Lumifer comments on How to deal with Santa Claus? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 23 December 2014 09:08:48PM -2 points [-]

Hanlon's Razor.

Comment author: buybuydandavis 24 December 2014 05:35:13AM -1 points [-]

I wouldn't call it malice.

Social creatures lie for advantage.

Davis' Razor:

Never attribute to stupidity or insanity what is adequately explained by advantage.