What I really meant was that our lives are full of mythic dramas. Joseph Campbell does speak about this. It is in our personal lives and in a historic...
The term 'military action' is just glossing over the term of war. It is true that I have a leaning towards pacifism but not an absolute one. If someon...
Your argument, 'honest awareness of war can end war' is important to consider. That is because it is the devastating consequences of war which lead to...
I grew up with the ideal value of pacifism, mainly upheld by my mother and partly by my father. I was not encouraged to play with guns or war toys. On...
When I say that violence of war is out of date I am thinking of how many people see the use of war and violence in religion as being something to be a...
I think that you use of AI was one as a mere aid was part of the creative process and worked. When I said it was too -perfect', I meant more like the ...
You are not being mean. Ideologies have always existed; it is likely that they have been identified and analysed so much more in this century and the ...
The idea of a 'polished' story has indeed been talked about a lot in this activity and it is in contrast to your emphasis on Lyotard speaking about th...
The only issue which I have is that when reviewing your story I was thinking it seemed so 'perfect', that I wondered if it incorporated AI. Of course,...
You are right to say that we use the word 'war' for so many things, including the war against terror, the war against Covid-19 and psychological confl...
There is also a war of competing ideas. This is metaphorical in a way, but it is being fought out as ideologies. Often these are subtle but they have ...
Yes, Jesus is probably the ultimate role model of martyrdom and I probably gave Socrates as an example because it is simpler. With the story of Jesus ...
It is true that war is a form of 'legalised violence', with it's own set of rules, almost like the rules in a game. When I speak of the nature of war,...
The nature of resolution of conflicts has become more complex in the power dynamics of the world. There are so many different codes and sets of rules ...
Yes, diplomacy may be seen as a non-violent approach to war and even a war of words and arguments. It can still be an intense battle, fuelled by anger...
What reading your post leads me to think is how war is a central factor in politics. It is about wielding power by force. Policy has become central, a...
Your remarks on ideas of warriors and martialism are useful in thinking of how war evolved. In many ways, war may have been a means of defense and ter...
Yes, overinvolvement can be problematic as none of us has infinite energy. That is why I am taking a few days away from looking at the stories. As I h...
While I have enjoyed the stories, I also feel weary and tired. It is hard to know how we will feel almost a year from now, but what do you think would...
I found the following legal definition of war: 'War is a phenomenon of organised collective violence that affects either the relations between two or ...
The hatred and fear of difference is a factor in war and violence, whether it is another racial group, the 'other sex' or a minority group can be an e...
So, do you think that there is not a relationship between inner conflicts and outer ones? Is it simply a matter of the battlefield? How do you see the...
I wonder about the relationship between inner and outer conflict. It may relate to the psychology of projection, with people not recognising wars of o...
Yes, it's been great, thanks to @"Baden" and @"Noble Dust". I am struggling and not sure if I am going to put in a favourites list. That is because I ...
I may not have answered your questions in your detailed review. The black condom was meant to be gothic (or emo). The sexual imagery was meant to be a...
I think that it was a good, well written story. The main criticism or query I would have is having Elon Musk in it. It makes it too specific to time a...
Religion is bound up with worship, which in its worst form may involve distance from the dramas of life. In it's best form, it could be awareness of t...
The idealism of Hegel and some others does make an important contribution. From what I have read it seems that Hegel sees history as a realisation of ...
I am holding off thinking of favourites until I reread them all again during the New Year period. Thanks to @"javi2541997" for including mine in his l...
I think that your outpost is a very good critique of what is happening in the world, especially in relation to gender, but 'cultural wars' in general....
I was definitely wishing to hint at the idea of the transference, but I am uncertain how far I would wish to go with that. It may be that thinking abo...
I hadn't guessed this one as being your story as it was very dark. Yes, the prospect of writing the death scenes and the realisation of the character ...
The 'spinning mind' of the writing process can be exciting, watching and seeing what emerges amidst confusion and chaos. Academic writing has its plac...
Yes, I am glad that you avoided using AI for translating from Spanish, AI is taking over so much, as if were the god of all creativity, almost excludi...
I think that the story was a good snapshot of music, romance and whatever may follow. I enjoyed reading and don't think that you should worry about En...
Lyotard's perspective is useful for thinking about 'rough drafts' is useful for thinking about the writing process. Editing is so important and is a i...
The 2 albums of 2024 which I would recommend are The The's, 'Ensoulment' and The Lemon Twigs, 'Everything Harmony. The The are one of my all time favo...
Thanks to all for the useful feedback and it seems that many guessed that I wrote it. I appreciate criticisms because I don't see this as a finished '...
If I got it mixed up, it may have been because the lack of spacing made it hard to read. Also, I haven't been sleeping much for the last couple of wee...
It's likely that I drew upon Greta as opposed to Ahmir due to associations which I have with those names from people I know. My landlord is actually c...
I think that the idea of an older man making paper houses. It suggests him immersed in a fantasy world, like childhood. This works well with the subtl...
Daniel Dennett is also one who speaks the language of neuroscience in a very concrete way. I like the way in which some Buddhists incorporate neurosci...
It is true that religion does involve belief in the supernatural in most instances, but not always. One interesting area is that of a miracles, which ...
You make sense very good points. In particular, I like the way in which you bring in neuroscience. That is because it may be the secular replacement o...
I am sure that there is an overlap between magic and religion, but magic often involves belief in nature as alive as opposed to being about a specific...
I found it extremely enjoyable to read. It is an extremely visual piece, with the descriptions bringing it to life in a vivid way. The way it is writt...
With the history of religion, which emerged after magic, there were ideas of coercion and sacrifice. Even in Christianity, Jesus represents 'the sacri...
It could be argued that 'God' is consciousness, but this has been seen in an anthropomorphic way. Both theists and atheists may be talking about 'ulti...
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