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which ones do you believe.......even just a little bit, even though your whole brain tells you that you are an idiot for even thinking you might believe it?

I still think my dreams have meaning, and when I dream about certain symbols that it has meaning. I know rationally it's bunk, but I can't shake it.

anyone else?

After watching documentaries about Curses of Poltergiest (movie) The Exorcist, and the rumor Jim Cavezile was hit by lighting during the filiming of Passion of the Christ. whew I got to tell you superstition tells me some films are just plain unlucky to make.

I also firmly belive in Murphy's Law, "Anything that can go wrong, will."

I always make sure to give a small offering before entering the woods at midday, just in case Pan decides to cause trouble. I'm not one to tempt nature when entering its realm.

ah, Murphy's law, I have seen that in action. I think it is rational to believe it.

I don't believe I'm good looking, I know I'm good looking. (http://graysmatter.codivation.com/content/binary/zoolander_face.jpg)

I'm not supersticiousan, just for the fact that I can't spell it, so why believe it?

which ones do you believe.......even just a little bit, even though your whole brain tells you that you are an idiot for even thinking you might believe it?

I still think my dreams have meaning, and when I dream about certain symbols that it has meaning. I know rationally it's bunk, but I can't shake it.

anyone else?

You're not necessarily wrong about dreams - they may well have symbolic value. Dreams are a visual manifestation of the brain performing its filing duties, ordering your daily experiences and filing them away correctly.

This is a lot of theory but if, for example, you've experienced loving feelings recently, it may dredge up imagery associated with 'loving feelings' due to opening that file and that can be many things.

We have RAM and ROM memory, as a poor analogy, and dreams are theorised to be an output of transferring RAM to ROM.

So symbology of dreams is not a far-fetched idea at all.

Now I got Stevie Wonder stuck in my head.



That's not a bad thing, though, so I'm not mad...

I believe... they're watching me... that vans been there for.... for like... two days..... how long can it posibly take two day to deliver a pizza... and why send such a big van.....

Oh, wait thats paranoia not superstiton carry on.....

I believe that numbers can often have deep meaning because of syncronious events that have happened in my life.

I believe in ghosts, esp, spontaneous healing and I wierdly skipped over choosing 'God' in the poll, I think because of the capitalization of it that reminds me of a god I do not believe in.

I believe a normally unseen, and as of yet unmeasurable, energy fields exist for all living things that some seers call the aura and chakras. I've actually seen it for a brief period of time a couple different times is why.

The moon thing also just seems right or else I am making patterns up out of nothing.

I believe when two women hang out together a lot thier menstral cycles syncronize.

Was FSM that magazine with half-dressed Jessica Alba? If so, I believe in FSM.

People believe whatever flatters them most.

Proof: poll results.

I believe I'll make out with another catgirl. *hides*

But seriously, I believe in luck because I'm naturally lucky.

I believe when two women hang out together a lot thier menstral cycles syncronize.

They do, you don't need to 'believe' - they just do.

I believe... they're watching me... that vans been there for.... for like... two days..... how long can it posibly take two day to deliver a pizza... and why send such a big van.....

Oh, wait thats paranoia not superstiton carry on.....
DUDE! I used to live in a place that down on the corner had this big ass cube truck that was a plumbing truck, BUT-it didn't have any contact info on it, no phone number, website, nuthin. AND, when was the last time your plumber showed up in a cube truck? andAND-there was a Crown Victoria parked in front of it all the time.

And when my van was towed without warning and I complained about that at the impound lot they looked at my address and went, "Ah."

Very strange...

(I think they were watching the house across from me that had like a dozen cars parked in front of it all the time)

I believe I'll make out with another catgirl. *hides*
We've caught a furry!

Why isn't Jesus on the poll?

Why isn't Jesus on the poll?

Because the OP is a Christian.

Why isn't Jesus on the poll?

God is on the poll, it'd be redundant.

We've caught a furry!

Wrong, but close!

Was FSM that magazine with half-dressed Jessica Alba? If so, I believe in FSM.

No, that's FHM.

Linky to FSM. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster)

I believe the number 28 is always in lotto numbers. Either "28" or a set of numbers that will equal "28".

I believe the number 28 is always in lotto numbers. Either "28" or a set of numbers that will equal "28".

Weird...I always see the number 828 in a ton of places.

Weird...I always see the number 828 in a ton of places.

The number 28 is the awesomest number ever.

The number 28 is the awesomest number ever.

It combines the number 7 and the number 4, one of which is lucky and the other unlucky...

