Nov 30 2008
More in UK Believe In Ghosts Than God
Yesterday, I stumbled across this press release from the United Kingdom that was released earlier this week. A survey was taken, and it turns out more people actually believe in ghosts and aliens than they believe in God. I am not here to talk about religion, but I do find this interesting. You have to wonder if it is like this in other parts of the world. It does seem there has been an increase interest in the paranormal world.
Here in the United States, we have television series such as Ghost Hunters and Paranormal State among others. Most Haunted on the Travel channel comes out of the UK. People tune in and watch these series on a regular basis. Fictional programs such as Fringe, Supernatural and Ghost Whisperer also do well, and we won’t get started on the current phenomenon that surrounds vampires with the release of Twilight and HBO’s True Blood.
It seems more and people are looking towards the unexplained and finding something that pulls them into it. In the UK, 58% of the population said they were believers of the paranormal. This is only 4% higher than the 54% that said they believed in God. That isn’t a big number really, but it is enough of one to take note of. With this survey, it was noted that more women believed than men, and the highest number of believers were over the age of seventy or under the age of thirty.
Once again, this doesn’t surprise me. Having a father over that age, I know he has his own beliefs when it comes to the paranormal and supernatural. However, that is a story for another time. This survey was done to support the release of X-Files: I Want To Believe in the UK.
this is really funny. polls are, unfortunately, just a little biased and I’m not sure if we can give credence to the results. One would have to look at the exact design of and the questions asked, as well as the actual demographics.