More Democrats Believe in Ghosts
A new study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reveals some startling differences between Republicans and Democrats on issues of spirituality and supernatural phenomenon.
The study, “Many Americans Mix Multiple Faiths,” reports that a significant number of Americans practice a mixture of religious beliefs, and “many also blend Christianity with Eastern or New Age beliefs such as reincarnation, astrology and the presence of spiritual energy in physical objects.” The report is not specifically about partisan differences, but the results of the study are broken down by party affiliation, among many other categories. And the news on that front is that Democrats are far more likely to believe in supernatural phenomenon than Republicans.
There are some areas in which the two partisan groups are similar. When Pew asked respondents whether they have had a religious or mystical experience, 50 percent of Republicans said yes, as did 50 percent of Democrats. But overall, there are sizable disparities.
What accounts for them? Pew doesn’t say. But more details are reported by the Washington Examiner: New study: More Democrats than Republicans believe in ghosts, talking with the dead, fortunetellers
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I’m not saying they don’t exist, whatever they may be.
I just find it interesting that Democrats take psychics, ghosts and aliens at face value, while Republicans tend to keep an open mind, while simultaneously desiring proof.
A lot like global warming.
Democrats get emotional, Republicans apply logic.