**Okay /pol/. It's not that big of a deal for me really. My wife is Christian and I'm obviously atheist. I just want to educate my son and let him make his own decisions in life. With that being said, I could use some talking points. I know why I don't believe, and the things that irritate me, but I want to be able to give my son a 20-30 minute talk on the subject though.
So far this is what I'm going to go with:
1. When you were younger, you believed in things like the tooth fairy, Santa, and the Easter Bunny. When you got older, trusted adults explained to you why these magical creatures did not exist. You accepted that. As it stands, there are millions of people who believe in an entity called "God." Why do you believe he exists, yet Santa is fake? Could Santa not be real then?
2. You have had a rough couple of months, and church's excel at creating an environment that make emotional people feel good. There is nothing wrong with feeling good, but religion can, and does, exploit that. When they talk to you, try to keep in mind that they may have ulterior motives, with what they say.
3. I will explain an experience I had with a preacher, who said my belief an evolution was ridiculous, yet I should accept his belief in an invisible being. This is a preacher that pulled up in front of my house, while I was working in my driveway. Religion is pushy, and if you don't believe exactly what they believe and how they believe it, then you are cast out.
4. I will explain to him how the church is anti science and I was thinking of making him watch the Ken Ham debate with Bill Nye.**
