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Q: Why do you think people have believed in superstitions for thousands of years?
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What are the common superstitions think in Singapore?

common superstitions think happen in singapore


What made superstitions real?

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.


How many years have superstitions been around?

Superstitions have been with humankind since we first became self aware. Many of the first superstitions came from a general lack of knowledge about simple cause and effect, natural cycles, and the way nature worked. As a larger body of knowledge became available, superstitions became entrenched in the spiritual paths of humankind. Even today, superstitions tend to be relegated to the list of curiosities of another group of people. We rarely think of our own superstitions as unfounded or silly, but we do think that way of the superstitions of others.


Are superstitions real?

i think there real but yah some people doesnt think there real and they spirts arent real i really think its real.


Why did Medieval people believe in superstitions?

It was a way to explain events that they didn't understand. If you don't know how or why something happens, then, people make up the answers. We have superstitions today that we take for fact that 1000 years from now people will wonder how we could think such things.


Can black hares be found in Ireland Is it lucky to see a black hare?

I don't think so. These are just superstitions and its not good to believe in superstitions.


What did the native people think about Columbus?

They believed he came from heaven


What did native people think of Columbus?

They believed he came from heaven


Why were superstitions created?

Well think about it. If you have a religion then in that case you think that it is the true religion, or so i hope. They were not superstitions to them they just didn't know any better. Unless it was the inventor of the religion, who would be conscious of the fact that the religion would be false and superstitious. But the people who were his followers were moved by his false faith and by the false promise of power under this God.


What did English people think about the pilgrims and puritans?

Average English people believed that the Puritans and the Pilgrims were overzealous. They believed that the Protestants sects should be driven out of England.


Why did the superstitions of black cats start?

I'm not sure if anyone knows why they started. Each country has their own superstitions about black cats. Most think they are good luck or magical. Americans are about the only ones who think of them as bad luck.


Who were the humanists and in what did they believe?

Humanists were scholars and writers during the Renaissance period who believed in the value and potential of human beings. They focused on human interests, abilities, and achievements rather than on divine or supernatural factors. Humanists emphasized the importance of classical learning, individualism, and the study of the humanities such as literature, philosophy, and history.