Pseudo-science is popular in Japan
June 8th, 2008 by James
If you think blood type has an effect on one’s personality, you’re in agreement with most Japanese people. According to a survey translated on What Japan Thinks, a sizable majority of Japanese people buy into pseudo-scientific BS about blood types, and nearly half of those surveyed also believed in fortune telling.
Read the full survey translation here!
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Well, that explains why I don’t believe in the blood-type personality connection… it’s because I’m O-type! The most skeptical blood type.
(Or maybe it’s AB…)
Some dude on the internet once said, “It’s bad luck to be superstitious”. So watch out!
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I don’t know why this BS is so persistent. It makes me want to pull my hair out every time I see things proclaiming blood-type-this, blood-type-that (which would make me bald in the blink of an eye here).
But I have to admit, it’s a great conversation starter if I can manage to feign interest.
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but i happen to be type b and also share some of the vague characteristics
its more accurate than astrology tho
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No–astrology is just as accurate. The same goes for palm-reading, tea-leaf reading, and numerology.
All equally accurate.:rolleyes:
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Our genes do determine our personality to an extent (well thats what I read from Campbell and Reece’s Biology 7th Edition), but I think blood type doesn’t..
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If one thinks this is accurate, this can be explained by that people can act according to what they believe they are like, and also that the blood-type personal characteristics’ descriptions are so broad that anyone can basically say ‘it’s accurate.’
I used to believe in it when I was Japan so I know what they mean, this is so prevalent that talking about blood-type is one of the conversation-starters.
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What’s wrong with believing in pseudo-science? People believe in religious BS, too, don’t they?
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I charge a reasonable fee for private English lessons, but when I see fortune tellers charging 3000 yen for a 15-20 minute reading, and apparently making a living, I think I should change my sideline. I could make 3-4 times as much money for time worked, need NO preparation time, and get a lot of reading done between clients.
Can we get work visas as fortune tellers?
As for what’s wrong with pseudo-science..
If a Japanese JOB application asks you for your blood type (do they?) then does that mean there is a chance that you might be denied a job because you have the “wrong” blood for the job?
Hell, even within the office, are your chances at promotion hurt if your bosses find out you have a “wrong” blood type, while a less-capable peer might get better assignments because he has type A blood, and is thus “more trustworthy” even if he actually isn’t?
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I do not believe in blood type effects people. Medicaly yes. But not emotionally or physically.
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