Thank you for your comprehensive account!

I know all the arguments that make the faith sound like the most reasonable thing in the world, why not teach them to my children even if I don't believe them myself? Well, I think that's the part that is bothering me. I don't like telling my kids to believe in something that I don't believe in my self.

Inauthentic. Almost lying. But you keep plenty of things from your kids on a regular basis — think sex, or taxes, or schooling/brainwashing — but depending on their age, it might not be time for those convos yet.

Christianity

Should you tell your children if you stop believing in God?

Scoresby

Thank you for your comprehensive account!

For this, I agree it feels disingenuous:
> I know all the arguments that make the faith sound like the most reasonable thing in the world, why not teach them to my children even if I don't believe them myself? Well, I think that's the part that is bothering me. I don't like telling my kids to believe in something that I don't believe in my self.

Inauthentic. Almost lying. But you keep plenty of things from your kids on a regular basis — think sex, or taxes, or schooling/brainwashing — but depending on their age, it might not be time for those convos yet.