Americans believe in God and hell, UFOs, astrology

WASHINGTON: An overwhelming majority of Americans believe in God and signicant numbers also think that UFOs, the devil and ghosts exist, a poll showed.

The survey by Harris Online yesterday showed that 82 per cent of adult Americans believe in God and a slightly smaller percentage -- 79 per cent -- believe in miracles.
     
More than 70 per cent of the 2,455 adults surveyed between November 7 and 13 said they believe in heaven and angels, while more than six in 10 said they believed in hell and the devil.
     
Almost equal numbers said they believe in Darwin's theory of evolution (42 per cent) -- the belief that populations evolve over time through natural selection - and creationism (39 per cent) -- the theory that God created mankind.
     
Seventy per cent of Americans said they were very (21 per cent) or somewhat (49 per cent) religious, while around one-third of those polled also said they believe in UFOs, witches and astrology.