Yeah I tried to be honest with my kid but tried to do it in a way that wouldn't give the message that I'd be disappointed in him if he explored that kind of thing.
I'd say I am generally a naturalist and that while some people believe god/gods exist the things that we used to attribute to god or the supernatural over time have been explained by natural phenomenon. Over time what's attributed to god/supernatural has drastically shrunk, so there's no reason to believe what some people currently think of god is accurate.
Is there a watchmaker type god that set the original conditions of universe? Maybe. Does believing in such a god make any difference in my life. Not in the slightest.
Is there a personal god helping me find a parking space and otherwise helping/influenicing/controlling my life? Not by any kind of honest evaluation I can bring to bear.
But, like all beliefs should be, my beliefs around it are provisional and subject to change with new evidence.
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