1.0A Fear of Whaleshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fearofwhalesrgaffneyhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fearofwhales/author/rgaffneyThe Controversy - A Fear of Whalesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rDrd658Y3H"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fearofwhales/2010/12/the-controversy.html">The Controversy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fearofwhales/2010/12/the-controversy.html/embed#?secret=rDrd658Y3H" width="600" height="338" title="“The Controversy” — A Fear of Whales" data-secret="rDrd658Y3H" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Those articles are both cute, but I also think they do a better job than I could of articulating an important point about Santa Clause. They say exactly opposite things, but yet each, in it's own way, very meaningfully demonstrate that their point is correct. The first article proves belief in Santa is irrational, utterly,…http://fearofwhales.typepad.com/.a/6a014e87f1cb84970d01538dfeb006970b-pi