The number 28 is the awesomest number ever.

420

420

69

69

489...

No ghosts in the poll?

Well, I can't say I believe in them, really. But they do scare me now and then.

DUDE! I used to live in a place that down on the corner had this big ass cube truck that was a plumbing truck, BUT-it didn't have any contact info on it, no phone number, website, nuthin. AND, when was the last time your plumber showed up in a cube truck? andAND-there was a Crown Victoria parked in front of it all the time.

And when my van was towed without warning and I complained about that at the impound lot they looked at my address and went, "Ah."

Very strange...

(I think they were watching the house across from me that had like a dozen cars parked in front of it all the time)

"Big Brother wathing you" (C) "1984" by H.Wells :sniper:

Man! How awfull and incompetent secret services in your place are!!:eek:
If you could notice the surveillance then every one could! I allwais know that FBI/CIA are stupid :headbang:

No ghosts in the poll?

Well, I can't say I believe in them, really. But they do scare me now and then.

If you don't believe in them, you have nothing to fear except fear itself.

Conquer that fear, and you have nothing to fear.


....Have a fluffle, stranger. :fluffle:

Out of those I voted for.. The one about the black cat, I do not think they are of themselves 'bad luck', but if one runs across my path I do catch myself thinking eek. So since you said 'even just a little' .. I had to vote for it.

i don't need THOSE. i have a whole raft of my own. or rather, what i beleive in about that sort of thing is just not tempting the statistical nature of reality.

13s and cats of any fur, i've always found to be as lucky as not if not more so.

walking under laders is dumb, for totally practical reasons.

don't step on a crack or you'll break you mother's back, is one that was popular when i was in school, and when i think about it, and i'm walking on a sidewalk, i do consiously avoid stepping on the expansion lines carved in them.

i think there are things that work in some mysteriuos way, to some subtle statistical degree, by and because of how we feel about them, irreguardless of whatever may or may not be intrinsic to or about them.

these feelings and expectations ARE subjective of course. they don't always have to be bad things. and while they can never be counted upon to do so, we can, use them to work for us. to at least tweek probability one tiney micro little ways, some good part of the time.

i played with where the ball was going after it was hit at a baseball game one time. and the team i was supporting won.

now of course if that were 100% linear and reliable that would be cheating. but it isn't. and there certainly wasn't anything to stop some dreamshaper supporting the other team from doing the same thing.

=^^=
.../\...

(of course i COULD be crazier then loon too!)

=^^=
.../\...

If you don't believe in them, you have nothing to fear except fear itself.

Conquer that fear, and you have nothing to fear.


....Have a fluffle, stranger. :fluffle:

Well, it's very much like the spider-problem.
My best friend conditioned me to be absolutely creeped out by spiders.
And my grandmother conditioned me even earlier on to be scared of ghosts and anything spooky.
Rationally, I laugh about both. But the subconscience is a mean little bugger...

But thanks for the fluffle :D

:fluffle:

I always carry a piece of lode stone when I go skydiving. I know it's ridiculous and doesn't have any bearing on how the jump will go but I still can't bring myself to jump without it

I believe that it is bad luck to kill a cricket. I haven't knowingly killed one in years.

I have personally experienced the full moon thing. *nod*

I believe in The Federated States of Micronesia.

Honestly I only believe I'm good looking and I guess in luck. (but how do you not believe in luck? Isn't something just sometimes luck without a reason behind it?)

but how do you not believe in luck?

By understanding that you are the one assigning the luck to an object or event

By understanding that you are the one assigning the luck to an object or event

oh, so if you're not assigning it to an object or event you don't believe in luck? So if you trow 2 6's with a dice and you say, wow I'm lucky because that doesn't happen a lot, you don't really believe in luck?

I believe that each of our minds are universes in and of themselves and that any universe where it's possible to make a beam weapon that makes anyone struck by it orgasm uncontrollably would be a far more interesting place to live than this one. :)

oh, so if you're not assigning it to an object or event you don't believe in luck? So if you trow 2 6's with a dice and you say, wow I'm lucky because that doesn't happen a lot, you don't really believe in luck?

I assumed you meant luck as in a lucky coin, place, etc i.e. luck as an outside influence. Just a quick guess on my part really :)

I believe that each of our minds are universes in and of themselves and that any universe where it's possible to make a beam weapon that makes anyone struck by it orgasm uncontrollably would be a far more interesting place to live than this one. :)

The temptation to make a sad "joke" about my "beam weapon" having the same effect is just too strong

Go on then, make a joke about that.

