[atari 2600]

Originally Posted by me

I certainly would never make a point of lecturing my children that Santa isn't real, but if they ask me if Santa is real or not then I would tell them as much of the truth as they wanted to know.

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Originally Posted by me

I'll be letting them know The Garden Of Eden was an ancient Hebrew creation myth that became an annual dramatic play and then became the first book of the Old Testament, Genesis.

However, I will also let them know that myths have value as well.

Originally Posted by me

I'm for giving children a lesson in history and religion (see the following) that lets them know that Santa, although an amalgam and not a real person, still represents the "spirit of Christmas."

We've had this same topic before at Christmastime, and I wrote the same thing.

Truth is stranger than fiction.


http://www.souledout.org/christmas/s...anicholas.html
or
http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...0&postcount=39