Someone else's kid asks you if God is real...

[Arcadio]

what do you answer? (assuming you know that the kid's family is religious).

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

plead the fifth

 

[Platypus]

"ask your parents."

that's their problem, not yours.

 

[Rakehellion]

I tell them no.

 

[William Gaatjes]

I will say something mysterious and vague that will not conflict with the view of the parents, believers or not : "God is real if you want god to be...".

 

[Vdubchaos]

He is as real as Santa

 

[IronWing]

God is what you make it.

 

[SunnyD]

"I'm right here, aren't I?"

 

[AstroManLuca]

I would say "I don't know" because it's the truth.

 

[Jaepheth]

Depends on how you define "god" "real" and "is"

 

[IronWing]

Not anymore. Your grandfather shot god in the face.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Say no and tell the kid why. Either the kid gets an intelligent alternative viewpoint or his parents never let him talk to you again. It's win-win.

 

[KeithP]

what do you answer? (assuming you know that the kid's family is religious).

I tell them the truth.

-KeithP

 

[SandEagle]

guide him to the one true religion: Islam.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

He is an imaginary illusion meant to corrupt your mind.

 

[Kadarin]

"ask your parents."

that's their problem, not yours.

This. It's not a discussion I'd ever want to get involved in with a kid.

 

[OCGuy]

Finally that Joan Osborne CD in my car would come in handy.

 

[OCGuy]

"Yes, and if you ever mention to anyone what happened today, he will strike you down immediately!"

 

[purbeast0]

plead the fifth

i saw this last night on tv and you just reminded me of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko2bgDNZ9q4

 

[DaveSimmons]

"I know not, and knowing I know not is half the battle! Yo Joe!"

 

[Arcadio]

I usually reply with "ask your parents", but sometimes I just redirect their attention to the topic of discussion (usually a science or math topic).

I've been asked if these are real:

-Ghosts (I answer "I don't know")
-Mermaids (I answer "No". It seems every kid believes in mermaids now, thanks to pseudo-documentaries)
-Santa (I answer "Ask your parents")
-The North Pole (I answer "Of course!", but then I show them what it looks like)
-Aliens (I answer "Nobody knows")
-Fairies (I answer "No")
-Unicorns (I answer "No")
-The Illuminati (I answer "What?" (what are kids watching on the internet?))

 

[OCGuy]

Mermaids are real jerk

 

[CrackRabbit]

"Yes, and I am he."

 

[SandEagle]

I usually reply with "ask your parents", but sometimes I just redirect their attention to the topic of discussion (usually a science or math topic).

I've been asked if these are real:

-Ghosts (I answer "I don't know")
-Mermaids (I answer "No". It seems every kid believes in mermaids now, thanks to pseudo-documentaries)
-Santa (I answer "Ask your parents")
-The North Pole (I answer "Of course!", but then I show them what it looks like)
-Aliens (I answer "Nobody knows")
-Fairies (I answer "No")
-Unicorns (I answer "No")
-The Illuminati (I answer "What?" (what are kids watching on the internet?))

are you tutoring special ed kids? how old is they?

 

[Arcadio]

are you tutoring special ed kids? how old is they?

The ones who ask about unicorns, Santa, and fairies are in elementary school. The older kids ask about aliens, mermaids, ghosts, God, etc.