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It was the next day -- but I get what you're saying. I think it ultimately boils down to persuasion and the environment. When you're surrounded by 'faith', you
by stevewillows 7y ago
It was the next day -- but I get what you're saying.
I think it ultimately boils down to persuasion and the environment. When you're surrounded by 'faith', you can pin a lot of things onto that -- much like how some folks buy into horoscopes, homeopathy, statues, prayer cards, etc.
I know someone who considers themselves to be really lucky because they win a lot of contests -- but they only win a lot of contests because they enter a lot of contests.
- nkrisc 7y agoI suspect also that since we can't possibly remember everything that happens to us, we preferentially remember events that have some kind of significance. Sounds reasonable. I used to have warts on my hands and feet when I was a kid. It wasn't bad, only one on a finger and two in a benign spot on my feet. But they were very persistent for many years. I never saw a faith healer, but they still fell off on their own one day, never to return again. I had actually completely forgotten about that until I read your message, likely because it held no significance for me. The coincidence of faith healer + warts falling off appears more significant that warts falling off with no apparent instigator.