Jack Cummins

I am rather horrified by the way in which so many people seem to expect arts for free. I have friends who do not buy music at all and seem to think th...

It is probably evident that I am a bit of a music addict and I do listen to goth music a fair amount, ranging from the Cult, Bauhaus, the Cure, the Mi...

I haven't replied to you because I didn't want to break up the discussion you were having about art installation you were having about with Possibilit...

I would say that unity is central to the whole question of survival of humanity, especially the battle against the pandemic. However, as someone said ...

I am not sure that theism is at the centre of the debate because it is likely that the policy makers come from many angles of belief. Also, from my un...

Personally, I don't see the appeal of some very abstract art or installations which are displayed under guises such as postmodernism. But, of course, ...

I do like your comment. It is a problem that art has often fallen into the hands of corporations. When I was leaving school I did consider going on to...

I think that you are coming mainly from the point of view of realistic art, which for many might be seen as replication. I do have experience of makin...

I am not sure what you would consider to be 'the productive life.' My own would be one of making art and writing. If you consider the sixties music as...

You say that I have not answered your questions. I am not sure what they were exactly because it is hard to find them in this long thread. I think tha...

I am puzzled about how you see the music of the Beatles, Bob Dylan and psychedelia as lowering consciousness. What do you mean and what music do you b...

I have known a couple of people who made art based on toilets and urinals. There may not be a strict division between the sacred and the profane. The ...

As you suggest that you are more able to take consciousness to the next stage or two on a practical level than I am, I am fascinated to know more. Obv...

That is a fascinating idea for an art or writing project: taking the idea of Satan and turning him into Jahweh. We can all play around with that idea....

Your post raises many important points and areas for questioning and examination about states of mind underlying the process of making art. I do belie...

I think that you make a very good point that, 'Art is only as dangerous as its context.' I am sure that sound can be misused. Someone once told me tha...

I started this thread with a view to thinking about creating art but it is hard not to indulge in discussions about music because it affects us and in...

I was writing this thread more with a view to changing consciousness rather than changing opinions, although it is fairly possible that actual opinion...

I rewrote what I wrote to you a little bit because I realised that I had been focusing too much on the role of the experience of the individual, where...

It is worth drawing them. I can see them in carpets and wallpaper designs. I once ate a packet of morning glory seeds a long time ago and I could see ...

You seem to be opposed to seeing any problems with the idea of superiority, and my view of seeing people as being of equal worth and value. You do poi...

Your comment captivates the element which I was thinking about when I was creating the debate, especially as I have a fascinating with music which is ...

Your response is mostly about whether artists are processing the underlying the cultural meaning of what they are creating. I am sure that many people...

I am not advocating a sense of inferiority. I do believe in aiming for one's best and I do not equate superiority with ability My point about the prob...

I am glad that you think that art matters in many ways because I believe that there are many people who don't, including some people who value philoso...

Don't you see any dangers in a sense of superiority? Of course, I would guess that it does depend on how you understand the idea of superior and my ow...

It is interesting to hear your perspective because I don't think any of the Filipinos I have known have ever talked about the social conditions or pol...

I know that you are talking about a hypothetical situation but I am living in a house with 8 people from many different countries in England. A couple...

I think that fear is part of it. I am also aware of another tradition which is the whole law of attraction. I am not sure that it is accepted in scien...

I am sure that early hominids did care for the sick and the elderly. Perhaps the problems we are in here is that we have become reliant on institution...

Yes, I have been coming from the view that the whole doomsday predictions are coming from the scientists and disciplines and is not just the territory...

Yes, in the last few months when I wake up and see the news I almost wonder if everything is a dream. So perhaps we are in this simulation already and...

I would say that obviously every one has to have a point of view or we would be like jellyfish floating in a sea of unknowing but the danger is moral ...

You say that, 'You don't believe that you are equal to the Nazi's or that the Nazi's are equal to you. Exactly.' I think you are suggesting that each ...

I don't have much experience of babies but I plenty of experience of sleep deprivation through being kept awake due to noise or difficult shift patter...

The frustration about your emphasis on America was more related to the site in general because there seem to be so many threads on it. Nevertheless, I...

I just wish to point out that you say that the Nazi's may not have loathed themselves and they killed themselves because they did not want to live wit...

Yes, I think that there are signs of hope. We obviously measure partly on the basis of what we see in our own country and we are all across the world....

I am quite sure that people who have strong prejudices are not wishing to change and are comfortable with beliefs. On a long term basis I would imagin...

It is a difficult question. How does one work with prejudice and hatred.?Certainly, my own experience in dealing with racist and homophobic etc people...

I believe in free speech and open discussion but the problem is that people can end up hurting people with their hatred. But, it is true that hatred o...

Perhaps it has been pressed already because the whole world is in such a deep mess, but I hope that we can climb out of hell, and find the 'Stairway t...

The topic of political correctness is complex and subtle. Being politically correct can be over the top if it gets too rigid. If everything we say has...

I would say that there is some tension between the ideas of truth and what appears interesting to read, or the 'filth'. I would say, generally speakin...

I just noticed that you have just claimed that I do not 'understand/ value the desire for the aesthetic discussion' in your recent post and I was rath...

So, we probably agree. I have enough problems in conversations in real life when I use words people haven't heard of, such as the basic ones of philos...

As no one has responded to you yet my playful word associated around the idea of levels of consciousness. What also comes to mind is the Avicci track ...

I think that the danger is probably when people end up really believing in the conspiracy theories and I would guess that the people who write the boo...

I see your point and I would say that the argument both in favour of or against jargon can work depending on your standpoint. I admit that I have not ...

I agree with you about testimonies, including near death experiences. The people who had them did not die finally. I think that the real problem with ...