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Superstition
Superstition is the belief in supernatural causality—that one event causes another without any natural process linking the two events—such as astrology and certain aspects linked to religion, like omens, witchcraft, and prophecies, that contradict natural science.
The word superstition is generally used to refer to the religion not practised by the majority of a given society – such as Christianity in Western culture – regardless of whether the prevailing religion contains superstitions. It is also commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy, and certain spiritual being ...more
The word superstition is generally used to refer to the religion not practised by the majority of a given society – such as Christianity in Western culture – regardless of whether the prevailing religion contains superstitions. It is also commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy, and certain spiritual being ...more
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Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens.
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― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
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Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action, rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith! Banish me from Eden when you will; but first let me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge!
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― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
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