Are there many treaters?

Posted by Kurt Ullman on November 1, 2009, 7:41 am

> The whole idea of scaring people in order to obtain candies is quite
> repulsive - even if it is only make-belief. Are these the principles we want
> to imbue in our children?
>

Yep. Next question?

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and the phones don't ring at all.
If once, you've slept on an island.
Scott Kirby "If once you've slept on an island"

Posted by Tony Hwang on November 1, 2009, 11:30 am

Walter R. wrote:

> I realize, the so-called scare of trick-and-treaters is only make-belief.
> Although, sometimes kids will generate some damage if they are not pleased
> with the offerings.
> I feel that we are setting a poor example for our children when we encourage
> them to scare people with the objective of obtaining goodies.
> Maybe they become the adults who hold up banks with toy guns, and then
> progress to real guns.
> The whole idea of scaring people in order to obtain candies is quite
> repulsive - even if it is only make-belief. Are these the principles we want
> to imbue in our children?

Hi,
Blaming anything bad onto some one else or something else type?
It's just an old tradition.

Posted by Mark Lloyd on November 1, 2009, 12:37 pm

>I realize, the so-called scare of trick-and-treaters is only make-belief.
>Although, sometimes kids will generate some damage if they are not pleased
>with the offerings.
>I feel that we are setting a poor example for our children when we encourage
>them to scare people with the objective of obtaining goodies.
>Maybe they become the adults who hold up banks with toy guns, and then
>progress to real guns.
>The whole idea of scaring people in order to obtain candies is quite
>repulsive - even if it is only make-belief. Are these the principles we want
>to imbue in our children?

Fantasy is an important part of life, at least when you KNOW it's
fantasy. Most seem to do so with Halloween, unlike that OTHER fantasy.
--
54 days until the winter solstice celebration

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us

"How could you ask me to believe in God when there's
absolutely no evidence that I can see?" -- Jodie Foster

Posted by Bob F on November 1, 2009, 1:43 pm

Walter R. wrote:

> The whole idea of scaring people in order to obtain candies is quite
> repulsive - even if it is only make-belief. Are these the principles
> we want to imbue in our children?

How else will they learn to be good Republican politicians?

Posted by in2dadark on November 1, 2009, 2:00 pm

> I realize, the so-called scare of trick-and-treaters is only make-belief.
> Although, sometimes kids will generate some damage if they are not please=

> with the offerings.
> I feel that we are setting a poor example for our children when we encour=

age

> them to scare people with the objective of obtaining goodies.
> Maybe they become the adults who hold up banks with toy guns, and then
> progress to real guns.
> The whole idea of scaring people in order to obtain candies is quite
> repulsive - even if it is only make-belief. Are these the principles we w=

ant

> to imbue in our children?
> --
> Walterwww.rationality.net

gfg

> > $5p...@news.eternal-september.org:

> >> Last year I got about 50, and it was pretty even between
> >> boys and girls. By 7:15 tonight, 18 boys and 8 girls.
> >> Maybe everyone's worried about the flu? Glad I didn't buy a
> >> lot of candy.

> > We had a lot, similar to or more than other years. =A0Of course, it was=

> > Saturday here, temps around 70F. =A0So far less hoodlummy teens than in
> > other
> > years, but it's only 7:35. =A0As usual, by this time we're out of candy=

, and

> > the lights are off and the door closed.
> > Here is:http://radburn.org
> > --
> > Best regards
> > Han
> > email address is invalid- Hide quoted text -

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Funny you should say that. I think that's how I got started.

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