How obtuse of you

The temptation to make a sad "joke" about my "beam weapon" having the same effect is just too strong

Go on then, make a joke about that.

I assumed you meant luck as in a lucky coin, place, etc i.e. luck as an outside influence. Just a quick guess on my part really :)

oh no, I think that's quite ridiculous. (although it might 'work' because people believe it works, become more self-confident or something and have more success)

I still think my dreams have meaning, and when I dream about certain symbols that it has meaning. I know rationally it's bunk, but I can't shake it.

Well, it can be your subconscious which sends messages.

I believe that full moon means people are more annoyed than normally. I guess it is because the brighter nights makes people sleep less well. At least that is true for me. Of course the reason might be that I sleep badly in these nights and thus in a bad mood :)

Why isn't Jesus on the poll?
because there are only 10 options and one was reserved for Star Wars.
No ghosts in the poll?
nope. I made the poll in like 20 seconds, the only reason for it is so that if someone steals my OP they can't make one.....that's the only reason I do polls. It's not really important to the thread. You can say ghosts without clicking them, look at the options, most of the superstitions that are prevalent are left out.


I believe that it is bad luck to kill a cricket. I haven't knowingly killed one in years.
I recently got over that one, there has been an influx of crickets this month, I killed like 50 in one day near the beginning of the month.

I believe that numbers can often have deep meaning because of syncronious events that have happened in my life.

I kinda buy into that too. I figured out two or three days after my first daughter was born that she was born 19 days after my mentor died, she has 19 letters in her name, her b-day adds up to 19, I was 19 when I had her, and she was 19 inches long. She has had at least 30 more instances of 19 so far in her life and she is only 6.

My youngest's number is 22, she was born 22 months to the day after my first one, she has 22 letters in her name, she was born 22 days after my husband's aunt died, she was 22 inches long (very tall for a baby) and was born on the 22nd of a month.

I am really good at finding patterns though, so it's possible that all of that means nothing.

I believe that each of our minds are universes in and of themselves and that any universe where it's possible to make a beam weapon that makes anyone struck by it orgasm uncontrollably would be a far more interesting place to live than this one. :)

There's one in every thread.

(I have this theory that one post in every thread reveals reality and ultimate truth of the universe.)

which ones do you believe.......even just a little bit, even though your whole brain tells you that you are an idiot for even thinking you might believe it?

I still think my dreams have meaning, and when I dream about certain symbols that it has meaning. I know rationally it's bunk, but I can't shake it.

anyone else?

I know it's totally irrational, but I believe in the concept of the "jinx."

If I really want something to happen, I absolutely positively don't want to say so out loud, because the universe will hear me and cause it to not happen. If my team is close to winning, and somebody says, "We've got this in the bag!" I will totally punch them in the arm for jinxing it and calling down the wrath of the Gods.

I believe that most dreams are symbolic, either that or you're subconsciously telling yourself what you want to hear. I also believe "Don't dream of women, they'll only bring you DOOOOOWWWNNNN!" (Words of Mr. Dio)

I know it's totally irrational, but I believe in the concept of the "jinx."

If I really want something to happen, I absolutely positively don't want to say so out loud, because the universe will hear me and cause it to not happen. If my team is close to winning, and somebody says, "We've got this in the bag!" I will totally punch them in the arm for jinxing it and calling down the wrath of the Gods.

I do that as well. I also believe in bad ju-ju. (not to be confused with bad jew-jew.)

I do that as well. I also believe in bad ju-ju. (not to be confused with bad jew-jew.)
My mother is greatly entertained by my belief in a malevolent universe, and will constantly invoke bad ju-ju around me to watch me tweak out.

She, of course, is of the opposite belief: she thinks that if you want positive things to happen, the first step should be openly stating your intentions and your desires.

Just because she's sensible doesn't mean she's gotta be such a punk about it. *grumble*

My mother is greatly entertained by my belief in a malevolent universe, and will constantly invoke bad ju-ju around me to watch me tweak out.

She, of course, is of the opposite belief: she thinks that if you want positive things to happen, the first step should be openly stating your intentions and your desires.

Just because she's sensible doesn't mean she's gotta be such a punk about it. *grumble*

I fear saying things out loud if there is a chance they won't work out. I also dislike gloating about things, like bragging about my car's gas mileage because I feel like it might make my car break.

