The Cosmic Closet: How Pluralistic Ignorance Suppresses UFO Curiosity

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Avi Loeb’s team found that people privately estimate a 67% chance of intelligent life somewhere, but think others would estimate only 21%, a pluralistic-ignorance gap that quiets curiosity about UFOs/UAP; expert input from astrobiologists shifts beliefs only slightly, showing personal worldview matters more than authority, and when people realize their views are more widely shared, they speak up, which can loosen norms and steer future inquiry into extraterrestrial life.