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How would you define "superstition"?

Asked by Dutchess_III (47069points) March 19th, 2019

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zenvelo's avatar

Finding causality in low correlation events.

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

su·per·sti·tion

noun: superstition

excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.
“he dismissed the ghost stories as mere superstition”

synonyms: unfounded belief, credulity; More
magic, sorcery, witchcraft;

fallacy, delusion, illusion

“medicine was riddled with superstition and ignorance”

antonyms: science

•a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief.
plural noun: superstitions

“she touched her locket for luck, a superstition she had had since childhood”

synonyms: myth, belief, old wives’ tale, notion; More

joeschmo's avatar

Something you believe in, or believe will, bring you luck. The opposite of science based facts.

In most cases harmless. Remember the rabbit’s foot?

Dutchess_lll's avatar

In most cases today it’s harmless. It’s been deadly for certain groups of people in the past.

Pinguidchance's avatar

I would not dare define superstition.

Don’t you know that it’s unlucky to define superstition?

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

It is a stition that is super.

Caravanfan's avatar

Superstition is silly. Except, of course for Oliver’s Woofing Theorum. That is fact.

flutherother's avatar

A belief that is held without any apparent scientific basis.

ragingloli's avatar

Believing in supernatural forces and/or entities, and that those forces affect your life, and can be affected by specific rituals or behaviours.
That includes all religions.

Dutchess_III's avatar

“Our Oliver
who art in heaven
Oliver be thy name
Thy woofer come
Thy theorem be long
...”

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