RE: Evolution, the Bible, and the 3.5 Million Dollar Violin - my article
September 2, 2012 at 12:45 pm
I don't see where belief in a santa differs with the belief in god one iota.
The theist argument seems to be "you are equating god with an obviously made up character!".
To which I would have to answer in the affirmative and ask them what their point is.
The santa hypothosis has many elements that are similar to the god hypothosis.
1: He is omniscient (he knows when you are sleeping, knows when you're awake).
2: There is a reward/punish element to the belief system based on morals, (you'd better be good for goodness sake)
3: There are supernatural acts (traveling around the world with the aid of flying creatues)
4: You are indoctrinated into this belief by your parents, peers and media.
The only difference that I can see is that people grow out of the santa belief.
The theist argument seems to be "you are equating god with an obviously made up character!".
To which I would have to answer in the affirmative and ask them what their point is.
The santa hypothosis has many elements that are similar to the god hypothosis.
1: He is omniscient (he knows when you are sleeping, knows when you're awake).
2: There is a reward/punish element to the belief system based on morals, (you'd better be good for goodness sake)
3: There are supernatural acts (traveling around the world with the aid of flying creatues)
4: You are indoctrinated into this belief by your parents, peers and media.
The only difference that I can see is that people grow out of the santa belief.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
