There is a lot of hearsay and folklore surrounding this event which may or may not be true. So we're going to need to sift through some news-clips, firsthand testimony and whatever else that can provide credible information on this important topic. There comes a point that you learn too much and you can't revert back to ignorance. In a way it's very much like when you first realized that Santa Claus is really a fiction. At that point there is really no amount of logic that can resurrect your belief in Santa again. So when did you quit believing in Santa Claus?
As kids we believed in Santa Claus. Our parents were the gatekeepers of information and, though benign, our environment during that formative time was a controlled one. We were taught to believe in Santa Claus. Initially we accepted all the information that we received at face value. However, as time progressed, we gained bits and pieces of information that led to a cognitive dissonance which, in turn, led us to question our image of Santa Claus. These “bits and pieces” led to questions such as “How could Santa Claus fit through my chimney” or “How does Santa Claus leave gifts in millions of homes during a single night”? Armed with all these bits and pieces of information, we began to get a different picture that caused all the previous illogic that we had learned to come crashing down. This finally led to an epiphany that Santa Claus really isn’t anything like what we had first thought!
There are other things in life that we have always taken for granted as “fact” that later prove to be only an illusion as well. It’s only a matter of getting more information. As in the case of the Santa Claus myth, it is only a matter of time as new evidence unfolds that we are forced to rethink our view on what the truth is.
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Gee,thanks a lot.You just HAD to spoil it didn't you.All of these years I've been leaving hot chocolate and cookies out just to have you come along and tell me Santa Claus is a myth.Now I'm gonna have to hide somewhere to see who is bringing the presents.
ReplyDeleteHey Wait a minute! Leave Santa Claus out of this.
ReplyDeleteWonder what Paul A will have to say about this! Guess I am not the only conspiracy theorist / goofball in the world!
ReplyDeleteWhackadoodles unite!
Thete is no santa just
ReplyDeletelike there is no conspiriciy.
Annie beam me up.
ReplyDeleteLoose change - google it
ReplyDelete843 what's ur con name.
ReplyDeleteThe only con is your government .
DeleteThank you for posting this Joe.
ReplyDeleteANNIE has loose marbles oh and google area 51 see if they are missing anyone,LOL
ReplyDelete9:28 did you even bother to read the article or the numerous links? Don't be a dummy, wake up and smell the tyranny
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