Occam’s Razor Explains Santa

My eldest asked if Santa was real, so I taught her about Occam’s razor. “Which is likelier: that Santa is real, or that millions of adults are in a global conspiracy to fool children into thinking he is? I remind you that you and your sister can’t keep secrets.”

A tweet jokes about a parent answering a child’s question about Santa with Occam’s razor. The punchline is that a worldwide conspiracy involving millions of adults is less plausible than Santa being real, especially because the children cannot keep secrets. EN: A tweet jokes about a parent answering a child’s question about Santa with Occam’s razor. The punchline is that a worldwide conspiracy involving millions of adults is less plausible than Santa being real, especially because the children cannot keep secrets.

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