Why People are Attracted to Astrology, Divination or Want to Know the Future? Is Superstition is a Way of Mediating the Future?

Why do humans want to know the future?

From ancient times, people have been interested in divination practices such as astrology, I Ching, dowsing, tarot, runes, numerology and so on. Why? One obvious reason is to know the future. Why? From the evolutionary perspective, for survival purposes. It makes sense. Nowadays, most people feel secure in this left brain domain, so why they still are interested in astrology and future divination. Is it just an unconscious reflex? Superstition? Habit? Or something else. Neuroscience has one suggestion: to avoid uncertainty.

Astrology and divination to avoid uncertainty

Astrology and divination were developed to avoid uncertainty

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