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Superstitions reach the peak of their popularity around October 31
Cameron Ross
Issue date: 10/28/05 Section: Opinion
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Superstitions plague a person's judgment like an infection that decays his intelligence. Halloween is the time of year when superstitions reach their peak for whatever meaningless reason.
There is no excuse for a person to be superstitious, because it leads to them creating stupid excuses that defy scientific reason. Reality is explained by facts, which means a radically bizarre explanation is unreasonable.
"Superstitions are for people with the desire to enrich their lives with meaningless beliefs to add excitement to their pitiful existences," says Jamie Forlanda, of Stockton.
A black cat will allegedly bring a person bad luck, according to one superstition because...? Oh, hold on a second, that makes absolutely no sense!
Someone may have founded the purpose for superstitions based on him being a victim of circumstances. Some unfortunate person may have seen a black cat immediately before something bad happened to them. Perhaps the person should consider blaming himself for thinking of the black cat, instead of paying attention to what he was doing.
People create superstitions as excuses for their ignorance. By creating such bogus generalizations, people are telling themselves lies to compensate for the realization that they are victims of external locus.
In life, bad things will happen to people. Just because they walked underneath a ladder, broke a mirror, saw a black cat, or did anything involving the number 13, the action does not mean the person's immediate harmful future is the direct result.
Believing in superstitions makes a person more vulnerable. Getting worried because you committed a taboo act according to superstitious people is only going to make you concentrate on exaggerating everything that happens to you afterwards. When a person sits there sweating over their act of superstitious violation, they are only bringing pressure on themselves by thinking negatively.
A perfect example of superstitions being used to explain stupid behavior is the "Three Stooges." One of the famous lines used when one of the comedic stooges was acting nervous is "What's the matter, you superstitious?"
It is funny, sometimes, when observing how people resort to superstitions as a means of explanation for their behavior. Perhaps this is why the "Three Stooges" use the line so often?
People manifest their own virtue by thinking in a manner that works for them. Regardless of a person's morals, reality is the most important influence. Superstitions are incoherent excuses for not accepting reality that people use to explain their mistakes.
There is no excuse for a person to be superstitious, because it leads to them creating stupid excuses that defy scientific reason. Reality is explained by facts, which means a radically bizarre explanation is unreasonable.
"Superstitions are for people with the desire to enrich their lives with meaningless beliefs to add excitement to their pitiful existences," says Jamie Forlanda, of Stockton.
A black cat will allegedly bring a person bad luck, according to one superstition because...? Oh, hold on a second, that makes absolutely no sense!
Someone may have founded the purpose for superstitions based on him being a victim of circumstances. Some unfortunate person may have seen a black cat immediately before something bad happened to them. Perhaps the person should consider blaming himself for thinking of the black cat, instead of paying attention to what he was doing.
People create superstitions as excuses for their ignorance. By creating such bogus generalizations, people are telling themselves lies to compensate for the realization that they are victims of external locus.
In life, bad things will happen to people. Just because they walked underneath a ladder, broke a mirror, saw a black cat, or did anything involving the number 13, the action does not mean the person's immediate harmful future is the direct result.
Believing in superstitions makes a person more vulnerable. Getting worried because you committed a taboo act according to superstitious people is only going to make you concentrate on exaggerating everything that happens to you afterwards. When a person sits there sweating over their act of superstitious violation, they are only bringing pressure on themselves by thinking negatively.
A perfect example of superstitions being used to explain stupid behavior is the "Three Stooges." One of the famous lines used when one of the comedic stooges was acting nervous is "What's the matter, you superstitious?"
It is funny, sometimes, when observing how people resort to superstitions as a means of explanation for their behavior. Perhaps this is why the "Three Stooges" use the line so often?
People manifest their own virtue by thinking in a manner that works for them. Regardless of a person's morals, reality is the most important influence. Superstitions are incoherent excuses for not accepting reality that people use to explain their mistakes.