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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. I thought this was a 'news for nerds' site... by RLiegh · · Score: 0, Troll

    who the hell gave the Christian Coalition mod points?

  2. Re:Oh Yea? by John+Hasler · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh. Well. That's different. If it was on a news station it must be true.

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  3. Re:More polls by Spock+the+Baptist · · Score: 0, Troll

    "I can't even tell the difference between a Christian and a Satanist from just looking at them"

    The difference...

    Tattoos and body piercing.

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  4. Re:Oh Yea? by Roland+Piguepaille · · Score: 0, Troll

    Local TV news stations are little better.

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  5. Re:Survey says, by orthogonal · · Score: 0, Troll

    By the way, angels are in the Bible and part of the basic Christian theology, so equating them in with belief in witches... in a derogatory manner is highly insulting. Your lumping of belief in God along with aliens also reveals your trollish, elitist slant is about as reputable as these garbage poll results.

    I didn't insult you, Jack. Those were the questions on Fox News's poll, which I linked to.

    But rather than follow the link, you chose to feel insulted, to blame me for it, and call be "trollish" and "elitist". So much for your cool temper, informed judgment, or reading comprehension, friend.

    And in any case, witches are in the Bible too. Ten times in the King James Version.

    The parent poster continues: 92% believe in God -- some people might take that as a hint that YOU are wrong.

    A majority of people once thought heavier objects fell faster than light objects. Does that convince you they were right about that too?

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