Why Do We Believe in Fortune Tellers?

People believe in fortune tellers because they want to feel special or know the future. Imagine you go to a fortune teller, and she says something that sounds really true about your life, like your favorite color or something that happened yesterday. That makes you think maybe she really knows what’s coming next!

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Examples

  1. A child goes to a fortune teller and is told she will become famous, she believes it even though she’s only 8.
  2. A man says his favorite food is pizza, and the fortune teller says he’ll have a big meal soon, he feels like she knows him.
  3. A girl thinks her fortune teller can see into the future because she guessed the name of her best friend.

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