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Well there's Black and White 2 but that isn't about mythological gods, per se.
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Re previous comment about mythology, I was sure there must be a computer game in which the Norse, Hindu, Roman, Greek and Egyptian gods all have a huge war against each other but it seems not. Thor vs Mars vs Aries vs Indra etc. Somebody should write one.
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Terry Pratchet has the right idea - "Bogeymen are sentient creatures who are often considered undead though they technically are not, since they haven't actually died. Bogeymen take shapes to scare people, especially kids. Some bogeymen are more comfortable under a bed, behind a door, or in a cellar. One of the few ways to subdue a bogeyman is to put a blanket on his head. The theory goes that everyone knows Bogeymen disappear if you put the blankets over your head, and so by putting a blanket over a Bogeyman's head his belief in his own existance is impaired. Apparently, light blue blankets are most effective but no-one seems to know why"
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I can't remember who said it, but I entirely agree with the sentiment. Children should not be told monsters do not exist. They know monsters exist. They need fairy tales so they will know that monsters can be defeated.
OTOH, I've just finished reading the 13 Lemony Snicket books (a series of unfortunate incidents). Those books are brilliant, but the good guys don't exactly win and the bad guys don't exactly lose.
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostQuite. Atheist myself (in the sense I don't go with existing religions) but his atheism appears to be a faith. Fairy stories are brill and why are they any worse than Sci-Fi or fantasy?. Are we only supposed to read dull real stuff?
Loved reading mythology, esp Norse and Hindu, when I was kid. Arjuna woulda kicked Loci's ass.
But apart from that, are we sure that he's referring to fairy tales? or fairy truths which turn out later to be tales?
For example, I'd never tell my child that there was such a thing as a tooth fairy, etc.
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What a silly position for him to take.
Fairy tales are just fantasy, some mythology and occasional moral stories, there's no harm in them and no religious hogwash around most.
Some of them in their older forms are thoroughly blood curdling nasty which kids love
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostQuite. Atheist myself (in the sense I don't go with existing religions) but his atheism appears to be a faith. Fairy stories are brill and why are they any worse than Sci-Fi or fantasy?. Are we only supposed to read dull real stuff?
Loved reading mythology, esp Norse and Hindu, when I was kid. Arjuna woulda kicked Loci's ass.
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Quite. Atheist myself (in the sense I don't go with existing religions) but his atheism appears to be a faith. Fairy stories are brill and why are they any worse than Sci-Fi or fantasy?. Are we only supposed to read dull real stuff?
Loved reading mythology, esp Norse and Hindu, when I was kid. Arjuna woulda kicked Loci's ass.
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Poisoned drips in hospitals, Rottweilers, even Rolfs are all dangerous to children.
Old Dawkins need to concentrate his brain cell in those directions
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Originally posted by doodab View PostRichard Dawkins claims fairy tales are harmful to children - People - News - The Independent
He really is getting quite dull now, and what better way is there to "foster a spirit of scepticism" than to let kids realise for themselves that fairy stories aren't true?
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Oh do shut up
Richard Dawkins claims fairy tales are harmful to children - People - News - The Independent
He really is getting quite dull now, and what better way is there to "foster a spirit of scepticism" than to let kids realise for themselves that fairy stories aren't true?Tags: None
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