If you're teaching your child that easily falsifiable things are true that's lying IMO.
We have enough people thinking the earth is flat. We need to work in reality if we are to make informed decisions. See the religious reaction to climate change.
I completely agree there. Same with stuff like Santa Claus. Like it can be fun, and it's expected that they'll realize it's fake before too long, but it still seems wrong. Like, they don't know what kinds of things are plausible in the world. It's your job as a parent to teach them that. Why teach them wrong on purpose?
No, I don't think it's ethical to lie to children.
If you believe it it's not a lie.
If you're teaching your child that easily falsifiable things are true that's lying IMO.
We have enough people thinking the earth is flat. We need to work in reality if we are to make informed decisions. See the religious reaction to climate change.
Mostly US religious leaders, i.e. conservative politicians and, let's be honest, baptists that are responsible for that.
Plenty of other religious leaders and groups around the world do not deny it and consider it a priority.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Islamic_Declaration_on_Global_Climate_Change
The Catholics had a similar message.
The reactionary elements in the groups you're talking about are based in US politics and are not inherent in religions.
I completely agree there. Same with stuff like Santa Claus. Like it can be fun, and it's expected that they'll realize it's fake before too long, but it still seems wrong. Like, they don't know what kinds of things are plausible in the world. It's your job as a parent to teach them that. Why teach them wrong on purpose?