Why I Raise My Children Without God

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82. Beautiful!

That's the way we do it. That's the way it should be. My kids have asked a lot of questions too, but have never had too many questions about heaven etc. They (we) have read a lot of religious myth stories but none were made more important than another. They have asked about life and death and we just tell them the facts... no mythical stories, and they have always been fine with it. They seem to have picked up the idea that humans have many stories that are mystical and artistic but science is science, math is math. When they have asked questions, my usual answer is a question, "What do you think?" They put together their own ideas and then I say, "Well, this is what I think..." They have no fear of death or monsters or the unknown. They have been brought up to be curious, and the unknown is a wonderment and and exciting task to solve. No more no less.