“Very superstitious,” sang Stevie Wonder.  “Wash your face and hands,” he qualified, confusing superstition with basic personal hygiene.

But the big man is right.  Superstition is the thing.

Why do we think that saying bless you following a sneeze will KEEP THE DEVIL AT BAY?  Why is stepping on a crack in the pavement going to result in some sort of maternal spinal emergency?

Nonsense.  We know it’s nonsense, but still we keep at it just in case.

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