Reply #21: I agree, but maybe not for the reason you think

[Zensea]

Santa Claus flies through the air bringing gifts from another world in a sleigh with flying reindeer wearing a red and white suit.
Do you know where that story may come from?
In the Mongolian steppes there is a psychedelic mushroom -- amanita muscaria -- that is red with white spots. The natives would feed it to reindeer and then drink the piss of the reindeer since the mushroom itself is somewhat poisonous but the psychoactive element which gives the visions of another world passes through the reindeer without losing its psychoactive effects while the poisonous elements get eliminated.
There is some speculation that the story of Santa Claus is a metaphor for this.
I bet people who diss belief in God by comparing it to Santa Claus don't realize this.

Draw your own conclusions.