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As a child, I was told that Santa Claus was real. I believed it. Of course, I was only nine years old at the time, but that belief stuck with me. It was not long after that when I discovered that most of my friends believed in Santa Claus, too.
Eventually, I realized that most people believed in Santa Claus. So, there must be something to this myth. This is true.
The stories behind many of the great scientific discoveries are nothing more than myths. If you want to know how the world is built and how it works, you must look beyond what most people believe to be true. Through myths, we can learn about the world that surrounds us and understand what it means to be human.
Source: The Cry For Myth
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