Quote of Hypatia - Fables should be taught as fables...
Biography - Hypatia:
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: 355 - Died: 415
Period:
5th century
4th century
Place of birth: Egypt
Born: 355 - Died: 415
Period:
5th century
4th century
Place of birth: Egypt
Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them.
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