ogp8520@aluxe.UUCP (O. G. Petersen, x7275 ATT-BL, RD) (06/29/84)
I recently saw a television program which said that: " Dungeons & Dragons is harmful to people, because it affects their minds, and makes them very aggresive ". This is the result of some disillusioned youth attempting to fly of a tall building. Parents are told to take these games away from thheir children. I, for one, am very upset about this. I realize that their are always groups like this who are trying to abolish everthing and anything, but it seems that they are meeting with some success. Has anyone else heard about this ? - ogp8520
yba@mit-athena.ARPA (Mark H Levine) (07/01/84)
When the game first became popular with my crowd back around 1975 we were all surprised to hear that fundamentalists were trying to have it banned because it taught about "evil, demons, black magic" and so on in direct defiance of the bible. There is some scripture to the effect that one should not pursue such things. I wouldn't worry about it. The same people out to ban D&D would ban books on most subjects, freedom of thought and inquiry, and mostly anyone who disagrees with their worldview. They're no fun to take to dinner either. Even the most devout seek to turn in their mundane existence for that of a flying creature, a winged angel. A shame that some kids kill themselves, but I heard that type of thing blamed on Superman comic books 20 years ago. Let's ban ignorance! A better fantasy life to all, and to all a good Knight. -- yba%mit-heracles@mit-mc.ARPA UUCP: decvax!mit-athena!yba