Do you believe in superstitions? Why?
913581
No I don't believe in superstitions I was born On Friday the 13 and our son was born on Friday 13  so far we have both been pretty lucky
1090331
i'm not christian i'm pagan. i don't call it sixth sense though. ever since i was little i would have dreams that would come true all the time. that diminished somewhat as i grew older but i still get them occasionally. i can also tell when people are behind me and if i stood on a street with my back to every one i can tell how many people are behind me. i can also read playing cards, although i've never been able to read tarot. and i can tell what's going on with people, like if some one is far away i can think of them and know how they are doing. that's really helpful right now cuz my friend is in iraq.
591350
It's possible to believe in anything.  The question is whether you make decisions on the basis of what you believe (i.e., on mere feelings) or on what you know.\n\nAs for free will, I suspect it's an illusion.  We are driven by our hormones and our fears and our desires; we are conditioned by our education and our environment; so when we make any decision we actually have less "freedom" than we imagine.\n\nHaving said that, we are nevertheless responsible for the consequences of whatever choices we make.  It's cowardly and dishonest to blame "fate" or "god" or "the movements of the planets" for what we've done or failed to do.
1046155
I read voodoo books and been to afew of there ceremonies.  I honestly think alot of it is in there heads.  One friend of mine is into it but he said he never heard the spirits or anything that if good things happen then it is from them.
37070
definitely not. the reason why some of these superstions seems to be true is because people believe on it. when people start to believe on something, they actually based their actions and act according to what they believe unconciously. and when something happened according to the superstition, they usually explain things the way they believe on it.
80190
'superstitions' as it suggests: not yet proven science.\nso, no. \nbut somehow, you are obliged to follow relatives' or family's way of life. it's the basic respect for others' beliefs.\nso, there...
578748
I don't, but I think those who do, need to believe that everything has a place and reason for being, that nothing is random.  A comfort to those who believe.
801706
I am a believer in reincarnation. It would explain why children come into the world with such distinct personalities, and also why people have such odd phobias. There is scientific evidence (none of it conclusive) that reinforces my belief as well. I also believe that there are many places in the Universe where one may incarnate, and that a lot of beings from other places are choosing to live lives here now. I'm flirting with the idea that I'm from one of those other places, because I'm so drawn to the idea of extraterrestrial life.
797483
Being superstitious is the only thing that will give you bad luck.  You'll do it to yourself!  I break all kinds of mirriors for fun and sometimes I line up rows of ladders and walk underneath all of them one after another in a room full of black cats running around.  I should be dead.. :)
235452
No but if you really believe it, everything bad that happens to you will be blamed on the mirror. It depends on how much you believe in it. I have never broken a mirror but I walk under ladders, spill salt without tossing some over my shoulder, etc. and nothing really bad has happened to me. I think superstition has more to do with unfortunate coincidences.
607747
No harm accepting as long as you don't become superstitious?!
392412
Ah! But you haven't defined superstition.  What may be superstition for you may be fact for me.
128359
I have never heard of any such thing!  \n\nEven if you count superstitions like rabbit's feet & astrology, I still think it would be a small percentage.
707831
No, I don't believe in them, but I enjoy reading them and don't have anything against them.\n\nI work at a college university and there's a guy they call Preacher Bob that is always outside by the library preaching his thoughts to people.  His main preaching is against gay people.\n\nAnyway, I happened to see him at a chinese restaraunt the night before.  Too my surprise, when I walked outside he was preaching about his experience there.\n\nHe said that he went to enjoy a meal and the waiter brought him fortune cookies.  He said, "take that witchcraft away from me" and went on to say how terrible fortune cookies and horoscopes were.  They were evil witchcraft.\n\nHis wife reminded him that the fortune cookies had lucky numbers for the lottery.  He went on to say, yes you use these numbers in the casinos.  Have you noticed that the word casino has the word SIN right in the middle of it?  \n\nI just wanted to say CHILL.  If you are that offended just decline the fortune cookies instead of going off ranting and raving.  I personally think he's a space case.  If fortune cookies offend him so much I can just imagine his ranting and raving over other things.
441475
one should not believe in them completely . however astrology is a science. if you can get hold of someone who knows it well you could place your faith in their predictions..however i still believe you make your own destiny..
387301
A couple of Vietnamese superstitions that are pretty interesting are:\n1) The first person of the lunar new year to shop your business will set the outlook of the rest of the year. (This works for days as well). I've seen business keepers walk around their store waving a burning newspaper to cleanse the lousy luck from the premises thanks to a deadbeat shopper.\n2) Never take a picture with three people together. The middle will surely die soon.\n3) Pregnant women are bad luck. Seeing one in the early morning is grounds for going home and starting your day over again. I guess this extends to functions like weddings and again, the luck your business can count on. Of course, like in the US, if you are living with a pregnant spouse you may be safer out of the house all together.\n\nI've thought a compilation of the superstitions in Vietnam as a book would be interesting in that I believe there are extensive prescriptions for proper behavior beyond what what me and my US comrades are used to. I know too that there are eleborate luck theorems for divining the meaning of numbers as you can see there when you watch folks try to pick numbers for "Ve So" (lottery tickets).
1074111
Yes, I believe in them & most people I know claim to have encounters as well.  \nSpirits do have to draw on energy, which is why lights can flicker or short out when they appear. When they cannot draw enough energy, you may only see a partial apparition, or the ectoplasm only.\n\nAs for the question on clothing, a spirit is said either to wear what they were wearing at the time of their death, or another theory is that when you die you are able to choose what form you wish to take (IE: most taking the form in whih they appeared at their best).