Today we touched on the tricky topic of religion. I went with the Christian genesis story…<\/p>\n
Ro <his ear on my chest>: I can hear your heart!<\/p>\n
me: yes, it’s pounding.<\/p>\n
Ro: do fish have hearts?<\/p>\n
me: yes, every animal has a heart. <vast simplification :)><\/p>\n
Ro: who made the hearts?<\/p>\n
me <after a pause>: God did. He’s the creator! <crinch><\/p>\n
Ro: God!?<\/p>\n
me: yes, God created all living beings – all animals and all plants…<\/p>\n
Ro: All!?<\/p>\n
me: yes<\/p>\n
Ro: even me?<\/p>\n
me: yes, even you – and me!<\/p>\n
Ro: he made grass?<\/p>\n
me: yes, he made the grass.<\/p>\n
Ro: he was here one day?<\/p>\n
me: yes, he *is* here.<\/p>\n
Ro <shocked and in disbelief>: Here?<\/p>\n
me: yes.<\/p>\n
Ro<turning around>: where *is* he?<\/p>\n
me: we can’t see him.<\/p>\n
Ro: is he made of glass?<\/p>\n
<genious!><\/p>\n
me: no, he’s not made of glass. God is in everything he created.<\/p>\n
Ro<confused, long pause>: is he a man?<\/p>\n
me: nope!<\/p>\n
Ro: is he made of gold?<\/p>\n
me<the bible has clearly something to say about that>: No, he’s *not* made of gold! And we’re not making things of gold that would look like him either!<\/p>\n
Ro <again>: he came here?<\/p>\n
me: yes, and he *is* here. Don’t worry he loves you!<\/p>\n
Ro: I didn’t see him.<\/p>\n
me: but you can hear my heart, don’t you? He made it beat.<\/p>\n
Ro <with his head on my chest again>: ahh, yes I hear it. <pounding on my chest with a big smile>: Hi, God!<\/p>\n
<after some more listening to my heart he looks around in the room>:<\/p>\n
Ro: did he make the door?<\/p>\n
me: no, men made door. But he made the sky. And the earth. And “everything living under the sky”. <proud of the quote><\/p>\n
Ro: did he go up in the sky with a balloon when he made it?<\/p>\n
me: God didn’t need a balloon to make the sky. He just made it. He can go places by thinking.<\/p>\n
Ro: did he come down after?<\/p>\n
me: yes, he came back after he made the sky and made all the animals and plants<\/p>\n
Ro: that’s a lot!<\/p>\n
me: yep!<\/p>\n
Ro: he must be tired.<\/p>\n
me: yes, he was very tired after he made all the animals. So he took a break on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Ro: he didn’t make anything on Sunday?<\/p>\n
me: nope. he just slept.<\/p>\n
Ro: I’m hungry!<\/p>\n
…. THE END.<\/p>\n
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Today we touched on the tricky topic of religion. I went with the Christian genesis story… Ro <his ear on my chest>: I can hear your heart! me: yes, it’s pounding. Ro: do fish have hearts? me: yes, every animal has a heart. <vast simplification :)> Ro: who made the hearts? me <after a pause>: … Continue reading Baby Logic #44 – God<\/span>