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Originally Posted by Cajundaddy

Superstition. At some point left-handed people were believed to be evil so all sorts of interventions were tried to "cure them" of this affliction.

https://scienceinsights.org/the-history-and-evolution-of-left-handedness/

Interesting. Most cultures around the world seems to do the same thing but I am unsure if evil is the same reasoning?