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MechaMaya t1_jbc3ims wrote

Reply to comment by essaitchthrowaway3 in hi, my mom keeps saying the moon is upsidedown. by ilysmmate

Wouldn't that make her a lunatic?

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Redbelly98 t1_jbcl1ow wrote

I believe the correct term would be "lunaphobe"

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Historical_Exchange t1_jbdbu3n wrote

No lunatic would be right. Ancient Greeks used to believe that the changing phases of the moon caused epilepsy among other conditions. This idea then morphed in to a general fear that the moon could cause madness, a belief that carried from the dark ages all the way up until the 1700's OP's mum.

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