Among other things, I worked in an office around six years back in which lunchroom conversation could include several people arguing, quite seriously, about whether miscarriages are caused by ghosts, or by curses.

I almost added a footnote to similar effect regarding myself and my friend group, but (a) crossposting was broken last night, so I couldn't edit the post without creating duplicates (b) it actually does make a difference for me when someone dressed like a contemporary politician wants to make sure they've got the word from Delphi before starting the war. I find it a useful historical reality check. The past should be alien, because it was.

What was the consensus of your office?