DS's RE homework: "What do you think God looks like?"

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He is (of his own volition) a 'devout atheist' .

I must admit, I am a bit about the homework (and dislike this particular evangelical teacher...) but I nevertheless think he should do some waffle about children thinking of an old man with a long white beard in the clouds, and some people believing God is like the air, ro light all around us, blah, blah...

He says he wants to hand in a blank piece of paper with just the title....

There's a doodle book, one of the ones for the Juniors age range, that has 'what does God look like' as a question. DS1, Atheist, drew some atoms; ds2, vaguely Christian (Quaker interests) went a bit more complex.

Is all fine.

After the name for the molecule the Hadron Collider is after is sometimes referred to as the God Particle, no? I could draw some atoms forming the soul being sahred with all humanity (vaguely Hindu take on this), DH might draw a dollar, a mirror and a piccy of our family. It's not a great homework, but doable and ultiamtely if it gets the kids thinking well.......

After the name for the molecule the Hadron Collider is after is sometimes referred to as the God Particle, no
The Higgs Boson is (if it exists) an itsy bitsy subatomic particle, not a stonking great big molecule. Apparently physicists would rather call it "the champagne bottle boson"

If this teacher has issues such as Yalu describe whippet, I would be tempted to rattle off an email to the head when your on leaves, highlighting her unusual and odd attitudes. It's not her job to police prayer or belief. Just to teach world religions. We had a devout Christian RE teacher when I was at school, but he was intelligent and sensible enough to know that his views ought not be the basis of his teaching, unless the current faith under discussion was christianity when he would share some of his thoughts in general discussion.

Grimma I knw a molecdule was too big lmao but do you think I knew the word? nope. Mate's DH is a physicist but would have laughed if i'd asked.

Thank you.

PS he doesn't believe it exists.

Wow - he sounds like a bright boy. I'd be very proud. Sorry, haven't answered your question about what he should do though!

Depends if he wants to get a good grade or not. If he does then he could draw several gods on the page, christian, hindu, etc as many have said there is no single answer to this and this would show what the general public believe their 'god' looks like