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Comment author: Coscott 25 September 2013 01:31:55AM 1 point [-]

Yes, they will treat supernatural claims as reasonable, and expect you (and your kids) to treat them that way as well, at least in public, and condemn you (and your kids) for being rude if you (they) don't.

I actually do not think that is true. They will treat supernatural claims as reasonable, but would not condemn me for not treating them as reasonable. They might condemn me for being avoidably rude, but I don't even know about that.

We actually plan on homeschooling, but that is not for the purpose of keeping kids out of an insane environment as much as trying to teach them actually important stuff.

I do, however, agree with your advice.

Comment author: Prismattic 25 September 2013 03:11:00AM 1 point [-]

If your elementary-schooler goes around insistently informing the other little kids that Santa isn't real, you will likely be getting an unhappy phone call from the school, never mind the religious bits that the adults actually believe.

Comment author: Coscott 25 September 2013 03:28:00AM 2 points [-]

Good thing we are homeschooling then!

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