But we're living in the modern world!' Yes, but the people here are very sure that voodoo is real. Teachers, business people, doctors, everyone believes in it or they are afraid of it. And perhaps that's why it works. After all, if you believe you are ill, you can be ill. And if you really think you're getting better, you can get better. If you think that someone is trying to kill you, then you can die because you are so afraid.