Recent questions tagged superstitions

Description : What are your thoughts about these wives tales?

Last Answer : I'm not a fan of wives tales. I'm not very superstitious. There is one thing that bugs me though - have you heard the one where if your ears are red, somebody is talking about you? It's rather ... 're on the right path or not, I'm unsure. Sometimes I wonder if it's a collission of past lives

Description : Do you have any silly superstitions that you are embarrassed of?

Last Answer : I like to sing in the shower. I have to sing Gospel songs while I’m shaving or I’ll cut myself. Hasn’t failed me yet!

Description : Why do people have superstitions?

Last Answer : It's a survival mechanism. They should shoo now. From the Wiki: From a simpler perspective, natural selection will tend to reinforce a tendency to generate weak associations. If there ... associations, then this will outweigh the negatives of making many incorrect, superstitious associations.