Santa's Sleigh of Lies - Is it Morally Wrong to Lie to Kids about Santa?

In the Know with Kilian

English - December 17, 2018 18:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Are all false beliefs harmful? Or do some, like Santa, perform a service for society? You might be able to predict my answer.

Video version of Podcast -

https://youtu.be/yNyWogj1MzY

Pro-Santa Articles -

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/201612/why-its-ok-kids-believe-in-santa-claus

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/201612/why-its-ok-kids-believe-in-santa-claus

Anti-Santa Articles -

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/why-its-morally-wrong-to-lie-to-your-children-about-santa-claus-and-other-fairy-tales

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take/201512/in-defense-parents-who-don-t-lie-about-santa

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