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If your are defining Superstition as holding yagyas and poojas then yes the correlation does not exist. But I dont think those two above mentioned things are su

by rick_2047 17y ago

If your are defining Superstition as holding yagyas and poojas then yes the correlation does not exist. But I dont think those two above mentioned things are superstition at all. Like before any major step in india every one in this world like to pray to god or have some ceremony. And that provides just that and nothing else. I think educated Indian suburban people do not subscribe to Superstition in the way of tantrik and babas but they do still hold havans and poojas before doing anything important. In india we still make a swastik (or any other holy symbol) over a new computer before starting it. And that too is turned on by the elder people of the family even if they are not going to use it ever.

ErrantX 17y ago
I think educated Indian suburban people do not subscribe to Superstition in the way of tantrik and babas but they do still hold havans and poojas before doing anything important. In india we still make a swastik (or any other holy symbol) over a new computer before starting it. And that too is turned on by the elder people of the family even if they are not going to use it ever. I cant figure out if your agreeing with randomwalker or not :) You generally won't find that kind of superstition practiced any more in the US/UK/Europe. Although you do get a number of people either following a pseudo-science "guru" or one of the more cult-like modern religions.
- ZeroGravitas 17y ago
  I don't know about India but I'm guessing he's talking about small superstitions like saying "bless you" after sneezes, "touch wood" (or actually touching wood) after saying something that you wouldn't want to happen or "thank god" after nearly getting hit by a bus i.e. stuff that is technically a superstition but is mostly just a cultural habit.
  - ErrantX 17y ago
    I wondered that; but what he describes seems a little more ritualistic (signs, elders etc.) than the superstitions / cultural habits (mostly why I was asking really)
    - ajju 17y ago
      The swastika sign is somewhere between a religious superstition and a cultural thing. There are folks who believe that if they don't do that sort of thing it's a bad omen and there are folks who do it only out of respect for tradition. Having an elder 'inaugurate' something is mostly a result of the "respect for elders" ethos in Indian society. This sounds pretty benign, and in many ways it is a good thing, but it has its downsides. I know people in my generation who couldn't (wouldn't) get married to someone unless their grandparents approved the person!

ErrantX 17y ago

I think educated Indian suburban people do not subscribe to Superstition in the way of tantrik and babas but they do still hold havans and poojas before doing anything important. In india we still make a swastik (or any other holy symbol) over a new computer before starting it. And that too is turned on by the elder people of the family even if they are not going to use it ever. I cant figure out if your agreeing with randomwalker or not :) You generally won't find that kind of superstition practiced any more in the US/UK/Europe. Although you do get a number of people either following a pseudo-science "guru" or one of the more cult-like modern religions.

ZeroGravitas 17y ago
I don't know about India but I'm guessing he's talking about small superstitions like saying "bless you" after sneezes, "touch wood" (or actually touching wood) after saying something that you wouldn't want to happen or "thank god" after nearly getting hit by a bus i.e. stuff that is technically a superstition but is mostly just a cultural habit.
- ErrantX 17y ago
  I wondered that; but what he describes seems a little more ritualistic (signs, elders etc.) than the superstitions / cultural habits (mostly why I was asking really)
  - ajju 17y ago
    The swastika sign is somewhere between a religious superstition and a cultural thing. There are folks who believe that if they don't do that sort of thing it's a bad omen and there are folks who do it only out of respect for tradition. Having an elder 'inaugurate' something is mostly a result of the "respect for elders" ethos in Indian society. This sounds pretty benign, and in many ways it is a good thing, but it has its downsides. I know people in my generation who couldn't (wouldn't) get married to someone unless their grandparents approved the person!