When lying about Santa we teach children that there are 'acceptable' lies and that everyone around them have no problem participating in that lie. Later, when the child grows up, it knows that adults can lie but because it is linked to something 'magical' and 'innocent' it will have difficulty believing most of our reality is based and build on very evil lies.
When lying about Santa we teach children that there are 'acceptable' lies and that everyone around them have no problem participating in that lie. Later, when the child grows up, it knows that adults can lie but because it is linked to something 'magical' and 'innocent' it will have difficulty believing most of our reality is based and build on very evil lies.