Progression of Superstitions
The Flowers Of Guidance Volume One Nine Instructive Steps to Gaining Knowledge Step 6: Religion and Knowledge
Therefore, we now see that a small affair, with no considerable value and place in our religious affairs, suddenly penetrates minds as a grand religious matter and shapes a superstition. Innate lusts and desires magnify them, and so, people will pursue it, they will insist on it, and will follow such affairs so much so that they will become negligent of the principles of religion. This notion is how superstitions spread throughout societies. One of the most significant reasons for the progression of superstitions is the lack of science and contemplation.