Article: The Science of Superstition Part II: Its Developmental and Bioevolutionary Foundations
Article: The Science of Superstition Part II: Its Developmental and Bioevolutionary Foundations - A child psychologist says childhood superstition originates in 'essentialism', which explains teleology&anthropomorphic superstitions. But how do we explain adolescent &adulthood superstition? Is superstition abnormal? Is abnormal behavior inherently superstitious? Sometimes superstitions are rational. Research shows modern humans are a little less superstitious than the ancients.