My channel is about The History of a Superstition.
The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders, may all be things you actively avoidāif youāre anything like people who consider themselves superstitious.
Even if you donāt consider yourself a particularly superstitious person, you probably say ābless youā when someone sneezes, just in case the devil should decide to steal their soulāas our ancestors thought possible during a sneeze.
Although there is no single definition of superstition, it generally means a belief in supernatural forcesāsuch as fateāthe desire to influence unpredictable factors and a need to resolve uncertainty. In this way then, individual beliefs and experiences drive superstitions, which explains why they are generally irrational and often defy current scientific wisdom.