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Ch1mera
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 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject: Is Santa Claus just an inadvertent metaphor for God? |
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I'm sure this has been talked about to some extent, but these are just some observations I've had. This is meant to be a serious comment, not a mockery of Christianity.
God and Santa Claus have many similiarities:
-Both require some type of offering (milk and cookies/prayer and church)
-If you don't believe in either, you won't get your reward in the future.
-They reward you for being good for a certain period of time (presents/heaven)
-They punish you for being bad (coal/hell)
-They both have many stories substantiating their existence ("'Twas the Night Before Christmas"/The Bible)
and on a lighter note, both have big white beards.
What do you guys think?
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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You left out an important similarity:
- They're both fiction
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Ch1mera
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Zing!
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Nimitz
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Ch1mera
Welcome to the board!
Here's an article about Santa Claus and being an atheist/theist brentrasmussen.com
This guys blog is pretty good.
Enjoy |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Nimitz wrote: | Hey Ch1mera
Welcome to the board!
Here's an article about Santa Claus and being an atheist/theist brentrasmussen.com
This guys blog is pretty good.
Enjoy |
Totallywickedawsome blog entry. thx a bundle for the headsup.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| You're welcome. I can't remember where or who told me about his blog. Might have been here. They say memory is the second thing to go! |
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Ch1mera
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:03 am Post subject: |
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Hah! I'll humor you...What's the first?
Oh and thanks for the link. That guy did a much better job than I did comparing God to Santa. =P
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Nimitz
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:53 am Post subject: |
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"I don't remember"
/rimshot |
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