The truth is out there (Picture: Stock)

They’re both beings who (allegedly) live in the sky above us and possess untold amounts of almightiness and power.

Yet, according to a new survey, more Brits believe in aliens than they do in God.

A study carried out among 1,500 adults and 500 children aged 8-12 revealed that more than half of adults believe in aliens, but only a quarter showed the same belief in God.

The poll also showed that adults are more likely to believe in ghosts than possess a belief in the almighty father.


From the children polled, nearly two thirds believe that aliens and ghosts existed, whilst half were confident of the existence of UFO’s.

Participants had a harder time being convinced of this guy’s existence (Photo: Wikicommons)

It was also amusingly revealed that a quarter of the youngsters polled believe that aliens are disguised as humans, whilst one in twenty think that they know an alien.



The survey was carried out by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not in the run up to Halloween and general manager Natascha Crump said that the survey reflected the natural curiosity of children regarding aliens, UFOs and ghouls at this time of year.

She added: ‘The stereotype would be of exasperated parents quashing any claims of aliens and UFO’s but this research shows this is clearly not the case.’

‘Our aim at Ripley’s is to really broaden the minds of children and adults alike for them to believe anything is possible.’

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