Religion and children?

[Liffrea]

Originally Posted by txemacwar
It's interesting how you realize that Forcing children to do something will give you the complete opposite result !

Well I wasn’t attempting to be Machiavellian about it, I find thinkers preferable to parrots, I would want my child to think even if that thought went entirely against what I valued. The unfortunate reality is, though, that most people are parrots. For me my child being a credulous fool would be worse than one who despised what I value.

[Hrolf Kraki]

I would read my kids some Classical and Germanic Mythology. Other than that, I would take them to museums and explain some things to them, but I would let them come to their own conclusions on their own time. Forcing religion on kids is a form of child abuse like Hrolf Kraki said.

Exactly! I remember reading Bible stories as a kid and I loved them. Later in school I learned about Greek and Roman mythology and also became fascinated with those stories. It didn't take long for me to realize that since they were all so similar in their sensationalism and their purpose, they must either all be real or all be fake. A kid wants to believe they're real, but as one grows older reason and logic takes hold and one is forced to come to the conclusion that they're all fake. But that doesn't mean they're not still great tales to share with others!