This makes me think that Santa Claus is a good model of religion. In some areas, it is really accurate (I believed that Santa probably existed but is now long dead). Except, for some reason, children stop believing in Santa Claus. Perhaps it is because a child is never “punished” for disbelieving in Santa (in the sense that a tsk to a child about to commit a religious sin a punishment). It might be because of the way parents “look down” at children believing in Santa. If someone thinks they know why, please share.
This makes me think that Santa Claus is a good model of religion. In some areas, it is really accurate (I believed that Santa probably existed but is now long dead). Except, for some reason, children stop believing in Santa Claus. Perhaps it is because a child is never “punished” for disbelieving in Santa (in the sense that a tsk to a child about to commit a religious sin a punishment). It might be because of the way parents “look down” at children believing in Santa. If someone thinks they know why, please share.