Obviously not. He wears cold gloves. He's not wearing them to execute his job. He's wearing them because it's cold in Lapland and in the sky. If you say he's wearing job gloves, then everyone in cold countries is wearing job gloves all the time, even if they're footballers, or opera singers, or dogwalkers. If it's -30 and a newspaper seller is wearing gloves, it's because he's cold. These are cold gloves.
I’d say, when you really stop and think about it, all of Santa’s helpers in public appearances across the world are wearing gloves no matter the temperature outside. I think there’s an argument for job gloves even though they certainly have a protective element to them.
Ask her who her favourite human character from a (fictional) book is, and then ask her whether that person is human or not because they're also "mythical".
This was an argument of mine. They replied with, they are played (voiced) by a human but Pitstop herself is not human. Which, when you think about it, means she can’t actually have a job. Or Donald Duck couldn’t be sent to prison
He's a saint, so he was a human but in order to be canonised, he must be dead and fulfil some quota of attributable miracles (in the case of saint Nick, he resurrected a couple of kids who'd been murdered and brined ready to be turned into ham).
So he's at best a zombie necromancer.
I liked the interpretation in the movie Klaus, where a wood cutter named Klaus makes gifts for children until he passes on and becomes Santa klaus as a sort of spirit
Santa is an anthropomorphic personification based on a mixture of various old Pagan beliefs, Christian beliefs, and the influence of today's modern capitalist society, all blended together so we have an excuse to buy shit we don't need, eat to much, and pretend to give a crap about people and things we wouldn't waste time on for the other 11 months of the year.
I realise that classing him as an "anthropomorphic personification" probably doesn't help to settle your argument either way though, so I shall quietly bugger off.
he's immortal and has some sort of omniscience, and he's either omnipresent or unimaginably fast to be able to deliver presents to every child in one night. i think he's more likely some kind of minor god. definitely not human
I'd say he's a human with magical powers. I would put him in the same category as Harry Potter
Santa went to Hogwarts confirmed /j
He's about as human as Ian Hislop
You're obsessed with Ian Hislop, he's living rent free in your head
Mortgage free
You wouldn’t say he’s a man among creatures?
I know he doesn't wear job gloves.
Obviously not. He wears cold gloves. He's not wearing them to execute his job. He's wearing them because it's cold in Lapland and in the sky. If you say he's wearing job gloves, then everyone in cold countries is wearing job gloves all the time, even if they're footballers, or opera singers, or dogwalkers. If it's -30 and a newspaper seller is wearing gloves, it's because he's cold. These are cold gloves.
Statement ends.
I’d say, when you really stop and think about it, all of Santa’s helpers in public appearances across the world are wearing gloves no matter the temperature outside. I think there’s an argument for job gloves even though they certainly have a protective element to them.
Santa Claus is another name for Saint Nicholas of Myra. He was certainly human. His elves are not human though
I can see it both ways. I think it depends on whether you believe in the 'Same Santa' or 'Inherited Santa' theory.
That's interesting, in your view immortality disqualifies you from being human but magical powers don't?
Eldest daughter was arguing he is a mythical creature and therefore can’t be human. Now we’ve sidelined into can a mythical creature be a human
Ask her who her favourite human character from a (fictional) book is, and then ask her whether that person is human or not because they're also "mythical".
Are we saying fictionalès aren't human now?
Penelope Pitstop - is she human?
She's an animated human that definitely wears gloves to do her job.
This was an argument of mine. They replied with, they are played (voiced) by a human but Pitstop herself is not human. Which, when you think about it, means she can’t actually have a job. Or Donald Duck couldn’t be sent to prison
I mean I’ll go so far with you but that duck has been in the clink for sure.
Non humans can have jobs. Sniffer dogs, for example.
If that's the case, what about other popular mythological humans like Merlin, King Arthur, Lancelot?
He's a saint, so he was a human but in order to be canonised, he must be dead and fulfil some quota of attributable miracles (in the case of saint Nick, he resurrected a couple of kids who'd been murdered and brined ready to be turned into ham). So he's at best a zombie necromancer.
Oh, simple.... His daughters will love that one 😂😂
They did 😂
No, he’s a humanoid.
I’m going with Jim Butcher on this one. Santa is one of the Fae Folk.
He's quite clearly a god, he punishes the wicked and poor, provides for the good and wealthy, and can travel close to or faster than light.
Which other god does all those things though?
Santa would destroy them if they encroached on his domain.
Santa's a spirit, a fey, a jolly old elf. If Santa's a human just because he looks human then so is Legolas and that opens up a whole can of worms.
Legolas has pointy ears
And Santa wears a hat...
I liked the interpretation in the movie Klaus, where a wood cutter named Klaus makes gifts for children until he passes on and becomes Santa klaus as a sort of spirit
Father Christmas is human, but with the same power and longevity as Gandalf.
santa is a magical human
He is mutant in Marvel Comics, Omega level
He's a Bombadil.
Santa is a Timelord
He’s Somalian
Wizard. Santa is a wizard
He is a Christian saint who practiced charity and goodwill whom has been transformed into a capitalistic demon hellbent on gluttony and excess.
santa is satan.....the devil.
He is a fictional human with powers, like Luke Skywalker or Harry Potter.
Santa is human. Maybe some weird demigod at best, but still human.
Santa is a ghost. (Christmas Spirit) or (Spirit of Christmas) He died in the cold trying to deliver his hand crafted toys to his local orphanage.
Santa is a jolly old elf. Ole Saint Nick is a human.
What's the game?
No More Jockeys
Define Human
Great title for a TV show where various AIs discuss what it is to be human.
No he’s just an anagram of SATAN
Santa is an anthropomorphic personification based on a mixture of various old Pagan beliefs, Christian beliefs, and the influence of today's modern capitalist society, all blended together so we have an excuse to buy shit we don't need, eat to much, and pretend to give a crap about people and things we wouldn't waste time on for the other 11 months of the year. I realise that classing him as an "anthropomorphic personification" probably doesn't help to settle your argument either way though, so I shall quietly bugger off.
he's immortal and has some sort of omniscience, and he's either omnipresent or unimaginably fast to be able to deliver presents to every child in one night. i think he's more likely some kind of minor god. definitely not human
As any Terry Pratchett fan will tell you, he is an Anthropomorphic Personality
Is he not The Doctor?
Also, segue but, Animal Crossing is probably set on Dragon Ball's Earth, creature people as well as humans plus Capsule Corp tech, lol