strange women lyin’ in ponds dis¬trib¬utin’ swords is no basis for a system of government.*

"In recent years, psychologists have come to understand religion and paranormal belief as resulting, in most people, from simple errors in reasoning...."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-hutson/all-paths-lead-to-magical-thinking_b_3942656.html

Also
" Once you’ve accepted that the brain constructs reality, and
that the brain has evolved like any other organ to help its owner survive
and reproduce, it follows that the brain constructs reality in the
most useful way possible for its owner. The key word here is useful,
which is not to say accurate. The brain doesn’t care so much what’s
really out there; it just needs to stay alive and be replicated, which
might involve telling us a white lie now and again."

http://magicalthinkingbook.com/ 

 

 http://www.jeffsextonwrites.com/?s=magical

*  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOOTKA0aGI0