5 ms·Saving you the read: superstition. The same reason Chinese people eat powdered rhino horn today.by swombat 11y agoSaving you the read: superstition. The same reason Chinese people eat powdered rhino horn today.joubert 11y agoif you can make them believe anything, you can make them DO anything.flohofwoe 11y ago...or modern, seemingly intelligent Western people believing in homeopathy. You don't have to look far, superstition and pseudo-science is still as prevalent as in the 'dark' ages.