(September 7, 2015 at 9:54 pm)Losty Wrote:(September 7, 2015 at 9:48 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: That is pure bullshit. Children like the holiday just fine without the nonsensical beliefs attached. What you are saying is just the rationalization that the goddamned liars like to give for their goddamned lies. People like tricking children, as it makes them feel superior. It does not benefit the children at all.
I'm not sure if you're just venting frustrations because you were traumatized when you found out that Santa isn't real. But.....I see this post and it seems like an extreme overreaction. I do not believe that parents who tell their kids Santa is real are these malevolent people tricking their kids on some disgusting power trip. Actually, I find the notion laughably ridiculous. People remember enjoying Santa Claus and they want their children to have those same good memories. Is it necessary? No, but it's also not harmful.
You obviously have not been paying attention to my posts in this thread, as the very first one deals with your false assumption. My parents did not lie to me about Santa. When I went to school, I found (of course) that many classmates in kindergarten believed in Santa. Of course, they did not want to hear the truth, so I learned to keep my mouth shut about it. However, I did observe my classmates over time, and, eventually, they learned the truth elsewhere. Some of them seemed to take it in stride. But many of them cried their eyes out during recess. That was pain and suffering that was completely unnecessary that was inflicted on them by their parents. I guess you think that is fine for parents to do to their children. I don't. It would be different if it served a useful purpose, but this lie does not. One enjoys presents and food without Santa. From a child's perspective, a good present is a good present no matter who gives it to one.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
