In spite of advances in scientific knowledge, people are still superstitious

Albert Einstein, “Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.”
Mysterious happenings are all around us today. I personally have done extensive studies in the histories of many of these superstitions, from the common to the absurd. Science tends to claim that all superstitions are pointless, and, in some cases, I agree, such as the fear of black cats, but the fact of the matter is that some superstitions come from a rich pre-Christian background. Many superstitions have been doubted since the rise of science, but it has been said that "In spite of advances and science, people are still superstitious." First, today's superstition is yesterday's magic; second, many people still practice the old ways; and finally, even common people practice. Superstitions are a part of our everyday lives and always have been.

Today's superstitions are yesterday's magic. Magic is the term practitioners use to describe the direct but subtle influence over reality; magic is a term for stage tricks. Long before the age of science, magic was a common element in every religion, even Christianity. Even science in its beginning, was based on old magic like numerology, begun by Pythagoras, and alchemy. , when speaking of one's good fortune, it is common to knock on wood, though most people do not know why.

Science would have people believe that magic does not exist and that superstitions are the creations of pointless fears, but the fact is that people do practice superstitions and the old ways, and I have seen them work. In spite of advances in scientific knowledge, people are still superstitious, and I believe they have a good reason to be. Today's superstitions are yesterday's magic, people do still practice the old ways, and even common people practice a little. As it stands now, Wicca is the fastest growing religion in the United States, so it does not look like superstition is on the way out. Scientists would like to get rid of the old ideas, but that will never happen.