When I told my first family that we’re not going to baptise our son and we’ll raise him atheist (and implicated the same for any future children), my father asked: then how will you teach him morals, what is good and bad? Only religion can do that!
Note how in the context of a church, with adults bringing their children, even if you primarily intend the Noble Lie for your children, you can hardly fail to notice that they’re are some adults just as credulous as the children. Likely you’ll think that the Noble Lie Show is a good thing for those credulous adults as well.
And isn’t that kind of the point of a faith community? To reinforce each other’s faith?
Drill that kind of thinking in them when they’re young, so it will stick when they’re older. Santa/Jesus are pretty well interchangeable for children.
He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good, for goodness sake
You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming, to town
I don’t think it’s just a strange coincidence that Santa leaves a lump of coal in your stocking.
When I told my first family that we’re not going to baptise our son and we’ll raise him atheist (and implicated the same for any future children), my father asked: then how will you teach him morals, what is good and bad? Only religion can do that!
Note how in the context of a church, with adults bringing their children, even if you primarily intend the Noble Lie for your children, you can hardly fail to notice that they’re are some adults just as credulous as the children. Likely you’ll think that the Noble Lie Show is a good thing for those credulous adults as well.
And isn’t that kind of the point of a faith community? To reinforce each other’s faith?
Drill that kind of thinking in them when they’re young, so it will stick when they’re older. Santa/Jesus are pretty well interchangeable for children.
He sees you when you’re sleeping
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good, for goodness sake
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming, to town
I don’t think it’s just a strange coincidence that Santa leaves a lump of coal in your stocking.