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Originally Posted by Ustwo
36% of Democrats think they have spoken with the dead.
11% more Liberals think they have seen ghosts than conservatives.
22% of Democrats have gone to psychics or fortunetellers as compared to 9% of republicans.
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This may have more to do with the fact the right is so cozy with evangelical Christianity. Speaking with the dead, seeing ghosts, and seeing fortune tellers aren't exactly what I would call Christian kinds of things, at least in the 21st century (a few thousand years ago, apparently, it happened all the time). I suspect people on the right are more prone to things like speaking in tongues, seeing/hearing/experiencing Jesus/The Holy Spirit, and other more Christian-like supernatural experiences.
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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Now the question was Americans thinking Obama was Muslim but the implication is Republicans.
Basically the take home lesson here is that 20% of the people will believe just about anything, and its not just Americans.
Its not political, its just humanity. People are just stupid.
I'm actually surprised its ONLY 18%.
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You're right, people are kinda stupid, but I somehow doubt people thought, say, George W. Bush or Bill Clinton were secret Muslims. At least not 1 in 5 polled. The pertinent question is: why this particular stupid belief and why is it so common?