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Christmas ecard: Santa makes all us comfortable with being lied to by authority figures. He teaches us that gullibility is more likely to be rewarded than skepticism. — About This Card
Long-standing argument with my 6-year-old; she thinks Santa is real and I disagree. She thinks I’m needlessly skeptical. Interestingly, at this point I haven’t bought a single Christmas present this year. I mean, there’s still time for me to win this argument.

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Published on 11 Dec 2008

the santa claus myth

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the santa claus myth

Long-standing argument with my 6-year-old; she thinks Santa is real and I disagree. She thinks I'm needlessly skeptical. Interestingly, at this point I haven't bought a single Christmas present this year. I mean, there's still time for me to win this argument.

tags:skepticism, santa, gullible, lies

Santa makes all us comfortable with being lied to by authority figures. He teaches us that gullibility is more likely to be rewarded than skepticism.

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