(September 8, 2013 at 5:37 pm)dimaniac Wrote: But what if truth is so terrifying that they won't be able to handle it?
Considering I can handle it just fine, I'd be selling my kid short if I didn't believe he could do the same. This whole notion that people can't accept reality and need that comforting lie is just nonsense put forth by the people that are afraid to face reality head on. The human race would a lot better off if we stopped coming up soothing stories to ease our fears and learned to embrace this life and the one chance we get.
Besides, if he can't handle the truth, I guess he'll just become a Christian.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
