Saru Posted July 1, 2012 #1 Share Posted July 1, 2012 According to the results of a new National Geographic survey, over 36% of Americans believe in UFOs. Thirty-six percent of Americans, about 80 million people, believe UFOs exist, and a tenth believe they have spotted one, a new National Geographic poll shows. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysippos Posted July 1, 2012 #2 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Sorry but this is just stupid. UFOs and extraterrestrial vehicles are not the same thing. If people don't believe in UFO's then they are either stupid or has an IQ level of 588. Because thinking Undefined Flying Object(not extraterrestrial vehicles) doesn't exist and that you can explain everything seen in the sky is just un-logical. Is the world becoming dumber and dumber? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted July 1, 2012 #3 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Sorry but this is just stupid. UFOs and extraterrestrial vehicles are not the same thing. If people don't believe in UFO's then they are either stupid or has an IQ level of 588. Because thinking Undefined Flying Object(not extraterrestrial vehicles) doesn't exist and that you can explain everything seen in the sky is just un-logical. Is the world becoming dumber and dumber? Yep, I think they should have qualified it as 36% of Americans believe in UFO's of Extraterrestrial Origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted July 1, 2012 #4 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Sorry but this is just stupid. UFOs and extraterrestrial vehicles are not the same thing. If people don't believe in UFO's then they are either stupid or has an IQ level of 588. Because thinking Undefined Flying Object(not extraterrestrial vehicles) doesn't exist and that you can explain everything seen in the sky is just un-logical. Is the world becoming dumber and dumber? Was just away to say the same thing. It annoys most people in the ET/UFO section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelasthotrod Posted July 1, 2012 #5 Share Posted July 1, 2012 im sure theres something but what that something is who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted July 1, 2012 #6 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I would expect a high proportion of Americans to 'believe' as American popular culture invented them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted July 1, 2012 #7 Share Posted July 1, 2012 So a poor survey then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMacGuffin Posted July 1, 2012 #8 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Well, I don't believe in UFOs. I've seen one so I have no doubt that they're real. I should qualify it by saying that some of them are real, but in general I was not brought up to use weasel words but to call 'em like I see 'em. Edited July 1, 2012 by TheMacGuffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryinrea Posted July 1, 2012 #9 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I'm one those people that belives that the goverments hide things becuase it would be an embarssement to the miltary intell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryinrea Posted July 1, 2012 #10 Share Posted July 1, 2012 To have things get in to their air space without theam knowing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted July 1, 2012 #11 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Well..technically speaking, any object that is not readily identifiable IS a UFO but that acronym is not synonymous with aliens so there is nothing to actually "believe" in. If people don't believe in UFO's then they are either stupid or has an IQ level of 588. Because thinking Undefined Flying Object(not extraterrestrial vehicles) doesn't exist and that you can explain everything seen in the sky is just un-logical. I do think that with enough scientific study and diligence, everything in the sky CAN be explained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMacGuffin Posted July 1, 2012 #12 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) I do think that with enough scientific study and diligence, everything in the sky CAN be explained. From what I've seen over the years, it's not true that everything can be explained, although I have also found that some real scientific investigations arrived at conclusions that would surprise the civilian scientists, if only they knew. Edited July 1, 2012 by TheMacGuffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted July 1, 2012 #13 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I would expect a high proportion of Americans to 'believe' as American popular culture invented them. Well UFO's go back way before Europeans even went over to the US. So what are you talking about? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysippos Posted July 1, 2012 #14 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I do think that with enough scientific study and diligence, everything in the sky CAN be explained. And do you possess all the qualities, to achieved that?? Would you be able to identify everything you would see in the sky? If so, call the military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbur Posted July 1, 2012 #15 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Is the world becoming dumber and dumber? Yes, That was to easy. Next question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Jimmy Posted July 1, 2012 #16 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) I really don't think that everything in the sky is explainable with this level of knowledge we have. Edited July 1, 2012 by St. Jimmy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted July 1, 2012 #17 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Well UFO's go back way before Europeans even went over to the US. So what are you talking about? lol mmm......nah. That particular one would come under 'popular myth' Edited July 1, 2012 by itsnotoutthere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted July 1, 2012 #18 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Dont ya just Love surveys ? 36% + 64 % = 100 % divide that by the number of factual,actual,scientific proven encounters & Physical evidence and you Got Nuttin ! So ? WHat do you really think about E.T`s? THere out there Man ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted July 1, 2012 #19 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) mmm......nah. That particular one would come under 'popular myth' It doesn't matter on your opinion or if it was ET's or natural phenomena, the fact is it was around way before you said. Edited July 1, 2012 by Coffey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMacGuffin Posted July 1, 2012 #20 Share Posted July 1, 2012 mmm......nah. That particular one would come under 'popular myth' I agree that UFO-like events were being reported long before the U.S. even existed as a nation, although naturally the interpretation of these has always varied according to culture and historical circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted July 1, 2012 #21 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) I agree that UFO-like events were being reported long before the U.S. even existed as a nation, although naturally the interpretation of these has always varied according to culture and historical circumstances. Ditto my post #17. As posted by Hazzard on another thread. :- http://www.sprezzatura.it/Arte/Arte_UFO_eng.htm Edited July 1, 2012 by itsnotoutthere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMacGuffin Posted July 1, 2012 #22 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Ditto my post #17. For most of history, I'd tend to think of it as an "unpopular myth". I didn't look at H's posting on UFOs and art, because I assumed that it was just meant to be a joke rather than something serious. H. doesn't believe in any of this stuff at all, and I know that. Edited July 1, 2012 by TheMacGuffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted July 1, 2012 #23 Share Posted July 1, 2012 For most of history, I'd tend to think of it as an "unpopular myth". I didn't look at H's posting on UFOs and art, because I assumed that it was just meant to be a joke rather than something serious. H. doesn't believe in any of this stuff at all, and I know that. Then i suggest you do look :- http://www.sprezzatura.it/Arte/Arte_UFO_eng.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted July 1, 2012 #24 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Ditto my post #17. As posted by Hazzard on another thread. :- http://www.sprezzatu...rte_UFO_eng.htm It's not just from art, it's in literature etc. I never even thought of art when I was tlaking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMacGuffin Posted July 1, 2012 #25 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Then i suggest you do look :- http://www.sprezzatura.it/Arte/Arte_UFO_eng.htm I've seen the pictures before many times, and they are almost all religious themes, such as Christ being born or dying on the cross, and the "UFOs" are really representations of stars, the sun and the moon, planets and angels, etc. This is understandable since if he (He?) really was the Son of God, then naturally even the heavens are at his command. I don't think anyone ever intended these to be pictures of UFOs as we would understand them in the modern sense. Edited July 1, 2012 by TheMacGuffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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