(July 11, 2013 at 9:42 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: Telling her about those 'myths' is a great way to expose her to the rich cultural heritage we all inherit.
Rhythm and I both think folklore and myth get a bad rap in the atheist community. These are good stories! Children shouldn't be shielded from them - they should merely be instructed on the difference between them and reality.
Stories are important. We shouldn't take the fun out of them.
Add me to the count. As a child, mythological stories were my among my favorite and some of them still are. And while, for a time, I did believe them to be true wholeheartedly, the eventual revelation did nothing to devalue them.
