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 nostr:npub1hcc5kv2zwcnlwdthxru8cf8avcetpet86n9ymtgpm897dvml6wwsgk4xws  Seems to be a human trait that, if a person doesn't  understand what's happening, or the cause of something, they'll explain it in terms of something they do know.

This is particularly a problem when said person is certain they're right.

Thus we still have conspiracy theories, superstitions and, as you say, religious beliefs, at a time when more science is more available than ever before.