== == The "Dark Ages" or "Middle Ages" are not unique for their superstitions and mythology. There has yet to be a race of human beings that has not produced or embraced a set of superstitions or fables. While indeed such things helped explain the unknown, it was seldom comforting filling the unknown with mysterious beings that were even more threatening.
Many of these mythologies and superstitions were brought over and adapted from the paganism of the barbarian tribes that over the centuries converted and became the Christians of the Middle Ages. In the face of intolerant Christian theology all ancient religions with their gods became superstitious practices that served demons. Since people believed in demons, it was easy to imagine the demons had taken specific forms and identities with which to taunt and injure the human race. What is remarkable is how often European tales speak of religious objects as means of warding off such creatures, often these were metaphors for how Christianity was more powerful than the old gods and pagan practices. The older mythologies speak of potions and protective words, pagan throwbacks, and thus often people that tried such things were associated with paganism and labeled as witches or warlocks since even good pagan charms must come from the devil. Add to this the frailty of life with sickness, famine, war and death a very close reality. Further, the Middle Ages were riddled with wonder workers, both saints and sinners. While the modern age may scoff at some of the claims, thousands witnessed events such as the raising of the dead, healings, weather shifting and strange victories and defeats. Fledging science was often mixed with superstition involving incantations and special ingredients since the knowledge just was not there to think success could be achieved otherwise.
The modern world is just as susceptible to mythology and superstition. In fact, a case could be made that the modern world is absolutely obsessed with such things, just as much if not more than any other time period in history. Just a hundred years ago the city of Los Angeles, so convinced by the blathering of drifter, awarded the man funding and equipment to make an excavation in what is now downtown LA to find the underground city of the Lizard people. He used up the money and disappeared after a week. Seriously, look it up. Apartment buildings are still constructed without a 13th floor. Presidents of recent memory and Prime Ministers, the same who brought us into the technological age, are known to have consulted astrologists. Our newspapers contain horoscopes, our store fronts feature psychics and people base success and failure on certain personal routines, clothes, words and lucky objects. Our mythology now is featured in comic books and TV shows depicting people with astounding abilities, heavenly bodies and impossible wealth. Many would scoff saying that we know such things are not real, yet if one combines all the surgeries, special devices, drugs and foods, dietary programs, seminars we are looking at billions of dollars and hours spent in the pursuit of our gods and goddesses, not to mention the money that is spent on therapy for failing to live the dream.
You should not believe in Superstitions. Superstitions is the product of ignorance among people. Many superstitions are not true.
People believe in superstitions because they are driven by fear.
Possibly because they were religious. People who are not religious do not normally believe in superstitions.
Superstitions are beliefs supported only by rumor, not by factual observation. Rational people therefore do not believe such things.
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They don't really. People who believe in superstitions are more prone to believe in the haunted houses thing than people who don't.
Yes, a lot of people still believe in superstitions, despite clear and contradictory evidence (or rational explanations for the origin of a superstition).
People may believe in superstitions because of family culture, personal beliefs, or simply because the people around them do. It's not necessarily wrong to believe in superstitions, but people may tend to let them take over their lives. When superstitious stuff happens, it sometimes can be purely coincidental.
It has no survival value. People believe in in all kinds of things which others would consider superstitions. In most cases it does no harm.
Actually no, these are just superstitions that people believe.
Superstitions are small beliefs that only some people believe are true.
superstition cause people believe in something it's not true
Superstitions are things that people believe that bring good or bad luck. They are not true for some people but others believe in them strongly.
Nothing make/made them real. Superstitions are in the mind of the people who believe them, but they really don't exist in reality. We just think they do.
There are a bunch of superstitions that people believe in. Things like black cats, the number 13, and walking under a ladder are the most common.
There are many superstitions regarding dragonflies in folk culture. Many people believe that the presence of a dragonfly means good luck.
If children are taught discipline,devotion,dedication and hard work, the belief in superstitions will get erased. People who always expects over night wonders in their favor strongly believe superstitions.
It is not only people in the past that believe in superstitions. People today do so. Anything that someone believes in without a rational explanation is a superstition.
AnswerWell, I think that if people believe in superstitions then they will happen to you , but really if you have nothing to do with it and you don't believe then I don't think it will happen to you , but you never know?AnswerIn ancient times superstitions helped people explain things that they couldn't understand. Today people use them to gain power over others or believe in them because they can't or don't want to face a reality. Reality can be so boring.
If people weren't superstitious then they would likely make more rational decisions.
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Religion is a system of superstitions that lots of people believe. Beyond that, they are one and the same.
Superstitions about pets are not significantly different from any other kind of superstition. The analysis is that people make up stories, and other people foolishly believe those stories, and thus a superstition is born.
many people cannot believe it but there are 340,000,000-360,000,000 gods in Hindu mythology.
Many people believe this but, like all superstitions, the answer is no.