Following on the survey which found that 24% of Americans think evolution and creationism are both probably or definitely true, here's a survey from Fox News. Not that we believe a word they say, but still.
So, apparently 91% of Americans believe in God. 87% believe in heaven, 84% in miracles and 79% in angels. 74% of them believe in Hell, and 67% believe in the devil. Presumably at least 7% believe that Hell runs itself. They've obviously never seen Big Brother, or they'd know Hell was micromanaged.
On another slice of the American fruit pie, we find the 37% that believe in astrology. 27% believe in reincarnation, 34% in ghosts, and 27% in witches.
Given that 9% of Americans don't believe at all, presumably at least 10% believe in hell and reincarnation at the same time. Similarly, given that "only" 85% of those who believe in God also believe in angels, at least 2% must believe in angels, but not God. How does that work, exactly? Are the heavens run by committee? Is Peter Falk on it?
And how many believe in all of it? How many believe that God does miracles, makes angels, and created the world in seven days whilst also slowly nurturing it over millions of years, and that after you die, you go to heaven and hell, plus you get to come back again and hang around with your own ghost, but only when the moon is in Pisces?
Disappointingly, only 4% believe in vampires. Come on guys, you can do better than that. I'm sure you can squeeze them in somewhere.
There is one nugget of good news. Apparently Americans over the age of 65 are 7% more likely to believe in God than those under the age of 30. If those young 'uns hold up, then on current trends a majority of Americans will be godless from about the middle of the 24th century. Maybe Gene Roddenberry was right.