(September 8, 2015 at 3:43 pm)Losty Wrote: People lie all the time. Lying in itself isn't immoral, even people who say it is don't really believe that. Everyone lies and sometimes we lie for reasons that we think are justified or not really a big deal, in those cases many people have a really hard time calling their lie a lie. It makes them uncomfortable. People are silly, they like to insist that lying is always wrong and then when they lie for reasons they believe are justified they say it's not a lie. It's not because they're trying to cover their guilt, people just tend to have issues with the word lie.
This. Sometimes, it may actually be immoral not to lie. The Nazi soldiers example is a classical one.
But going back to Santa, some kids are going to be upset when they find out Santa isn't true, but some kids are also going to be distraught when they find out that other imaginary friends aren't real as well, that they won't live forever, and that they can't drink from a baby milk bottle anymore.
To me, it's how you handle these challenges as a parent that matters more.
