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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

To be fair, it's one of the more reasonable superstitions considering the potential of being hit by a heavy falling object.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

People won't listen to "if you walk under a ladder you might get hit by a paint bucket" but they will listen to "if you walk under a ladder some nondescript aethereal force will give you bad luck". What is wrong with our brains.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

It's pretty much the same as "Don't do that, it's wrong." vs "Don't do that, God doesn't like it."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The fear / allure of the unknown

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That is from times where a majority of people were trained to believe in an a nondescript invisible being. It does things to your brain.