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Santa syndrome

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[[Image:Thomas Nast Santa Claus.JPG|300px200px|right|thumb|[[Santa Claus]], by Thomas Nast]]
'''Santa syndrome''' is a [[psychological]] syndrome [[Causes of atheism|causing]] affected individuals to ultimately accept [[militant atheism|atheism]].<ref name=Syndrome>{{cite web|url=http://debunkingatheists.blogspot.com/2011/04/santa-syndrome.html|title=Santa Syndrome|publisher=Debunking Atheists|date=15 April 2011|accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref> Most individuals discover or are told that the supernatural aspects associated with the [[Christian]] tradition of [[Santa Claus]], such as him riding a sleigh led by [[reindeer]] and giving all good children around the world [[Christmas]] presents, are legend and are simply practiced in order to enrich the experience of celebrating the holy day.<ref name="Syndrome"/> However, individuals with this [[syndrome]] are often [[abnormal psychology|abnormally]] bitter about this finding and as a result, move further to reject the [[existence of God]].<ref name="Syndrome"/>