"Yeah, I was disappointed and dismayed to learn Card is Mormon given how well he conveys the atheist experience and point of view. I considered boycotting the rest of the series, but was unable to stick to that, as I enjoy the books too much."
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"Many of the (hyper-intelligent) "battle school kids" in the future Earth books of the Ender and Bean series (Kicked off by Ender's Game) by Orson Scott Card, including Ender and Bean themselves, are atheist. Not a *major* plot point…"
"Thanks for the ideas and insights guys. My mom has not passed away yet, but it's down to a matter of days and my boys have returned home. Funny that you mentioned the Lion King / Circle of Life thing...at one point I was breaking down as I told…"
Moria Jackson commented on Greg's blog post 'Helping young kids through loss of a close grandparent'"Do you and your wife share the same lack of belief? How does she want to handle it? This sounds like something you guys will have to figure out together, but I like Keely's answer too."
Helping young kids through loss of a close grandparent
I do not believe in God -- any god. I strive to be a good atheist and person by setting an example of decency to all and service to my community. The whole "good without god" thing. In raising my 6 and 7 year old sons, I've always responded to the rare god/heaven/religion questions with as "That's what some people believe, but lots of people including me don't." That's been easy in the abstract, and I pride myself on not lying to or indoctrinating them with bogus beliefs I don't share. But my…See More
"I'm in SF Bay Area where my atheism is a total non-issue, so I've wondered how open I'd be about it if I lived in one of the more religious parts of America or the world where people are judged and ostracized for non-belief. The funny…"
"All that book learnin' might be personally satisfying, and prepare you to debate and proselytize, but as others have said, all it takes to be atheist one must just not believe in God. Read 'em if ya wanna, but don't judge fellow…"
Theology or mythology in practice?
"The non-difference between theology and mythology was the initial "crystallization" of my atheism in my early teens. To this day I refer to Christianity as "Christian mythology" because mythology is just "the study of a…"
"I do respect your right to express your opinions about whatever you want to -- I was just questioning why you'd share your opinion about raising children on a site called "Think Atheist" without connecting that opinion even…"
"1) What does this have to do with atheism?
2) As a parent I can't stand it when people without children wax poetic about how to raise/discipline children.
3) Sounds like you want to legislate the act of parenting down to specific examples and…"
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Helping young kids through loss of a close grandparent
Posted on January 19, 2011 at 7:08pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
I do not believe in God -- any god. I strive to be a good atheist and person by setting an example of decency to all and service to my community. The whole "good without god" thing.
In raising my 6 and 7 year old sons, I've always responded to the rare god/heaven/religion questions with as "That's what some people believe, but lots of people including me don't." That's been easy in the abstract, and I pride myself on not lying to or indoctrinating them with bogus…
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