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What do you think of superstitions like Friday the 13th, etc.?
They're irrelevant to me/I don't think about them much. 54%  54%  [ 26 ]
I follow them, "just in case" they might be true. 8%  8%  [ 4 ]
I follow them because other people do, or because it's fun to pretend. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I think only stupid or illogical people buy into superstitions. 31%  31%  [ 15 ]
I don't know/Other 6%  6%  [ 3 ]
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13 Aug 2010, 1:36 pm

I noticed that today was a Friday the 13th. In many cultures, that day is a traditionally "unlucky" day, and people try to avoid scheduling important things on Friday the 13th.

I realized that a.) Superstition is a reflection of our culture, and b.) autistics don't have as much of a connection with the culture as most people do.

So what's your response to superstition?


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13 Aug 2010, 1:55 pm

Personally, I don't think they really mean anything, but I always wished they would, so it would spice up an otherwise boring or typical day.

In past experience, which I'll go by, it hasn't meant anything specific. Some Fri13's are bad, some are great, and some are just... normal days. Basically they're just normal days.



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13 Aug 2010, 2:00 pm

Mick Avory left The Kinks, on Friday, July 13th, 1984. That was the saddest summer, of my childhood. :cry:


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13 Aug 2010, 2:01 pm

Superstitions are the result of illogical thinking.

Also, 13 used to be a lucky number. I find it interesting that it got turned around.


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13 Aug 2010, 2:08 pm

I mentally acknowledge that it is a Friday 13th but it does not alter my behaviour or habits.

Interestingly, there is NO house number 13 on the road where I live. I wonder who made the decision to miss that out ?


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13 Aug 2010, 2:11 pm

CosmicRuss wrote:
I mentally acknowledge that it is a Friday 13th but it does not alter my behaviour or habits.

Interestingly, there is NO house number 13 on the road where I live. I wonder who made the decision to miss that out ?


They do that a lot. High rise buildings with more than 13 floors don't generally have a 13th floor.


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13 Aug 2010, 2:12 pm

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They do that a lot. High rise buildings with more than 13 floors don't generally have a 13th floor.


If they did, someone might get sued.



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13 Aug 2010, 2:17 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:
They do that a lot. High rise buildings with more than 13 floors don't generally have a 13th floor.


I think is should be considered unlucky for the '14th' floor to be in denial



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13 Aug 2010, 2:18 pm

I'll believe in those superstitions when scientists prove they are accurate.
The only belief I accept is God because philosophically, this concept exist therefore it exists as a concept (which has nothing to do with its possible acts, it's just that we can think of it as a concept and a principle for humanity, therfore it exists in at least our head, even in the head of most atheists since everyone argue over its existence or non existence by using the name of the concept). It may seem contradictory but the concept of superstitions actually comes from polytheist religions (latin/greek) and is linked to the fear of their wrath, thus it's not truly a concept as it seems to be more like an act (just as the miracle and I don't believe in miracles because I haven't seen one and they usually have a scientific explanation).



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13 Aug 2010, 2:19 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:
....High rise buildings with more than 13 floors don't generally have a 13th floor.


takemitsu wrote:
If they did, someone might get sued.
I know of many high rise buildings with both 13 floors and flats numbered 13, perhaps it is common practice in supersticious countries more than it is here in the UK.


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13 Aug 2010, 2:20 pm

CosmicRuss wrote:
TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:
....High rise buildings with more than 13 floors don't generally have a 13th floor.


takemitsu wrote:
If they did, someone might get sued.
I know of many high rise buildings with both 13 floors and flats numbered 13, perhaps it is common practice in supersticious countries more than it is here in the UK.


Yeah... I forgot to say "in the US". heh


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13 Aug 2010, 2:21 pm

I like to try and discover the reasons superstitions arise.


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13 Aug 2010, 2:31 pm

Friday, October 13th, 1307 - the day many of the Knights Templar were arrested under the orders of Pope Clement V. This is why we recognize Friday the 13th as a day of mishaps and horror, its because of what happened to the Templars on that day many centuries ago.



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13 Aug 2010, 2:36 pm

I usually have good luck on these days. :)


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13 Aug 2010, 2:44 pm

Sionis wrote:
Friday, October 13th, 1307 - the day many of the Knights Templar were arrested under the orders of Pope Clement V. This is why we recognize Friday the 13th as a day of mishaps and horror, its because of what happened to the Templars on that day many centuries ago.


I always thought people were scared of Friday 13th because of this guy:
http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/E ... -side.html



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13 Aug 2010, 3:12 pm

They're irrelevant to me and I think that only illogical people follow it.