Cargo cults are the South Pacific island cultures that believe that by recreating the conditions

that brought them wealth in the past, like making bamboo replicas of World War II equipment,

it can bring them wealth again in the future.

Is this just a silly and ignorant superstition, or does it have a history behind it that makes

it much more reasonable than it sounds?

The truth behind Cargo cults is coming up next on Skeptoid.

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Cargo cults.

It was a beautiful day on Planet 4 of System 892 when Kirk, Spock, and McCoy materialized.

McCoy took in the surroundings and expressed the thought so many of us have had.

Just once I'd like to be able to land someplace and say, behold, I am the Archangel Gabriel.

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