From Amos:
"3. Requiring children to try to communicate to, and pretend to communicate to, an entity whose location they cannot know and from whom they receive no answers."

I agree. Believing in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny is much more logical - at least they get something demonstrable to reinforce the belief.

The sad thing is that they grow out of these beliefs whilst belief in an almighty deity can continue into adult life - surely a case of stunted mental development.