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Should you wait to talk to a child about atheism?

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Should you wait to talk to a child about atheism?
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RE: Should you wait to talk to a child about atheism?
November 26, 2014 at 10:55 am
(November 25, 2014 at 6:15 pm)process613 Wrote: Do you think we should wait until a child is in their teens to discuss the issue?

I'm kind of forced into it earlier than I otherwise might bring it up because my wife is Christian and is raising our daughters to be nominally Christian. So, the fact that I don't believe does come up on occasion.

Right now, I'm watching my six year old try to wrap her head around my lack of belief while parroting some very simple apologetics. So, she'll ask me "Why don't you believe in things you can't see?" and after I answer her, she'll follow that up with "You can't see God, but you can feel him in your heart. Do you believe now?"

It's something that obviously needs to be discussed in some way or another.
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RE: Should you wait to talk to a child about atheism? - by RobbyPants - November 26, 2014 at 10:55 am

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