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[[Image:2384975035_230a0eac30.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|170px|The [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: "A comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows that [[Conservative Christianity|traditional Christian religion]] greatly decreases belief in everything from the efficacy of palm readers to the usefulness of [[astrology]]. It also shows that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to [[superstition]], tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in [[pseudoscience]] than evangelical Christians."<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref>]]

[[Image:2384975035_230a0eac30.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|170px|The [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: "A comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows that [[Conservative Christianity|traditional Christian religion]] greatly decreases belief in everything from the efficacy of palm readers to the usefulness of [[astrology]]. It also shows that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to [[superstition]], tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in [[pseudoscience]] than evangelical Christians."<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref>]]

'''Superstition''' is a belief without justification based on [[fear]] of the unknown or [[ignorance]] or on a false principle of [[causation]]. <ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superstition</ref>

'''Superstition''' is a belief without justification based on [[fear]] of the unknown or [[ignorance]] or on a false principle of [[causation]]. The beliefs of several religions (including Western Christianity) match these criteria. <ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superstition</ref>

== Irreligion and Superstition==

== Irreligion and Superstition==

In September of 2008, the [[Wall Street Journal]] reported:

In September of 2008, the [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: