Religious beliefs have no factual content. They are good-humored phrases, similar to those that children appreciate in the form of fairy tales, including that of the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus. A good question to ask is: why do children believe these things? How did this happen? Could parents blindly lie to their children? Do these beliefs have any substance beyond expressions of well-being? Or is that baby worth the wait and excitement? These questions are interesting to look at and observe from different points of view. After watching the Polar Express, the message was left that if you truly believe, you will get the full Christmas spirit. Only the true believer has the ability to hear the sound of a bell. Children who doubted the existence of Santa Claus have the ability to see for themselves an adventure on the train. A key moment is when the conductor states that “sometimes seeing is believing, sometimes the most real things in the world are the ones we cannot see”. For an innocent child this might be easy, or even for a true believer, but for the average person, evidence and reasoning might influence their perspective on what to believe or not. Strong compelling reasons must be provided for a belief to have credence. For a child, having parents read to them about Santa Claus and how "he knows when you've been naughty or nice, so be good for goodness' sake," is perhaps just enough to convince a child to believe in Santa Claus, and being good all year round will be rewarded by gifts from "Santa Claus", but why do we stop believing in Santa Claus? Or even the tooth fairy? No longer believing has something to do with age, or parents who tell their children about Santa Claus, somewhere deep inside, believe... middle of paper... as he explains it is not necessary for every individual has good reasons for what he believes. There are two types of reasoning when it comes to considering truths about God; they are human reason and natural reason. This philosopher leaves it up to the individual to decide what to believe. Overall I believe that religious beliefs should not need reasoning and that they should be up to the individual. One objection a serious person might raise is that my statement is vague and where do these beliefs come from? I would respond that the strongest beliefs and knowledge of religion come from people who don't understand. These beliefs come from mystical experiences that are always valid even if they are ineffable as the philosopher Rad calls them. Ineffable means something completely or almost completely beyond our ability to describe or interpret it.