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Originally Posted by dotti34
This deviates a little from the original concept of the thread, but I have to pick up on a comment made by kestrelx re children and that fat old gentleman.
What is wrong with children living in a fantasy world for as long as they can? Do you have a problem with this? Did you yourself not enjoy a happy childhood full of imagination and wonder? Children grow up quickly enough and too soon have to enter the real world – and what sort of real world is there out there for them? Not that great at times.
Let them be children for their childhood years. Let them believe in magic and fairytales. Watch the joyful anticipation on their faces on Christmas morning as they ask ‘has he been?’ Then tell me again that this is wrong.
Bless all the millions of children who, through circumstances that are quite often man-made, are not able to share this joy, be thankful that ours can.
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I know exactly what you are talking about don't worry about that! If you can't see the hypocrisy of the whole thing then you have problems; in my view. If you scratch the surface you will find most adults - are living in some kind of fantasy about the world and reality! But on the outside look like adults but in the inside have childish motivations for living.
Yes I remember the excitement of being a child and the hole "Hoo ha!" about Santa Claus bringing presents - your sort of grow out of it.
But my issue is how all these "customs" and "religious beliefs" are rooted in child hood fantasy. For example a lot of Muslims believe if they do violent acts they will end up in heaven! Now how childish is that? Christians also believe they will end up in heaven - through Jesus Christ and so on!