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[quote=Anonymous]I think when they get that old, they are choosing to believe (putting their blinders on) because the magic is more fun, and in many ways one of the many small things that gives life meaning. I distinctly remember being old enough (10?) that I knew that it was really my parents making the magic, but choosing to push that knowledge away. I still got out of bed at night and went to sit by the chimney in the upstairs hall, waiting to hear someone going down the chimney... Knowing that I didn't believe it, yet still listening... You can definitely believe and not believe at the same time. I even suspect that my seven year old has his doubts, but is enjoying the fantasy (and ignoring the doubts.) It's far from abnormal or a sign of diminished cognition. You could say it's a sign of superior imagination! (if one wanted to get all superior about it)[/quote]
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