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This was started as an intellectual exercise for anarchycox and thenerdyindividual. Initially, the plan was just to post the raw data and move on. However, enough people seemed interested in the project that a more in depth analysis was born. The question on the table was whether or not Arthur Pendragon had enough information on the positive aspects of magic to change his mind. The view of the authors is that Arthur was never given enough information to update his views.
This is not to say that Arthur did nothing wrong. As an audience, we are given an omniscient point of view and are given to understand that Arthur took actions that were harmful. The audience is also aware that some of the magical attacks were done with the belief they were fighting for their freedom, and that Uther lied about Camelot being in chaos before he banned magic, as evidenced by the conversation he had with Nimueh that revealed the true circumstances of Arthur’s birth. Arthur is not given the same context as the audience, and therefore is set at a disadvantage when it comes to learning and changing. Arthur can not change his views when he lacks information that challenges them.