Hello everyone. Thank you so much for all your comments they really do give me the incentive to keep writing. More than that, they are an important part of the blog. Today I made some slight changes to chapter 3. Most are quite minor but I rewrote the ending which I...
Panic Attack The man sat in his car; he fought the rising wave of panic. He knew this feeling very well. It had accompanied him through the whole saga. It woke him at night. It gave him hot flushes when everyone else was cold. It ambushed him before he went into a...
The Man – A Philosophical Novel The flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines Chapter 3 Revised 15th September 2010 As he walked into town the Man passed the Aboriginal settlement. The houses, seemingly frozen in the process of being...
G’day Ric, I am really enjoying reading ‘The Man’. You are obviously a man of many talents. I thought I would just make a few philosophical remarks about your analysis of chapter 1. Towards the end of the analysis you pose the following question in regards to the...
Updated 5-4-23 Socrates debating his method of inquiry How You Can Use the Socratic Method to Solve Problems In this follow up to the article “How You Can Change the Future Part 1” I would like to provide a simple example to illustrate how applying the Socratic Method...
This is the Author’s Interpretation of the Ideas & Philosophy Behind “The Man” Chapter 2 Revised 15th July 3:30pm The Man – A Philosophical Story About the Search for The Meaning of Life We live in a world that is overcrowded and yet most...
Every society has its “norms” by which I mean the conventions we follow, the beliefs we hold. Many are untouchable, often without question, because by following them life is easier all round, for everybody else and for us. We entrust our kids to priests, scout...
The reaction to “The Man” chapter 1 has been interesting and immediate. I have fielded a number of calls from friends who rang to discuss it. So I thought it might be worthwhile for our readers if we discuss some of the issues here on the web site. I am a firm...
Craig Venter explains genetic modification Go to part 1 Is Craig Venter a God? If we pray to God because “he created us”, who should the species that scientists create pray to? God at his computer Scientists may say we don’t need to answer that while we are creating...
Hi, Ric. I have just read the re-written version of The Man Chapter 3. Overall, it is better than last version. I have seen quite lot of nice comments from the readers. But here I have some opinion, it may be not right, you may not agree with it but I would like to...
