In a culture where we constantly reinforce the faith-based belief in parentism–the notion that parents are the source of Christmas presents–thankfully this season External Delivery The Future presents a critical examination of this debate, the problems with parentism, and the scientific validity of external delivery theory.

Is External Delivery the same as Santa Clausism?

No. The theory of external delivery is only concerned with empirically testing whether Christmas presents are delivered by an external agent, or an internal agent such as your parents. Santa Clausism typically starts with the premise that Santa Claus is delivering presents, and then seeks to fit the evidence to that theory. The theory of external delivery has developed strictly from objective interpretations of the empirical evidence.

(Thanks to Exploring Our Matrix for bringing this to attention.)