I fear saying things out loud if there is a chance they won't work out. I also dislike gloating about things, like bragging about my car's gas mileage because I feel like it might make my car break.
Oh, yup, that's another one. I think I read too much Greek mythology as a kid, because I've got this hangup about bragging, too. The Gods always smite people who get too excited and boastful about their good fortune. If I mention how great it is that my computer has never had a single problem in the four years I've owned it, then I know a lightning bolt is aimed right at my motherboa---*FIZZLE*

I'm right there with you two about the universe waiting to fuck up any plans you think you will not have any problems with.

And stuff like when I say to someone "I've not gotten sick in a long time because my healthy lifestyle rules". BAM - sick as a dog two days later.

I fear saying things out loud if there is a chance they won't work out. I also dislike gloating about things, like bragging about my car's gas mileage because I feel like it might make my car break.

Oh! I have something like that! I can't blame being late or anything of the sort on my car (mostly my Bus, the Vanagon, who cares?) because if I do she'll really be the problem.

This started when we decided we were going to blame the Bus for being late to a function and 5 minutes later the engine seized.

I tend to anthropomorphize things, too.

Oh! I have something like that! I can't blame being late or anything of the sort on my car (mostly my Bus, the Vanagon, who cares?) because if I do she'll really be the problem.

This started when we decided we were going to blame the Bus for being late to a function and 5 minutes later the engine seized.
every time I call in sick, I really do get sick. :mad:

I tend to anthropomorphize things, too.
I do that a lot, and even more I personify inanimate objects. I anthropormorphize my cats constantly though.

What about walking under ladders. I'm not sure if I'm superstitious about it or that the ladder will slip and fall on me if I walk under it. That's not superstition, that's just pain aversion.

I said I believ SW is cool, that I'm good looking, and that the tooth fairy exists. I always think of Tink whenever someone mentions the tooth fairy.

Nope, none of them.

every time I call in sick, I really do get sick. :mad:



Same here :(

I believe in the luck in my dice...

Considering they do statistically abberant things most of the Roleplayers i play with believe my dice are special too.

(whenever i use them the roll is generally high... the odd time it is consistently low it turns out the GM hoped we would get high rolls, furthermore if anyone other than me uses them then they roll low... - one game i played i got something like 6 rolls of 20 in a row, seconds later a string of 8 20's. - that game i also got a total of around 150 20's. (this is all on a 20 sided die) Since then we dont use exploding rolls anymore.)



Also dont know why anyone else didnt notice it but someone posted that 1984 was written by H. Wells earlier...

ah, Murphy's law, I have seen that in action. I think it is rational to believe it.

My life is Murphy's Law in action.

there are some superstitions I believe in... unfortunatly, one of them prevents me from talking about them.

If you believe in superstitions, you'll break your mother's back.

"Big Brother wathing you" (C) "1984" by H.Wells :sniper:

sniper has bad aim. It's George Orwell who wrote "1984".

I always think of Tink whenever someone mentions the tooth fairy.
and I thought it was just me.

I believe in the luck in my dice...

Considering they do statistically abberant things most of the Roleplayers i play with believe my dice are special too.

(whenever i use them the roll is generally high... the odd time it is consistently low it turns out the GM hoped we would get high rolls, furthermore if anyone other than me uses them then they roll low... - one game i played i got something like 6 rolls of 20 in a row, seconds later a string of 8 20's. - that game i also got a total of around 150 20's. (this is all on a 20 sided die) Since then we dont use exploding rolls anymore.)



Also dont know why anyone else didnt notice it but someone posted that 1984 was written by H. Wells earlier...
My friend has Nasty luck with dice. even one on a video game.

Feng Shui. the RPG game uses two dice. one positive and one negative. the resulting number is added to your skill points to determine success or failure.

he kept rolling up negative numbers.

so in the middle of the game, he announced that he would switch the positive and negative die and then he tossed em.

and the dice switched on him as well... so he still ended up with a negative number.

Oh, and BTW... Hospital census goes up during the Full Moon.

Yes I do believe in God. He'll smite me if I don't, so I'm hedging my bets. And full moons. This is true for sure. When the boys start acting up at work nine times out of ten I'll check the status of the moon on the way home and sure enough there is the old mans face, grinning down on me, like there is something funny about it all. I think he out to smite me too.

Was FSM that magazine with half-dressed Jessica Alba? If so, I believe in FSM.

A superstition is that which remains after the substance of a belief has been lost. Like those kids in Mad Max who worshiped a vinyl record which they believed would one day lead them to the Promised Land because one of the first sentences it taught was "We are going home."

FSM can't be the source of a superstition because it never had any substance in it. At least, none that wasn't added by the reader.