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Q: After the Air India crash, some airline people are performing rituals in the airplanes. Why do you think they are becoming so irrational?
Krishna: Yes, facepalm moments for the scientific community
Soldiers in battle, who stare at death most of the time, have long been known for their superstitious ways because of the fear of loss of life.
And some sport persons, movie stars, airline pilots, and even astronauts perform strange rituals and follow superstitions.
During hard times, during these moments of vulnerability—when we feel we have done all that we can do and the matter is out of our hands—when the pull of superstition becomes almost irresistible. When people hit the rock bottom, when there seems no hope, simply believing that we have some sort of edge which can be brought by following some rituals - no matter how dumb they look to rational thinking people - can be enough to actually give people following them that pseudo-edge. Some feel a placebo effect because of following some rituals of superstitions and regaining lost confidence.
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
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Jun 24