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Coragyps · 05-03-2002, 10:02 AM

From the <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind02/c7/c7h.htm" target="_blank">document this came from</a> we learn that:

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Belief in pseudoscience, including astrology, extrasensory perception (ESP), and alien abductions, is relatively widespread and growing. For example, in response to the 2001 NSF survey, a sizable minority (41 percent) of the public said that astrology was at least somewhat scientific, and a solid majority (60 percent) agreed with the statement "some people possess psychic powers or ESP." Gallup polls show substantial gains in almost every category of pseudoscience during the past decade. Such beliefs may sometimes be fueled by the media's miscommunication of science and the scientific process.

Argue about phrasing of survey questions all you wish, but I think there is a problem here.

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