Telling your kids about Santa

Santa is like another version of god, for children

santa iz the real deal.

Not really digging the whole "Look what I got from Santa!!!" thing.

Santa is like another version of god, for children

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When I was a kid, my parents told me about the Tooth Fairy, Santa and God. I believed them on all three because why would they lie? Then I found out about the tooth fairy, but that didn't shake my belief in the other two. But then I found out about Santa, and that was big for me and I decided to be smart and stop believing in God to stay ahead of the curve. I am a proud atheist and will never believe in a religion unless there is explicit undeniable proof put in my face. Moral of the story: If you want kids to believe in religion (which no offense but it can seem farfetched when you are told about as a kid) then don't make up farfetched lies about other things. If You want them to be atheist, then string them along and watch as a part of them dies when they find out the truth. starmetroid

[QUOTE="starmetroid"]When I was a kid, my parents told me about the Tooth Fairy, Santa and God. I believed them on all three because why would they lie? Then I found out about the tooth fairy, but that didn't shake my belief in the other two. But then I found out about Santa, and that was big for me and I decided to be smart and stop believing in God to stay ahead of the curve. I am a proud atheist and will never believe in a religion unless there is explicit undeniable proof put in my face. Moral of the story: If you want kids to believe in religion (which no offense but it can seem farfetched when you are told about as a kid) then don't make up farfetched lies about other things. If You want them to be atheist, then string them along and watch as a part of them dies when they find out the truth. LexLas

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With that being said what does that have to do with starmetroids post? He was merely saying that realizing that your parents have been lying to you about, say, The Easter Bunny and Santa Clause, why wouldn't they being lying about "God" also. No reason to be offended over some-one else's religious beliefs.

Well said starmetroid, well said.

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Santa is like another version of god, for children

jimmyjammer69

the Abrahamic 'god', sure

in any event, i meant the parallels between the two are quite similiar

they both are a fatherly figure type deal

they both know who's naughty or nice

they both reward you if you're good

they both forget about if you're bad

they both want/would like something in return; one wants milk and cookies the other wants obediance/prayer

and more, but whether it was intentional or not for saint nicholas to have these similiar attributes is beyond me, just something i noticed

I will tell them i am Santa. How else can i instill wonder and awe.

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Santa is like another version of god, for children

_R34LiTY_

the Abrahamic 'god', sure

in any event, i meant the parallels between the two are quite similiar

they both are a fatherly figure type deal

they both know who's naughty or nice

they both reward you if you're good

they both forget about if you're bad

they both want/would like something in return; one wants milk and cookies the other wants obediance/prayer

and more, but whether it was intentional or not for saint nicholas to have these similiar attributes is beyond me, just something i noticed

Heh, I guess I like Santa as a mocking tribute to religion. Maybe there is something in that whole Santa/Satan anagram thing - maybe God really is the anti-Santa. :shock:

jimmyjammer69

Dude I read this and totally realized Santa=Satan just swap a few letters around. Whats a better way to mock religion than to have children look to a mystical figure to deliver them gifts (of joy) on a religion's most celebrated night and name them Satan?

Seriously, let's read into it a little. Christmas is christianities' most widely celebrated holiday, in which "God", supposedly, gave man the ultimate gift in the form of his son, Jesus Christ. A couple hundred years later someone comes up with the idea of a Mystiacal figure that delivers gifts to the children of the world, on the night of said "saviors" birth and is named Santa (Satan). Come on do the math...

Sorry if this has offended you in any way, no offense was intended.

Dude I read this and totally realized Santa=Satan just swap a few letters around. Whats a better way to mock religion than to have children look to a mystical figure to deliver them gifts (of joy) on a religion's most celebrated night and name them Satan?

Seriously, let's read into it a little. Christmas is christianities' most widely celebrated holiday, in which "God", supposedly, gave man the ultimate gift in the form of his son, Jesus Christ. A couple hundred years later someone comes up with the idea of a Mystiacal figure that delivers gifts to the children of the world, on the night of said "saviors" birth and is named Santa (Satan). Come on do the math...

Sorry if this has offended you in any way, no offense was intended.

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[QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"]

Heh, I guess I like Santa as a mocking tribute to religion. Maybe there is something in that whole Santa/Satan anagram thing - maybe God really is the anti-Santa. :shock:

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Dude I read this and totally realized Santa=Satan just swap a few letters around. Whats a better way to mock religion than to have children look to a mystical figure to deliver them gifts (of joy) on a religion's most celebrated night and name them Satan?

Seriously, let's read into it a little. Christmas is christianities' most widely celebrated holiday, in which "God", supposedly, gave man the ultimate gift in the form of his son, Jesus Christ. A couple hundred years later someone comes up with the idea of a Mystiacal figure that delivers gifts to the children of the world, on the night of said "saviors" birth and is named Santa (Satan). Come on do the math...

Sorry if this has offended you in any way, no offense was intended.

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Dude I read this and totally realized Santa=Satan just swap a few letters around. Whats a better way to mock religion than to have children look to a mystical figure to deliver them gifts (of joy) on a religion's most celebrated night and name them Satan?

Seriously, let's read into it a little. Christmas is christianities' most widely celebrated holiday, in which "God", supposedly, gave man the ultimate gift in the form of his son, Jesus Christ. A couple hundred years later someone comes up with the idea of a Mystiacal figure that delivers gifts to the children of the world, on the night of said "saviors" birth and is named Santa (Satan). Come on do the math...

Sorry if this has offended you in any way, no offense was intended.

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[QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"]

Heh, I guess I like Santa as a mocking tribute to religion. Maybe there is something in that whole Santa/Satan anagram thing - maybe God really is the anti-Santa. :shock:

jimmyjammer69

Dude I read this and totally realized Santa=Satan just swap a few letters around. Whats a better way to mock religion than to have children look to a mystical figure to deliver them gifts (of joy) on a religion's most celebrated night and name them Satan?

Seriously, let's read into it a little. Christmas is christianities' most widely celebrated holiday, in which "God", supposedly, gave man the ultimate gift in the form of his son, Jesus Christ. A couple hundred years later someone comes up with the idea of a Mystiacal figure that delivers gifts to the children of the world, on the night of said "saviors" birth and is named Santa (Satan). Come on do the math...

Sorry if this has offended you in any way, no offense was intended.

It's evident that you got where I was going with that.