Newsweek: Dumb things American's believe

[Stealth Hunter]

Originally Posted by Platapus

The scary question is that of these people, how many of them vote?

Odds are most of them are still eligible to vote. I lol'd and shuttered at their part on witchcraft and the supernatural.


It seems obvious that it's not a good idea to put too much stock in withcraft. But it turns out that 21 percent of Americans believe there are real sorcerors, conjurers and warlocks out there. And that's just one of the several paranormal beliefs common in Americans, according to Gallup: 41 percent believe in ESP, 32 percent in ghosts, and a quarter in astrology. In fairness, the numbers in this poll are a little old—they date back to 2005. But then again, if people haven't changed their mind since the Enlightenment, it's not clear another half a decade would make much difference.