There are people that don't believe in God/Jesus, right?

Question

At the same time, they consider those that do believe to be full of nonsense. Why is it then that you lie to your kids about "fairtytales" that truly do not exist ... tooth fairy, boogie monsters, aliens .... ? This question only applies to those that do this. Oh, and I am aware of Christians telling the same lies, too. It doesn't make it right?

Answer 1

Oops I read the question wrong. i don't tell my child about santa, or tooth fairy or boogie men, so...my bad.

Answer 2

>> Why is it then that you lie to your kids about "fairtytales" that truly do not exist ... tooth fairy, boogie monsters, aliens .... ?

'Aliens' might actually exist on a distant galaxy. We've never come into contact with them, but that doesn't rule out the possibility of them being out there.

Next, I'll exclude boogie monsters, because I don't actually plan to tell my kids they exist.

As for the last point - why tell them about Santa/Easter Bunny/Tooth Fairy?

I think it's an excellent exercise in rational thought. Here we have a situation where they have "evidence" for something (the gifts on Christmas morning, seeing Santa in the malls, etc.) and a fantastical story to go along with it: Santa is magic and can fly around the world in one night on a flying sleigh with flying reindeer.

Everyone they ask will tell them Santa is real. There are storybooks with Santa in them. Songs. Movies.

But at some point, they will have doubts. They will not be satisfied with the "magic theory" anymore - they will demand proof. Then I will be honest with them and tell them none of those things exist - it's a cultural phenomenon. And in the future, they should be very careful about what they put their belief in, despite many people claiming to have knowledge of the subject.

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I think it's an excellent example of the fallacy of religious beliefs, don't you think?

Answer 3

Ugh! I'm so tired of people putting words in my mouth! I never once said that Christians are full of nonsense. I don't disrespect YOUR point of view (unlike the majority of you disrespecting mine). The only problem I have with ANY Christians are only the ones that are bigoted, prejudiced, hateful creatures (and there are a lot of them).

First, I don't teach my children about boogie monsters and aliens. They may read FICTION books about them, but I will explain that they are NOT REAL.

As far as the harmless things, like the tooth fairy, santa claus, easter bunny...these are all apart of childhood. MILLIONS of children from all backgrounds have learned about these fictional creatures, and then once they get older, they are TOLD THE TRUTH...that they don't exist!

I'm not saying that I would tell my child that god doesn't exist. On the contrary. I won't share my opinion with my kids until they are old enough to have a conversation about religion and gods and all that jazz.

I don't see the harm in giving my child the typical childhood and letting them believe in harmless things. If she believed in your god or jesus or whatever growing up too, then that's fine. I'll let her believe what she wants until she starts asking questions at an age I can explain it.

Answer 4

Yeah, This question is not for me, 'cause I don't tell them lies like that. However the word imagination is well known at my house. My children are 3 and 2 and they know not only the word imagination but how to use their imagination. Difference is at the end of the day they don't think what they imagined or read in a book is absolute truth, they also know relativity. Certainly they would never wish eternal suffering on someone because that person didn't agree with a story they read, or made up.

Answer 5

First of all, everybody lies. It's just a matter of how serious is your lie. Tooth fairy and Santa are lies to make children happy and feed their imagination. It's harmless. Now if you are saying there should be no lies at all, what about the priests that molested so many children?? What about their superiors letting them continue to be a priest and cover their tracks?? And if you honestly never told a lie... send your resume to Rome. They need peeps like you. I say respect individual beliefs and let each person be his or her judge.

Answer 6

fairy tales for children are designed as a positive out look and a negative out look depending on the story, they are not lies they are a child's imagination that makes them real to them. but tooth fairy was an idea used so that children have something to look forward to after they loose a tooth, just like the idea of Santa it makes things more exciting and children as they get older general start to know whats real and whats not. who to say aliens don't excises be a waste of space other wise.

Answer 7

The difference is that later we tell them they are fairytales. Fiction is fine and encourages an active imagination. It's only when you take fiction too seriously that it become dangerous. I don't think we're in any danger by tooth fairy believers passing laws against the improper treatment of loose teeth.

Answer 8

My kids know there is no tooth fairy, santa, boogie man, monsters
But aliens are very real. Trust me!

Answer 9

Why cant we just stop associating the Creator of the Universe with a man who was created : / Did jesus sit out and speak about how he created grass? Paleez.

To answer your question tho...yep there are lots of people that dont believe in God. They just dont..

Old saying: You never know who truly has the following: money and faith.

Answer 10

You are right. But I never taught about tooth fairy or those things, as if they existed.