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How superstitious practices survive rational worldviews

I teach my kids about evolution and critical thinking but still cross myself when we drive past car accidents because my Irish mother would haunt me if I stopped.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Protective rituals learned in childhood can persist as emotional insurance policies even when they contradict our adult understanding of how the world works.

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“Where Are You with Ancestors in faith — the continuing relationship?”

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