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| SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: exe on April 22, 2020, 08:55:57 am ---Recently I heard a theory that our brain always in search for dangers, it's an instinctive behavior. If there is no real danger present, people start making it up. --- End quote --- I don't know if this is really what happens. I mean, the part that we would be actively looking for danger. Not convinced. But I'm pretty convinced from all studies I've read that superstitions are a form of "autopilot" behavior to help us avoid dangerous situations indeed. The reason we use a lot of autopiloting for this is obvious: in dangerous situations, we may have no time to think. That surely comes from ancient times and we still have it. But don't think we don't *need* it anymore. We're actually on "autopilot" a lot of the time, and I think life would be exhausting if we weren't. Superstitions are reassuring us. I personally think we don't use them to "make danger up" and then have a simple way of avoiding it, but just simply as a way to avoid potential, but real danger. The fact the danger itself has nothing to do with the superstition itself doesn't matter - it just lowers our stress level IMHO. In a way, even though superstitions seem not to make any sense and have any logic behind them, they are a way of making us feel like we have CONTROL over potential danger, instead of just being subjected to it like toys. I think it's a bit similar to religious faith. Although it may at first look like people are just putting their destiny in the hands of some higher being/concept, it also makes them feel like they are in CONTROL of their destiny - provided that they obey to some simple rules. Just my 2 cents. |
| drussell:
--- Quote from: james_s on April 19, 2020, 04:57:12 pm ---Most large buildings in the USA still skip the 13th floor, which is something I've always thought was silly because there's still a 13th floor, it's just called 14. Superstition is idiotic but seems to be an integral part of the human mind. --- End quote --- A few buildings use the physical 13th floor for mechanical, which may or may not be practical depending on the total height of the building. |
| Electro Detective:
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on April 22, 2020, 01:38:03 pm --- --- Quote from: Electro Detective on April 22, 2020, 10:05:03 am --- 13 and all the other hoaxes and fear jobs are done and over, and not a minute too soon ::) Corona is officially top dog now and beyond doubt, question or skeptism >:D Billions of hardcore news media circus believers and serial hypochondriacs can't be wrong :popcorn: --- End quote --- Are you denying Corona? --- End quote --- Are you still buying it? :horse: |
| Halcyon:
--- Quote from: Benta on April 19, 2020, 06:32:26 pm ---Well, if you want to talk about irrationality, just go to the "creationists". :palm: --- End quote --- Don't forget the flat earthers and anti-vaxxers! |
| HighVoltage:
Allegedly, Friday the 13th of October in 1307 was a bad day on earth for the Knights Templar's, when most of them were killed. And since then the number 13 is a fearful and superstitious number. Somehow I like instruments and lab equipment and calculators that have a 13 in their model number. |
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