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60% Of U.S. Believe Life Exists On Other Planets

Posted by samzenpus on from the aliens-believe-in-us dept.

jangobongo writes "Does intelligent life exist anywhere besides Earth? Are regular churchgoers less likely to believe life has evolved on other planets? Do more Democrats or Republicans believe in extraterrestrials? And if alien life makes contact, what should we do? These questions were asked on a poll released last week that shows that two-thirds of Americans do believe that life exists on other planets, and of that group, 90% say if we receive a message from another planet we should reply. The poll was commissioned by the SETI Institute and the National Geographic Channel."

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  1. Trolls? by _merlin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Do 20% of Internet trolls believe there is life outside of Slashdot?

  2. First question for alien intelligence . . . by Stephen+Samuel · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Which is better Emacs or Vi?

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  3. Interesting numbers... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wonder how many people believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus or Al Gore making another presidential run in 2008? I bet the numbers will be high (except maybe the last one).

  4. Re:More polls by el_womble · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As a foreigner, I genuinely don't mean this as a troll. I am actually interested in the answer. How do creationist christians explain the existance of fossil fuels?

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