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@ steve zara
What, you think that fantasy fans in their 20s only read textbooks as kids?
As long as no one is telling kids that harry potter is actually true, it seems absurd to me to think it is anti-scientific. I think it has the oposite effect; the more fiction one is exposed to, regardless of age, the better equipped one is to tell fact from fiction.
Really, this is completely misguided, and I fear Dawkins risks alienating a large portion of his potential fan base if he keeps this up.
Edit: @Dawkins: fantasy and science fiction share a large portions of its fanbase.
Permalink Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:47:00 UTC | #258847