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Old Apr 18, 2014, 08:50 AM
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Sounds more superstitious to me. Rituals are doing the same thing, not as a sign necessarily, but because you have to/feel you cannot help yourself, the anxiety if you do not do them will overwhelm you. They aren't about influencing the future but about staying safe right now.
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