Kutta comments on The Santa deception: how did it affect you? - Less Wrong

21 Post author: Desrtopa 20 December 2010 10:27PM

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Comment author: CronoDAS 20 December 2010 12:16:13AM 6 points [-]

I recall playing along with it for rather Pascal's wager type reasons (more downside to risking the presents).

Some adults specifically told me not to say that I didn't believe in Santa, because if I didn't believe, I wouldn't get presents.

Comment author: Kutta 20 December 2010 10:10:56AM 3 points [-]

Wow, that is extremely cruel.