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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist

USA
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Posted - 06/26/2012 :  21:22:36  Show Profile Send Cuneiformist a Private Message  Reply with Quote
According to a report in USA Today notes that according to a recent survey, "17% percent of Americans don't believe UFOs exist, 36% think they do, and 48% aren't sure."

The survey was obviously conducted by the National Geographic Channel in conjunction with its new show "Chasing UFOs" and has some odd results listed (at least according to the story). For example, "about 79% of those surveyed think the government has kept information about UFOs a secret from the public." So only 36% of people believe in UFOs, and 48% aren't sure, but virtually 80% think that there's a government UFO cover-up? If you're not sure UFOs exist, how can you at the same time be completely sure that there's a government cover-up?!?

Anyhow, I thought I'd pass this on.

HalfMooner
Dingaling

Philippines
15831 Posts

Posted - 06/26/2012 :  21:59:20   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by Cuneiformist

According to a report in USA Today notes that according to a recent survey, "17% percent of Americans don't believe UFOs exist, 36% think they do, and 48% aren't sure."

The survey was obviously conducted by the National Geographic Channel in conjunction with its new show "Chasing UFOs" and has some odd results listed (at least according to the story). For example, "about 79% of those surveyed think the government has kept information about UFOs a secret from the public." So only 36% of people believe in UFOs, and 48% aren't sure, but virtually 80% think that there's a government UFO cover-up? If you're not sure UFOs exist, how can you at the same time be completely sure that there's a government cover-up?!?

Anyhow, I thought I'd pass this on.
The non-existence of UFOs may also be a secret the Guv'ment is keeping suppressed. Or maybe they're keeping their uncertainty on the matter under wraps?

Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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sailingsoul
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2830 Posts

Posted - 06/26/2012 :  22:07:48   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send sailingsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Three thoughts,

There you go, expecting anything about UFO's to be rational and make sense. Their talking Alien UFO's, what would you expect?

Einstein might agree that, 17 + 36 + 48 = 101 but I wouldn't want to put words into his mouth.

Ever notice, it seems hardly a week goes by without another claim of "new evidence" being reported on the UFO circuit. As though we're some how missing one final piece of real evidence and the case is made.

Ooh Look, there goes a UFO!

There are only two types of religious people, the deceivers and the deceived. SS
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On fire for Christ
SFN Regular

Norway
1273 Posts

Posted - 06/27/2012 :  02:55:33   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send On fire for Christ a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I don't know about UFOs flying around today, but Ancient Aliens are a totally different story.

Edited by - On fire for Christ on 06/27/2012 02:58:05
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Kil
Evil Skeptic

USA
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Posted - 06/27/2012 :  07:15:45   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Stephan Hawking on aliens:


Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.

Why not question something for a change?

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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend

Sweden
9688 Posts

Posted - 06/27/2012 :  09:48:00   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Don't be ridiculous! Of course UFOs exist.


Einstein might agree that, 17 + 36 + 48 = 101 but I wouldn't want to put words into his mouth.
I'm sure it's just a rounding problem.

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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie

USA
4826 Posts

Posted - 06/27/2012 :  13:12:10   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Valiant Dancer's Homepage Send Valiant Dancer a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Absolutely UFOs exist and the government covers them up.

Now UFO only refers to an unidentified flying object. Alien spacecraft UFOs likely don't exist. Too much time and hassle to futz with some backwater dump like Earth.

UFO as being testing of new airframes and experimental military aircraft, damn skippy. And also why the government moves to cover up those stories. Even the F117A Nighthawk crashed in a forest and the US government denied the that anything had crashed there.

Methinks the survey was worded ambiguously and the numbers skew accordingly.

"There are three types of lies. Lies. Damn lies. And Statistics." -- Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain)

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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf

USA
1487 Posts

Posted - 06/27/2012 :  13:41:59   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit ThorGoLucky's Homepage Send ThorGoLucky a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It's funny how many times Venus has been claimed to be a UFO.

http://home.comcast.net/~tprinty/UFO/Venusufo.htm

And it freaks people out because it follows them.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling

Philippines
15831 Posts

Posted - 06/27/2012 :  23:05:24   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by ThorGoLucky

It's funny how many times Venus has been claimed to be a UFO.

http://home.comcast.net/~tprinty/UFO/Venusufo.htm

And it freaks people out because it follows them.

The eyes of portrait paintings do that, too. Ghosts!

Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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