[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by ann ashtray

There's a difference between a feeling and the actual presence of a dead entity in ghost form. Just because a child is scared doesn't mean that there is actually a monster in his closet....even if he feels there might be. A feeling alone does not, and should not EVER prove anything as feelings are not to be trusted....they are often wrong.

And we aren't discussing ghosts/vampires/goblins/dragons as metaphorical beings.

why not?

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

 

Our myths and monsters are our symbolic and collective way of explaining, interpreting and transmitting the subtleties of our complex reality. These are the collective images of our subconscious mind which we use to describe to experiences of our real world and give it flavor, color, timbre, depth and meaning.

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