RE: Technically...

"When I was little, I used to believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and other things parents tell 

 their children." -Andrew Fan 

I guess I'm a little bit different then.  Since I was old enough to comprehend words, I never believed in the stories of Tooth Fairies or Santa Claus.  I actually thought about the stories and how they would work out.  For example, in the story of Santa Claus, he's supposed to deliver presents to every child in the world, in one night.  Assuming a night means 12 hours, he would never make it around the earth because they earth's circumference is about 26,000 miles.  The record time set for a non-stop around the world flight was in a military B-52 in 1980 at 42 hours 23 minutes.  It would take him at least the speed of 2166 miles per hour to make it around the world, excluding the time it takes for him to actually get the presents under the Christmas Tree without being noticed.  Note that this is the Earth's circumference, as it is in a linear line.  To factor in traveling to every country, state, and city, makes it nearly impossible.


The Easter Bunny, however, may be possible in the near future.  Today's technology allows us to peek in the world that shapes all living things.  What I'm talking about is DNA, and it's no gimmick.  We can already change the colors of a living animal, clone them, and even biologically engineer them to be resistant to disease.  With further improvements in modifying DNA, we could possibly take the egg of a bunny.  Then, we could extract its DNA, code for it to produce multi-colored eggs, and then reinsert them.  It may be ethically incorrect in the eyes of animal lovers, but in reality, money is power, and if they decide to engineer one, they will. 


I think being a realist attributes to the disbelief in stories.  I'm always looking for any errors that might not make sense in the real world.  This can be both beneficial or hindering.  It makes for writing a realistic-fiction book easier, but writing fantasy novels more difficult.  In this case, I believe, although the stories are not real, you should continue to enjoy the spirit and culture passed down for many generations.  Happy (Pre)Columbus Day!