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Originally Posted by sarofset
Actually reading fiction has been proven to raise your IQ as well as helping you understand abstract concepts.
Your uncle sounds like a bit of a curmudgeon. lol.
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Ooo, I didn't know that! Curmudgeon?? *Looks word up* Ah. Well he IS 50... XD
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Originally Posted by missdark
I am taking Children's Literature this term and fiction is very valuable for children and adults alike. There's a quote by Albert Einstein in which he tells a mom who wanted her son to grow up to be smart like him and he told her to read the child fairy tales. I'm sorry but fiction helps with logic, imagination, and creativity. If fiction is such a waste how come Winnie the Pooh, Aslan, Harry Potter, and The Mad Hatter are so beloved in western culture? Just now in the new fall Tv season we have TWO prime time shows based on fairytale lore. Now to back your uncle up too much of anything is bad. Just like its bad to read and watch the news 24/7 it's equally bad to read fiction all the time. Even non-fiction has its pros and sometimes are better. It's how you balance things out that makes it beneficial I think.
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I agree. He seems to always be watching the news, and it's seemed to have made him more cynical and skeptical of everything.
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Originally Posted by Draken_Lord
Indeed fiction is far from reality, fiction is just based from one's imaginations and fantasies. But take note what Einstein once said, " Reality is yet another fantasy, albeit a persistent one". Reality does not exist, rather than it's only an abstract concept of a man. Reality can differ from person to person. To a rich man, reality to him can be full of riches and pleasure. To a poor man, reality to him can be a cruel battlefield for hunger. I was trying to point out that there is nothing wrong with reading fiction, as long as it's worth the time for reading it.
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I never thought of it that way, but you're right. Like in religion, people have their own versions of reality as well- and fight hard to make everyone see that their reality is the only one.