Passion of the Clause, anyone?
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
How can we make adults believe in Santa?
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Passion of the Clause, anyone?
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
1) Tell children Santa is a fact, and verbally/physically beat them if they ever question the fact.
2) Never tell them that actually it is unsupported nonsense. 3) Surround them with people who all think Santa is real, and who are all mentally broken down so that they police each other at the slightest hint of Santa not being real. That should do the trick. Feel free to send me a private message.
Please visit my website here! It's got lots of information about atheism/theism and support for new atheists. Index of useful threads and discussions Index of my best videos Quickstart guide to the forum (March 20, 2015 at 8:14 pm)c172 Wrote: Don't believe and your fruitcake will get moldy.Don't believe and you get a fruitcake.
You make people miserable and there's nothing they can do about it, just like god.
-- Homer Simpson God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion. -- Superintendent Chalmers Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things. -- Ned Flanders Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral. -- The Rev Lovejoy (March 20, 2015 at 7:40 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: I've been wondering why Santa belief disappears but religious belief doesn't. What would we need to do to turn Santa belief into a religion that could compete with Christianity, Islam, etc.? I believe in certain parts of the world santa has a helper who beats bad children. Maybe that can be expanded on. You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis. RE: How can we make adults believe in Santa?
March 21, 2015 at 5:24 am
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2015 at 5:27 am by I_am_not_mafia.)
Easy.
(March 20, 2015 at 7:40 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: I've been wondering why Santa belief disappears but religious belief doesn't. What would we need to do to turn Santa belief into a religion that could compete with Christianity, Islam, etc.? Claim that they only act like they disbelieve in Santa because they're "going through a phase", and that they're just rebelling against the obvious truth. Claus be praised. (March 21, 2015 at 4:54 am)downbeatplumb Wrote:(March 20, 2015 at 7:40 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: I've been wondering why Santa belief disappears but religious belief doesn't. What would we need to do to turn Santa belief into a religion that could compete with Christianity, Islam, etc.? Yes, the religion needs an anti Santa to explain all the bad things that happen RE: How can we make adults believe in Santa?
March 21, 2015 at 11:20 am
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2015 at 11:20 am by watchamadoodle.)
(March 21, 2015 at 9:14 am)Nope Wrote:Here he is - ready made for the Santa religion - Krampus(March 21, 2015 at 4:54 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: I believe in certain parts of the world santa has a helper who beats bad children. Quote:In German-speaking Alpine folklore, Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure. According to traditional narratives around the figure, Krampus punishes children during the Christmas season who had misbehaved, in contrast with Saint Nicholas, who rewards well-behaved ones with gifts.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus There are also other companions for Santa such as Belsnickel, Black Pete, and Knecht Ruprecht. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companions_...t_Nicholas Here is Krampus: RE: How can we make adults believe in Santa?
March 21, 2015 at 11:30 am
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2015 at 11:32 am by Nope.)
We also need a way to make the followers of Santa feel superior to those who don't believe in a chubby, gift giving god.
The creation of a few more holidays to get people out of work and school might help also. We can just steal other culture's holidays and twist them to be a celebration of Santa.
Maybe some public executions of asantists.
Feel free to send me a private message.
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