Christians: Please Explain

[RoadRunner79]

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You may be making assumptions based on the translation, that aren't inherent to the original language.  The Greek word "χώρα" can mean land, region, country, and even field.  It's basically describing an area.  The translations I looked at used "country".  The atlas I looked at, also shown Gergasa (just north of Hippo opposite Capernaum) as believed to be the site in which they landed (and is also cited by Origen as known in his day).  It does appear that this is a place where there are some variances in the manuscripts (in all three accounts) and even some other cities in the area being used. 

I don't think it's an issue; they are just using different references for the region. Wikipedia cites Gadara as the local center of power, whereas Matthew referred to Gerasa, the regional city of power.  Especially depending on who I was talking to, when talking about my past, I may mention Erie, Pittsburgh, or Meadville as a reference (Pennsylvania).  It just depends on how specific I was being, who my audience was, or what the focus was in my telling.

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It seems rather ironic that you willingly select one religion but can't even muster up an ounce of intellectual honesty when critically analyzing it, always somewhat arriving to the conclusion of "Well it looks wrong, but trust me, it's right, I just haven't figured out why yet".

Actually now that I rethink it, it's not ironic moreover just purely stupid which is to be expected, the same logic applying to this as applied to god that "Well it looks wrong, but it's right, I know it has to be right, I just can't figure out a good reason why".

I don't think that it is a case of "Well it looks wrong, but it's right, I know it has to be right, I just can't figure out a good reason why". Where do you think, that I am being intellectually dishonest? Frankly, I got the reason I gave from the English translation (particularly the translation given in the OP), When I went to look it up for context in another version, it said "country", which I think "region" is a better translation (exactly because the word "country" may cause people lead people to assume restrictions which are not required in the original language.

However, if you would like to "wow" me with your critical analysis... feel free to do so.