I think it was Sir Philip Sidney in his Defense of Poesy (where "poesy" is being used to refer to the broader field of fiction in general) that the poet cannot possibly be called a liar, since he never affirms anything he says to be true.
Giving fiction to children only teaches them to believe in untruths if you teach them to believe anything they read.
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Date: 2007-11-13 11:45 pm (UTC)Giving fiction to children only teaches them to believe in untruths if you teach them to believe anything they read.