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They didn’t explicitly state it but it’s heavily implied based on the context. No, I wouldn’t take an adult believing in Santa Claus seriously. They’re entitle

They didn’t explicitly state it but it’s heavily implied based on the context. No, I wouldn’t take an adult believing in Santa Claus seriously. They’re entitled to their beliefs and if they do their job well then I have no reason to have an issue with them. The issue I take is with the equivocation they have made. Believing in Santa Claus and believing in a divine entity are two drastically different things.

InfamousRece 4y ago
In what way are they different? There is no evidence any divine entities are real just like there is no evidence that Santa is real.
- MattPalmer1086 4y ago
  There's more evidence for Santa! He brings presents and they always appear, just as we were told ;)
- azth 4y ago
  The fact that you and I exist is sufficient evidence that the Creator exists.
  - teekert 4y ago
    And the fact that the creator exist is evidence that the creator’s creator exists, etc, etc. Or is there a stop? And then what? Your stance creates more questions than it answers while introducing extra, unnecessary parameters.
tasuki 4y ago
> No, I wouldn’t take an adult believing in Santa Claus seriously. Why not?
TulliusCicero 4y ago
> The issue I take is with the equivocation they have made. Believing in Santa Claus and believing in a divine entity are two drastically different things. Why? The only major difference I can see is that Santa Claus is explicitly understood as a made-up story, whereas Gods are believed in by others. So there's social proof on the side of God, but in terms of tangible evidence they don't seem any different.
teekert 4y ago
The fact that you say “a Devine entity” suggests you are a monotheist. As such you are atheistic wrt many many gods. Do you take all believers in all of them equally seriously? Moreover, what is stopping me from defining Santa Claus as a Devine being?
- azth 4y ago
  > Moreover, what is stopping me from defining Santa Claus as a Devine being? Show me evidence that Santa Clause sent a message to us.
  - teekert 4y ago
    Show me evidence that your $GOD (presumably Jaweh, but then with his image altered by some additions to your holy book only part of your community accepted, the rest rejected the new prophet) has sent a message, and while you're at it, tell my all the others are not the correct messages. To be pedantic, Santa sends me messages every year through Coco Cola commercials. But I'm going to assume you mean older messages.

InfamousRece 4y ago

In what way are they different? There is no evidence any divine entities are real just like there is no evidence that Santa is real.

MattPalmer1086 4y ago
There's more evidence for Santa! He brings presents and they always appear, just as we were told ;)
azth 4y ago
The fact that you and I exist is sufficient evidence that the Creator exists.
- teekert 4y ago
  And the fact that the creator exist is evidence that the creator’s creator exists, etc, etc. Or is there a stop? And then what? Your stance creates more questions than it answers while introducing extra, unnecessary parameters.

tasuki 4y ago

> No, I wouldn’t take an adult believing in Santa Claus seriously. Why not?

TulliusCicero 4y ago

> The issue I take is with the equivocation they have made. Believing in Santa Claus and believing in a divine entity are two drastically different things. Why? The only major difference I can see is that Santa Claus is explicitly understood as a made-up story, whereas Gods are believed in by others. So there's social proof on the side of God, but in terms of tangible evidence they don't seem any different.

teekert 4y ago

The fact that you say “a Devine entity” suggests you are a monotheist. As such you are atheistic wrt many many gods. Do you take all believers in all of them equally seriously? Moreover, what is stopping me from defining Santa Claus as a Devine being?

azth 4y ago
> Moreover, what is stopping me from defining Santa Claus as a Devine being? Show me evidence that Santa Clause sent a message to us.
- teekert 4y ago
  Show me evidence that your $GOD (presumably Jaweh, but then with his image altered by some additions to your holy book only part of your community accepted, the rest rejected the new prophet) has sent a message, and while you're at it, tell my all the others are not the correct messages. To be pedantic, Santa sends me messages every year through Coco Cola commercials. But I'm going to assume you mean older messages.