Cyan comments on Is Santa Real? - Less Wrong

19 Post author: thomblake 13 March 2009 08:45PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 13 March 2009 09:08:09PM 4 points [-]

What do children learn that counts for the same test as Santa Claus?

Comment author: Cyan 13 March 2009 09:40:10PM * 8 points [-]

The lie of Santa Claus may be a learning experience, but it isn't actually a test per se -- every child finds out the truth one way or another.