# Are women overall likelier to believe psychics, fortune-telling, prophets/prophetesses etc. than men, and if so, why?

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**Created:** [January 12, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-overall-likelier-to-believe-psychics-fortune-telling-prophets-prophetesses-etc-than-men-and-if-so-why/978090 "2023-01-12T09:48:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-overall-likelier-to-believe-psychics-fortune-telling-prophets-prophetesses-etc-than-men-and-if-so-why/978090/41 "2023-01-19T14:47:09Z")

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Could all this be because

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> Men are from Mars, Women from Venus

:d&r:

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-overall-likelier-to-believe-psychics-fortune-telling-prophets-prophetesses-etc-than-men-and-if-so-why/978090/42 "2023-01-19T15:14:11Z")

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Another thought. Horoscopes are a social phenomenon. It’s not just knowing your sign, but knowing your sign in relationship to other people. Are you compatible with your partner? How does your friend’s Pisces moon impact your relationship?

I can definitely see why this appeals to women more than men. Women are statistically, generally, more relational.

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**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-overall-likelier-to-believe-psychics-fortune-telling-prophets-prophetesses-etc-than-men-and-if-so-why/978090/43 "2023-01-19T15:22:18Z")

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> [@am77494](#):
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> For a moment I thought you were describing organized religion and priests.

You’re not wrong. Many years ago, a friend was telling his mother that he thought he should see a therapist. She responded, “You’re Catholic, go see your priest!”

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-overall-likelier-to-believe-psychics-fortune-telling-prophets-prophetesses-etc-than-men-and-if-so-why/978090/44 "2023-01-19T16:23:26Z")

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All this does remind me of [this delightful comic strip.](http://wondermark.com/772/)

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