Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
I join my family in their rituals. They are theists and superstitious.
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Are you superstitious?
- Thread starter Gambit
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Why would you not have guessed that? From Webster's:
Full Definition of SUPERSTITION
1 a : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
b : an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition
2: a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary
Logic has always been my modus operandi towards the paranormal and spiritual. Maybe because I'm a skeptic and a believer in many spiritual and paranormal things, I have become good at slicing away that not based on reasoned thinking.
outhouse
Atheistically
Only a little, and in context of what is lucky or not lucky. Knowing it is baseless.
Gambit
Well-Known Member
I see. You're merely playing along so as not to offend your family.
Gambit
Well-Known Member
Superstitions are widespread in athletics.
"Athletes Superstitions and Rituals: Do superstitions give athletes a performance edge?"
Gambit
Well-Known Member
Do you believe your thoughts (positive or negative) can have a causal-influence beyond your own personal mind or consciousness? If you believe minds are joined at a higher-level (which you appear to believe), then it would make rational sense that this could indeed occur. In fact, I see this as the possible rational basis for the so-called irrational superstition of the "evil-eye," which is ubiquitous in all traditional cultures.
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Yes, but I believe there are genuine causes (i.e. positive/negative producing vibrations). If I did not believe this real causation exists I would not believe in such things. This is not what I call 'superstition' but my best understanding of reality.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
It's curious. I'd love to know why. But I think most know superstitions are baseless.
There are.
Gambit
Well-Known Member
But I would argue that your belief meets Merriam-Webster's general definition of "superstition," which defines the term as "a belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck : a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck." You believe that the "magic" of positive or negative vibrations (thoughts) can bring you good or bad luck.
Gambit
Well-Known Member
I don't think it's 'magic'. I think it's part of 'science'. Vibrations can effect our higher bodies; that's not magic or superstition in my view. There is rational basis for the belief. I would not call fear of being stabbed by a physical knife a superstition. I'm just replacing knife with a 'negative vibration in a higher dimension' in my argument.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
Yes that would be true, a spanner on the head wouldn't be very nice lol.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.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
What would happen if you didn't pick it up ?.I voted yes. If I see a penny, I'll pick it up.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
No, well not these days, my so called spiritual practice is seeing myself and everything else as one, or God if you like, but no superstations involved.
Gambit
Well-Known Member
I think most people would characterize it as magic. In fact, I think most practitioners of magic would characterize it as magic.
Blastcat
Active Member
Not a good idea.. some old wives tales happen to be TRUE.. Don't be stupid, walk AROUND the ladder. Things fall off of ladders, people fall off of ladders, ladders THEMSELVES fall.
What the heck are you trying to PROVE by walking under like that? That you are so un-superstitious that things can't harm you?
Blastcat
Active Member
You believe in MIRACLES.. and you aren't superstitious.. ok.. different definitions for superstitions.
Maybe. I try to avoid walking on grates in the sidewalk out of fear that I'll fall in and I'm sure there's other things too. I used to have some OCD type of behaviors when I was younger.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
Yea your right, I don't really make a habit of it, it was me just making a point, I don't believe in superstations.