Logical thinking and Magical Thinking

[Acsenray]

I think in part this discussion hasn’t gone anywhere because it isn’t operating with respect to an actual definition of magical thinking. Here’s a Wikipedia definition:

Magical thinking is the attribution of causal relationships between actions and events which seemingly cannot be justified by reason and observation.

Under this definition, is it now possible to hinge psychological health, creativity, and human happiness on magical thinking?

[Reno_Nevada]

@butterfiles

But are there any situations/questions/problems out there that aren’t necessarily or easily solved with rational solutions?

Yes, of course. One example would be the death of your child.

[Acsenray]

That’s an incident, not a problem.

[Thudlow_Boink]

How do you solve a problem like Maria?