Can a-Santa-ists actually be open minded?

Question

I can see how agnostics are open minded, but aren't Santa-deniers just as closed minded as Santa Fundamentalists?

If someone is truly open minded, wouldn't they admit that there is a remote possibility that there could be a Santa? And if there is a remote possibility that there could be a Santa, then shouldn't they also be open minded to the fact that some believe in this more strongly then others?

I'm starting to think that nonbelievers only think someone is open minded if they deny that Santa exists. Is this true?

If this is true...doesn't this go against the definition of being open minded? Which would then bring us back around to what I actually think, that Santa-deniers can not be open minded.

Hmmmm....

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Answer 1

Nice. Same answer as in the original question. Everyone is a bit closed-minded to what they perceive as wrong when they have conviction that they are right. That doesn't mean that somebody who doesn't believe in any Gods or Santas can't explore the subject, though.

Answer 2

I am actually Santa Claus. There are several of us around. Since you are a believer, I will fill you in on a few things. We don't really care about the non-believers. There is way too much fun to be had celebrating Christmas to worry about grumpy curmudgeons who want to spoil a good thing. While it is impossible to give a Christmas present to everyone, we do try,but have never succeeded. It doesn't matter whether or not you have been naughty or nice, we try to give you a present anyway.Santa's are not judgmental.Everyone deserves something special to cheer them and celebrate Christmas. I will give you more inside info next Xmas. Ho Ho Ho and may all your Christmas's be merry and bright.

Answer 3

If most everyone proclaims to not know what Jesus looked like, why do so many whites portray him with greasy?
stringy, dirty-blonde hair, bent over broken down, blue eyes, very white skin, resembling that of a hippy drug addict?

If most everyone proclaims to not know what Jesus looked like, why do so many whites portray him with lily-white skintone?

Furthermore, Christ never even celebrated his birthday, not ever, so why do non-believers invent one and then misconstrue it to a point of lies and a fat white man that does not exist? Are we not supposed to be worshipping God truthfully with our whole heart and minds? Is celebrating a lie worshipping God truthfully?

The non-existent fat white man in a fat red suit that patrols the world and precisely at 12:midnight he enters the home of every single little boy & girl down the sooty chimney way, chunking down chocolate chip cookies and huge glasses of milk? It's the adults that continue to perpetrate the lies to their children when really is there such a thing as a fat white man in a fat red suit who flies around on a sleigh giving gifts, oh, and we musn't leave out the FLYING REINDEER?? Whoa...

Christ died on Nisen 14, that is about end of March/early April according to our American calendars. He was 33 and a half when he died so if you count back half a year, 6 months, this comes out to about October 1 when he was actually born when "Shepherds were keeping their flocks out of doors". They did not do this in/about December 25 because it was blistering cold at that time.

The truth is something that most don't want to believe because of greed or material worth mostly. Most people love living the lie. It appears the questioner is no different.

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It's so sad.

Answer 4

name for me one person who believes in Santa that is a provider for the Home and has Santa leave presents every year

Answer 5

It's so sad when people can't accept Santa into their hearts. If it weren't for Santa I would have never received my Lexus. The rewards are wonderful when you accept Santa. I have given very little and received so much in return. Thank you Santa!

Answer 6

it takes just as much faith to believe in atheism. to make the absolute statement “God does not exist!” is to make a claim of knowing absolutely everything there is to know about everything – and of having been everywhere in the universe there is to go – and having witnessed everything there is to be seen. of course, no atheist would make these exact claims. however, that is essentially what they are claiming when they state that God does not exist. atheists cannot prove that God does not, for example, live in the center of the sun, or beneath the clouds of jupiter, or in some distant nebula. this cannot be proven, so it cannot be proven that God does not exist. it takes just as much faith to be an atheist as it does to be a theist.

Answer 7

Open-minded doesn't to believe in one thing. You are open minded if you look at both sides in an unbiased way and choose which side you think suits you more.

Answer 8

How can you be truly happy without Santa in your life?

Answer 9

Some people have questioned the idea and existence of Santa Claus. These people are blasphemers! They should be burned at the Christmas tree or have presents thrown at them! Santa is real! He is omniscient, knowing whether each child has been good or bad throughout the year. He uses his omniscient powers to determine who gets the presents at Christmas (the birth of Christ, also known as the "Holy Capitalism Day"). Santa Claus is the big, fat, jolly, all-knowing man at the North Pole who can deliver presents to everyone on Earth overnight using only one sleigh and a bunch of flying reindeer. Some people question if He is real and how He can do this. But you must know that if He does this... He is real. So, He is real, because He does this. This may sound like circular reasoning to you. But, you must have faith! He does all this in one night. The proof is that every Christmas day, there are presents underneath the Christmas tree. And, most of them are from "Santa". I ask you, "How could this happen if Santa were not real?" Therefore, it is true and He is real.

FACTS ABOUT SANTA CLAUS:

Entrance: Enters via chimney. Homes without a chimney still get presents because Santa is omnipotent. He does not need a chimney. If you were good, He will get your presents to you. Have faith!
Home: The North Pole. Chose this locale mainly because fruit cakes and cheese platters don't age there. However, the recent trend toward electronics is giving Santa major problems. For instance, the LCD screens are freezing.

Sleigh: A recent figure for global population was 6,400,000,000 people on earth. Assuming an average weight of 2 lbs/present, this means the sleigh would be carrying 12,800,000,000 lbs (not including the sleigh or the big, fat, jolly guy). Now, the reindeer include Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph... a total of 9 carriers of this weight. So, 12,800,000,000 lbs divided by 9 reindeer equals 1,422,222,222 lbs/carrier. So, each reindeer is carrying 1.4 billion lbs of weight! This is incredible isn't it?! How could they do this without divine intervention and faith?!?! This is proof that Santa is true AND God is true!

Santa's Helpers: Again, global population is 6,400,000,000 people. That means 17,534,246 presents must be made every day. Let's assume a diligent elf can produce an astonishing 5 X-boxes or desktop computers per day. That means there are at least 3,506,849 elves working at the North Pole who crank out 5 presents a day. Now, do you have any more questions about whether Santa Claus is real or not?!?! This would be impossible if He wasn't real!

Eye-witness testimonies of believers in Santa Claus:

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! His dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"


There it is, a former non-believer's conversion testimony!

I pray for you; you must be open-minded. Please let Santa into your heart.

Answer 10

Blasphemer!
No toys for you this Christmas,the anti-Santa is coming to
town!