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by primelens 4392 days ago
Yes, it is. In certain cases it might be harmless superstition unlike the kind of militant superstition that prompts people to oppress others, but superstition it is.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition

> Superstition is the belief in supernatural causality

But then the influenced people become the causality of their actions. These root "superstitious" influences would then exist in concept and have a real effect. Note that conceptual existence is enough to influence intelligent beings who can recognize these concepts.

There's also effects that aren't explained by science, yet. That is a playground for all sorts of possibilities.