This conversation took place today (this is a much shortened form) with eight year old son. He made his First Communion this year, and clearly took away a lot to think about from it.
Him - So, why did God make all the Greek gods like Zeus if he's the only God.
Me - Well, you have to think of it like a big jigsaw puzzle. At different times in history, people found bits of the jigsaw and thought they had the whole picture. But they all saw it differently. The Ancient Greeks saw God in a different way.
Him - But didn't they know what the picture was?
Me - No - the jigsaw puzzle hadn't got a picture on the box. So people put bits together, and got an idea of part of the picture.
Him - So what happened then?
Me - They all started fighting about it.
Him - That's really, really stupid.
Me - Yes. People are.
I've got an infant theologian here. My PP is convinced small son is a Jesuit in the making :)
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