The real truth about how they were born? Er, yes. (It sounds -- perhaps I'm just mistaking your tone? -- as if you think that's such a ridiculous idea that it's

The real truth about how they were born? Er, yes. (It sounds -- perhaps I'm just mistaking your tone? -- as if you think that's such a ridiculous idea that it's safe to assume that everyone lies about that, but I don't see why.) How does not believing in Santa stop anyone having fun and holidays? I think the fun is mostly the parents' -- awww, isn't it cute the way they believe in Santa? -- and misleading your children because you like it when they believe falsehoods is Not Nice. As for that other omniscient being who might give you nice things if you're good: so far as I can tell, parents who believe in that being usually tell their children he exists, and parents who don't usually don't. There isn't a longstanding tradition of telling your children things that, to the best of your knowledge, are false there. That seems like a relevant difference to me. (I'm sure there are parents who teach their children to believe in God as a behaviour management tool, despite not being theists themselves. I'm also sure that just about everyone who opposes teaching children to believe in Santa thinks that's immoral and likely to be counterproductive in the long run.)