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Tom Whyman, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Liverpool

FOUND: The case for lying to kids about santa from a philosopher - What They Never Told You

'Who are you calling fake?' Stokkete

I have a vivid memory of the moment I realised Santa didn’t exist. I was around six years old, it was the height of summer, and I was sitting on the step outside our back door, thinking about God. The existence of God, back then, was something that annoyed me: it meant that every Sunday, we had to go to church.

Then I realised: there isn’t actually any evidence God exists. I only think God exists, because this is something people have told me.

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