What is Magical thinking?
{{nosources|date=February 2013}} '''Magical thinking''' is a kind of thinking that looks for relationships between actions and events that can not be proved by reason and observation. Examples of magical thinking include some forms of [[prayer]], some religious or magical [[ritual]]s, [[superstition]]s, and [[taboo]]s. The [[rain dance]] is a form of magical thinking. The dancers believe that the actions and songs used in the rain dance will cause rain to fall. [[Faith healing]] is a form of magical thinking where the healer says prayers, puts their hands on the sick person in the belief that the healer's actions will cure the person. Explanations for magical thinking include [[coincidence]], the [[placebo]] effect, [[delusion|self-deception]], staged events, and natural causes. See [[materialism]]. In psychology, magical thinking may lead people to believe that their thoughts by themselves can cause effects in the world or that thinking something is the same as doing it. It is a type of incorrect reasoning that looks for meaningful relationships between coincidences. However many people believe [[supernatural]] things do happen sometimes. To believe all explainable events are simply due to magical thinking is a form of [[scepticism]]. ==Related pages== *[[Parapsychology]] ==Other websites== *[https://coincider.com/ Connecting with Coincidence] {{stub}} [[Category:Psychology]] [[Category:Parapsychology]]