Sentences with phrase «superstitious beliefs»

Black cats (or dogs) can be are more difficult to see in a cage, particularly if the lighting isn't great and some people have superstitious beliefs about black animals.

This charge of atheism led the heathens to their unconquerable superstitious beliefs.

More than anything, Paul was a profound humanist with a keen awareness of the harmful power of certain superstitious beliefs, so much so that he founded and became the first Chair of Family Action Information and Rescue, an anti-cult organisation.

The tendency to develop superstitious beliefs was probably selected for during evolution, because it's much better to be safe than eaten.

Results showed that not having control caused participants to mistakenly see an image in a field of static, to smell conspiracy in other people's benign behavior, to embrace superstitious beliefs and to perceive nonexistent stock - market trends.

For example, in a recent series of studies at the University of Cologne, psychologists explored superstitious beliefs in college students.

Tragic deaths, lost loves, and superstitious beliefs lead Rowan on a journey, not only to save herself but also her friends and family.

In Spanish culture, Tuesday the 13th is regarded with the same dim view and superstitious beliefs about ill luck that we have about Friday the 13th.

If this doesn't challenge our magical and superstitious beliefs, nothing will.

Against the superstitious beliefs of the Churches, Palmer cried that he upheld the pure, undefiled principles of nature.

Though I believe that a personal God exists... I accept that for many believers, their understanding of Him falls into the realm of superstitious beliefs.

Muslim children do not wear a necklace or the «one hundred families» locket which is used in the superstitious belief that it protects children from the devil.

What gets me is that all the effort, rather than going into changing theology that invokes fear, insecurity, guilt, shame and superstition, is going into embedding these superstitious beliefs even further.

Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett and the late Christopher Hitchens all wrote NY Times bestsellers in the last 10 years which encourage readers to publicly mock Christians for their superstitious beliefs.

This may be fine for Protestants who believe that Catholicism simply perpetuates feudal ideas and superstitious belief, but it is not a very helpful point of view when trying to understand the French with sympathy.

In fact, I fear that promoting this superstitious belief will not only prevent some people from seeking professional help but even provide a culture within which self - harming thoughts and actions are stimulated.

Yet, these superstitious beliefs had only one effect — to blind us to the reality of man, that is, to the reality of evil rooted in our essential freedom, in our primary data, «in the human nature in itself» (as Reinhold Niebuhr so forcefully has pointed out).

Let the boss forgive me of my superstitious belief.

It exists to support and represent such people, who seek to live good lives without religious or superstitious beliefs.

He explained that the villagers had a superstitious belief that the deaths were as a result of the construction of a new market.

The Persona you collect, are all based on myths, legends, religion or superstitious beliefs.

He challenges Goodman with a gauntlet of three unsolved studies that he believes will shatter the professor's lack of superstitious belief.

Daily tarot readings via Skype from Alejandro Jodorowsky were part of putting NWR's superstitious beliefs at ease.

There is a superstitious belief that many Alolan Dugtrio come out of their burrows on a day when a volcano will erupt.

Her works explore contrasts between industrial manufacture and traditional handcrafts, as well as technological progress, tradition and superstitious beliefs.

Similarly to those who reject the multiple disciplines involved in confirmation of climate science findings, evolution rejectionists must ignore results from geology, paleontology, genetics and a host of other threads of inquiry for only by so doing can their superstitious beliefs remain intact.

He also likened belief in carbon «pollution» to the superstitious beliefs of primitive civilizations, illustrating his point with a 1933 newspaper article describing a drought in Syria that was blamed by locals on yo - yo toys.