Why can't anyone give me any evidence that Santa Claus does not exist?

Yes, you are correct. I have the burden of proof because you say so. Santa, Jesus, the Easter Bunny, unicorns, gargoyles and dragons are all sitting in a bunker in southern Afghanistan with the equally fake Osama Bin Laden laughing at all of us while they float around in thin air, never establishing their actual existence. However, we SHOULD believe they exist because someone said they do and then wrote it down and told the masses.

I would not necessarily say that Santa Claus does not exist, because that would be logically foolish to claim absolute universal knowledge.

But when asking for or requiring proof, logically it is impossible to prove a negative. The burden of proof is always on the positive side and then the defense would come from the negative side.

For example, you cannot prove that I didnt committ a murder. You can only prove that I did commit the murder OR that it is likely that I didnt commit the murder. This is true because every proof of a negative is based upon inductive reasoning, for which there is no logical absolute.

Well, since every parent (and then some) in the world will attest they are the ones who put the presents under the tree and eat the cookies,I guess that makes them Santa Claus. But, as for the magical elf that rides in a sleigh and pops down chimneys, that the parents are pretending to be Santa is proof enough of his non-existence.

Or simply put, Santa no longer comes round when you stop believing the myth, so he exists only because of agreement among certain people that they will perpetuate the myth.

He does TOO exist! I have a picture of him and me from when I was three. And one year, he even left a cookie under the tree that he bit off of. AND he's mentioned in the great holy book Santa Claus is Comin' to Town! So THERE! *sniff*

But you did want evidence that he DOESN'T exist. Nope. Can't help ya.

But seriously...the origins of Santa are Pagan...but guess who loves to celebrate with him?

I have cruised over the North Pole in an icebreaker before and sorry but no Santa workshop, no flying reindeer, and no nice Mrs. Clause with hot cocoa.

Then again he mighta got tired of cold weather and moved to Cuba or somethin.

You have a logical fallacy

Argument from ignorance

The two most common forms of the argument from ignorance, both fallacious, can be reduced to the following form:

Something is currently unexplained or insufficiently understood or explained, so it is not (or must not be) true.

Because there appears to be a lack of evidence for one hypothesis, another chosen hypothesis is therefore considered proven.

A 'burden of proof' can't be a negative. I could ask you to prove that you have never touched your nose with your knee. You could never do it. I'm not going to assume that you did once touch your nose with your knee. If you claim that you did then the burden of proof is on you.

It all comes down to the underlying assumption. If you assume that Santa, or God, is real and you insist that it's up to me to prove otherwise then fine. However first you have to prove that the underlying assumption is valid.

Santa does exist and he is Canadian --- as he lives in the North Pole

Just understand that if Canada is offended or attacked Christmas is canceled for the offending nation(s)

He was interviewed shortly after his work in "the Polar Express". He stated at that time that from that time forward he would no longer grant interviews.

That might be your problem.

(Actually, the burden of proof lies on those who make claims. You can either back up your claim, or you're a fraud. I'll be waiting for you to take responsibility for your question.)

I'm 37 years old and every year, I wake up to presents he leaves behind under the tree, although the liquor cabinet is broken into and all the expensive cognac and wine are missing.

He also pees all over th toilet seat.