Why So Many Icelanders Still Believe in Invisible Elves

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7 pointsflerovium3 comments

So the same reason so many people from insert country of choice still believe in invisible insert deity of choice. I couldn’t sus out any particular answer to the title question.

I think there might be something subtle going on where "belief" in something to oppose a political project translates is related to the project. Many old ghost stories were related to servants/lower classes as a way to negotiate/influence management they wouldn't otherwise have any way to interact with. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauld_Lad_of_Hylton

Someone must be collecting socks over there.

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