Why even smart people fall for superstitions

People have been indulging in weird superstitions throughout history. It used to be customary to tell honeybees when there was a (human) death in the family … “Or they will die, or go away,” the Encyclopedia of Superstitions explains....
http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/10/28/13407534/cubs-world-series-superstition-psychology-science