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Re:The Indian Miracle-Buster Stuck in Finland by primelens on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @01:06PM (#7841406)
Yes, it is. In certain cases it might be harmless superstition unlike the kind of militant superstition that prompts people to oppress others, but superstition it is.
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Re:The Indian Miracle-Buster Stuck in Finland by briantakita on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @01:13PM (#7841448)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition

> Superstition is the belief in supernatural causality

But then the influenced people become the causality of their actions. These root "superstitious" influences would then exist in concept and have a real effect. Note that conceptual existence is enough to influence intelligent beings who can recognize these concepts.

There's also effects that aren't explained by science, yet. That is a playground for all sorts of possibilities.

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