@kynaston,
kynaston;68008 wrote:Do you know someone reasonably pleasant who does believe in the stuff? It would seem reasonable to say, 'Well, I don't believe in it at all, but Auntie Jane does, so why not ask her too, then make up your own mind?'
1 very good reason. Because the god-myth is a malevolent assault on the minds of children, even if "auntie Jane" has the best of intentions.
The very invention of "auntie Jane" is nothing more than a transparent appeal to the family unit structure in order to try and achieve a spreading of a toxic myth.
Since the god creatures does not exist, it is ridiculous to entertain the notion that a child should be 'taught' the beliefs of mentally-deranged god addict.
It is like saying : "Why not send her to a drug-dealer's house, so she can be "informed" about "both sides"? Why, I am sure the drug-dealer would have some very different beliefs, and the child can make up her own mind."
The fact is there is no legitimacy to the god-myth. To promote the god-myth to a presumably un-affected child who is doing alright without it, is pointless and may result in severe harm to the child.