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Why the God / Santa Claus analogy is stupid

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Why the God / Santa Claus analogy is stupid
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RE: Why the God / Santa Claus analogy is stupid
March 5, 2026 at 1:26 pm
(March 5, 2026 at 12:05 am)FreethinkingSceptic Wrote: Some atheists claim that believing in a God is the equivalent of believing in Santa Claus, but this analogy is full of holes.

Seems like comparing believing in God to believing in Vishnu makes the same point that comparing believing in God to believing in Santa Claus does. Does that comparison have the same holes?
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RE: Why the God / Santa Claus analogy is stupid - by Mister Agenda - March 5, 2026 at 1:26 pm

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