Parents should find a way to believe in Santa, says Eric Kaplan

Kris Kringle has captivated many a mind, young and old, through the years. Author Eric Kaplan wants all the grownups to gather round because he says the questioning of Santa's existence should be a philosophical investigation. He may even make a believer out of many of you.

TV writer and producer Eric Kaplan is famous in Hollywood as the co-executive producer of The Big Bang Theory, and as an Emmy Award-winning writer for the David Letterman show.

But Eric Kaplan is a philosopher as well as a comedian....

He's currently working on a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. And his philosophical musings have taken him out of Hollywood and closer to the North Pole for a new book titled, "Does Santa Exist: A Philosophical Investigation."

So what do you think? Have your beliefs about Santa changed after hearing this conversation? Let us know!

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This segment was produced by The Current's Howard Goldenthal.