem that certain experiences seem to be too harsh to make much sense of as a learning curve of experience. Actually, there have been times wh...

It seems to me that some people get to the point where they ask such questions, as what are we, and others don't. For those who can't relate to this k...

Yes, we're both still in there. I sometimes do try to take breaks from the forum, but I do find that if I haven't got a thread going I feel that somet...

One idea which I have come across in relation to your idea of us living almost unconscious is a view that we need to become more awake, as suggested b...

Suicide is indeed an interesting philosophical issue. I have experienced suicidal thoughts, but don't think that I would ever do it. However, I had 3 ...

I don't understand what you mean by saying that we come from space. Perhaps, you can explain your idea a little bit further.

I have already said that I am not against science and really I am not sure of the point the thread is even trying to make, because it is not as if it ...

I think that I am more at that point now and this thread was created about 6 weeks ago, but it has not fizzled out completely. My latest thread, espec...

Cultural bias does fit into the picture, in relation to our beliefs. For example, I was raised as a Catholic, and even though I have questioned these ...

Let's hope that the scientists address the problems before it is too late. But, I don't think that we should sing any hymns of praise for them until t...

This thread is starting its sixteenth page and the mysteries have not been solved yet. If they could be, I am sure that the leading philosophers would...

I admit to confusion, but I think that many try to form definitive answers, and, really, I feel that their approach is more of a philosophical danger,...

I have always found Plato's cave to be a useful starting point for thinking of the human condition. I do believe that we are imprisoned in our own exp...

It is strange really because yesterday I was wondering whether to write this thread or one about metaphysics. I was out reading, 'Language, Truth and ...

I got a bit confused because I had not come across the Arnish and I have known a guy called Anish. I would imagine it is very difficult to manage with...

I have edited my title to 'What Are We? ' This is the second question in Gaugin's formulation:' Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going...

Actually, I think that it was really the second question that really interests me too. I am interested in knowing what it means to be a human being. T...

I will just say that even though I was partly about where is life was going it was not intended to be in competition to yours because I thought about ...

I am not Amish, whoever he is. I think that I made it clear that I am not actually against science per se. Of course, I use computers and I am startin...

I do agree that with you that nuclear weapons are science mis- applied for political reasons. I was not ignoring what you said, but just trying to wri...

You speak of the need to orchestrate science definitely there is a need for it to come up with some solutions to problems it creates, like pollution a...

Strangely, as much as I like Gaugin' formulation, I don't have any romantic views of early humans living as savages. I don't really know how Gaugin th...

I have no definite idea of how long I wish to be part of this forum. However, I can say that it has played a significant value in my life in the last ...

Many people may wish to wonder about the role of nature, and our ability to work with it, for worse or better. Some people write threads and get no re...

I think that we have to go beyond any potential paranoia about the site. Each one of us comes with our sets of values, and shortcomings. As far as I c...

I don't wish to derail the thread, and I have absolutely no bad feelings towards Banno, but I do wonder what you mean by winning? Is it about argument...

Despite what I said, I think that it is right to question any site we are logging onto and writing on. We need to question what we are getting involve...

I most certainly hope that your thread is far from over, because from my perspective you are raising important questions. I wonder if you should have ...

I am a bit surprised that you think that what is important is whether Banno is winning to be the essential issue. Surely, science and all other method...

I find your thread is important but I do wonder about its title. It queries whether nothing is wrong. Of course, it's your thread but the wording of y...

I think that you are right to see science as a tool rather than as end in itself. It involves investigations based on values rather than being embrace...

I think that looking at problems from various perspectives and angles helps, rather than being locked into one specific point of reference, helps one ...