Andrew Scott
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Alan Garner's Cryptic Inspiration
I read somewhere of a shepherd who, when asked why he made, from within fairy rings, ritual observances to the moon to protect his flocks, replied: ‘I’d be a damn’ fool if I didn’t!’ These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusions, are written for the love of Man and in praise of God, and I’d be a damn’ fool if they weren’t. -- Dylan Thomas, Author's Note, 'Collected Poems' (1952)
By Andrew Scottabout a year ago in Writers
"The Denial of Death", by Ernest Becker
This is just one person's understanding of the Pulitzer Prize winning book "The Denial of Death", by Professor Ernest Becker. It is not meant to be authoritative, and nor is it meant to be a review of the book of any kind. The author is not a specialist in fields touched on by this book, but merely wishes to record a personal impression for later reference.
By Andrew Scottabout a year ago in Psyche
'What kind of idiots are we?'. Content Warning.
Warning: some readers might find this content very challenging. If this is you, please close this article now. I've applied some slight journalistic license for effect from the quote I used in the title, but the message is the same.
By Andrew Scottabout a year ago in Earth
Banksy's animal journey
This article is going to date - rapidly - because it discusses current and likely fast moving events. But for me, that's OK; I think it's part of the joy to speculatively write about current events and see how they turn out. As far as I am concerned, this is a good creative and fun learning exercise. Let's see how it pans out, eh?
By Andrew Scottabout a year ago in Art
The Inspired Life of Richard St Barbe Baker
This article is excerpted from an unpublished manuscript, 'Re-discovering who we are'. The material appearing in this excerpt was largely researched from materials including the biography of St Barbe Baker by Paul Hanley. The two images and a detailed reference to the first 'Dance of the Trees' are from a blog appearing on the International Tree Foundation website.
By Andrew Scott3 years ago in Earth
Investigating The Truth - While Avoiding Wishful Thinking
This is a reproduction (of the text, not images) of the original article appearing on the "Baha'i Teachings" website, with some minor formatting changes. The author acknowledges his debt of gratitude to David Langness and his editorial staff for improvements made to the original copy.
By Andrew Scott3 years ago in Futurism
Is humanity doomed?
A topic was posted recently on a well known social media site. The site itself shall remain anonymous, as shall the user, or any other identifying information, but the title was singular and eye-catching: "It really seems like humanity is doomed."
By Andrew Scott3 years ago in Earth
