To what extent do people still believe in superstitions? Mina Al-Fathil 9B

 

 Name: Mina Al-Fathil

Class: 9B 

To what extent do people still believe in superstitions?

 

    Do people still believe in superstitions? “Superstations are defined as a belief or a way of behaving based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck” (Encyclopedia Britannica). I firmly disbelief that people still believe in superstitions, because of the spread and development of technology, and the increased number of educated people.

 

   To begin with, people do not believe in superstitions anymore, due to the spread and development of technology. Technology has made it easier for people to access information. Thus, fear of the unknown has significantly decreased as people have access to all the information for all the subjects they can think of. According to Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things “A rigidly spoked umbrella, opening suddenly in a small room, could seriously injure an adult or a child, or shatter a frangible object.” This is a perfect example to demonstrate how the development of technology made information easier to access, as a result changing people’s perspective about superstitions. Thus, the spread of technology has made people less superstitious.

 

    Moreover, people are also becoming less superstitious due to the spread of education. The number of educated people has significantly increased over the last two centuries, making the rate of uneducated people drop to almost zero. Education makes people more aware of what is happening in their surroundings, and the reason behind these things occurring. The information people get by education decreases their fear of the unknown. According to Unpopular Essays, “Fear is the main source of cruelty. To concur fear is the beginning of wisdom.” This proves my point that education has made people less superstitious. Therefore, education has led people to become less superstitious.

 

     To conclude, people have become less superstitious due to technological advancements and the spread of education, as access to information and knowledge has led to people no longer fearing the unknown and needing to believe in magic. Thus, changing their perspective of what to trust and believe in. Those are the reasons I believe why people have become less superstitious.

 

Work cited:  

·       ‘Thirteen Common (but Silly) Superstitions to Savor’. NBC News, 13 Jan. 2012, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna45988346.

·       Russel, Bertrand. Unpopular Essays by Bertrand Russel. Allen & Unwin.

·       Panti, C. Extra Ordinary Origins of Everyday Things. Harper & Row Publishers, 1987.