The Marden-Barton Survey on Religious Belief and Extraterrestrial Life

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Please answer questions 1-25. If a question does not apply to you, select N/A. Answer questions 26-50 only if they apply to you.

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* 1. In what year were you born? (enter 4-digit birth year; for example, 1976)

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* 2. Highest level of education attained?

Elementary School

High School Diploma

GED

Trade or Technical School Diploma

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Doctorate Degree

Post Doctoral Studies

A. Religious Belief and Practice

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* 3. Do you believe in a divine creator?

Yes

Not sure

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* 4. If you believe in a divine creator, is this any of the following?

Loving

Judgmental

Both loving and judgmental

Neither loving nor judgmental

N/A

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* 5. What is your current religion, if any? (Select up to three.)

Christian/Protestant/Methodist/Lutheran/Baptist

Catholic

Mormon

Greek or Russian Orthodox

Jewish

Muslim

Buddhist

Hindu

Spiritual

Atheist or Agnostic

Nothing in particular

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How often do you attend religious or worship services, not including weddings and funerals?

More than once a week

Once a week

Once or twice a month

A few times a year

Seldom

Never

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* 7. Is your religious institution any of the following?

Conservative

Moderate

Liberal

I do not have a religious institution.

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* 8. Do you believe that humans have a soul or consciousness that survives the death of the physical body?

Yes

Not sure

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* 9. Do you believe in Heaven, Hell, or another spiritual destination that we go to when we die?

Yes

Other (please specify)

B. Near-Death Experience

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* 10. Have you had a Near-Death experience?

Yes

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* 11. If you had a Near-Death experience, did it alter your ideas/beliefs?

N/A

Yes

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* 12. How did it change you? (Answer all that apply.) If you have not had a Near-Death experience, select N/A.

N/A

I became psychic/intuitive.

I can sense feelings from others as if they were your own.

I see dead people.

I communicate with dead people.

I have a deeper faith in a Divine Creator.

I have less faith in a Divine Creator.

I have become more spiritual.

I have become less spiritual.

I have more interest in the material world.

I have less interest in the material world.

I am more competitive

I am less competitive.

I was not changed.

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 13. Do you believe in reincarnation?

Yes

Not sure

C. Belief in Extraterrestrial Life

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* 14. Do you believe there is intelligent life on other planets in our universe?

Yes

None of the above

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* 15. Do you believe that a divine power created life on other planets?

Yes

None of the above

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* 16. Do you believe that planet Earth is being visited by intelligent life from elsewhere?

Yes

None of the above

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* 17. Do you believe that intelligent life from elsewhere is any of the following?

Positive

Negative

Both positive and negative

I don't believe in intelligent life from elsewhere.

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* 18. Has the US Government or its agencies carried out studies on UFOs?

Yes

I do not know.

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* 19. Do you believe that the US Government has covered up an extraterrestrial presence on our planet?

Yes

None of the above

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* 20. Has your church discussed UFOs or extraterrestrials?

Yes

I don't know

N/A

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* 21. Do you have memories of observing what you believe was an extraterrestrial craft while you were awake?

Yes

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* 22. If you answered "Yes" to Q21, was the craft any of the following? (If you have observed more than one UFO, what was the closest distance from you?)

N/A

Less than 100 feet away

Less than 500 feet away

Less than 1000 feet away

Less than 5000 feet away

More than 5000 feet away

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* 23. Do you have conscious memories of observing non-human entities on or near a craft?

Yes

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* 24. Have you observed any of the following with the naked eye? (Check all that apply or answer N/A.)

Divine Female

Divine Male

Angel

Demon

Ghost

Fairy

Earth Spirit

Light Being

Intelligent Light Orb

Extraterrestrial Entity

Cryptid

N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 25. If you observed any of the entities listed in Q24, did it/they transform (shapeshift) into something else?

N/A

Yes

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* 26. If you answered "Yes" to question 25, what did you see and what did it transform into?

*** Stop here if you have not observed, communicated with, or interacted with non-human intelligent entities. Scroll to the bottom and select “Done.” Thank you for participating in our survey!

D. Personal History of Communication and/or Interaction with Apparitions or Non-Human (ET) Intelligent Entities

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* 27. Has a non-human entity communicated with you?

Yes

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* 28. If you answered "Yes" to Q27, what were you doing when this occurred? (Check all that apply and /or fill in the blank.)

Meditating

Praying

Resting

Driving

Spending time in nature

Sleeping

Hallucinating

Using a mind altering substance

Channeling

Other (please specify)

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* 29. If you have communicated with a non-human or spiritual entity, what message or messages did you receive?

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* 30. If you answered Q29, how was the message communicated to you? (Check all that apply.)

I heard them speak my language.

They made a sound and I understood it in my language.

They did not vocalize a sound but I understood them (telepathy).

They communicated with me through visions.

They communicated with me through images or holograms.

Other (please specify)

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* 31. Does the word "zooafta" have special meaning for you?

Yes

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* 32. If you answered "Yes" to Q31, what is the meaning?

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* 33. Do you have memories of being on what you believe was an extraterrestrial craft?

Yes

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* 34. Do you have memories of finding yourself in an unknown environment, such as in an underground location, under a body of water, in space, or on another planet or moon? (Check all that apply.)

Yes, underground

Yes, underwater

Yes, in space

Yes, on a planet or moon

Yes, but I do not know where

Other (please specify)

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* 35. Have you had a sleep encounter with non-human entities (ETs) that seems too real to have been a dream?

Yes

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* 36. If you have interacted with non-human entities (ETs) were they?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral (Both positive and negative)

Negative

Very negative

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* 37. Did this interaction with non-human entities (ETs) cause you to become any of the following?

More religious

More spiritual

Less religious

Less spiritual

None of the above

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* 38. Have non-humans (ETs) prayed with you?

Yes

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* 39. Have other family members observed what they believe was an extraterrestrial craft when they were awake? (If there was more than one observation, check the closest option.)

Yes, at less than 100 feet away

Yes, at less than 500 feet away

Yes, at less than 5000 feet away

Yes, at more than 5000 feet away

I do not know.

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* 40. Have other family members found themselves in an alien environment in the presence of non-humans (ETs)?

Yes

I do not know.

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* 41. If you answered "Yes" to Q40, has this happened to more than one generation of family members? (Otherwise, check N/A

Yes

I do not know.

N/A

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* 42. If you answered "Yes" to Q41, were they biological relatives?

Yes

Both biological and related through marriage

N/A

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* 43. In the past, has a non-human (ET) presence caused you to fear for your life?

Yes

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* 44. Do you currently fear a non-human (ET) presence?

Yes

Yes, but I am more fearful than in the past.

Yes, but I am less fearful than in the past

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* 45. Have you been physically harmed or healed by a non-human (ET) presence?

I have been harmed.

I have been healed.

I have been harmed and healed.

None of the above

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* 46. Has your or a family member's interaction with a non-human (ET) presence caused conflict in your family?

Yes

I do not know.

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* 47. If you could end your non-human (ET) contact experiences, would you?

Yes

I do not know.

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* 48. If you have been taken by a non-human (ET) entity, was it any of the following? (Check all that apply.)

Human Type

Live Grey Type

Robotic Grey Type

Praying Mantis Type

Other Insectoid Type

Humanoid Reptilian

Draconian Reptilian

Tall White Non-Human

Humanoid Avian

I do not know.

Other (please specify)

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* 49. If you were taken by an ET intelligent entity, what happened?

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* 50. If you would like to add information to expand the public's knowledge on what has happened to you, please add it here.

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