tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post4166925010018633428..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: "Opinion-y facts"Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-28779527091984752772018-04-12T13:42:37.192-05:002018-04-12T13:42:37.192-05:00Does it really "work" to believe in Sant...Does it really "work" to believe in Santa? Didn't you continue to receive presents after you stopped believing? Is believing in Santa analogous to believing in God?<br />- Believing in Santa is more of a cultural and societal "must do" than something I ever associated with religion. If I were to tell my son Santa is'nt real, he would be different from his friends who do. And if he told his friends what I had said it would cause a serious fracture in his friendship with them. So telling people about Santa is more for the risk of what could happen if I ever told the truth. So in some ways yes, it is like religion, especially the way religion was handled in the past. Brendan McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08836839935580098398noreply@blogger.com