Our Superstitious Minds: The Power of Superstition

Please do not go to the ladder, luck is bad. Please try to avoid black cats. Nothing happened on Friday the 13th. How many times have you heard these common myths? Most people think these superstitions are stories that you have heard since you were a kid; instead of children's songs and children's books. A small allegory of a person who broke the mirror and had a bad luck for seven years seems to be ridiculous for most people. But what if they were doing it really? Many people think that these are truly true.

Superstitious is an irrational fear of unknown or mystery, especially related to religion. In my opinion, superstition is contrary to materialism and reality. Interestingly, almost everyone is very superstitious, but the truly superstitious person's life is an endless struggle against ruthless things. Therefore superstition may be a person's appeal and make his life a real nightmare, because he notices the superstitions around him. In my opinion, superstition is a good example of the belief that people can choose not to participate. But those who choose to believe will find their world to provide what they expect

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From the beginning there were superstitious beliefs, mysterious thoughts, and other supernatural phenomena (Jahoda, 1969). It can be divided into three types: religion, culture or individual. The word superstition can only be used ambiguously and subjectively. For Roman Catholics, the belief in reincarnation can be regarded as a superstition, for all atheists all religions are superstitious. American Folklore: According to Encyclopedia, anthropologists call superstition a folk belief, folk belief, or folk science. They believe that superstitious beliefs are a collection of cultural traditions that developed in pre-science society to manage questions and uncertainties about the future (Brunvand, 1996). It also creates superstitions to deal with unfortunate events and creates the power and possibilities to dominate things and events in life. Otherwise, it can not explain, manage or control