Superstitions

No increase in scientific method or raw factual knowledge has ever served to rid humanity of superstitions. Perhaps they are too closely tied to the instincts that keep us alive to die out, perhaps we are fond of them like old clothes, but they are still with us and will be so long as we can be called human. We have already and will continue to carry them into space. So how will these manifest in science fiction? What will be the superstitions of the stars?

Well here are a few possibilities.

• No spacefaring human will ever wear a red shirt.
  
•  No spacefaring human will ever ask, “What could possibly go wrong?”
• When communicating with the soldiers of any social organization that might be termed an ‘empire’ over the radio humans begin all communications with the greeting, “We’re fine. We’re all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
  

​What do you think will be our 'black cat' of space?