Or ghosts, or vampires, or brain eating zombies. Why do people still believe in mythical creatures in this day and age? Many of humanity's advances have killed off the lore, yet some people are still suckered by it. Take for example, the hobgoblins and spriggans who lived in the Black Forest region of Europe. There's been reported sightings for over a thousand years, but when two world wars broke out, they were nowhere to be seen and accounted for zero casualties during both wars. They did not put up any fight when the area became urbanized either, so only a complete moron would still believe they exist. The sad part is, some still do.
It's therefore my conclusion that dumb people like being lied to, and that superstition only exists as a business to bilk these suckers out of their money. People like bragging about living next to a haunted lake, forest, or mine, and the more enterprising residents sell T-shirts, a night's stay, and other sorts of crap only dumb tourists would buy. In many ways, this is how much of the world's religions operate too. There's no medical basis for faith healing, which is all a load of crap. Asprin works when there's a headaches and pains. It does not say 'Results will vary depending on your faith' on the label. Lay on hands will never cure AIDS for everyone. Carving some fancy geometric circle will not allow you to talk to demons, and you should consider if the Almighty God is really Almighty if he wants 10% of your income. Things that die stay dead. Unless you are in the business to cheat people out of their money, grow up already and stop believing in nonsense.
