Why are symbols so powerful and evocative?

A) They are imbued with many different meanings, some of them contradictory.
B) They represent something that is tangible and real.
C) They are a means of distancing ourselves from the supernatural.
D) They are believed to contain magic and to be able to transform reality.
E) Symbols are not powerful. Signs, however, are powerful.


A

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