[Admittedly, to Dirk, this seems like a really nice, loving thing that a parent would do. Protecting your kid from nightmares. That'd be nice, right? It also strikes him as something he absolutely never would do as a parent, so this makes him think even more that maybe that's the most caring decision.
What I'm saying is Dirk Strider is so bad at understanding real parenting that, to him, Gabriel Agreste is a plausible candidate for Good Dad.]
In that case, a better way to approach it might be to consider the psychology behind it. While it is absolutely, completely bullshit that humans only use ten percent of our brains, it actually is true that a great deal of the human mind operates on a level outside our usual consciousness. That is true of our waking minds, but it tends to be particularly true when we sleep.
It stands to reason that if there's something out there that communicates via channels we don't normally use consciously, we would be more receptive to their messages while we're asleep.
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What I'm saying is Dirk Strider is so bad at understanding real parenting that, to him, Gabriel Agreste is a plausible candidate for Good Dad.]
In that case, a better way to approach it might be to consider the psychology behind it. While it is absolutely, completely bullshit that humans only use ten percent of our brains, it actually is true that a great deal of the human mind operates on a level outside our usual consciousness. That is true of our waking minds, but it tends to be particularly true when we sleep.
It stands to reason that if there's something out there that communicates via channels we don't normally use consciously, we would be more receptive to their messages while we're asleep.