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Why Santa Claus is Not a God

open access: yesJournal of Cognition and Culture, 2008
AbstractThrough the lenses of cognitive science of religion, successful god concepts must possess a number of features. God concepts must be (1) counterintuitive, (2) an intentional agent, (3) possessing strategic information, (4) able to act in the human world in detectable ways and (5) capable of motivating behaviors that reinforce belief. That Santa
openaire   +2 more sources

Black Pete through the Eyes of Dutch Children. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
The traditional figure of Black Pete seen during the December festivities around Sinterklaas (the Dutch Santa Claus) in the Netherlands has sparked fierce debates about his racial stereotypical characteristics and his potentially negative effects on ...
Judi Mesman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Moral certainty and the wrongness of killing: A non‐propositional view

open access: yesPhilosophical Investigations, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 170-194, April 2026.
Abstract In 2008 I published a paper making the case that Wittgenstein's On Certainty reflections can be fruitfully extended to cast light on the foundations of our moral lives and practices. My primary example was that the wrongness of killing is a basic moral certainty.
Nigel Pleasants
wiley   +1 more source

Ded Moroz (Father Frost) as a social construct of childhood and society

open access: yesСемиотические исследования
The article proposes to expand the understanding of the fairy-tale wizard Ded Moroz (Father Frost) as a myth and cultural and symbolic image using sociological approaches.
Svetlana N. Mayorova-Scheglova
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Distinct contributions of O‐acetylserine sulfhydrylases to cysteine biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

open access: yesProtein Science, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Cysteine biosynthesis in bacteria proceeds primarily via the de novo pathway, involving serine acetyltransferase (CysE) and O‐acetylserine sulfhydrylase (OASS). This pathway is absent in humans, and its inhibition impairs microbial fitness, virulence, and antibiotic resistance, making its enzymes attractive antimicrobial targets. Most bacteria
Noemi Massa   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

El retablo de San Miguel en la colegiata de Daroca (Zaragoza), obra de Martín del Cano, 1421-1425

open access: yesSantander, Estudios de Patrimonio
Estudiamos el retablo de la iglesia de San Miguel de Daroca, hoy en la colegiata de Santa María, que es obra maestra del pintor Martín del Cano. Presentamos el retablo de la iglesia de San Pedro que se tomó como precedente.
Aurelio Á. BARRÓN GARCÍA
doaj   +1 more source

Les voix du conteur entre poéticité et ironie dans Le Coq de bruyère, Le Médianoche amoureux et d’autres récits de Michel Tournier

open access: yesCarnets, 2018
Spontaneously eager to imitate the charming voices of childhood, the writer most preferably choses the literary pattern of tales, which he considers both soothing and poetical and whose rhythms are bewitching. Nevertheless, he twists in his own way every
Annie Urbanik-Rizk
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Evaluating Shivering and Hypothermia After Removing Forced‐Air Heating From Short‐Duration Surgery

open access: yesActa Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Single‐use forced‐air heating blankets can prevent intraoperative hypothermia, but their use carries environmental and economic costs. Whether omitting heating blankets for short‐duration surgical procedures affects patient outcomes remains unclear.
Anders Peder Højer Karlsen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Santa Claus Statue, Santa Claus, Indiana

open access: yes, 1930
The town of Santa Claus was platted in 1846 and originally called Santa Fe. There was another Indiana town with that name, so a new name was needed. One legend tells that the name Santa Claus was decided at a community meeting held December 24, 1852 ...
Loge News Co.; Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone: Post Card
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Five William Shakespeares Versus One Santa Claus; Self-Sacrifice and The Trolley Problem in the Series “The Good Place”

open access: yesReligions, 2020
The television series The Good Place (2016–2020), created by Michael Schur revolves around four humans who—after their deaths—end up in what they believe to be heaven: the “Good Place”. In reality, however, they are in a very sophisticated torture place,
Frank G. Bosman
doaj   +1 more source

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