Brits and Americans Differ Hugely on the Origins of Life

According to a YouGov survey, people in Britain and the United States are light-years apart when it comes to the origins of life. Was life on Earth created by God? Interestingly, just 15 percent of Britons said "yes" to this question, compared to 53 percent of Americans. 40 percent of all British respondents agreed that life developed because conditions on Earth happened to be suitable. Just 15 percent of people in the United States agreed with this argument.

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This chart shows the results of a survey asking people how they think life on Earth began originally.

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What are your views on the origin and development of human beings?
How confident are you that the following is correct: Life on earth, including human beings, evolved through a process of natural selection?
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Share of people in the U.S. who think extraterrestrial life visits our planet in 2019, by region
Percentage of young people aged 18 to 24 who believe that "human beings are not the result of a long evolution from other species like monkeys but were created by a spiritual force (e.g., God)," in France in 2022, according to their level of religiosity
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Share of people in the U.S. who think extraterrestrial life visits our planet in 2019, by age
Share of Americans who believe in the following theories and myths

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