We checked whether Slovenians believe that people with supernatural powers live among us... and were extremely surprised!
We are not Slovenians an excessively superstitious nation, but we often surprise with our answers when we touch on the topic of the supernatural. That's how we are in the editorial office City Magazine wanted to check whether Slovenes we believe in the supernatural powers of individuals and asked our readers some survey questions. We conducted the survey via the Instagram platform and with quiz questions we came up with surprising answers, which we reveal in this record. In the research itself, you quickly collaborate with by following this link!
The comparison with the nations of the world is also interesting. Like, for example 46 percent Americans believe in supernatural beings. We reveal more in the continuation of this write-up!
Question 1: Do you believe that there are individuals among us with supernatural powers?
The answer was quite surprising, because yes 58 percent of all participants believes that there are individuals living among us who possess superpowers. According to the results of our survey, women are the ones with a greater belief in the supernatural. While men are a bit more skeptical.
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Question 2: Which superpower would you choose?
We made available to users (due to platform limitations) four options for choosing superpowers: flight, speed, money and immortality. And were surprised. According to this survey, Slovenians would most like to reach for flying, followed by immortality, money and, in last place, speed. Flying would be chosen by slightly more than 40 percent of those surveyed.
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Question 3: If you could be one of these superheroes, which one would you be?
We also checked which of the superheroes is the most popular among Slovenians, or whose powers we most desire. And they were surprised again. The winner is absolutely clear. The vast majority chose the universal super hero Superman, which follows it A wonder woman. The surprise is Aquaman, who took the third place, in all probability this fact can be attributed to his renegade character. In last place was a superhero who doesn't actually have the power of a superhero. But he has money. Batman!
If the topic of supernatural powers has convinced you, we invite you to watch the world premiere of a movie about superheroes, Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), which is streaming right now HBO GO platforms.
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God, spirits, supernatural powers or science?
Belief in God may be on the wane, but ghosts and paranormal stories are still alive and well. There is also a strong belief among people in the supernatural powers of individuals.
Belief in classical religions otherwise declining, but belief in the supernatural is as popular as ever. According to the survey YouGov for 2019 more than 4 out of 10 Americans believe that ghosts or demons exist, and more than a third say they have felt the presence of a spirit. Such beliefs are equally popular in Britain, where people believe more in spirits than in a divine Creator.
While stories of the supernatural are scoffed at by many, academia has yet to completely dismiss them. Experts as it is Christopher French, a psychologist who heads the Anonymous Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths University of London, investigates seemingly paranormal experiences to find non-paranormal explanations behind them.
He believes that experiences are often misinterpreted as paranormal because of tendencies that have been imprinted on us over millennia of evolution to help us stay alive. "Our brains almost seem to be wired for what I would call weird believers," he says.
Christopher French states the theory Daniel Kahneman, that we have two ways of thinking: a reactionary thought process that makes decisions quickly but is sometimes flawed, and a more accurate but slower decision making process that is rational.
Although we may see ourselves as rational beings, the reactionary mode is our preferred way of thinking, thanks to evolution, he says.
Consider a Stone Age man who hears rustling in the bushes: "He can either immediately assume it's a threat", explains Christopher French, “abut li can rely on a slower evidence-based approach and it can end up being lunch,” explains French.
This way of thinking would help people escape from potential predators, but it also means that events can be misinterpreted. This is also why we like to believe in the supernatural.
