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  • Today I'm walking on the street and listening to the podcast, Liz American Life.

  • This episode was talking about Zenta and how manipulative we adults are to create a false illusion to children about existence of a all-loving, white-beard, gift-giving man.

  • I can't help but start to think it's a bad idea.

  • Why do people encourage false hope?

  • Would it imperpetuate the naivety that causes all kinds of social issues when they grow up?

  • So I googled, is believing in Zenta help or hurt children?

  • And I read the first result published by the University of Texas.

  • And here's the excerpt from the article.

  • Quote, So maybe the goal of Zenta is the opposite.

  • Without illusions, we can never be disillusioned.

  • So we are actually helping them build their critical thinking skills by making sure the illusion is robust.

  • Eventually they will know the truth and they will learn to start thinking critically about something too good to be true and learn to be suspicious about character that seems too moral, too lovely, and too magical.

Today I'm walking on the street and listening to the podcast, Liz American Life.

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