((With thanks to Mr. Hickman for reminding me of something.))
The Facts Support Santa Claus
Editorial Page, Paragon Free Press, 1935:
By Monica Richter, Chief Editor
The Paragon Free Press is honored and delighted to reply to the following communication:
"I am 10 years old. Some of my friends have told me that Santa Claus isn't real. My dad says that you can believe what the Paragon Free Press prints. Please, tell me, does Santa Claus exist? Is he real?" signed Taylor Smith.
Taylor, the question you ask about Santa Claus is a hard one to answer. As a reporter, facts and the truth are the most important tools you have to use. It would be easy for me to tell you that Santa Claus exists, but it would also be irresponsible, because the facts do not reveal the complete truth about Santa Claus.
While it is impossible to tell you that, yes, there is a Santa Claus, it is also just as impossible to tell you, no, he is not real. It is what adults call a conundrum, a difficult problem with no answer in sight. When faced with a conundrum, a lot of people, people like your friends, often take one side of the argument without considering both sides of the argument. They declare a truth without knowing all the facts.
This may not completely answer your question, Taylor, but perhaps a quick review of the facts will help you better present the other side of your friends' statements.
One of the largest arguments people use to argue against Santa Claus is that no one man could get around the world in one night. People who make that argument have obviously never met Statesman or seen him in action. Many of our readers over the years have stated that Statesman can move so fast, it is as if he is in two places at once. That seems to be a fact that would weigh in favor of Santa Claus.
Another argument is that Santa Claus could never make enough toys for every girl and boy on Earth. That argument would have been pretty damaging for an argument in favor of Santa Claus a few years ago. After seeing all the robots that Nemesis was able to build in such a short time, Santa's Workshop is not too much of a stretch any more. If Nemesis can build thousands of giant, complex machines in just a couple of years, it would seem very possible that Santa could make millions of much simpler, much smaller toys in one year.
Again, Taylor, there is no way for me or the Paragon Free Press to state that Santa Claus does or does not exist. There are not enough facts. What the facts do support is that there are people all over Paragon City and all over the world who have amazing abilities. These same people use their abilities everyday to help other people, to save lives, and to make the world a better place to live.
The next time your friends tell you that Santa Claus is not real, you should ask them what proof they have. If they can't give you any facts, then the facts you have -- Statesman's speed and the hidden factories of Nemesis -- offer more proof that Santa Claus is real than the opposite.
((With thanks to Mr. Hickman for reminding me of something.))
The Facts Support Santa Claus
Editorial Page, Paragon Free Press, 1935:
By Monica Richter, Chief Editor
The Paragon Free Press is honored and delighted to reply to the following communication:
"I am 10 years old. Some of my friends have told me that Santa Claus isn't real. My dad says that you can believe what the Paragon Free Press prints. Please, tell me, does Santa Claus exist? Is he real?" signed Taylor Smith.
Taylor, the question you ask about Santa Claus is a hard one to answer. As a reporter, facts and the truth are the most important tools you have to use. It would be easy for me to tell you that Santa Claus exists, but it would also be irresponsible, because the facts do not reveal the complete truth about Santa Claus.
While it is impossible to tell you that, yes, there is a Santa Claus, it is also just as impossible to tell you, no, he is not real. It is what adults call a conundrum, a difficult problem with no answer in sight. When faced with a conundrum, a lot of people, people like your friends, often take one side of the argument without considering both sides of the argument. They declare a truth without knowing all the facts.
This may not completely answer your question, Taylor, but perhaps a quick review of the facts will help you better present the other side of your friends' statements.
One of the largest arguments people use to argue against Santa Claus is that no one man could get around the world in one night. People who make that argument have obviously never met Statesman or seen him in action. Many of our readers over the years have stated that Statesman can move so fast, it is as if he is in two places at once. That seems to be a fact that would weigh in favor of Santa Claus.
Another argument is that Santa Claus could never make enough toys for every girl and boy on Earth. That argument would have been pretty damaging for an argument in favor of Santa Claus a few years ago. After seeing all the robots that Nemesis was able to build in such a short time, Santa's Workshop is not too much of a stretch any more. If Nemesis can build thousands of giant, complex machines in just a couple of years, it would seem very possible that Santa could make millions of much simpler, much smaller toys in one year.
Again, Taylor, there is no way for me or the Paragon Free Press to state that Santa Claus does or does not exist. There are not enough facts. What the facts do support is that there are people all over Paragon City and all over the world who have amazing abilities. These same people use their abilities everyday to help other people, to save lives, and to make the world a better place to live.
The next time your friends tell you that Santa Claus is not real, you should ask them what proof they have. If they can't give you any facts, then the facts you have -- Statesman's speed and the hidden factories of Nemesis -- offer more proof that Santa Claus is real than the opposite.
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