Actually, i've thought of a decent way. Explaining the concept of "religion" to a five-year old in just a few words: "It's a kind of game."
I'm definitely not looking forward towards having to explain the concept of "religion" to my children.
"I have no need in a concept of God external to myself to give my life meaning. If you do, well, Godspeed, i guess?"
A debt-based economy cannot possibly be sustainable. No matter how much you may want it, you cannot keep borrowing money from the future indefinitely. Population growth WILL plateau. Natural resources WILL start running out. And then, the entire house of cards will come crashing. In a fight between you and the laws of nature, there is no question on the winner.
Asking what a social group thinks of a concept is unproductive. A social group is not a homogenous mass; It is comprised of individuals, who may have a wide range of varying and maybe even contradictory opinions. Some of them might even have more than one, or none at all.
"You gained a glimpse into the mind of another human being, a mind similar to your own, yet different. As such, not everything you see can be expected to make sense."
Inflation: A clever way to spend more money than you have maintaining an overgrown, cumbersome and inefficient government apparatus, run projects i do not approve, and write the debt off afterwards, all out of my pocket.
A thing is considered a thing, when it fits the definition for the thing. If i have to explain this, we will have trouble communicating.
"My god can kick your god's ass with seven of his arms and three of his legs tied!"
He, who develops a device that, upon receiving the voice command "F#*%- Did you SEE that?!" automatically uploads 30 seconds of preceding and following video footage to the traffic police FTP server, has every chance to become a millionaire.
"My muscles ache, i'm tired, i feel lonely and miserable." — "You? Someone so insightful and self-aware? How can you possibly feel lonely and miserable?!" — (defiantly) "Watch me."
"Doesn't it ever bother you, having such good memory?" — "No. It's forgetting things that does."
Something happened today, but i couldn't find a way to make a joke about it, so it didn't.
The argument to end all arguments: "It is below my dignity to participate in this argument."
Bumper sticker of the day: "My house may be on fire, but my favorite show is on TV."