Historians of reddit, what were the common beliefs and superstitions of people regarding electrostatic discharge before electricity was discovered?

by Foxman8472

I thought that getting shocked when touching another person would mean some sort of bad omen (or good omen?), in lack of a scientific explanation, but couldn't find any info on it.

LukeInTheSkyWith

Hiya, this is a fairly popular question on here. I am not discouraging any new answers coming in, but I think you'd enjoy reading the discussions in the relevant part of the FAQ.