superstitions

Okay, so I caved in (pun intended) and bought Minecraft, and yes, I'm one of those people who didn't intend to play it obsessively, but of course ended up doing so anyhow. Thing is, though, there's a really interesting urban legend about Minecraft. I don't know how it got to be so widespread...

MMqXOc5yyN8 OK I'm ready to go on a rampage about this ad, it so angered me. That's all I got right now but I'll post updates on my progress voicing my disgust to J&J.

Happened to my g/f last night, coming home from work. A black cat (actually a kitten) was on our front porch, running back and forth in front of her. Within 3 hours the refrigerator broke down (22 years old, not worth fixing) and the Blackhawks lost Game 7. Explain that skeptics! :p

From MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39911299/ns/technology_and_science-science/ We are fighting against our own brains. And I still have to wonder why religion isn't classified in this (okay, I don't really wonder, but I think it should be). I found this most disturbing (emphasis mine)...

su⋅per⋅sti⋅tion   /ˌsupərˈstɪʃən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [soo-per-stish-uhn] Show IPA –noun 1. a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like. 2. a system or...

Come one and all to the first annual Friday the 13th Black Cat Dash and Mirror Smash Bash at SciWorks http://http://www.sciworks.org/ in Winston Salem, NC. Presented by FACT (Forsyth Area Critical Thinkers) there will be fun to be had by all. We will be dispelling all the traditional...

Hi A few days ago, as I was waiting for a friend, a black cat crossed the road, in the direction of where we were heading. I was happy about this - But then, for some reason, the cat decided to cross the road back again.endong up where it was originally. I would be grateful to know your expert...

I consider myself a Buddhist, but I'm also a skeptic. I'm part of a community of skeptical buddhists, here: http://www.sasana.org/ Most Buddhists, however, are not skeptics. They literally believe in the metaphysical baggage of Buddhism, which is different, better or worse, dependent on the...

I'm an AOL user, pouts in shame. Today as part of their welcome menu, they put up a quiz about fear of Friday the 13th at reference.aol.com/quizzes/fear-of-friday-the-13th and how loads of hogwash might really be true. Especially disturbing was an answer to a question about how a "Study in the...

As many of you know tomorrow is Friday the 13th. So i decided to try my luck at becoming the unluckiest guy in the world I've figured i can accomplish this by breaking a mirror, opening an umbrella in a house, letting a black cat cross my path, stepping under a latter, stepping over a grave...

Yep, today's the day. I usually celebrate the day by violating every bad luck superstition I can think of. I walk under ladders, open an umbrella in the house, break a (cheap) mirror, spill salt, turn the shoes upside down (my mom told me that one), and if I can find them, walk where a black cat...

I was wondering how some of you skeptics feel about some of the little traditions-slash-superstitions loose in the world. Examples: when I got married, I jettisoned a lot of the "traditions" of the marital-industrial complex. I didn't care about the something old, something new, etc. stuff...

Hi all, I recently had a conversation with a friend who is getting married. We were discussing potential wedding dates. I got married on September 12th 2003, and the bride-to-be stated that that date might be OK but September 11th would be a definite no-no, because it would 'make her feel...

How's your luck so far? I've only been up for 15 minutes and I feel fine. It's a beautiful day and I'm planning on going for a Starbucks on the way to work. I should be dead by evening.

As I noticed the date today, I couldn't help but wonder if there were still people who held that today brought bad luck. Do any of you know someone who fears this day?