Hi Ron, Matt, all,
>Steve said: >Some of the things you guys are saying have me confused. When my >daughter asks me "is there REALLY a Santa Claus?" what do I tell her. > >Matt: >You tell her, "no." > >Was there a problem with this answer that pragmatists should be able to >give a response to? Steve: Iactually kind of meant it as a joke because Bo seemed to be suggesting that making a claim about how things actually are is SOM. >Ron: >I think a facet forgotten is that a child's mind is not an adult mind. >Cultural norms, consistency, stability, and acceptance are all vital >For a developing child. > >Should you teach them about sex? Death? Most children are not mentally >Prepared to deal with these "truths" as we see them. >Remember these are OUR understandings of these things. > Steve: Good point. My daughter is only 2.5 and has really just learned about Santa. She isn't questioning it yet. I used to think that I wouldn't want to lie to my kids abot Santa, but now I do the Santa thing with her. If she does ask if there is REALLY a Santa Claus, I'll tell her that we were just pretending. At this point she doesn't know the difference. Ron: >Pragmatically, isn't truth a collection of verifiable beliefs? Steve: I think Pirsig through James defined truth as that which is good by way of belief. I think it's good for young children to believe in Santa. Regards, Steve Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
