I need to explain evolution to a six year-old. (God)

[Nanda]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

Pictures are better than words. I'd imagine there are probably some good childrens books out there that teach simple evolution.

Yeah, that sounds like the best course of action. I'll have to order them from Amazon, though, because they don't carry books on evolution for children at any of my local bookstores (and yet there's a whole shelf full of bible stories for children. That's fair.)

[Don Penguinoini]

Well, id use the MONKEY! People came from a little germ(cells, germs, same thing) then they got bigger and different, and this is what we are now! It would be too complex for me!

[Sola'lor]

Originally Posted by mball1297

Well, I'm not a good example, considering I have actually lost my mind.

Well that makes two of us.

[Don Penguinoini]

Originally Posted by Nanda

(and yet there's a whole shelf full of bible stories for children. That's fair.)

Im sure they arejust spreading the lurvvv

[mball1297]

Originally Posted by Nanda

First I'd have to explain what the heck a "cell" is, which may prove just as difficult.

Well, yes, but you could describe it as a tiny piece of life, or something.

[Nanda]

Originally Posted by Don Penguinoini

Im sure they arejust spreading the lurvvv

But they're not spreading the love; there weren't any books about evolution.

[Nanda]

Originally Posted by mball1297

Well, yes, but you could describe it as a tiny piece of life, or something.

Little tiny people bits.

[Alex_G]

Originally Posted by Nanda

Any suggestions? Yesterday my son asked "Where did the first people come from?" and I found out that it's somewhat difficult to explain evolution to a small child without sounding like you've lost your mind.

Maybe compare it to somthing familiar, such as advancing through school. Initiall in the lower class, learning things from teacher x, and then as time goes by and you get better, you move up through the classes, meeting new chalenges to overcome etc.

not massivly accurate, but may work as a initial description.
Just a thought

oh yeah, pictures are paramount

[mball1297]

Originally Posted by Nanda

Little tiny people bits.

Yeah, you know, my bits and pieces, baby, yeah!