In “I was almost abducted by aliens” (Discover, Greg Laden’s blog, June 30, 2012), Laden tells us,
National Geographic Channel has run a poll in which they found that 36% of Americans “believe UFO’s exist.” This is in line with previous results. …
10 percent of Canadians do too. Here are some other polls on the subject.
Apparently, most believers think President Obama would be better able to handle hostile aliens than challenger Mitt Romney, but we understand that the President does not intend to campaign for re-election on that fact. 😉
From National Geographic,
The national poll measured different views on extraterrestrials, and found that 36 percent, or more than one-third, of Americans believe UFOs exist. In fact, 11 percent (more than one in 10) are sure they have seen a UFO with their own eyes, while 20 percent (one in five) know someone who claims to have seen a flying saucer.
Helping the agreeable nonsense along on a summer’s day, here are 7 Huge Misconceptions About Aliens, odd given that no one has ever come up with actual evidence that they exist.
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