Depends on what you believe. The real Saint Nicholas died on December 6, 343 A.D., but the idea of Santa Claus is alive and well in the hearts and minds of anyone who still believe, especially young children.

Rly? What about his Father?

I find it interesting that the believers are always praising Jesus, but not his Father. What's that about?

Praise the Lord, we say that a lot also.

"It means whatever you want it to mean..."

Which is to say: it means nuthin'.

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"truth is in the eye of the beholder"

If 'truth' is what is 'in accord with fact or reality', then -- no -- it is not in the eye of the beholder.

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"the idea of Santa Claus is alive and well"

HA!

No, the fiction of Santa Claus (entertaining and sometimes useful) is promulgated as tradition and convention.

*Santa Claus, the eternal gift giver who owns flying deer and delvers presents to the world in a single night, is not alive, is not well, is not real.

Believing in a fiction can be great...it can get one through a sea of crap...it can make a dark night pass more easily...in the end, though, the fiction is still fiction.


*shrug*






*when a seven year old believes in Santa, this can be charming and sweet...it can also be a useful tool to help the kid bridge between fiction and reality...

Believe what you wish, Henry. It's not my concern.

Touche'.

If you read the bible when paul came to repentance he resolved to know jesus and nothing but jesus... because he already knew the rest...

The Bible = Religous Dogma. I don't need some book most likely written by some random monk in order to believe in God..or His son.

What does a term for a politically unstable country whose economy is largely dependent on the export of a single limited-resource product have to do with anything here.

"It's not my concern."

Good answer, John.

Now, where have I heard 'that' before?