both can c u all the time (which is SOOO creepy) both will reward for good behaviour and punish for bad, granted the santa concept is simpler but both are ways used by authority figures (parents use santa while priests and bishops etc use god) too try and control your behaviour.....?
2007-01-03 03:44:46 · 11 answers · asked by purplesneakers 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Well if you read the Bible you might think that God is like Bad Santa.
2007-01-03 03:46:09 · answer #1 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as you can provide observable evidence that shows there is a qualitative and substantive difference between kids and grown ups in the way they express their psychological schema, then maybe you're right.
Control mechanisms are necessary however to give so called 'grown ups' a sense of authority to massage their over inflated ego. Everyone it seems is pursuing some kind of certification to exercise authority over others and very often this authority entails making value judgements that alternate between 'good' and 'bad' depending on whether someone fits into your imaginary world of right and wrong.
Since time immemorial, it is 'grown ups' who imagine laws to give legal status to other 'grown ups' that gives them impunity (legal immunity) to go and kill thousands of innocent men, women and children ad infinitum all over the world.
The direction of your thinking is very common among those who pursue a discourse that tries to ridicule divine justice.
Social revolution based on this atheistic model of reasoning always, without fail, leads to bloodshed and mayhem and destruction because in every event there are 'baddies' who have to be 'got rid of' by the 'goodies'. A truly incoherent childlike system of thought that compared with the Santa myth makes 'grown ups' probably the greatest myth of all.
Divine justice I regret is necessary in a world that creates more injustice every day the more it believes it has the power to execute justice.
Infact, the biggest and most laughable Santa/god of all is a belief in justice http://www.inteligent.co.uk/mag/justitia.htm
2007-01-03 05:53:40 · answer #2 · answered by forgetful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only difference is Kids get smarter and learn Santa isn't real but most adults fail to follow suit.
2007-01-03 03:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by agius1520 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
no santa is somebody who parents bribe little kids with all year round to make them behave. god is some one who gets the blame everytime something goes wrong or someone dies or gets hurt. people often say that they dont believe in god but when the **** hits the fan they always blame her.
2007-01-03 04:28:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no becose God is real and Santas not. and santas not really like God to kids because if you belive in a God you should be constantly aware of him in your life... like... praying or reading your Bible.. church atc. whereas santa is pretty one-seasonal.
2007-01-03 04:10:33 · answer #5 · answered by yellowbelly821 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't teach my children about Santa--only to trust in the Savior.
2007-01-03 03:49:11 · answer #6 · answered by heavnbound 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i cant speak for everyone but my kids know the real meaning of christmas and i told them they receive gifts on christmas because God gave the best gift of all to us one christmas night and that was his son to die for our sins so you see you could say santa started with God
2007-01-03 03:48:59 · answer #7 · answered by Gina S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
'He sees you when you're sleeping'.... More than creepy, it's bordering on the pedophilic.
Kids need privacy and the space to make their own mistakes and learn from them. These sorts of threats deny it to them. It's not healthy.
2007-01-03 04:00:46 · answer #8 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question! I like Forrest Gump's answer.
2007-01-03 03:49:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW............ How long did it take you to figure that one out? You must be very proud.
2007-01-03 04:51:08 · answer #10 · answered by booellis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