Do people believe in superstitions based on literature? Yahya Abdallateef 9B

Name: Yahya Abdallateef 

Class: 9B

 Do people believe in superstitions based on literature? 

 

    Did you know that billions of people don’t believe in superstitions based on literature? Superstitions are stories and beliefs created to explain weird or unknown occurrences. I firmly believe in the fact that people still believe in these superstitions due to the improvement in education that people receive nowadays and the development of science allowing for more logical answers to weird events. 

 

    To begin with, the education people receive plays a huge role in their beliefs. As people grow, they become more experienced and wiser. So they would understand that superstitions created were made by uneducated people. For example, according to Wolchover, Natalie in “The surprising Origins of 9 common Superstitions” “A ladder leaning against a wall originates from ancient Egypt and is sacred because it shows a triangle which symbolizes the trinity of gods”. Education is crucial to recognizing correct and incorrect beliefs. 

 

     Moreover, as science is improving rapidly, it is undeniable that it has disapproved of many superstitious beliefs. This is because of logic and research showing the falsehood of them. For example, in the article created by Wolchover, Natalie “The surprising origins of 9 common superstitions” mentions that the ancient Romans believed that mirrors held fragments of our souls and that shattering them would represent a crack in our souls” Although this is false because science proved that mirrors only reflect us physically, and they don’t contain fragments of our souls. Science can deny many superstitions based on facts and logic. 

 

      In conclusion, I disbelieve in the fact that people would still believe in the superstitions convoyed. People can now distinguish between the right and the wrong beliefs due to their level of education. Also, as science develops we will be capable of proving the falsehood of many superstitions. These two reasons would allow people to interpret right from wrong beliefs.




Work cited:  

  • Wolchover, Natalie. “The surprising origins of 9 common superstitions”. LiveScience, purch, 19 Sept.2011.www.livescience.com/33507-origins-of-superstitions.html.  

 

Comments

  1. Farah Al AssafMarch 2, 2024 at 9:28 AM

    I like how you justified your disbelief in superstitions through the significance of education and science, and how both contribute in recognizing irrational and false beliefs. You have a comprehensive explanation of superstitions and their falsehood. I would like to suggest if you add literary works conveying superstitious elements; since the title of your blog mentions literature. This could enable you to elaborate on how literature impacts people's beliefs in superstitions.

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