*Please note: This post is in a spirit of good-humor, and is not intended to offend, depress or damage any person or belief system.
Some, by the title of this post, will, no doubt, hesitate to read its contents, believing themselves to be on sacred ground, or to be entering in on a forbidden philosophical topic.
Nonetheless, the hypothesis I am about to suggest is one that may have worldwide impact and create universal distress (or relief, depending on the parties concerned).
For centuries, different families have taken diametrically opposite positions regarding the reality of Santa Claus. Some parents would be horrified to wrest away from their children the belief in that heroic, ubiquitous Hero of the Tundra whose mission it is to provide endless gifts for pajama-robed recipients.
Others defy the existence of the elf-surrounded North Pole King, accusing believers of fraud and deception.
But regardless of which position you happen to hold, the truth has finally been discovered - at least, probably. Some will be elated, others will recoil with chagrin and horror.
And now, for the world premiere of the Truth About Santa Claus:
Because Scripture without question pronounces all men to be sinners, and incapable of any good works apart from the redeeming power of God through Jesus Christ, "good children" are non-existent. Therefore, while no person has ever seen Santa Claus, it is very possible that he exists, whiling away his time making gifts that he will never be able to deliver. In other words, the Biblical record would reduce Santa to a prisoner held captive by human depravity; a lonely being wandering the ice floats of the Arctic; a doomed personality caged in a sea of despair.
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