/oss/taxonomy/term/7297/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-general-science/power-belief <p>Scientifically speaking, it’s not very pleasing.<br /> A jolly old man with reindeer flying high, criss-crossing the night sky?<br /> It makes for a charming story, but surely it must be phony!<br /> How can he be here and there, delighting children everywhere,<br /> Giving little girls splendid toys, even remembering naughty boys?<br /> Surely, the old gent must be a fake; who would do all this just for goodness sake?<br /> But stop! The children’s laughter and smiles are as real as can be,<br /> And consequently, so is he!<br /> From life’s little trials he spells relief,<br /></p> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:30:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9765 at /oss