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An atheist commentator has drawn a direct parallel between religious belief and childhood belief in Santa Claus, arguing that both teach moral behaviour through rewards and punishment — heaven and presents for the good, hell and a lump of coal for the bad. The post urges believers to abandon what it calls belief in 'invisible magicians' and face reality as adults. It circulated among secular and atheist users online, where such comparisons are a familiar critique of faith.