Do you think it’s unusual how many people believe in god?

do i think about it daily? no, but when i do give it some thought, it is unsettling that 70-90% of society believes this way, but i try not to change anyone's mind because i realize i could be taking away their happiness and replacing it with existential anxiety, so it's just better to say nothing at all except when it tries to force its way into legally-binding legislation

the large percentage of believers reminds me that we're not as scientific as we think we are, and that large portions of society are simply not ready to exchange something (even if it's a feeling) for nothing, we're more willing to apply the scientific method for small things while relying on faith for big questions, it's just more comfortable that way

one way to describe it is feeling like i'm part of a play, but the people around me are either unaware it's a play or they are forcing themselves to believe it's not a play

Not really because:

1) Systems of belief are passed down from generation to generation so it's not that uncommon for a belief chain to survive far longer than you'd think rational thought would allow.

2) Society was slow to erase the stigma associated with atheism. The idea that atheism was somehow immoral, while not necessarily promoted, wasn't exactly disputed for far too long. Likewise few television shows and movies portrayed openly atheistic character. As a result, even many of those who would speak in defense of scientific theories would often avoid commenting on how or if those theories fit in with particular sets of religious beliefs.

3) Like all negatives, the existence of god can't be disproven and considering the great comfort (and for some, strength) that many people find in their belief in a higher power, it's understandable why so many choose to still believe.

One of the more profound thoughts I have seen about this duality is -
What is the point of an all-powerful deity that is merely a mute observer of the actions of the World?
It may be too simple to ask why does god allow calamity to befall innocent populations, but it's certainly something to wonder about.

In the book All The President's Men the author manages to shoe-horn in a passage where someone explains that if God had made humans to be like the angels, he wouldn't have created anything at all. So that we have to manage with evil and random tragedy has noting to do with the existence of God.
But I'm not buying it.
I think people believe in God simply because we have not yet evolved beyond archaic ways to manage the masses, and it's the only way to make easy sense out of our predicament. God = Father, he has a Son, a pretty simple way of looking at what is unknowable.

I always found religion that is something that can bring people together, something to believe in, something good to rally around. It was also made more sense back hundreds or thousands of years about before science pretty much figured everything out.

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As a believer in God, I don't find belief in Him unusual.

However, I do find the (often intentional) misinterpretation, misuse and abuse of theological texts to manipulate people, as well as the general seediness of many churches and various organized religious parties, a pretty big turnoff even for those who do believe. It's such a big part of religion - as opposed to faith - that I think most people are well within their right minds to want to avoid any kind of God that allegedly supports such things.