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Psychology Today - Cosmic Closet - Many people privately believe in UFOs but assume others don’t. Participants estimated a 67% likelihood of extraterrestrial intelligence but thought others would say 21%.

The “cosmic closet” may also have implications for how society responds to discussions about UFOs and UAP. If people consistently underestimate how many others share their curiosity about extraterrestrial intelligence, public conversations may remain more constrained than public opinion actually warrants. Research on pluralistic ignorance shows that when individuals learn their views are more widely shared than they assumed, they often become more willing to express them openly. If that patte...