It's getting better all the time... (Destiny)

by Malagate , Sea of Tranquility, Sunday, May 04, 2014, 16:31 (3857 days ago) @ Kermit

Fantasy codifies the ignorance that the human race had in the past.

This statement strikes me as every bit as wrongheaded as "video games cause violence."

I agree. There needs to be more on this. It's an interesting idea that I think has merit, but I'm not yet convinced.

I would say it's more about the characters and the plot with regard to what Cody is talking about, and I think that's simply a result of outmoded thinking. As others have said here, there are lots of aware authors out there that are doing some pretty cool stuff in fantasy that are a lot more forward-thinking than plenty of SF I've read.

~m