Rejoice!

[GroundStrength]

Let me reface this post by saying that I grew up attending services at a local 'church of Christ' with my family. Who were as bad any any fundy ever been poked fun at here on the forums. After twenty-two years I began to question and on in to my adult life I have moved from believer to agnostic to atheist.

Well I was caught off guard when my 11 year old daughter came and asked me "Daddy where did we come from?". We went through a round or two trying to establish exactly what question she was asking (location, sexual - although I think my wife has taken care of this, or origin). Seeing that it was of the "how did humans get here?" variety, a thought occured to me to have some fun and feed her the creation story from Genesis. Now she has not been exposed that often to the concept of God, other than at school (other kids) or through her grandmother who takes the kids to church with her on infrequent visits, so I thought this would be fun.

After regailing her with the creation story and how god took clay and made a man and then took a rib and fashioned a woman (paraphrasing here) I simply sat back and waited.

Much to my surprise (and delight) she looked at me and said "Dad, you're crazy. Really, how did we get here?".

Out of the mouths of babes.

Any suggestions on good information on this subject for kids?

-GS

 

[drkitten]

After regailing her with the creation story and how god took clay and made a man and then took a rib and fashioned a woman (paraphrasing here) I simply sat back and waited.

Much to my surprise (and delight) she looked at me and said "Dad, you're crazy. Really, how did we get here?".

Out of the mouths of babes.

Any suggestions on good information on this subject for kids?

Richard Dawkins. Start with "The Selfish Gene" and then proceed to "The Ancestor's Tale."

Then prepared to do a hell of a lot of reading yourself in order to answer her inevitable questions, because she sounds like a very intelligent woman and she may quickly outstrip your own science background. And I wouldn't want to contribute to the dissolution of the "Daddy knows everything" mystique.

 

[El Greco]

Much to my surprise (and delight) she looked at me and said "Dad, you're crazy. Really, how did we get here?".

Reading this I felt the need to hug and kiss her repeatedly as if she were my own child. I authorize you to do so on my behalf.

 

[GroundStrength]

Richard Dawkins. Start with "The Selfish Gene" and then proceed to "The Ancestor's Tale."

Thank you!

Then prepared to do a hell of a lot of reading yourself in order to answer her inevitable questions, because she sounds like a very intelligent woman and she may quickly outstrip your own science background.

One can only hope!

--GS

 

[GroundStrength]

Reading this I felt the need to hug and kiss her repeatedly as if she were my own child. I authorize you to do so on my behalf.

I will, and I have three more to go. I hope that they all respond in kind. I'm not sure what it say about me, buying into the whole talking serpent thing for so long.

Faith cometh by shutting off your brain!

--GS