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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Santa/god comparison is a proxy for the religious/atheist comparison. [/quote]
In what way?[/quote]

The pp who keeps saying that there is no god just as there is no Santa is actually saying religion is based on Santa. It misses the point of the debate where belief is based on faith. It’s almost gaslighting. You can’t skip that step without losing credibility. [/quote]

The pp (me) is saying they don't believe in God any more than they believe in Santa.  Religion is not based on Santa -- but religions are almost always based on supernatural beings, and Santa is one.  Little children have faith that Santa will bring them toys just as some adults have faith in God and believe that if they are good, they will go to heaven and live forever after they die.

I like the thinking of the pp who suggested using ghosts as an example of a supernatural belief instead of Santa, because plenty of adults believe in both God and ghosts, whereas no adults believe in Santa any more, but many still believe in God. [/quote]

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