RE: God, Santa, and The Tooth Fairy
December 7, 2021 at 3:12 pm
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2021 at 3:13 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(December 7, 2021 at 9:46 am)Ahriman Wrote: There must be a reason why belief in God (or gods) persists throughout so many people's lifetimes, yet belief in Santa/Tooth Fairy etc. ends early in life.
Yeah, we finally let kids in on the joke with santa and fairies. No so much with gods. Imagine if your parents let you continue to believe in a literal santa well into your 40's...and you made consequential political decisions that impacted other people on the basis of the beliefs you held about santa as an adult. Imagine if no american could ever be president without very publicly praising santa.
Now you know exactly what theism looks like from the outside.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
