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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you agnostics/atheists approach this with your kids? [/quote]

NP. I like the term agnostic to describe myself, as someone who grew up with no religion BUT ALSO grew up in a home where god(s) were not discussed at all. So the crux is that my parents never said "There is no God."

I stick with agnostic because of the semiotics of terms like "God." To one person, God is just light. To another, gods are nature. Nature and light exist, so if you want to call that God... then maybe your God is real. Since I can't get inside everyone's brains to determine what their god(s) is like, I can't determine if everyone's God doesn't exist.  IMO the supernatural stuff and the idea of an interventionist God is a holdover from times past. But depending on how an individual defines god(s), and especially if they are willing to believe in a metaphoric one, I can't really tell them which part is wrong.

My kids are too young to introduce these concepts. However, our family has managed to find other nonbeliever families so when the time comes we can present parts of religions as something that "Some people believe" instead of "Everyone (but us) believes..."

HTH. It's a bit of a crush to be called sinners on the one side and wishy-washy on the other!!  [/quote]

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