Well that’s the issue always when talking about metaphysical beliefs.

There’s the child that beliefs in literal Santa going down the chimney. And there’s the adult that stopped believing in child stories and sees a rich and valuable culture around those stories anyway.

It’s not equivocal, but grown up in an embracing way.

There’s also the grown up in a rejecting way who is never satisfied with either variant, although for some this is just an intermezzo towards the embracing way.