Some people attribute these things to superstition, but science itself is not superstition.
The opposite of superstition is faith. Generally speaking, superstition is an unreliable and inefficient belief, at least in modern society. For example, the ancients could only drill wood for fire, which was limited by the conditions at that time. If modern people still do this, they can only say that it is unreasonable.
I feel that the landlord seems to be disgusted with some publicity. This problem should be discussed from the perspective of modern history. Modern history tells us that science can make China strong and restore the dignity of China people. Positive examples are the atomic bomb explosion and satellite launch. The negative example is the so-called invulnerable boxer The government constantly advocates science in order to catch up with developed countries as soon as possible. If we look at developed countries again, we usually don't easily deny metaphysics because they are strong enough.