The thread has grown to bring to mind one of my favored quotes - even if not a favored source - from WWII:
"Our experts state that your experts are mere superficial observers."
From the drolly named BG Bonner Fellers to the OSS regarding their take on the level of superstition in Japanese society during WWII... OSS rating it present in noteworthy levels only among older, rural peasants.
Not that I'm saying one side or the other in the compu-fueds are aged, backwoods or of limited earning potential.
Todd.