We live in the most scientifically and technologically advanced time in all of history. Yet we are more superstitious than ever. Multi-million dollar skyscrapers are designed in consultation with feng shui experts, and 80% of all buildings lack a thirteenth floor. Stock markets consistently go down when there is an eclipse, and there is now an investment fund which buys and sells solely guided by superstitious beliefs.
Almost no one is immune. Athletes, architects, actors, fishermen, even politicians and scientists – all can be captive to complex superstitions, convinced that their success depends upon carrying out these precise rituals. We know it makes no sense, but the instinct is so deeply ingrained that we cannot help ourselves.
我們那一代從小就是無神論的教育,我不例外,當然是無神論的信徒。盡管如此,敢說自己就沒有迷信思想嗎?CBC說Almost no one is immune.
中國現代史裡有名的毛澤東,怎樣?好像這許多年來也是有他拜見和尚及道士的傳說。
CBC的片子的結束語很有意思。
As we move through this world of irrational beliefs, we will meet skeptics and believers,
experts and ordinary people. Whether we view superstition as a waste of time or even harmful, or embrace it as a positive force to help us get through our lives, one thing seems clear: to believe in superstition does not make you stupid, ignorant or crazy. It makes you human.