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🚨   India: Superstition in the Age of Silicon

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Education and superstition coexisted in unsettling ways, often with perverse consequences. At my elite engineering college, many students began flocking to temples as examinations approached—sometimes even traveling long distances. Others sought comfort in the growing number of cults that had mushroomed across the country, each tailored to soothe a particular anxiety or offer an escape from pressure. Yet they were not seeking peace, harmony, or spiritual insight—none of which Indian religions, focused on idolatry and ritual worship rather than virtues or commandments, are structured to provide. Instead, they gave monetary donations or undertook rituals of self-denial to appease their chosen … → The post

Lew Rockwell     Jun 25, 2025