rootfake@GavinChait @dalias @marshray @cwebber maybe ritualistic or magical thinking? Superstitious programming might be a good term. I generally use "treating $thing like it's a magic spell" to describe this kind of mentality. If they do the right motions and say the right words, surely they'll get the result they want, even if they don't understand why it worked.
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