Are you superstitious?

[Gambit]

Are you superstitious?

"The Psychology of Superstition"

 

[Bunyip]

I voted yes, because I love old superstitions. They are a part of the spice of life.

 

[psychoslice]

I voted no, if I see a ladder, I will walk under it.

 

[Breathe]

Yes. Unfortunately. Though within some reason: I know they're not true, I just don't like to do them. Does that count?

Even though I know it doesn't affect anything. I have OCD so it's easy for me to have magical thinking in places like this. I've invented some of my own superstitions, as well:

• not naming characters after myself or loved ones in games (e.g., The Sims) is one of them.
• not having divination readings of myself or loved ones told to us

These are two. The reason being not because I believe it will affect us directly, but that knowing the readings of the latter may influence us on a subconscious level, for example. The former, well, I don't want to watch someone with a name I know die from making an omelette. Unless I don't like that person, in which case, screw them.

Another one is I feel unlucky if I shave on the day of an important meeting, so I prefer not to. I did this a few times and the meetings were a complete **** up. I know this has absolutely zero effect on it, but I still can't shake that feeling.

Unlike, say, one person I know who won't drive the same way to and from a destination because it brings bad luck and he's adamant about this, and other things similar. (He's an atheist. I've met a lot of atheists who're superstitious and I've never understood it.)

 

[Aupmanyav]

Absolutely not.

 

[Riverwolf]

All big houses and/or long hallways are haunted.
Jinxing is real.
Certain Gods and Elves really love to screw with me and my life.

So... pretty much, yeah. Granted, these are more what I experience than believe, but experiences can easily override beliefs, and my emotions, when strong, easily overpower my intellect.

 

[George-ananda]

No way! Superstition is for lesser minds than mine.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I voted no, if I see a ladder, I will walk under it.

I usually avoid walking under ladders and scaffolding, but that's because I used to be in the building trade and know how clumsy builders can be.

 

[Muffled]

I broke my rotator cuff roller skating tothe tune of "living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi . Now whenthe song comes on the radio while I am driving I am extra careful as though bad things accompany the song.

 

[Willamena]

I voted no, if I see a ladder, I will walk under it.

I voted yes. If I see a penny, I'll pick it up.

 

[Quintessence]

Show me a human who doesn't have incidents of acausal or synchronistic thinking and I'll eat my shirt.

 

[viole]

Are you superstitious?

Nope. It brings bad luck to be superstitious.

Ciao

- viole

 

[jonathan180iq]

To this day, I will not walk on the chalk line of a baseball field.

 

[Gambit]

I voted yes, because I love old superstitions. They are a part of the spice of life.

Let's see if I have this right. You see yourself as being superstitious, but not religious.

 

[Gambit]

I voted no, if I see a ladder, I will walk under it.

Do you have any spiritual practices that may be construed as superstitious?

 

[Gambit]

Unlike, say, one person I know who won't drive the same way to and from a destination because it brings bad luck and he's adamant about this, and other things similar. (He's an atheist. I've met a lot of atheists who're superstitious and I've never understood it.)

That's interesting.

 

[Gambit]

I have OCD so it's easy for me to have magical thinking in places like this.

That's an interesting thought. Some have argued that there is a connection between OCD ("obsessive-compulsive disorder") and magical thinking or superstitious beliefs.

 

[Gambit]

Absolutely not.

Do you practice any religious rituals?

 

[Gambit]

No way! Superstition is for lesser minds than mine.

Really? From what I know of your beliefs, I would have guessed you were somewhat superstitious.

 

[Gambit]

To this day, I will not walk on the chalk line of a baseball field.

Athletes are notoriously superstitious.