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I don't remember believing in Santa Claus. It was always a game to be played with grown-ups.
My experience of other children believing in Santa was very much one of them not quite realising it was a game, and my not wanting to spoil their fun.
Conversely, I did and still do believe in God, though again I have no memory of believing in the old man on a cloud version often given to children.
Upvoted and quoted for irony. I cannot determine whether it was intentional or not, which makes it all the finer. Excellent post.
Likewise. I love hearing about how other people understand the concept of God, considering it's not something I was raised with (I was agnostic/atheist from early childhood until about 17, a theist for maybe 6 months, and now agnostic again but a lot more curious about the roots of religion and faith.) You can send me a private message if you don't want to write it all here.
...What is your personal definition of God, given you claim to avoid an anthropomorphic version? One of deism? "Love"? I'm very curious. Not trying to mock, this is a genuine question.