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Superstition

Even if you don't think you believe in magic, you still do on some level. Thanks to ingrained habits of thought, we see evidence of the supernatural in the everyday: jinxes, lucky charms, premonitions, wish fulfillment, karma. You're not crazy or stupid, just human.

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