What do you think about children being taught the difference between dogma and reality?

Desiree: What do you think about children being taught the difference between dogma and reality?
To rational adults (not religious people), the difference between dogma and reality is quite obvious. But to children who still believe in Santa, God and the Tooth Fairy, the difference between dogma and reality is not easy to determine. Children rely on adults to teach them about reality but if adults are teaching children about Santa, God and the Tooth Fairy, then this can’t be doing them any good, right?

Answers and Views:

Answer by No Chance Without Jesus
You would first have to know what reality is.

Answer by Bride of Squidward
Children do not understand concepts such as “dogma” and “reality”

Answer by TattoomomKC
Do you know the definition of dogma Desiree? It seems you don’t have a clue.

Answer by Tails Turrosaki
For me, I will not tell my future child (if I have one) such lies like Santa, the Easter bunny, the Tooth Fairy, etc. There are better ways to discipline your child.
But for religion, I will just teach my child rationality and science and let them decide for themselves.

Answer by svnthdysthsbbth
Joh 8:31,32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And “ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Answer by Dusty_Flow
You are so much better than us uneducated religious people aren’t you?

I’m glad you feel that way.

Answer by Sojourner
Because there is so much difference in opinion concerning both, I feel it is the parents responsibility.

Answer by shane
yeah, i was never told anything like that…i was raised as bahai, for the most part, they take all the spiritual truths from all religons….the golden rule ya kno

Answer by Wobbuffet
I’d say their parents shouldn’t lie to them and say that a fat man with white beard and red clothes gave the presents to them…

Answer by Derek
lying to children is never good.

Answer by Alexis
I agree completely.

Answer by The Voice Of Moderation
it didnt do me any harm. actually, when my parents told me there was no santa, i had already figured it out by myself. but it did stimulate my imagination and it made me unbelievably happy each time i saw those presents under the tree. my parents tried to teach me about god, as well, and i dont believe in him/her/it either. granted, they didnt really try to force me to believe as they believe, but i also think most people are just like my family, where children arent forced into anything. my parents have always supported my own decisions and often joke about how my grandmother is very spiritual (she still doesnt know i dont really believe) and i’m a unbelieving heathen. its all a question of environment, as everything in life is.

Answer by Western Walls Will Never Fall
Reality is only an individuals belief, details are mere opinion.

Answer by Drakestone
The question has no meaning while non-rational people are still part of the decision process about what are children are taught. There are still school districts that refuse to teach Evolution, because it is only a theory, and want pray as part of the school day.

Answer by Dear Dogma
A dogma is a reality.

It is a core belief or principle retained by an individual, and like it or not everyone has them.

Some people just have them written down is all.

Answer by Meister9
I don’t necessary believe dogma is not reality. This is a bit like leading the witness.
Pretending is an important part of childhood. It marks the difference between creative adults and boring drones. Are you talking about censureship? Should we remove all the non fiction books and only discuss lofty topics like politics and science?
. We didn’t lie about Santa or the Easter Bunny. We did make up a car snake who lived in the car and ate French Fries and who could never leave the car because he was banished there for bad behavior,This was before dvd players in the van and a way to pass the time on long trips.
As long as you are clear about what is pretense and what you believe to be true., I see no lasting trauma in my offspring.
Kids grow into adults who make their own decisions .

Answer by Jesus Chrysler
That’s a good point. It’s cute and fun and all that, but it’s probably not a great idea to condition children to believe in fictional beings starting with Santa and the Easter Bunny and culminating with God and Jesus.

Answer by lobo
gods first son is man at sunday god rest who names himsel lord god to command all born next as if he is that..thus god rest says let son do false to learn from and son made gods way is evil father as son same. be as guide son from love as share sons dreams god send..just try reverse as god has first son that does same sure step back in as god still not yet.