Superstition is the belief that you hold on to despite all the evidence to the contrary.
An essential mechanism here is the midpoint-mechanics, since it excludes everything that does not fit
the current goal that carries out superstition.
In doing so, it brings about a self-fulfilling prophecy because you only perceive what confirms superstition - not what
contradicts it.
This also applies to horoscopes, divinations, etc.