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

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Comment author: Gondolinian 22 December 2014 06:59:29PM *  3 points [-]

Just tell her the truth. Don't lie to children.

Children have deepseated evolved instincts to trust what adults tell them. One owes it to them to return that instinct with the truth.

Kinda-sorta relevant.

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