RE: Santa, The Tooth Fairy and the Fantabulous Fabularium of Innocent Myths
October 20, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Santa is a less harmful myth because people eventually tell their kids he isn't real while the god myth is perpetuated until we die.
The question then becomes whether perpetuating the naive wonderment of being a child or preparing them for the reality of adulthood at an early age is better. Personally, I can see pros and cons both ways.
(I was always skeptical of Santa because the elves were supposed to be making the toys at the north pole but he always brought brand name merchandise. Wtf Santa?)
The question then becomes whether perpetuating the naive wonderment of being a child or preparing them for the reality of adulthood at an early age is better. Personally, I can see pros and cons both ways.
(I was always skeptical of Santa because the elves were supposed to be making the toys at the north pole but he always brought brand name merchandise. Wtf Santa?)
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
