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RE: What do atheists tell their children
February 3, 2014 at 12:55 pm
(February 3, 2014 at 12:35 pm)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: But you know if they find out you're going to die or leave them in any way they'll cry and get extremely upset. Especially if the thought had just occurred to them. I understand the author not wanting to do that, because you do wonder if there's a point in them getting so upset. But at the same time I don't think heaven is as white a lie as he thinks it is.
Getting upset and coping with grief is part of life. I'd rather them deal with that at that point that telling them we'll meet in heaven only for them to grow up and find out it was bullshit.
But I'm a big believer in being straight with kids. It irked me to no end when adults would sugarcoat or lie about how things truly are.
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RE: What do atheists tell their children
February 3, 2014 at 1:37 pm
"now kids, we'd like you to stay down stairs and watch a dvd. You can have crisps and pop but don't come upstairs because daddy will be putting his winkie into mummies hoo hoo OK? Then mummy is going to suck daddies winkie and she doesn't want you to see her do that."
Sometimes, a leeeeettle white lie?
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RE: What do atheists tell their children
February 3, 2014 at 1:37 pm
Why do we need to tell kids what to believe? If you ask the right questions and they figure it out on their own. Good teachers don't give facts and figures, they teach their students to think and figure stuff out themselves.
So, if a kid asks me about bird angel wings in heaven, I just ask the kid "I don't know; what do you think?"
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RE: What do atheists tell their children
February 3, 2014 at 1:39 pm
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(February 3, 2014 at 1:37 pm)TaraJo Wrote: Why do we need to tell kids what to believe? If you ask the right questions and they figure it out on their own. Good teachers don't give facts and figures, they teach their students to think and figure stuff out themselves.
So, if a kid asks me about bird angel wings in heaven, I just ask the kid "I don't know; what do you think?"
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Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
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RE: What do atheists tell their children
February 3, 2014 at 2:19 pm
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RE: What do atheists tell their children
February 3, 2014 at 2:28 pm
I don't tell him anything about God or religion. If he asks me I'll let him know but until then...
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