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> Superstitions which do no harm anyone are not something to be looked down upon It depends on the superstition. In some cases, the non-harmful variant provid

> Superstitions which do no harm anyone are not something to be looked down upon It depends on the superstition. In some cases, the non-harmful variant provides cover for harmful variants. Many peaceful sects of Christianity and Islam, for example, fail to criticize the actions of their violent co-religionists. It's hard to do when the extremists can just turn around and say "You believe the same things we do, you just aren't committed enough to our faith." Taking a step back and saying "There's no evidence for any of what you're saying, so you certainly have no justification for shooting doctors / stoning adulterers / etc." makes the point more clear.

PhasmaFelis 12y ago
> It depends on the superstition. In some cases, the non-harmful variant provides cover for harmful variants. Many peaceful sects of Christianity and Islam, for example, fail to criticize the actions of their violent co-religionists. True, but bear in mind that an awful lot of religious leaders do loudly and actively criticize their most unpleasant co-religionists, but are ignored by the media because "Local Pastor Calmly Advises Tolerance" doesn't sell papers. I'm not saying everyone does, but there's a lot more of it than people realize.