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7 Aug 2024 Conversations with Tyler Paul Bloom on the Psychology of Children, and the Morality of Empathy and Disgust
“I think in some ways, Santa Claus is an easier climb because he’s just a big guy who looks like a big beard and who climbs down chimneys and gives gifts.”
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- Paul Bloom
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- 7 Aug 2024
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Do you think that’s the same age at which a kid can really believe in Santa Claus, or there’s a difference? Is God a tougher climb or is it the same? [laughs] There are fundamentalist parents who don’t want their kids to believe in Santa Claus. The logic is, once they hear that Santa Claus isn’t real, they’ll jettison God as well. I think in some ways, Santa Claus is an easier climb because he’s just a big guy who looks like a big beard and who climbs down chimneys and gives gifts. It’s a small step from a very capable and kind person to Santa Claus. Well, God, in the sense that we’re talking about it, is invisible and omniscient and all-good. So, I think God is a much bigger climb. I’ll say Santa Claus at two or three. Okay, and you may see Santa Claus in a department store, right?…
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