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JoeMorgue · 5th January 2020, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by I Am The Scum

You can still have fun with Santa and the tooth fairy without telling your kid it's real.

This. This is the core problem with any and all versions of "bUt yoU'lL DeSTRoY tHe MaGIC!" argument.

There is no form of personal satisfaction, sense of joy or wonder, or any other positive quality that literally requires you to believe false things to be true.

5th January 2020, 06:46 AM	#87
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 30,621	Originally Posted by I Am The Scum You can still have fun with Santa and the tooth fairy without telling your kid it's real. This. This is the core problem with any and all versions of "bUt yoU'lL DeSTRoY tHe MaGIC!" argument. There is no form of personal satisfaction, sense of joy or wonder, or any other positive quality that literally requires you to believe false things to be true.
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