that a particular action can influence an outcome, even when there is no reliable evidence of a causal connection.
If someone believes touching the plane will bring good luck or prevent something bad from happening, that would fit the general idea of a superstition.
But another person might touch the aircraft simply because they admire it, feel grateful, or have repeated the gesture for years.
The action alone doesn’t reveal the belief behind it.
This is why it’s difficult to give one definitive answer to the
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