5 year olds go to school where they interact with little kids who go to church so they most likely hear about God. do you tell your kids God is fake or make-believe or what do you tell them?
2006-12-08 16:26:32 · 14 answers · asked by Nikki 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They try to hide the truth, just like they hide the candy jar. The kids always know it is there. It may take a while but they will work out the truth for themselves soon enough.
2006-12-08 16:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have kids, but if I did I would tell them that some people believe in God because the belief gives them a comforting feeling like there is some higher power looking out for them and caring about them. In times of pain and loneliness believing in God helps some people to not feel so alone and unloved.
2006-12-08 16:32:30 · answer #2 · answered by Dawkins 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As an atheist, I can't speak for others, but I'd tell my kid (if I had one) to make up his or her own mind. So long as the decision can be rationalized in an intelligent manner and not dogmatically repeat someone else's preaching, that's great! Of course at such a young age, children have difficulty navigating the nuance of such a debate, so a decision can take a long time to make.
2006-12-08 16:31:31 · answer #3 · answered by Psyleet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would teach them the history of Christianity (the good and the bad), and give them the whole truth (good and bad) about the bible and tell them about science and the logic behind that than tell them to figure it out themselves.
If they decide to be atheist than I will tell them to tell their friends from school that they believe in "god" so they don't get picked on or made fun of.
If they decide to believe than well that's them.
2006-12-08 16:31:51 · answer #4 · answered by Reload 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I will tell my children (when I have them) that a god is a supernatural thing that some people believe is real, and that I don't. I also plan to take them to different kinds of religious ceremonies and read to them various creation myths and religious stories. They can decide things for themselves, without any bias from me.
2006-12-08 16:30:16 · answer #5 · answered by N 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably something like - lots of people believe different things. Religious people all have the same way of knowing what they claim to know. We use science evidence, and logic to know what we know. That is why we don't believe in any of those religions.
2006-12-08 16:41:41 · answer #6 · answered by skeptic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never asked. As 5-year-olds, I don't ever even remember the subject coming up at school or at home. I think most kids that age are most often interested in kid stuff anyhow...
2006-12-08 16:30:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i tell my daughter she has a right to believe what she wants and i tell her what her mother and i believe. She wants to believe in something bigger and she does. I fully believe that she will figure it out herself. and yes i do bring her up with good morals without the bible or god
2006-12-08 16:31:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I tell them people believe different things and it would be up to them to decide what they believe and that their beliefs can change throughout their lives.
2006-12-08 16:33:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same thing they tell us.
There is no Santa
There is no tooth fairy
There is no Easter Bunny
There is no God
We are a cosmic accident, we have no parent. We're a fluke.
2006-12-08 16:47:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