#(nigh impossible... but possible) walrus is.

[guardsbian]

I think a better version of the poll would be Walrus vs Real Life Magical Santa Claus.

because. while the latter is most certainly an upheaval in worldview in a way which rivals the existence of magical fairies. I do think there's a slightly more universal argument to be made for "with age you became convinced he was not real and would never approach you" than can be made for faeries, which I think a lot of fairy non-believers (myself included) lack the sentimentality towards to even consider as something to be proven wrong about the existence of. like a lot of arguments against the fairy being more surprising seem to hinge on some sort of cultural conditioning and acceptance of straight up fantasy magic that is. not as universal as some people seem to think it is

#I say santa because I think it's more universal #but real talk I think the question is just a matter of what a person's personal tipping point away from the #(nigh impossible... but possible) walrus is. #for some this is faeries. for others it would be ghosts. or gray aliens. or santa claus. #for me you could probably honestly get me to say I would be more surprised by a walrus #if you asked me to consider the hypothetical of a dragon on my doorstep.