Less than half of British Christians believe in a Creator, says survey

The results of a recent survey in Britain reveal that of those who call themselves Christians, less than half say that they believe in a Creator.

YouGov profiled the data of 234,144 Brits on which religion they belong to, if any. Forty-six  percent do not belong to a particular religion, a rise from 31 percent in 1983; 8 percent belong to the "other" category, which is higher than the 2 percent in 1983; while 46 percent said they are affiliated with Christianity, the majority of which belongs to the Church of England, some are Catholic, and the rest belong to other Christian religions.

In an analysis of 11,934 Christians from the YouGov Profiles, the researchers discovered that only 41 percent believe in a Creator while 18 percent do not.

Forty-six percent believe in fate or destiny against 18 percent who do not; 44 percent believe in heaven and 19 percent do not; and 36 percent believe in an everlasting soul and 19 percent do not. Twenty-seven percent of Christian respondents believe in hell, 35 percent believe in angels, and 24 percent believe that there's a devil.

In general, 36 percent of people in Britain (not necessarily Christians) believe in fate, while 30 percent believe in alien life. Majority of the population does not believe in heaven, a Creator, an everlasting soul, angels, hell, the devil and magic.

In 2015, 33 percent of adults in Britain said they do not believe in God or any higher spiritual power; 32 percent said they believe in a God; 20 percent they believe in a higher power but not a God; while 14 percent said they don't know what they believe. Meanwhile, 42 percent said they don't belong to any religion, and 49 percent said they are Christians.

Narrowing it down to those affiliated with Christianity, only 55 percent said they believe in God; 35 percent admitted to believing in a higher spiritual power but not a God; 9 percent don't believe in a higher power; and 12 percent do not know what to believe.