SillyString Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Hopefully she'll keep asking questions. She's way ahead of her Dad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnJoshua Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Joshua... ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♦ nivek ♦ Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 + 100000000000000000000000000000000000000 !!!!! kL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♦ nivek ♦ Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 + 100000000000000000000000000000000000000 !!!!! kL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Margee Posted July 18, 2011 Moderator Share Posted July 18, 2011 Very smart kid! I think that could have been me as a child!! I ALWAYS asked way tooooooo many questions...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chosendarkness Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Christianity is so backwards even a child can understand that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noumena Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I agree that what this little girl is saying is rather insightful, but I don't think she is uniquely smart. I think we only see her as being uniquely smart because, for the most part, we ignore the things that children say. Much more often than we recognize, children are capable of grasping and expressing rather complex and rational concepts. The only reason a little girl like this stands out is because so many adults have become so accustomed to silencing their children or expressing concepts to them in dumbed down and incoherent ways, we tend to assume that children have simple minds. I don't think this is the case at all. What we should be celebrating is a set of parents who obviously encouraged their daughter to express herself by speaking to her as a coherent and rational being. The intelligence of children will blossom if allowed. It is only by stifling children that we get the often sad products of later adulthood. I know I was silenced unfairly.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overcame Faith Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I agree that what this little girl is saying is rather insightful, but I don't think she is uniquely smart. I think we only see her as being uniquely smart because, for the most part, we ignore the things that children say. Much more often than we recognize, children are capable of grasping and expressing rather complex and rational concepts. The only reason a little girl like this stands out is because so many adults have become so accustomed to silencing their children or expressing concepts to them in dumbed down and incoherent ways, we tend to assume that children have simple minds. I don't think this is the case at all. What we should be celebrating is a set of parents who obviously encouraged their daughter to express herself by speaking to her as a coherent and rational being. The intelligence of children will blossom if allowed. It is only by stifling children that we get the often sad products of later adulthood. I know I was silenced unfairly.... I had similar thoughts, too. The little girl is not necessarily uniquely smart, but somehow she was able to read a simple passage in a book written for children and ask a profound question. She used logical thinking to see the contradiction in the issue of "god" learning about himself. But I don't give the father too much credit here. As soon as I heard the child ask her question, I knew the answer from a Christian perspective, and true to form, that was what her father told her. What I see in the video is a child's inquisitive mind being slowly transformed by pat answers with the hope and desire to transform her questioning mind into an accepting one. It's a great video to show that in action and to explain just how early the Christian indoctrination begins and in what subtle forms it takes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistorySkptc Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 As soon as I heard the child ask her question, I knew the answer from a Christian perspective, and true to form, that was what her father told her. What I see in the video is a child's inquisitive mind being slowly transformed by pat answers with the hope and desire to transform her questioning mind into an accepting one. Exactly. The parents will do this every day she asks a question until she learns either (1) to stop asking difficult questions of her parents, or (2) to not ask difficult questions of anyone, including herself, because some things are a 'mystery'. Hopefully it will be (1), or very improbably a (3rd) option: her questions will needle her parents into doubting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyString Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 I agree that children are VERY smart. My daughter, like this little girl, also has a very inquisitive mind and asks lots of questions. I always try to answer her truthfully and encourage her to always ask questions. OF made a good point about the Father's response to this little girl's question. Nature vs. nurture comes to mind. Children want to please their parents, so her future questioning will depend a lot on her parent's reactions to her curiosity about things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyString Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 I agree that children are VERY smart. My daughter, like this little girl, also has a very inquisitive mind and asks lots of questions. Most children do. I always try to answer her truthfully and encourage her to always ask questions. OF made a good point about the Father's response to this little girl's question. Nature vs. nurture comes to mind. Children want to please their parents, so her future questioning will depend a lot on her parent's reactions to her curiosity about things. Oops. Tried to edit my reply and just quoted myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noumena Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Yeah, good point OF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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