Asking Why??
Society, I think once upon a time, a group of people decided some rules on how humans are supposed to behave, those who didn't agree created their own rules, and thus formed different societies. There were reasons of their own for the rules, by the passing time these rules needed to change, but the didn't and took the shape of superstitions. The main problem with the birth of superstition was lack of curiosity, no one ever asked "OK but Why??" Some reasons of Indian superstitions do have scientific reasons behind them like, plants during occasions are kept to balance the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in that particular room, but when some one asked why, some lazy fellow said "Because it brings prosperity!" ans that is what has continues till now!! And some, I ha...