when you were a kid, did you believe in Santa Claus?
827789
Yes, i do.   I grow up in the 70's, i believed in Santa Claus's until i was 8, that's when my parents went their own way, after that i don't remember seeing Santa an less it was in the mall.  But now that i have a daughter i should her that there was a Santa Claus's, until she was 11 years old, and all the other Holiday's like Easter etc....
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.
465589
Santa clause is our parents to tell you the truth
584023
I once glimpsed a vision of the meaning of life, but then the nitrous wore off and I lost it.  I think it had something to do with Santa Claus....
811534
I believe in Santa - Because of the spirit of giving and spreading joy to people. So, in a sense- there is a part of santa in people.
197885
I can see your point. Indeed, most agnostics should admit that, ultimately, they are atheists.\n\nIf there is some agnostic around who doesn't agree on this, please explain us why you define yourself agnostic about God but not about Santa Claus.\n\nThe same goes for all the infinite things that you don't believe but cannot disprove ("right now there is a bottle of tequila orbiting around Pluto", "there must be an unicorn somewhere on Earth", "the person who is writing this (Flavio) is an intelligent computer", etc.)
318144
for the same reason santa represents christmas ---a myth made up to make children believe in in unatural happenings
953159
I don't. I don't teach my children about Santa. I tell them i am responsible for all the nice pressies. : )
21922
This varies on the kid. I, personally, stopped believing in all holiday characters in first grade, but you might just want to look at this website.
460088
I believe Santa Claus is more evolved from Charity.\n\nSaint Nicholas was known for giving gifts and treats to poor children.  He did this around the Christmas holiday.  \n\nIt may have Christian origins, but he is not the meaning of Christmas.
317189
I can see how some would think that, yes. But Santa Claus is just made up and fictional, and its not like anyone worships him  or anything. He was just created to make the holiday more exciting, I think.
296982
I think that any child should experience the magic,and wonder of the Santa Christmas tradition to a certain age,and then told the TRUE story of Christmas when they can understand it.Let the child enjoy his or her childhood.It goes along with the Tooth fairy ,Easter Bunny,and in my case,George Bush!
238121
Circa 1354 Before Santa Claus LOL
11656
To consciously Astral Project so I could see my friends, and for them to see me, aside from the physical reality. Thats what I'm going to ask Santa Clause for. I do belive in his existance  very much so, even dough I believe the majority of people think its only a child thing, and the christmas presents are put under the tree by the parents.. It may be so, but I believe in infinite possibilities. Take Care, Love and Light
9583
Well Santa Claus isn't an idea. He's real, he was born into a wealthy family in Italy, and his name was Saint Nicholas, when he was born his mother died in birth. and he lived with his father. His father died when he was a teenager, and from then he would travel Europe spreading Peace and joy, back in his home town in Italy, he heard about this man that was going to put his daughters into prostitution to pay for taxes. So on every night of Hanukah(not sure about the spelling) he take a bag of money and toss it through the window of this man house. On the first night the man was curious of who was giving him the money, so on every nighthe would wait u for the bag then try to see who through the in the window, until the night when  he saw Saint Nicholas and thanked him dearly for  the money. And when Saint Nicholas died they put his remains in a tomb in Bary(i think thats the proper name) which is in Turkey. And also thew Blood of Saint Nicholas still runs in some of us. So right now we dont Know if He lives in Greenland at the North Pole or if he's still in Italy you never Know. Like my question i just askes about 15 minutes ago ; Where did god come from, what was before god? , trust me it's tricky, but only some questions can be answered.
963595
Well, I guess it time I tell about the first time I met Santa, it a long story though.\nIt all started on this dark and lonely road, oh, about 10 years ago. There was snow a foot deep that year. I remember it well. It was about 1:00 a.m. on Christmas morn. There was a full moon that night (never did figure out who that woman was mooning people at one in the morning). Anyway, there was this wild commotion comming from the woods. A lot of hollering and weird sounds like a horse or something. Oh! My God!!! It was Reindeer and they were headed straight for me!!! There was this chubby old man with a white beard and wearing a red suit, doing his best to stay in the sleigh and hold on to the reins. He was hollering something about Donner/Blitzen somebody (sounded like a cuss word). I tried to move to the left when I tripped over another chubby dude with a beard, he wasn't over four feet tall. It must of really scared him. He hollered something like "She Hit" and took off running through the woods. When I turned around from watching him there it was................tha' biggest pair of "horns" I ever did see (never did figure out who that topless woman was either). The Reindeer were upon me and all hope seemed lost. When out of nowhere something that looked like a big dog with this glowing red nose slammed into the side of the lead reindeer. The reindeer and sleigh went to the right and the old man went to the left, and I was standing there thinking, "what the she-hit"? Then this big red bag full of whatever hit me and knocked me to the ground. I was a little dizzy and I heard the old man groaning over in this briar patch. He kept saying something about a Ho! Just kept repeating it, Ho! Ho! Ho! I thought he was looking for his wife (maybe she had been driving at first). Finally he jumped up out of the briars and ran over to check the reindeer. Then he turned and looked at me. He was laughing; that's what the Ho! Ho! was, a laugh, I seen his smile in the moonlight. His eyes twinkled, his nose was red from the cold. He took off his white gloves and walked over and helped me up. He said, "you o.k. Sam?", he knew my name!!! Still a little shaken I said; "yea, how are the reindeer?" He told me they ran into this all the time taking the short cut through the woods, just, did not expect to see me in the way. That is when he introduced himself, said he was Santa. Tears came to my eyes, I was standing in front of the man many never believed exsisted. Santa was holding my hand and trying to get the red bag I was hiding behind me. That's when I learned to cook. He grabbed this Iron Skillet out of the bag and hit me on the head with it. He dropped the Skillet (My first gift from Santa)! Then he grabbed the red bag with both hands and ran, jumped in the sleigh and took off, turning up the road! So, every year I go down to that spot at 1 a.m. in the morning on Christmas Eve and rain, sleet or sunshine (at night)? There he comes barreling out of the woods, hollering something about Donner/Blitzen somebody. Then he hollers something about "get tha' bells outta' my way" He throws a toy at me, hits me in the head everytime, even when I duck. Man he has good aim, but, I always get a toy! Then he turns and disappears up the road! I write to him at the North Pole and thank him for my gift. He always writes back in some foriegn language, looks like #*F-ing^! %Idiot$& don't know what it says, but, I know he must love me! ;-D
487818
santa claus is real too.