This lecture has been my favorite so far. It was interesting, though frustrating to an extent, to talk about people who wholeheartedly carry these superstitions with them even though they are more than capable of realizing that these things literally don’t matter. I’d actually love to hear the explanation as to why knocking over a salt shaker is bad luck. Out of all the animals in the world, why is specifically a black cat unlucky? Why isn’t it a goldfish? There’s no logic behind it, but humans find comfort in it. Like the class discussed, these superstitions all act as insurance to protect us from the “what ifs”. I guess religion has some justification: a moral compass, a sense of something greater. However, as intelligent beings, why would we need religion to acquire these things? True intelligence would be knowing what you should and should not do regardless of what’s out there.
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