• davidgro
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    2 days ago

    I assume the question didn’t make the distinction between Aliens that “exist somewhere in the universe” and “have visited Earth”

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      2 days ago

      With %28 of people believe in Bigfoot why would you ever say that?

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        2 days ago

        Because 56% is twice as much, and I’d be in that number myself if I take the question literally and not assume it means UFOs in Earth’s sky.

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          2 days ago

          I mean, aliens visiting Earth is at least twice as likely as Big Foot exiting right? I mean Big Food is supposed to be an Alien so if he’s real aliens have also visited Earth.

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            1 day ago

            I guess at this point it’s all opinions. But Bigfoot being an alien is certainly not one I’ve heard before.

            (I don’t think bigfoot exists, but I also pretty strongly don’t think aliens have visited Earth, so ‘twice as likely’ to me is very close to 2*0 vs 0, and seems just as reasonable as it being half as likely.)

            My original point is that the aliens question fails to capture belief in the paranormal or conspiracy the way the others do, and should have been specifically worded better to avoid that issue.

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              1 day ago

              Sure but I’m talking about from the perspective of the average person taking the survey.