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In reply to the discussion: Leah REMINI (King of Queens): "More to follow me out of Scientology" [View all]iemitsu
(3,891 posts)Willing to accept just about anything that someone they consider an authority might say. Or sometimes, they accept anything someone, who is anti-authority says. Apparently it does not matter if what they chose to believe is discredited by something else they believe, they don't make the connections.
One in three Americans believe in ghosts.
One in three Texans believe Christ rode a dinosaur.
Half of Americans believe the moon landing was faked.
And more than half believe in creationism.
http://www.funnyordie.com/lists/1750272a44/ridiculous-things-americans-believe
So if one does not believe in virgin birth, making Christ a human and not a demigod, but does believe a human can become a god (apotheosis) are they only part superstitious? Less superstitious than others?
Is having a belief system based on faith anything but superstition?
God, by definition, is supernatural. IMO, one cannot be among the faithful and not believe in the supernatural.
How one expresses their belief in supernatural things does differ (probably dictated by family, education and class) and some expressions may seem less odd than others (to those outside the system) but regardless belief in the supernatural is that, belief in the supernatural.
There are many ways people come to possess belief in the supernatural, not all silly or bad, but reason or science are not among the explanations.