Thursday, October 14, 2010

Can You Believe in UFOs AND the Bible?

Can you believe in paranormal phenomena, such as UFOs or Bigfoot, and still believe in the Bible? I don't see why not since religion itself is paranormal, but three sociologists decided to examine the religious values of believers in the paranormal.
UFOs and the Bible - how do you believe in both?

That’s one of the questions that aroused the curiosity of three sociologists who wanted to examine the religious values of believers in the paranormal.

In “Paranormal America: Ghost Encounters, UFO Sightings, Bigfoot Hunts, and Other Curiosities in Religion and Culture,” the authors asked if religious people are more prone to believe in the paranormal.

Carson Mencken, one of the book’s co-author’s, says more conservative Christians, for example, tend not to think too much about UFOs and Bigfoot. Read more

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