Jack Cummins

Yes, I am trying to use it constructively. I have moments when I am too great about it but I do believe that, by the end, we will have learned a lot, ...

I think that you are correct to say that fear is at the centre. I think that we are all fearful of difference and probably any loss, including the los...

Yes, but if life carried on as it is now I would question whether there would be any quality of life at all, because just about every outlet available...

I would say that it is probably about the extent of making judgemental biases. An extreme example would be when someone says, 'I don't like blacks- th...

I also think that mindfulness is useful, especially in conjunction with some meditation. The particular aspect of mindfulness that is useful in my exp...

I am not sure that the majority of people are going to be able to work from home. I only know a few individuals who are really able to do this, becaus...

You say that it is 'about what which direction your arrow is pointed, what you aspire to'. I am not sure that many people consciously choose to remain...

Even though it is slightly off topic from my thread discussion I was interested to know that you are in Manchester. I imagined you in America and, gen...

I would agree that some people don't think see the consequences of their religious beliefs in most senses.They don't seem to make connections between ...

I think that in some cases people are so determined to 'know', in order to avoid stepping into the existentialist void of not knowing. Obviously, we s...

I would say I view meditation as experiential. Perhaps it is not too important to question whether the zone we can enter into is objectively real or n...

I think that one underlying question is whether the need for religion can ever be overcome?Many of the ancient philosophers interweaved religious and ...

I think that you are new to the forum, so I will try to explain where I am coming from in creating this thread question. My intention was not to sugge...

I don't think that it is always a mistake to claim that one might be or have been wrong. That is not to say that truth is unknowable, but that one's o...

It's 2 am where I am, so I am becoming ridiculous reading and writing on this site at this time. So, I have just read what you have written quickly, s...

I am not saying your idea of meditation as an 'exotic experience' and of being 'a doorway to richly interpreted and subjectively mediated experience' ...

I began reading your message while I was replying to Josh. It is interesting that you have all that experience of meditation. I have mainly attended m...

I think that it may be a subject of debate in itself whether the meditators really go to another place or not, or whether this is a mythical belief. I...

I can imagine that you are a bit disappointed by having only one response so far. Perhaps the question is one that is a rather unusual slant, but it c...

I don't know why you or some others are concerned about their articles being accepted for the actual articles section because we can read your article...

Yes, it is interesting how much going to university does bring a lot of changes to thinking. I am probably aware that I changed a lot more in relation...

You may be talking more about art therapy than a form of philosophy in referring to art to express oneself but it could just come under the category o...

I guess I have a high tolerance for ambiguity and that is because I was raised a Catholic and have moved away from what I believed but it did not happ...

You speak about children being institutionalised and what I would add is that older people are being institutionalised more and more. Obviously, this ...

The only one thing I would add about romantic philosophy is that it may not be all rainbows and sunsets. It may be also the decadent romance of encoun...

This is an unusual question. I am not sure how you are imagining the discussion to proceed but the thought that springs to my mind is that of the blan...

It is quite funny that you see this thread as being similar to the one I wrote on prejudice because I see them as rather different. I suppose that the...

It sounds like a good idea, so perhaps it might be worth finding your work if you still have it, and preparing it to launch as a book. If you put all ...

Yes, I think that there are many deep seated prejudices against people with learning disabilities. I have come across many well educated people who be...

Yes, I think that many are inclined to make assumptions about the way certain people feel about how they present themselves without really entering in...

I once worked with a Muslim woman who was having a conflict with a senior manager who took objection to her coming to work wearing a head covering. It...

Perhaps, I have not found the set of ideas that I am truly aligned towards. I find ideas which I believe are important but not to be point that I woul...

Yes, I quite like the video as I do even read a bit of fantasy which involves sword fighting. I am not really against becoming down to a specific view...

Thanks, glad you like the thread. I am in favour of thinking about thinking.

I am not trying to suggest the idea of becoming a philosophical jellyfish. One thing which I think is true is that to counter any position, it is not ...

I am certainly not trying to suggest that people should not be saying what they think and fighting for what they believe. I think that expression of e...

I definitely think that all our ideas should be seen as interpretation and not as concrete truths. In particular, the whole emphasis is science is of ...

. What you have said makes a lot of sense. I think that we cannot ever remove all prejudice from our thinking and behaviour. I see it is an ideal to w...

I am probably not a romantic in the everyday sense because I dislike a lot of mainstream chart music and books which are about love etc, finding most ...

I was interested in the point you make about stories because I enjoy fiction writing. That is based on the perspective of the narrator, even if it is ...

I suppose it is faith, but I probably don't use the term very often due to religious connotations. I would guess that I want my ideas and myself to fl...

I think that most people are not aware of the role that ego plays in arguing views. I would say that this awareness alongside a mixture of certainty a...

Absolutely, and I am a listener, so I will probably not survive long in the stampede of egos, asserting that they are right. But, I don't just want to...

I definitely agree that there is so much projection going on, and people pretending to have the answers to so many political, religious and philosophi...

Your view is very interesting.

I guess that I would just wish that we could go beyond this, but people tell me that I am an idealist. I am not wishing to deny the importance role of...

That is a good question. I probably have fairly low self esteem and many who are considered wrong by many insist that they are right. Philosophy may e...

I am glad that I am not alone.

In many situations, I am prepared to admit that I am wrong, or uncertain. Does this mean that I am cast into the scrap heap, while those who claim the...

I would agree that being able to 'remove pride and self esteem from the market place of ideas' is central, although I am not sure that everyone is yet...