H. P. Lovecraft
... that when H. P. Lovecraft was five years old, he was told Santa Claus did not exist and responded by asking why "God is not equally a myth"?
... that when <b id="mwBno"><a href="./H._P._Lovecraft" id="mwBns" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="H. P. Lovecraft">H.<span id="mwBnw" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>P. Lovecraft</a></b> was five years old, he was told <a href="./Santa_Claus" id="mwBn0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Santa Claus">Santa Claus</a> did not exist and responded by asking why "<a href="./God" id="mwBn4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="God">God</a> is not equally a myth"?