superstions in the science age

Today while coming home on the road in the morning a black cat crossed my way! Now you would be thinking that because of it this day may not be lucky for me, as it is believed in India,But Alas! while the cat crossed my way step step forward i found a 500 rupee note!!...so was the day really unlucky? In India the superstition is so much widespread that our scientists go to Ganges after discovery of water on the moon! we generally believe more on on the pundits than anyone for fixing the dates of marriage. In my opinion we should believe more on weather department because one day my dad's friend was to marry, pundit fixed a date , and on the same day it rained cats and dogs! so pundit was called and he came with another argument - the groom was used to eat in the large vessels (like cooking crockery) so due to this it rained so much!, every one was satisfied and pundit was paid. - Tariq abdullah