# Ever been shocked at what some people believe?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 18, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shocked-at-what-some-people-believe/622369 "2012-05-18T22:14:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shocked-at-what-some-people-believe/622369/49 "2012-05-20T15:25:58Z")

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I had a conversation with an adult woman once who stated quite soberly and certainly that planes stay in air solely because of passengers belief that they will do so.

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