Be Afraid

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Be Afraid

• Be VERY afraid

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Are you superstitious?
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Do you....

• cross your fingers for luck
• touch wood to avoid bad luck
• carry a lucky charm
• feel concerned every Friday 13th
• You are not alone ...

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Lots of people ...

• cross their fingers for luck
• touch wood to avoid bad luck
• carry a lucky charm
• feel concerned every Friday 13th
• What percentage of people goes with each belief?
  Make a guess
• 39 15 51 16

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What other superstitions do you have?
Are they serious or just a bit of fun?
Why do superstitions still exist?
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The columns below show the percentage of men and
the percentage of women who believe in fate but
the key does not tell you which colour stands for
which gender
Fate
Which percentage do you think is men and which is
women? Why?
Fate was one of the things most people said they
believed in. What are some of the other
supernatural things people believe?
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Women
Men
Fate
People were asked which of the following do you
believe in?
Which beliefs do you think go with the
percentages?
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People were asked which of the following do you
think is true?
That dreams can predict the future
That it is possible to receive communication from
the dead
That some governments around the world are
concealing evidence of extra-terrestrial beings
Certain magical words or spells can have real
effects
That some crop circles are the work of
extra-terrestrial forces
Try to guess the percentages. Hint the scale
is NOT the same as on the other chart - so no
help there! For the answers you need to go to
Fact File 2009 page 30