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'''Superstition''' is a belief without justification based on [[fear]] of the unknown, [[ignorance]], or on a false principle of [[causation]].  

'''Superstition''' is a belief without justification based on [[fear]] of the unknown, [[ignorance]], or on a false principle of [[causation]].  

== Irreligion and Superstition==

== Irreligion and Superstition==

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

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

{{cquote|The reality is that the [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] campaign, by discouraging [[religion]], won't create a new group of intelligent, skeptical, enlightened beings. Far from it: It might actually encourage new levels of mass superstition. And that's not a conclusion to take on faith -- it's what the empirical data tell us.

{{cquote|The reality is that the [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] campaign, by discouraging [[religion]], won't create a new group of intelligent, skeptical, enlightened beings. Far from it: It might actually encourage new levels of mass superstition. And that's not a conclusion to take on faith -- it's what the empirical data tell us.

==Superstition and faith==

==Superstition and faith==

Some people have argued that the beliefs of several religions (including Western Christianity) match the criteria which define "superstition", citing the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition. <ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superstition</ref>

Some people have argued that the beliefs of several religions (including Western Christianity) match the criteria which define "superstition", citing the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superstition</ref>

However this argument fails to distinguish between superstition and [[faith]].

However this argument fails to distinguish between superstition and [[faith]].

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[[category:Psychology]]

[[Category:Psychology]]