Quote - .... theists conceive of a metaphysical that intersects the physical....

What you wrote is fine and all and I'm not going to try and argue with it, but I wanted to highlight that one part of what you said.

The problem with that is, most religious people - at least the ones I personally know, couldn't care less about metaphysical this intersecting physical that...

They believe because they were told to believe, raised to believe, and told that to doubt is to put one's soul in jeopardy.
To think about it all too much is skirting dangerously close to damning oneself to an eternity of fire and brimstone (in spite of the fact the Bible clearly says that Hell is only for Satan and his evil minions, but that's a whole separate argument altogether), so thinking is discouraged.

That's not to say there aren't some really devout religious people out there who don't think about it and who aren't capable of appreciating science and enjoy a good debate, but the majority of religious people seem to not be interested in anything but just believing - "I believe and that's that, and it's not up for debate."

Thinking about it, most of the religious (at least Christian) people I've met (including my entire family), actually know very little about their own religion, let alone science, let alone debating either. I've met alot of devout  people who thought Christ was Jesus' last name. ;-)

But my point being, I don't think the majority do a whole lot of thinking about it.... Thanks for everything, Jesus, 'preciate that whole sacrifice thing and all, and I'll see you in heaven one day, cuz if I believe, I know I'm saved....

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