But that could be a dilemma for parents who don't believe in God or religion, yet who want their children to be well adjusted. What should they do?
Komisar's advice: lie to them.
It's a pragmatic solution. If you think there's no God, no life after death, no cosmic purpose, no meaning, nothing more than the material universe--don't tell your kids! Lie to them, tell them God loves them so as to increase the odds that they will be happy.
But wait, there's something better. Instead . . you could take the big questions of life seriously, and investigate God for yourself rather than simply swallow secular conventional wisdom. Possibly you have missed something. How great would it be to find out that the truth is also just what your family needs.
Here's a suggestion to get started. Go to Reasons to Believe. Astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross started this organization to show evidence from science that the omnipotent, personal God of the Bible does exist. Nobody's asking you to believe without reasons.
(cont'd tomorrow)
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