Or perhaps all children are bad (in fact very, very bad) by Santa’s high standards and so undeserving of any gifts. But out of his sheer generosity Santa decides to arbitrarily reward some children. Poof problem solved. Now on to idolatrous practice of leaving cookies for Santa….
(Honestly I liked the post but I couldn’t resist. Blame my total depravity).
Ascribing evil to the existence of free will is problematic, as free will is quite possibly just a comforting illusion. See for example Determined by Robert Sapolsky and (more tangentially) Fluke by Brian Klaas
It may be, but there are pretty powerful defenses of free will. The jury is still out, despite what some (philosophically naïve) scientists would claim.
Or perhaps all children are bad (in fact very, very bad) by Santa’s high standards and so undeserving of any gifts. But out of his sheer generosity Santa decides to arbitrarily reward some children. Poof problem solved. Now on to idolatrous practice of leaving cookies for Santa….
(Honestly I liked the post but I couldn’t resist. Blame my total depravity).
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That's a district possibility too. It would explain the distribution without impugning Santa's existential standing. Good point!
Ascribing evil to the existence of free will is problematic, as free will is quite possibly just a comforting illusion. See for example Determined by Robert Sapolsky and (more tangentially) Fluke by Brian Klaas
It may be, but there are pretty powerful defenses of free will. The jury is still out, despite what some (philosophically naïve) scientists would claim.