Same reason that people turn to fortune tellers, tarot cards, lucky numbers, or keep charm bracelets around: They work, sometimes. If you do it just right, these things will often work just as well as not having anything at all.Major General Jehad al-Jabiri, who appeared at a press conference with Mr McCormick following the December explosions, said he did not "care about Sandia" and knew more about bombs than the Americans:
"Whether it's magic or scientific, what I care about is it detects bombs," he said.
People believe in magic, therefore magic sells.
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