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Canada Is Not That Strange And Other Biases | Wednesday | Period 2
When the students arrived today, they'd find Fraser sitting behind the desk and several words written on the chalkboard. Those words were: BIGFOOT, THE LOCHNESS MONSTER, CHUPACABRA, HIPPOCAMP, and HOBGOBLIN.
Once everyone was seated, Fraser got to his feet and smiled at the class. "Good morning. Today, we're going to be talking about mythical creatures. Behind me, you'll see the names of just a few of the mythical creatures that are part of this world's folklore. In the most basic of terms, a mythical creature is something that doesn't exist, according to most people, but hasn't been completely ruled out as fake. The first two, especially, have been the subjects of many expeditions and attempts at capturing and proving that they are real. There's been some evidence but nothing to prove conclusively that these creatures do exist."
He paused and crossed his arms. "Now, here, obviously, the rules are a little different. Here, mythical things exist and no one really bats an eye. We're an exception to the rule. Mythical creatures to us are like horses and cows to people from the outside world. If they came to this island and saw the teal deer or the gremlins, they might not be able to immediately handle it. There's interest, though, in the strange and unknown and that is what drives people to try and prove that these things do exist. Why do you think they haven't been able to find proof? Is it because they truly don't exist? Or perhaps these creatures have evolved to the point of hiding and protecting themselves that well that no one finds them. Yet, people will continue to search. I think people would continue to search even if someone proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that these were completely mythical creatures. Someone is always going to have hope."
Fraser nodded and looked out at the class. "Assignment for today is brainstorming why people seek out mythical creatures. Do you have any other ideas as to what might drive people to spend money and time on something that might exist? Does that make them crazy or just dedicated? Let's hear what you think."
Once everyone was seated, Fraser got to his feet and smiled at the class. "Good morning. Today, we're going to be talking about mythical creatures. Behind me, you'll see the names of just a few of the mythical creatures that are part of this world's folklore. In the most basic of terms, a mythical creature is something that doesn't exist, according to most people, but hasn't been completely ruled out as fake. The first two, especially, have been the subjects of many expeditions and attempts at capturing and proving that they are real. There's been some evidence but nothing to prove conclusively that these creatures do exist."
He paused and crossed his arms. "Now, here, obviously, the rules are a little different. Here, mythical things exist and no one really bats an eye. We're an exception to the rule. Mythical creatures to us are like horses and cows to people from the outside world. If they came to this island and saw the teal deer or the gremlins, they might not be able to immediately handle it. There's interest, though, in the strange and unknown and that is what drives people to try and prove that these things do exist. Why do you think they haven't been able to find proof? Is it because they truly don't exist? Or perhaps these creatures have evolved to the point of hiding and protecting themselves that well that no one finds them. Yet, people will continue to search. I think people would continue to search even if someone proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that these were completely mythical creatures. Someone is always going to have hope."
Fraser nodded and looked out at the class. "Assignment for today is brainstorming why people seek out mythical creatures. Do you have any other ideas as to what might drive people to spend money and time on something that might exist? Does that make them crazy or just dedicated? Let's hear what you think."
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