<p>How to persuade someone not to be too superstitious or too much into fortune telling? Cause based on the answers below, it's not appropriate.</p>
<p><a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/search?q=fortune%20telling">Did the Lord Buddha say anything about magic and fortune telling?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/7440/do-buddhist-believe-fortune-teller">Do Buddhist believe fortune teller?</a></p>
<p>I shared the link above, the common answers below are mostly from senior Buddhists.</p>
<ol>
<li>Buddhism has evolved, those sutta could outdated.</li>
<li>Those are Theravada, and Mahayana version is different. We have too many branches.</li>
<li>Many success stories of healing including themself.</li>
</ol>
<p>Most cases from the &quot;un-audited&quot; or modified Buddhism below from a single person thought.</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/46082/the-story-of-ji-gong-%E6%BF%9F%E5%85%AC">Modified Chan Buddhism</a></li>
<li><a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/46116/xin-ling-fa-men-%E5%BF%83%E7%81%B5%E6%B3%95%E9%97%A8-new-buddhism/46125#46125">Modified Mahayana</a></li>
</ol>

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How to pursuade someone not believing in fortune telling
# How to pursuade someone not believing in fortune telling

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-25)

How to persuade someone not to be too superstitious or too much into fortune telling? Cause based on the answers below, it's not appropriate.

[Did the Lord Buddha say anything about magic and fortune telling?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/search?q=fortune%20telling)

[Do Buddhist believe fortune teller?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/7440/do-buddhist-believe-fortune-teller)

I shared the link above, the common answers below are mostly from senior Buddhists.

1. Buddhism has evolved, those sutta could outdated.
2. Those are Theravada, and Mahayana version is different. We have too many branches.
3. Many success stories of healing including themself.

Most cases from the "un-audited" or modified Buddhism below from a single person thought.

1. [Modified Chan Buddhism](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/46082/the-story-of-ji-gong-%E6%BF%9F%E5%85%AC)
2. [Modified Mahayana](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/46116/xin-ling-fa-men-%E5%BF%83%E7%81%B5%E6%B3%95%E9%97%A8-new-buddhism/46125#46125)

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