That's an interesting question, and I've wondered myself what Christians were like as children. I've never seen any studies done on it - you'd have to look into the God Gene hypothesis a bit and see if that sheds any light. If you're only looking for correlation, a propensity for delusional thinking that is outside of the norm, there is some information out there but not as it relates to childhood.
I would suggest looking to parental influence as well as heredity - perhaps some parents pushed the Santa Claus and Tooth Fairy thing well past the age at which the truth should have been revealed, it would be fascinating to know. Perhaps a simple poll here would help you...something like "How old were you when your parents told you that [whatever] doesn't exist?" You might find that some people had parents who kept up the pretense long after the child(ren) already knew the truth, and that kind of parenting could carry over into other areas.
2007-06-13 11:53:08
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answered by Anonymous
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No. Don't think that there's any correlation. Santa and the Easter bunny are just to give the kids a bit of magic so the holiday is even more special to them-- it actually inspires imagination and an inquisitive mind. Even though the children get excited wanting to believe this magic, and even when they childishly trust parents--- they still search diligently for solid proof. Despite any threats that "Santa is always watching and knows if you've been bad or good" and it's naughty to disobey your parents when they say it's bedtime...... I bet nearly every kid who's heard the Santa story has tried to stay up all night to catch Santa in the act. Now, since parents aren't liars, the cookies get eaten, the milk drank, and all those presents appear under the tree in the morning: That's convincing proof (to a child) that santa is real. Yet they continue to search for that final peice of evidence....SEEING IT WITH THEIR OWN EYES.
So you see Santa beliefe isn't like christian faith at all.
To top all that off; A child who clings to Santa beliefs is more likely to feel betrayed, become more skeptical-- since he trusted his parents stories about Santa, and now they say he can't believe in santa anymore because it's time for him to know truth about Christmas-- understand and embrace the Christian faith. (might even resent christ for killing-off santa. LOL)
P.S. Correlation studies between christian faith and beliefe in santa would be corrupted by the fact that Christmas is a christian holiday in this country.
2007-06-13 12:38:27
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answered by Anonymous
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You'd have to do a study to see if there is a general correlation between belief in Santa and the Easter bunny as a child and belief in God as an adult. But speaking only for myself, I never believed in either Santa or the Easter bunny, but I believe in God and am a Christian.
2007-06-13 12:13:39
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answered by amicafidelis 1
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you apart from mght could comprehend that the OT isn't a similar element through fact the Tanakh. beginning actually with Genesis a million:a million, the Tanakh states: "on the beginning up of the introduction of heaven and earth, while the international became unformed and desolate, G-d stated, "enable there be mild." i can not discover the link to the remark I study before, however the final theory became that this became no longer meant to grant a precise chronology, yet to grant the magnitude of each and every step and how all of them labored at the same time. i will attempt and come again with the link if i will discover it.
2016-12-08 08:24:53
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answered by ? 4
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R U saying Santa and the Easter Bunny don't exist....now wait a minute, buddy...LOL :-)
Peace to you, but I believe God exists and I don't think there is a correlation.
Peace, Love, and Blessings
Greenwood
2007-06-13 11:52:31
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answered by Greenwood 5
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Santa and Easter Bunny are tools of religionists.
They are used to begin the indoctrination of kids into superstition - To pave the way for religion.
I am proud to say that I never lied to my daughter.
Her gifts always came from the shops.
2007-06-13 11:54:20
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answered by Miltant_Agnostic 2
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I don't know to be honest, but perhaps it has less to do with believing in fantasy figures than feeling personally uncomfortable without boundaries being set for you. Some people thrive without boundaries, some are ambivalent and some crave them.
2007-06-13 11:58:02
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answered by genaddt 7
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Did majakeen just say clung?
2007-06-13 11:56:28
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answered by Shawn B 7
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No
2007-06-13 11:54:25
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answered by Anonymous
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