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Scientific Proof Santa Doesn't Exist
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Spot on there. Dont get me started on new years eve either, what a waste of time and money.
Just imagine though if everyone took that attitude and these celebrations ceased to exist - what a boring life that would be. At least christmas gives you a chance to spend time with friends/family, have time off from uni/work, have an excuse to eat lots and lots of yummy food and generally just have fun. OK, it may have become a bit too commercialised but i'd personally prefer that than no one made any effort to get into the christmas spirit.
Me thinks someone was a bad little boy or girl & didn't get what they wanted, so they decided to work that out instead!
I mean everyone knows that Santa has a magic stopwatch to freeze time & he then takes as long as he likes, casually strolling along with a handful of reindeer, stopping to munch on the mince pies & drink the milk. So all that scientific stuff goes straight out the window! Hee hee!
I don't mind NYE to be perfectly honest. At least they're not bastardising and cashing in on a very sacred holiday for one of the world's major religions.
Most people haven't a clue what Christmas is really about and all the commercialism and whorism as Gerbil so rightly said is downright insulting to people who actually take Christmas seriously.
NYE is better as it's almost an arbitrary date to pick to have a huge party on. At least no-one actually feels offended by it whereas a lot of devout Christians get offended by all the money-making and whatnot that surrounds Christmas - far removed from the real meaning of it.
I think that is the BEST excuse to get wankered - surviving a year,m and letting ourselves indulge in stupidity.
Actually, he was born on the Feast of Tabernacles which is September/October time ...
So, it may be commercialised, but so bloody what? Many people have a wonderful time at Christmas, and see people we haven't seen all year. We get to treat the people we love, and to show our appreciation to those that mean something to us. A wonderful meal is prepared, and there is a sense of commrodery throughout the period.
So to the OP, maybe it wasnt you who worked all of the stats etc out, but Santa another part of what makes Christmas. Yeah its for the children, but its also for the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles etc. Its even for the people like myself who have not yet grown up.
So if people want to be scrooge like, think of those who don't, and think of those who look forward to it all year as its the only chance they get to spend time with their loved ones.
I think the Farepak issue is an illustration of Christmas spirit, just sit on that one for a sec.
Ok. Firstly, the original post wasn't entirely serious. Loads of people have taken this way too seriously (though the science can't be faulted ).
Secondly, I'd arrest Santa for being a dirty paedophile. Just like the old joke -
- What's the similarity between Michael Jackson and Santa?
- They both go into kids' rooms and empty their sacks!
Thirdly, why should I get into the Christmas spirit if I'm not a Christian? I don't get into the spirit of Hanukkah as I'm not Jewish. Nor do I get into the spirit of Ramadan because I'm not a Muslim. For those of you unaware, Christmas was not in fact invented by shops to make money, it is actually a celebration of the birth of Jesus (which incidentally Muslims also celebrate in a lesser way as they consider him a prophet aswell).
Personally I think Christmas sucks because virtually everyone has forgotten the meaning and turning it into this commercial and secular circus is deeply offensive to Christians.
Imagine what would happen if people started adopting Ramadan as the new commercial and secular holiday? Fucking uproar is what.
EDIT: Interesting fact - the Russians celebrate Christmas on Jan 6th owing to a remnant of the Gregorian calender which was ditched in 1917 after the Revolution. This is also why the 1917 October Revolution actually took place in November.
Incidentally bex - are you a practicing Christian?
I dun belive that santa exist and i dun care if anyone else belives or not... juz have fun with ur family and frens during christmas.
I like the idea of a strange man empting his sack in my room....wait what? I don't like it anymore
anyways, it's just parents trying to fool little kids to make them happy.