It appears that you may have presented us with an entirely original false dilemma—the choice between belief in Santa and alternative ways of supplying children with a sense of wonder. Perhaps Santa and space shuttles do not always have to be mutually exclusive.
On the other hand, having atheistic children with an internalized sense of morality, an obvious contradiction, does not exactly appeal to me. If I am conditioning my children to become skeptical I would at least expect them to be consistent in their thinking.
It appears that you may have presented us with an entirely original false dilemma—the choice between belief in Santa and alternative ways of supplying children with a sense of wonder. Perhaps Santa and space shuttles do not always have to be mutually exclusive.
On the other hand, having atheistic children with an internalized sense of morality, an obvious contradiction, does not exactly appeal to me. If I am conditioning my children to become skeptical I would at least expect them to be consistent in their thinking.