http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/13/superstition-in-america/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:57:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/13/superstition-in-america/#comment-13421 grumpypilgrim Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:45:26 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1452#comment-13421 The story I saw on the morning television news interviewed various people who got married on 07/07/07. The interviewees all said they were hoping the date would bring them good luck in their marriages. If novelty were sole the objective, as some of the above comments suggest, then plenty of other dates would suffice (01/02/03, 01/01/01, etc.). To Matt's comment: yes, many people consider 7 to be a lucky number, which is why so many people chose 07/07/07 as opposed to, for instance, 06/06/06, 05/05/05, etc. The story I saw on the morning television news interviewed various people who got married on 07/07/07. The interviewees all said they were hoping the date would bring them good luck in their marriages. If novelty were sole the objective, as some of the above comments suggest, then plenty of other dates would suffice (01/02/03, 01/01/01, etc.). To Matt’s comment: yes, many people consider 7 to be a lucky number, which is why so many people chose 07/07/07 as opposed to, for instance, 06/06/06, 05/05/05, etc.

]]> http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/13/superstition-in-america/#comment-13402 Erich Vieth Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:42:39 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1452#comment-13402 I think it's bad luck of you to have written this post on Friday the 13th. I think it’s bad luck of you to have written this post on Friday the 13th.

]]> http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/13/superstition-in-america/#comment-13401 Matt Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:21:35 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1452#comment-13401 I'm another one voting for novelty rather than superstition. I really wasn't aware that 7 was a lucky number. But if it is superstition, maybe people think homosexuals are bad luck? *eye roll* I’m another one voting for novelty rather than superstition. I really wasn’t aware that 7 was a lucky number. But if it is superstition, maybe people think homosexuals are bad luck? *eye roll*

]]> http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/13/superstition-in-america/#comment-13400 reader Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:17:25 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1452#comment-13400 Could it be more likely that the people just like the novelty of 7/7/7 as an anniversary date, than actually believing that it's a lucky number? It is easy to remember. Could it be more likely that the people just like the novelty of 7/7/7 as an anniversary date, than actually believing that it’s a lucky number? It is easy to remember.

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