Yeah but there was a time when most everyone believed in superstitions. The question not asked in the article is what happens to a society when a significant mi

Yeah but there was a time when most everyone believed in superstitions. The question not asked in the article is what happens to a society when a significant minority start believing in superstitions,give in to paranoia and conspiracy theories, etc. What happens in the aggregate when facts aren't persuasive? Is this sufficiently culturally different that it becomes untenable, and what does that mean?