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Sweet Jesus. The first “God” talk with a child.

Oink

Junior has questions after some sort of Mass in school today. No, God is not your man in the dress. Yes, God is there, no, you can’t see him.

Lawd Jesus... Take me now!

How did you Philistines and heathens of AH deal with this? I don’t have it in me.

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73bc61lyohr0mu

Tell him straight out that God was invented to scare the ****e out of people, control them and take their money.

Pintman Paddy Losty

Prepare from some very smug answers where people talk about the flying spaghetti monster and the sky fairies.

JohnnyFlash

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Prepare from some very smug answers where people talk about the flying spaghetti monster and the sky fairies.

Most of them who look and act like tragic errors of natural selection, Paddy.

o1s1n

Defer to good oul Friedrich Nietzsche on this one.

One eyed Jack

Oink wrote: »

Junior has questions after some sort of Mass in school today. No, God is not your man in the dress. Yes, God is there, no, you can’t see him.

Lawd Jesus... Take me now!

How did you Philistines and heathens of AH deal with this? I don’t have it in me.

When I don’t want to entertain someone or something, I ignore it, or them. That goes double for other people :pac:

Yer Da sells Avon

Tell him that little boys who ask too many questions go to hell.

Oink

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Prepare from some very smug answers where people talk about the flying spaghetti monster and the sky fairies.

Well in fairness I’ve come to this den of iniquity on a Friday evening asking about religion so I suppose I deserve everything I get. I’m hoping someone might learn me something.

ceadaoin.

I told my daughter that some people believe in god, gave her the general gist of it and told her it's up to her whether to believe it or not. She doesnt

One eyed Jack

Oink wrote: »

Well in fairness I’ve come to this den of iniquity on a Friday evening asking about religion so I suppose I deserve everything I get. I’m hoping someone might learn me something.

Ahh ok, that’s a bit more specific. I thought you just meant how did people deal with people they didn’t want to be listening to

LirW

Mine aren't baptized, neither am I. The big kid's class had communion last year and he was the only one not doing it. Every year I have a talk after school with his class teacher and I explained where I'm coming from in the way of "Nobody in my family is Christian, there is effectively nothing I could teach him about it; his father's family are Protestants that don't practice, they're not in touch."
The agreement we came to was that he doesn't have to participate in any religious activity and spends his time doing work sheets but if he wishes to join he's free to do so.

We then had a chat at home about it, I explained that we're not religious as in nobody is baptised and that's why he isn't involved but he's free to do it and if he wishes to join the church he can do this when he's 18. He decided it bores him and he'd rather read or do worksheets.
I explained the brief story of why people believe in God in a neutral and kid-friendly way, he asked if I do and what I think, I said I don't believe in it.
It was surprisingly easy.

Ipso

Tell him Balor of the baleful eye will get him.

Snow Garden

Tell your kids that nobody really knows but that it drives people crazy not knowing.
Tell them to keep all options open until they are 18 and then figure it out for themselves.

Please make sure to tell them that limbo, purgatory and hell are all complete nonsense. Those 'teachings' are child abuse.

beejee

LirW wrote: »

Mine aren't baptized, neither am I. The big kid's class had communion last year and he was the only one not doing it. Every year I have a talk after school with his class teacher and I explained where I'm coming from in the way of "Nobody in my family is Christian, there is effectively nothing I could teach him about it; his father's family are Protestants that don't practice, they're not in touch."
The agreement we came to was that he doesn't have to participate in any religious activity and spends his time doing work sheets but if he wishes to join he's free to do so.

We then had a chat at home about it, I explained that we're not religious as in nobody is baptised and that's why he isn't involved but he's free to do it and if he wishes to join the church he can do this when he's 18. He decided it bores him and he'd rather read or do worksheets.
I explained the brief story of why people believe in God in a neutral and kid-friendly way, he asked if I do and what I think, I said I don't believe in it.
It was surprisingly easy.

Guess I'll see you and your offspring in hell, then.

From heaven

Deebles McBeebles

Its very simple. Just sit lil' Oink on your lap and explain how God is dead and we are all on our own.

Potential-Monke

Let them know it's but 1 of many religions, and they can make their mind up if they want to be religious when they're older. Or tell them it's a load of shite.

