People said to believe in Aliens and Ghosts more than God


	People said to believe in Aliens and Ghosts more than God

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11-24-2008 11:05 AM

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"Paranormal beliefs are very strongly negatively related to religious belief," said Rod Stark, another Baylor researcher. Some scientists think this is so because religions tend to discourage paranormal beliefs, and indeed most devout practitioners of a religion have been shown to be the least likely to believe in Bigfoot, ghosts or aliens.

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More people believe in aliens and ghosts than in God, a new survey finds, according to a British newspaper.
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The survey, however, was done by a marketing firm in conjunction
with the release of an X-Files DVD, and details of how the poll was
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That said, the poll of 3,000 people found that 58 percent believe in
the supernatural, including paranormal encounters, while 54 percent
believe God exists. Women were more likely than men to believe in the supernatural and were also more likely to visit a medium.
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