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[Someone]

Man, there sure are a lot of Dopers carrying emotional scars because their parents did the whole Santa Claus thing. Thread

Somehow it's not at all surprising that Johnny Foreskin thinks telling children that Santa brings their presents is the moral equivalent of beating them.

Originally Posted by Someone

I consider lying to be morally similar to violence. Only acceptable under a narrow range of circumstances, like self defense. This includes "white lies" like the myth of Santa Claus.