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Hugh Taft-Morales, Leader

Philadelphia Ethical Society

Almost a third of Americans admit to being at least somewhat superstitious. People knock on wood, throw salt over their shoulders, and avoid walking under ladders. Should we challenge such remnants of magical thinking, as Freethought Society founder Margaret Downey does at her Friday the 13th parties? Do superstitions harm anyone if—deep down—we don’t believe in them? On the eve of Halloween, Hugh Taft-Morales explores our relationship with silly habits and irrational practices.

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