Outlaw Pete

Tell them that people are nuts to believe there's a man that lives in the sky with a big beard who sent his son to Earth to turn water into wine.

Right before you tell them there's man in the North Pole with a big beard who delivers two billion gifts to children on the birthday of that little boy who turned water into wine.

beejee

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Let them know it's but 1 of many religions, and they can make their mind up if they want to be religious when they're older. Or tell them it's a load of shite.

Considering that the average adult can barely comprehend the complexities of these philosophical positions in life, its hardly a good idea to tell a child to "make their own mind up"

Based on what? Their entire existential being should be predicated on a few sentences from an incoherent baboon?

Best thing is to say nothing at all or pass it off as best as possible, allow their own natural observations to evolve and shape their reality at least until adulthood, and then you can have an actual conversation. Or not, as the case may be!

Another view is that anyone (child or adult) who can be persuaded to alter life-changing perception over the space of a cup of tea, permanently...well, they probably weren't going to be up to much anyway :P

Hobosan

Children are experts at infering the meaning of words without prompting or citing dictionary definitions.

It needs no explanation. The more the word God is used, the longer the show goes on. That's all there is to it.

We could spice things up by adding a few more Gods again, like in the old days. Make a sacrifice to the God of Intel to keep our computers running smoothly. I know plenty who'd buy that.

the beer revolu

OP, just explain it as you believe it to be, in a kid friendly way.

If you don't believe in a god, why instill it in your child?

[Deleted User]

Hobosan wrote: »

Children are experts at infering the meaning of words without prompting or citing dictionary definitions.

It needs no explanation. The more the word God is used, the longer the show goes on. That's all there is to it.

We could spice things up by adding a few more Gods again, like in the old days. Make a sacrifice to the God of Intel to keep our computers running smoothly. I know plenty who'd buy that.

I worship at the new Altar of AMD.

Hobosan

circadian wrote: »

I worship at the new Altar of AMD.

Ryzen is a sodomite. Ripe for backdoor installations.

howamidifferent

I told my four kids when they asked about god, "which one", there are over 3000? Doesn't seem likely to be true to me but make your own mind up. They think it's all bs.

[Deleted User]

Show him this

https://youtu.be/fgg2tpUVbXQ

The concept of the universe will blow his mind and the realisation that no God would allow pan pipes to be ever invented.

mikemac2

Snow Garden wrote: »

Please make sure to tell them that limbo, purgatory and hell are all complete nonsense. Those 'teachings' are child abuse.

Haven’t you heard? They got rid of limbo in 2007

beejee

mikemac2 wrote: »

Haven’t you heard? They got rid of limbo in 2007

And the government brought it back last year to tackle the housing crisis. Haven't you heard?

eviltwin

This is why my youngest goes to an ET. I hated these questions from my eldest. I've always tried to keep it simple, some people believe in this, some believe in that and others don't believe in anything. It should be as easy as that but when your six year old comes home and says mammy and daddy are going to hell it's a bit annoying.

listermint

start with all the greek gods and show him Clash of the Titans

Be cool man

beejee

eviltwin wrote: »

This is why my youngest goes to an ET. I hated these questions from my eldest. I've always tried to keep it simple, some people believe in this, some believe in that and others don't believe in anything. It should be as easy as that but when your six year old comes home and says mammy and daddy are going to hell it's a bit annoying.

What does "educate together" mean? Together with whom?

Potential-Monke

beejee wrote: »

Considering that the average adult can barely comprehend the complexities of these philosophical positions in life, its hardly a good idea to tell a child to "make their own mind up"

Which is why I said 'if they want to be religious when they're older' after that.

Thelonious Monk

As someone who grew up in a non religious household, unless my Dad's Buddhism counts, this Catholic thing in Ireland has always seemed so silly to me. I was that odd kid who didn't go to religion class or make his communion. Why is your kid going to mass in this day and age?
Not really fair on a kid to be subject to religious dogma. Especially an organisation that routinely hid paedos and moves them around!
Also I hate when religion comes up on this thread and anyone who says religion and Catholics are ridiculous they're called out for trying to be edgy. It's not being edgy, it's common sense!