Science, Black Cats and Friday the 13th!
@cmoneyspinner (9221)
Austin, Texas
August 26, 2015 3:10pm CST
Referring back to a myLot discussion started 2012 (below). Feel very strongly about my stance so decided to publish a new post.
My comments/discussion are based on two statements extracted from “Science and Superstition” by rajthingom.
#1) “Superstitions have demoralizing effects on men.”
#2) “Fortunately, science has come to our rescue.”
Superstitions can serve a very sinister, deceptive and unspoken purpose. But some scientists have been known to exchange ignorance (unproved superstitions) for ignorance (unproved science). Claims are made as scientific fact but they don't prove anything either!
It boils down to using ignorance to control people. It's a power thang!
A superstition is an idea or practice founded on unreasoning belief or we can say it is a blind faith.It is an annoy able fear of what is unknown or...
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
27 Aug 15
Thanks for comments. Respectfully disagree. Don't think superstitions started from the beginning of times. But once they started, they were perpetuated and in some cases, put forward as fact or Divine edict.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
27 Aug 15
I think superstition comes naturally to humans, otherwise we wouldn't still have any, they would have all been dispelled by science. I think we like mysteries, legends and superstitions it's not just about control, it's about being part of something - a group, a tribe, a culture. Obviously, some superstitions can be very damaging and extreme.
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
27 Aug 15
Thanks for your comments. Respectfully disagree. Don't think it comes natural at all. You have to be taught. If we like mysteries so much why do we feel so relieved when we finally solve them and there's an answer! Oh that's what really happened! I always wondered.
