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How is Superstition and Religion not the same thing?

submitted by Panic to religion 7 hoursMay 15, 2025 11:30:32 ago (+7/-3)     (religion)

People 'believe' all sorts of things. If YOU believe something unprovable, its religion. If you don't believe something unprovable but believed to be so by others, that's superstition.

As an example, consider Buddhism, a set of beliefs and practices accepted by millions. But it's far away and misunderstood here, so it might be considered superstition. Beliefs and practices we are taught as children, that's religion.

Religion and superstition do not come to us naturally; they are taught. Same with belief and trust in government. Is belief in the need for government not also at its root a superstition, the most widely accepted superstition of them all?


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Panic 2 points 4 hours ago

Very good! Simple and sensible approach.