Which means 75% to 80% of those Christians do believe God interacts with daily life on Earth. Coincidentally, taht is the same figure as quoted in the article I posted. It's neat how the psychology interpalys with reading data.

1/4-empty? 3/4 full?

4/4 deluded?

god interacts in american lives, but elsewhere 600,000 rwandans die in one month.

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

Because you don't think their belief is based on reality does not mean that they don't have faith. The trick is how to deal with the faithful in a way that is both rational and constitutional, from their side and yours. It's not a single answer, one-time solution. The relationship evolves.

um, i never said i don't believe they have faith. the trick - as you say - is to stay away from them, as they are insane

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

75% to 90% of the people you see in the USA are insane.

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And in the meantime, Tera Patrick, Briana Banks and Jenna Jameson aren't sleeping with me. Oh, sorry. I thought we were talking about imaginary friends.

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You're cherry-picking and not even using the correct numbers. You article says 90% of Americans believing in an interacting God. That's quite higher. The main difference is how many believe in evolution. From what I remember reading elsewhere it's about 2/3 which is a lot more than your 25%. But half of those 2/3 believe evolution is overseen and regulated by God.

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Cherry picked? ok.

If you see a great difference between those stats, given the vagaries of polling, more power to you.