A recent edition of The New Encyclopædia Britannica admitted: “Even in so - called modern times, in a day when objective evidence is highly valued, there are few people who would not, if pressed, admit to cherishing secretly one or two irrational beliefs or superstitions. ”
एक लेखक कहता है कि उनमें यह झिझक इसलिए होती है क्योंकि वे दूसरों के सामने उल्लू या बेवकूफ दिखना नहीं चाहते ।