1. 4 = True 3 = Probably True 2 = Probably False 1 = False Psychic and/or spiritual healers can impact the health of the human body with their minds. 55% of Americans believe in psychic or spiritual healing or the power of the human mind to heal the body. --According to a 2005 Gallup Survey as reported in How to Think about Weird Things by Theodore Schick.

2. 4 = True 3 = Probably True 2 = Probably False 1 = False Some people have ESP (extrasensory perception—the ability to read minds). 41% of Americans believe in ESP. --According to a 2005 Gallup Survey as reported in How to Think about Weird Things by Theodore Schick.

3. 4 = True 3 = Probably True 2 = Probably False 1 = False People on earth are sometimes possessed by the Devil or other demonic spirits. 42% of Americans say “true.” --According to a 2005 Gallup Survey as reported in How to Think about Weird Things by Theodore Schick.

4. 4 = True 3 = Probably True 2 = Probably False 1 = False Extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth at some time in the past. 24% of Americans say “true.” --According to a 2005 Gallup Survey as reported in How to Think about Weird Things by Theodore Schick.

5. 4 = True 3 = Probably True 2 = Probably False 1 = False Ghosts or spirits of dead people can come back to inhabit the earth in certain places and situations. 31% of Americans say “true.” --According to a 2005 Gallup Survey as reported in How to Think about Weird Things by Theodore Schick.

6. 4 = True 3 = Probably True 2 = Probably False 1 = False Some people are clairvoyant—that is, they have the mental ability to predict the future. 26% of Americans say “true.” --According to a 2005 Gallup Survey as reported in How to Think about Weird Things by Theodore Schick.

7. 4 = True 3 = Probably True 2 = Probably False 1 = False Some people have the ability to communicate mentally with or hear from someone who has died. 21% of Americans say “true.” --According to a 2005 Gallup Survey as reported in How to Think about Weird Things by Theodore Schick.

8. 4 = True 3 = Probably True 2 = Probably False 1 = False The biblical story of the flood and Noah’s Ark is literally true. 43% of 190 surveyed high school biology and life science teachers say “true” or “probably true.” --According to a by sociologist Ray Eve and anthropologist Dana Dunn at U of Texas and as reported in How to Think about Weird Things by Theodore Schick.

9. 4 = True 3 = Probably True 2 = Probably False 1 = False Dinosaurs and humans inhabited Earth at the same time. 19% of 190 surveyed high school biology and life science teachers say “true” or “probably true.” --According to a by sociologist Ray Eve and anthropologist Dana Dunn at U of Texas and as reported in How to Think about Weird Things by Theodore Schick.