So is Santa-ism specifically the version of the Santa belief where you use Santa and presents for behavior modification? As in you are telling children they won’t get presents if they are bad, or they get more presents if they are good?
That’s one large part of the traditional approach to the Santa-ism, yeah. But, it doesn’t have to be, as Eliezer describes in the top comment.
So is Santa-ism specifically the version of the Santa belief where you use Santa and presents for behavior modification? As in you are telling children they won’t get presents if they are bad, or they get more presents if they are good?
That’s one large part of the traditional approach to the Santa-ism, yeah. But, it doesn’t have to be, as Eliezer describes in the top comment.