Why do you believe in Jesus but not Santa Claus?
604689
hahahahaha.. I don't.  But there are loads of people who do.  They point at this book, and say everything is in there, that proves Jesus exists.  Even when scholars show that it was mistranslated over the centuries or that what it meant then is not what it means now.\n\nThat's why Santa Claus doesn't do better.  He doesn't have a book that tells lies, only some movies and songs.
444690
I agree.  People stop believing in Santa Claus when they are kids, but keep on believing in god.\n\nGod is a lot like Santa Claus.  He takes all the credit for the good things people do (like parent who buy the child's presents) and never gets the blame for the bad things.
714695
Probably because it's an ancient idea based on very little evidence. If no one had ever told me that Santa Claus wasn't real, and I went around my office talking to people about how great Santa is, I would probably get mocked too. \nThe really sad question is why people find so much joy mocking the theory of evolution, which is actually founded on evidence. Why does faith based on no evidence have more value to certain people than rational thought which is based on a multitude of evidence?
834566
well some people believe that the only way you go to the fire place is if you refuse to believe in him.\n\nthe similarities between god and santa claus are uncanny, except if you are bad, santa only punishes you with no presents on christmas but god makes you BURN!
353961
I like Christmas. Not because of the Santa thing, that's all commericalism to get us to spend money on worthless BS. And not because of the Jesus birth thing either, because I don't buy into that mythology. But oh, man, a lot of people do! Which means that I get the most time off for this holiday. Very, very important.
508700
Hmmm.....I don't believe in God, Christ or the anti-Christ.\nTherefore, I don't believe in huntjames32.
51724
santa claus is not real because it is just a old folk made up somewhere in britian along time ago.
1034904
From the mouths of babes come such honest, simple questions. I remember many defining moments similar to the one you relate from when I asked my mother questions as a child. When I realized Santa Claus couldn't actually make it around the world in one night, I questioned the feasibility of the omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent nature of God myself! Pretty good questions, pretty obvious answers! How those adults expect us to accept such nonsensical notions through faith is ridiculous.
896946
first of what is of importance is the fact that no where in the bible did Jesus command anyone to celebrate his birthday. he said to celebrate his death but not his birth.  in the third century of our common era as the roman empire was in decline . Constantine in order to solidify his power over the empire merged the Christian faith and the pagan faith, into one, a lot of the false doctrine that we now claim as christian came into being.  Jesus was born when the sheep where in the fields history has shown that DEC is still to cold to keep the flocks out at night.  the Christmas tree came into being in The 19th century, and Santa Claus as we know him today was started in the 17th century, the English oxford dictionary published in 1904 under Santa Claus says see Old nick. under old nick it says Satan the Devil.  the pagans in  Constantine time celebrated the winter solace, and a lot of its pagan roots are in Christmas today the giving of gifts , the mistletoe, etc
973205
Santa Claus will always exist-if there are children to believe in him.\n\nSanta is about the spirit of goodwill-not an actual person.
753305
Are you saying that Santa didn't die on the cross for your sins!  Blasphemer!
549370
you are absolutely right that December 25 was not Jesus Christ's birthday. minimal research proves that this date was chosen centuries after his death for various other reasons.\n\nyou are also right about Christmas being totally commercialized. If you ask the average young child about Christmas all they can tell you about is Santa Clause and what presents they want.\n\nThe bottom line is the Bible doesn't give us the exact date so we don't know when it was.\n\ncheck these articles for some more info.\n\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1998/12/15/article_01.htm\n(Has Christmas Lost Christ?)\n\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1998/12/15/article_02.htm\n(Jesus' Birth—The Real Story)\n\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2000/12/15/article_01.htm\n(Christmas Customs—Are They Christian?)
616615
As you can see God does not exist.  God only exists in the imaginations of people who still believe in Santa Claus.
713828
I'd call those hypocrites out. They must be very insecure about their beliefs if they are threatened by Santa. They harp on and on about believing in this higher being, that no one has seen. I'm talking about God, not Jesus (most Christians of late seem to think that they are one and the same, which they are not.) Jesus did walk on this Earth. These same people try to say that Santa is dead. My understanding is that Santa Claus, is a saint; Saint Nicholas. \n\nI grew up in a Christian home, but we also believed in Santa. \nSanta wants you to be good so that you can be rewarded on Christmas morning. You can't see him. I think those ideals gave us the outline of what is expected of us from God. The bible outlines the many rules we must adhere to, or face the dire consequences of the failure to do so. \nSanta just focuses on the positive reinforcement of those biblical bylaws. If we are good all year, get a reward. Nothing wrong with that.
1000059
I took a good, hard look at the Bible and its claims, realized that it is contradictory, untrustworthy, and full of myth, fable, and impossible events, and discarded it as the writings of superstitious people who understood very little about the natural world. After that, it didn't take much reasoning power to draw the same conclusions about other belief systems. I don't believe in BibleGod, or any god, for the same reason that I don't believe in Santa Claus--they don't exist.
94155
Are u like 6 or something? Of course Santa Claus is not real. It is impossible for any person or magic creature to travel accross the worls in 6 hrs. Santa Claus is not real, don't keep asking that now u know.
905908
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I love it!\nWe don't believe in a "different" Jesus than the "Christians" we  believe "in" him differently...we believe He is a separate person from God the Father and they believe the two plus the Holy Ghost are the same person.\n\nIt all comes down to interpretation...Christians interpret who Jesus is differently than we do - as far as whether or not he is the same person as God the Father, therefore they think we don't believe in the same Jesus they do.  We believe Jesus Christ in the bible was born to virgin Mary and Joseph, he suffered and died for our sins, BUT we believe we must do all we can in this life (works some call it) and he will make up the difference for what we are "short" - that is another way "Christians" differ themselves from Mormons.  We do believe there are certain ordinances and covenants you must make in this life to receive the highest degree of glory (Celestial) or exaltation in the eternities...