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Ugh emotional drivel.

If this kid EVER watched Television she could have been exposed to the notion of god and heaven.

This kid have aunts, uncles, grandparents? Go to a nursery school?

Could have picked up ideas from anywhere.

And, uh, as for 'imagining heaven'? I used to imagine all kinds of things.

What's that old adage about kids and over-active imaginations?

Edit: and don't call her an 'atheist' child please.

A kid has no idea at age 4 what they're going to believe when they're old enough to decide. 

Well, my family is mostly christian but I became an atheist and now my family is starting to believe differently. Explain that.

A family from the south once thought burying money in the backyard was a good way to save cash, then one of the children started putting money in the bank and now most of the family have savings accounts. Explain that.

There were a couple of parents who were afraid of water had a child who took swimming lessons and then taught her parents to swim. Explain that.

 My dad hated tacos at one time then I found out I really loved tacos and got him to try them. Now he loves tacos. Explain that.

Oh please! You want to tell me an anecdotal argument from emotion is not condescending? Give me a break. One conversion either way(theist to atheist or atheist to theist) proves nothing. 

If you find the OP in this thread to be condescending, then I can see that, but you don't have to be the same way. You know two wrongs don't make a right.

But it does make things equal.... 

Being gay is COMPLETELY different than being taught a religion. 

People learn about god through other people.

As for people being talented, they were introduced to whatever that talent was and pursued it.  There was still in introduction.

And we're not being closed-minded. She's just a little girl and this in no way proves the existence of god. 

I'm sorry you feel sad, but sometimes people don't agree with other people.  It happens.  I don't think that is being mean to you at all.

How do I explain it?  I don't.  Ask a psychiatrist.  Do you think this represents proof of your god's existence?  It is not clear to me why you posted this.  What do you need explained?

I guess nothing explained really,but just thought...JFSAG!

From the sound of it ,most of you GIGGLED!

I can't PROVE that God does exsit,but so far(from my understanding),science can't disprove he doesn't.Science  is also theroies right?No one is alive today that can actually answer all questions(nobody knows cause no one saw things before).

Just for the record,I didn't come to this site to convert anyone(seems if I tried I wouldn't have a chance in **** anyways!) or start any wars-just mainly to learn about something iIhad no clue in!I'm still learnig,trying to absorb everything,so if I'm wrong just let me know.

I don't think I'll be posting here anymore(probally just reading  everything on here still!)-just doing my own DEEP THOUGHTS.This was truely an experience though-thanks to everyone whose shared and helped me a long the way!Blessings,Holley.

Well you have to remember that theists think just the opposite happens as well.

 One day you're walking down the street all fat, dumb, and happy with the jesus in your heart and BAM! Satan flies up your butt and takes over your life!

So I guess they're consistent in their delusions.

But having in-laws of my own, I'd look at the grandparents. They're sneaky.

4 year olds don't just spew this stuff out on their own. Children are little parrots at that age. I bet grandma and grandpa took this kid to Sunday school on the sly.

Same thing was posted at FTT. Here's one of the replies:

But a blind squirrel cannot make a watch.

He could find one already made, but that's it.

I'd be almost willing to bet that the kid was describing the vivid pictures she was seeing to someone with influence (teacher, grandparent, friend's parent, etc.) and that person said "Oh, that would be god!", and then proceeded to show her pictures. The kid has a lot of talent, but the pictures of Jesus are quite stereotypical. I'm sure that if she was an Indian child, the paintings would be of Hindu gods.

It's really kind of too bad, IMO. If she had been encouraged instead to stretch her imagination ever further, I'd bet she could come up with some truely unique and excellent work (perhaps surrealist) that would have potential to go quite far.  

How extreemly mundain to make such an ordinary claim that a spounge would soak up water.

CALL CNN! THIS SHOULD BE BREAKING NEWS! A KID BAUGHT A MYTH!

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This is about as amazing a child saying, "I found Allah". Where did you find him? Was he underneith the couch?

Holly you said a few times something to the effect of "what about the parents? Wouldn't they have already addressed that issue and explained it to her?"

Well it isn't that simple, I lot of atheist I have talked to say they don't plan on "teaching" their child atheism. I'm going to teach my child logic if I ever have one, but a parents position does not make the child automatically have the same.

In the video the voice over said the family was atheist and god wasn't talked about. If god wasn't talked about that makes me think the girl wasn't brought up to be anything. It also doesn't say anything about why/how her parents were atheist, I know some atheists don't look at any reason in their position. On her website her mother is described as an "atheistic stay-at-home Lithuanian homemaker" but doesn't really state her dad's position nor does it say how she "[brought] the family to God."

She's a false prophet!!!

John 1:18 "No man has seen God at any time."

Exodus 33:20 "Thou can't see my face: for there shall be no man see me and live."