Yes, a lot of people still believe in superstitions, despite clear and contradictory evidence (or rational explanations for the origin of a superstition).
Yes they do. 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.
I would say the Victorian Era. People were still superstitious then, but due to industrialization and science booming, people began to believe more in science than in religion (and superstition). From that point onward, superstitions began to fade away. Of course, in certain parts of the world people are still superstitious.
we still believe superstitions because some of the incidents are real and it is related to science
Because religion in general has a stigma about it that many people still believe to be unable to criticize.
Absolutely. There's still people who believe everything.
because people would believe that columbus was right , but he's not.
People believe in the city in Arizona, few believe in the mythical immortal bird.
From an anthropological perspective, it is the way in which people can explain unexplainable events. A person who has something bad happen to them may blame witchcraft for their misfortune. The person who does witchcraft may believe that they have power over the environment and other people.
Yup.
Buddhists. There are still people who believe in Buddhism, and they are still called Buddhists.
People still believe John Edwards can really communicate with the dead because they are ignorant and they do not want to believe that is not possible.
I believe the question of life and the fear of inevitable death is what drove man to it. Also loneliness, the desire for there to be a supreme being and a place you go when you die so you'd still exist.