Category Archives: Superstition

Mr. Deity and the Magic, Part Deux

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The Error of Substance Dualism

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The Mark of the Beast in Your Vaccine!

“Don’t do it!”
That’s what one friend said to another about giving their children swine flu vaccinations. An otherwise boring dinner party suddenly got more interesting.
“Ah, so you’re an anti-vaxer. Why?” I asked.
I figured he would be against vaccinations because he thought it was linked to autism or some reason like that. Boy was I wrong.
He replied, [...]

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Deepak Chopra Owned by Red Shirt Guy

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The Stupid Virus

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On the Origin of Superstitions

by Jesse Galef
Why are dirty underwear, mutant clover, and amputated mammal appendages associated with good fortune?  How did humans develop our “lucky” rituals? And why are they usually gross when you think about them? I hope to address two of these three questions, read on to find out which.
A lucky charm I made [...]

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I’ll Let No Flimsy Fairy Tale Push Me

I’m re-reading one of my favorite novels, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, and I thought this exchange between Samuel and his wife embodies some of what I feel when confronted with superstition:
The cooing of pigeons brought memory into the procession. Dessie remembered how her father had said, sitting at the head of the table, [...]

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Jesus Appears on Pickup

It looks like the homeless man sticker I applied and removed is still confusing the minds of simple people:
Jim Stevens says he’s not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his pickup.
Stevens — of Jonesborough — says nearly every morning, an image that looks to him like [...]

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