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In reply to the discussion: Holiday message: Atheists dub Jesus a 'myth' on Times Square billboard [View all]Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Whereas there are a great many adults who base their politics on a profound belief in Jesus Christ.
That can be a not entirely pleasant thing to contemplate for people who think Santa and Biblical Jesus are of roughly equal likelihood.
An adult who actually seriously believed in the existence of Santa Claus and thought that Santa does all the things attributed to Him would be thought quite mad in our culture.
If you were as certain as you are that Santa is just a myth and lived in a culture where the majority of adults thought Santa was real you'd look a bit askance at the believers sometimes too when they just have to tell you all about the invisible and ineffable presents Santa is leaving under their tree on Christmas morning and that yes, He really *does* climb down the chimney that their apartment doesn't happen to have in order to leave those presents.
Who knows, maybe if your vehicle had been vandalized by Santaists who hated your bumper sticker that dared to imply Santa was not real maybe you'd be even a bit scared of Santaists.