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Against the Santa Claus Lie
In Scott C. Lowe (ed.), Christmas: Philosophy For Everyone. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 137–150 (2010)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Reason 1: It's a Lie, and Lying is Wrong Reason 2: Santa Doesn't Have Your Best Interests in Mind Reason 3: The Damage to Credulity Having Faith in Santa Cut It Out, Wrap It Up.Author's Profile
the morality of Christmas against the Santa Claus Lie ‐ The Truth We Should Tell Our Children “death” of St. Nicholas, people believed ‐ St. Nicholas visited small rewards on the faithful on his death anniversary Why do we tell the Santa Claus lie ‐ kids asking for the truth, and adults' flat‐out lie, “Yes, there is a Santa Claus” Clement Moore, borrowing from Pelznichol tradition ‐ “'Twas the Night Before Christmas” caught on as a fad, spending Christmas tricking children ‐ into believing “St. Nick” would deliver presents on Christmas Eve It's a Lie, and Lying is Wrong ‐ parents defending the lie, saying “Santa is real he's my husband” Santa Claus lie, fun for children ‐ awe and excitement during Christmas season Santa Claus lie, hindering a child's moral development belief in Santa, encouraging faith in children ‐ a skill most parents want their child to have
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