Last week, the National Secular Society's newsletter reported that
more Britons believe in aliens than believe in God.
A recent survey carried out by Opinion Matters for the
makers of the new video game 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' found that more
people believe in aliens from other planets than believe in God. The
survey of 1,359 UK adults found:
- 52 percent believe UFO
evidence has been covered up because widespread knowledge of their
existence would threaten government stability.
- 44 percent believe in God.
All statistics have to be taken with a pinch of salt, and I'm not sure whether this news is good or bad, or indeed what it says about my fellow Britons. At first glance it sounds as though they are getting more sensible, but then you have to wonder about their lack of skeptical skills when it comes to conspiracy theories.
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