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Episode 266: I Want to Half-Believe

Very Bad Wizards

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The Power of Belief

The idea is that superstitions offer you some control when you feel out of control. People who have higher like state, like higher anxiety, for instance, would be more likely to endorse superstitions. And I think they find that that evidence is mixed as you might as well. So at least say that if you're going to leave a bad review.

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