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Originally Posted by atari 2600
I certainly would never make a point of lecturing my children that Santa isn't real, but if they ask me if Santa is real or not then I would tell them as much of the truth as they wanted to know.
I'll be letting them know The Garden Of Eden was an ancient Hebrew creation myth that became an annual dramatic play and then became the first book of the Old Testament, Genesis.
However, I will also let them know that myths have value as well.
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Clipping out your personal fight with someone else, you've pretty much summed up my thoughts as well.
I don't think participating in a myth is exactly "lying" either. I want my kids to learn about Santa and Jesus too for that matter. Obviously when they're 2-4 they aren't going to be able to exactly grasp the pagan root of the myths, but at some point they will be more curious about those things. I'll try to explain that every legend begins with a real person or event that did something worth retelling and remembering, and that over time society uses those stories to fill needs it has. I'll try to have fun with them first though, and keep it fun as mysteries unfold along the way.
What I want to avoid, that I went through, is them feeling like they have to pretend to believe in something just to keep me happy and believing they're innocent. All that's kind of a tall order, but it can't hurt to shoot for.