Yes, good examples. Intuition works well enough as a defense mechanism. That's why we evolved it. If "bad air" and "bad water" are observed to cause illness, intuition says to keep away from them. But as a method of understanding it's not very useful. In fact, it's counterproductive for that. You don't learn about microbes if you dwell on notions of evil spirits, even if that wrong notion helps you evade death.
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