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[–] abfarid@startrek.website 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I also didn't like the wording of the meme. It's like saying "Santa Claus doesn't exist". He does exist, he's just not a real person, but he exists as a concept and influences millions of people.

[–] Ludrol@szmer.info 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He did exist but the time distorted his image and lost any resamblance to an actual person

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm aware that he's the basis of the modern Santa Claus (I've actually been to Demre), but I would argue that the modern Claus is a separate entity/concept at this point.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 points 9 months ago

I would go even further : Santa Claus is presented as a actual person that we all know does not exist even though the concept exists. But noone ever pretended that Zodiac are a physical thing, it's a concept and concepts can't get more real that being conceptualized.