Why are children innately scared of monsters?

[her209]

Why is that?

 

[bobbybe01]

Why are you calling yourself a monster?

But seriously...just because of lack of understanding and maturity.

 

[AbsoluteParadigm]

Perhaps the fact that anything bigger than children poses a threat to them? Most monsters that children fear are much bigger than them.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: AbsoluteParadigm
Perhaps the fact that anything bigger than children poses a threat to them? Most monsters that children fear are much bigger than them.

What about Chucky?

 

[AbsoluteParadigm]

Originally posted by: mobobuff

Originally posted by: AbsoluteParadigm
Perhaps the fact that anything bigger than children poses a threat to them? Most monsters that children fear are much bigger than them.

What about Chucky?

Note the "Most" of "Most monsters..."

 

[So]

They know I'm after them.

 

[Syringer]

But the same can be said of various animals. Given the knowledge base of a child, monsters should be just as unique as a bear or elephant..

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Because most monsters are depicted by hurting people?

 

[Bryophyte]

Small children also have no problem with believing in the tooth fairy, easter bunny, santa claus, and any other mythical creature or deity you throw at them. You tell them monsters will "get" them, they will believe you.

 

[IanthePez]

Because part of the definition of monster is that it's scary. If kids weren't afraid of them, they wouldn't be monsters...problem solved.

 

[LordMorpheus]

Because monsters are scary! AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa . . . .. . . . *

 

[Scarpozzi]

Because you're not hitting them hard enough.

If they're scared enough of you, their fear of monsters will be the least of their worries. You'd be doing them a favor.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx
Because most monsters are depicted by hurting people?

works for me

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Because you're not hitting them hard enough.

If they're scared enough of you, their fear of monsters will be the least of their worries. You'd be doing them a favor.

That sounds like maddox philosophy.

 

[blackdogdeek]

fear of the unknown. it's a survival mechanism. at least imo.

 

[NissanGurl]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Because you're not hitting them hard enough.

There is something wrong with you Scarpozzi :Q

It's amazing the defense capabilities of a sheet as a sheild at that age though...as long as you stay under it.

 

[Amused]

It's called imagination. And when imagination exists without wisdom, one can imagine and believe all sorts of things.

 

[Kenazo]

Monsters are terrorists for kids.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: NissanGurl
It's amazing the defense capabilities of a sheet as a sheild at that age though...as long as you stay under it.

:laugh:

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Amused
It's called imagination. And when imagination exists without wisdom, one can imagine and believe all sorts of things.

Proof Positive: The general public

"Nuclear" <shrieks of terror from the crowd>
"Radiation" <some faint>
"Uranium" <pants are wet>

 

[nakedfrog]

You telling me you wouldn't be scared if you saw an eleventy-zillion foot tall flaming death giraffe with umbrellas for feet?

 

[UglyCasanova]

What kind of question is that? If I saw a monster I would be scared sh!tless.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
You telling me you wouldn't be scared if you saw an eleventy-zillion foot tall flaming death giraffe with umbrellas for feet?

No, I'd be all like "cool, If I can sedate that thing I can run conduit up it's neck and generate a load of free electricity." And I'd have little dollar signs for pupils.

 

[BD2003]

Because kids dont know they dont exists.

If I see a real monster, I'm scared.

 

[Schadenfroh]

ive been fvking scared of crap that moves in the shadows of my room when playing doom 3 at 3:00 in the morning after not sleeping for 2 days playing it straight. The other day i heard those voices people talking about in the game in my kitchen.