Most Americans Believe Intelligent Life Exists on Other Planets and We Have Nothing to Fear from UFOs
Article by Chris Ciaccia July 2, 2021 (dailymail.co.uk)
• Prior to release of the Pentagon’s report on UFOs, Pew Research surveyed 10,417 American adults between June 14th and June 24th about the chances of intelligent extraterrestrial existing and even visiting the Earth. The findings were made public June 30th.
• Matching a separate survey released by CBS News in May (see ExoArticle here), nearly two-thirds (65%) of all Americans believe that extraterrestrials exist on other planets, and 87% of them think that extraterrestrials are not a threat to humankind one way or another.
• Fifty-one percent of respondents believe that the UFOs/UAPs reported by the US military are ‘likely evidence of intelligent life outside of Earth. Of these respondents, 40% believe there is ‘probably’ evidence of extraterrestrial life and 11 % believe there is ‘definitely’ evidence. Not surprisingly, those who think there is intelligent life outside Earth are more inclined to see military reports of UFOs as evidence of an extraterrestrial source behind those UFOs. On June 29th, after acknowledging that he had read the unreleased classified report, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that he thinks ‘we’re not alone’.
• Additionally, 51 % of Americans surveyed by Pew think if it exists, extraterrestrial life is not a threat at all, while 36% perceive them as a ‘minor’ threat. Only one-in-ten say that UFOs are a ‘major threat to US national security’. In fact, 17 % said intelligent life would be friendly, 7 % said they’d be unfriendly, and 74 % said they are indifferent to us.
• Some segments of the public are more likely to believe in intelligent life on other planets. About three-quarters (76 %) of adults under age 30 say intelligent life exists on other planets, versus 57 % of Americans 50 and older. Men are slightly more likely (70%) than women (60%) to believe in intelligent life outside of this planet.
Nearly two-thirds of all Americans believe that extraterrestrials exist on other planets,
but 87% of them think that they are not a threat in one way or another, according to a new survey.
Pew Research surveyed 10,417 American adults between June 14 and June 24 and found that 65 percent of respondents believe that extraterrestrials exist on other planets, a similar figure to a survey released by CBS News in May.
Fifty-one percent of respondents believe that unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) reported by the military are ‘likely evidence of intelligent life outside of Earth.’
Of that figure, 40 percent believe there is ‘probably’ evidence of extraterrestrial life and 11 percent believe there is ‘definitely’ evidence.
Conversely, 47 percent of respondents – believe the reports are probably (36 percent) or definitely (11 percent) not evidence of life outside this planet.
‘Perhaps not surprisingly, those who think there is intelligent life outside Earth are more inclined than others to see military reports of UFOs as evidence (69 percent and 16 percent, respectively),’ Pew wrote in a statement.
On Monday, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that he thinks ‘we’re not alone’ after acknowledging that he had read the classified report.
Additionally, 87 percent of Americans surveyed by Pew think extraterrestrial life – if it exists – is not a threat at all (51 percent of respondents think) or a minor threat (36 percent).
Conversely, just one-in-ten say that UFOs are a ‘major threat to US national security.’
When asked for a best guess, 17 percent of respondents said intelligent life would be friendly, 7 percent said unfriendly and 74 percent said neither.
‘Some segments of the public are more likely than others to believe that intelligent life exists on other planets,’ Pew added.
‘This view is especially pronounced among younger Americans. About three-quarters (76 percent) of adults under age 30 say intelligent life exists on other planets, versus 57 percent of those 50 and older.’
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