98% of Scientists Believe in Aliens — But Have Zero Evidence

98% of Scientists Believe in Aliens — But Have Zero Evidence

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Dr Brian Keating
Jun 11, 2026  #intotheimpossible #briankeating #science

Brian Keating argues that a scientist saying "I believe in aliens" is not just wrong — it's an embarrassment to the scientific method.

When belief rises as evidence stalls, something other than science is driving the conversation.

Hugh Ross is the founder of Reasons to Believe and one of the few scientists who has spent decades at the intersection of astrophysics and the question of life in the universe.

We cover:
00:00 Why 98% of astrobiologists expressing belief in extraterrestrial life is a red flag, not a milestone
01:30 What a 2025 Nature Astronomy survey of 1,055 scientists actually reveals about the state of the field
04;00 Why the desire for aliens may be filling the same psychological space once occupied by God.

If belief is going up while evidence stays flat — what are scientists actually searching for?

Reference List:
- YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXgLDPok5k4
- YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0V-GeE9WHU
- Vickers, P., Gardiner, E., Gillen, C., Hyde, B., Jeancolas, C., Mitchell Finnigan, S., Nekola Nováková, J., Strandin, H., Tasdan, U., Taylor, H., & McMahon, S. (2025). Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life. Nature Astronomy, 9(1), 16–18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02451-0
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