Moderator:
Joseph: Superstitions are beliefs for which there iS no obvious Tatioi
The title of today's discussion iS "Sup titions 一what they 。計
and why people believe in them." Our guest speakers are Jose品
Grant, a university professor who lives here im Japan, and Li
Nelson, a visiting professor from Canada. Joseph, can you eXDIaim
what a superstition iS?
ampler there are Various dates. _andnumbers tha
people are superstitiouS about. Im many places,/ day the 13th"
thought to be unlucky, and here in Japan, 4 and 9< caTe also
superstitious Derson believes that actions such as choosi
avoiding certain numbers can influence future events even thoug
there is no direct connection /between them. ieving
superstitions iS one of the ways humans can make sense of aset 0人
unusual events yh cause someone to feel lucky or mes
seems to have been true throughout history, regardless of race
cultural background.
