I'll be willing to bet the lower 40 on a farm that all soldiers whether they do or do not believe in God pray while they are under combat. I know I did.
2007-01-04 02:31:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In that situation, prayer is a form of thinking survival skills. Its a form of meditation under extreme stress, which means that you have the ability to calm yourself even when you hear pops and bombs. Congratulations, dude! This kind of skill is exactly what the Army is looking for.
2007-01-04 02:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by Hoolia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist and I wouldn't want to be in a foxhole with some namby pamby bible basher. I suspect that exposure to the harsh realities of combat might make anyone with an imagination question the idea of a benevolent God.
2016-05-23 02:33:03 · answer #2 · answered by Christine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why the hell would I beg a non-existent God for my life?
...wouldn't he be the one that put me in the foxhole in the first place?
2007-01-04 02:37:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I never prayed. I was in 3 different engagements with enemy forces. And I only know of a few guys that did pray and yet they were KIA. Never Forget.
2007-01-04 02:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes there are some atheists in foxholes in combat.
2007-01-04 02:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by 1saintofGod 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I stopped believing in Christianity over there. I found my own way of spirituality after losing my faith in Christianity... after a few near death experiences.
2007-01-04 02:36:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Amazing how you seek to speak for me. It is your own lack of imagination that you are showing here.
2007-01-04 02:40:19 · answer #7 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You'd lose that bet. I'm sure many do, but never "all".
2007-01-04 02:34:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The old saying is that there aren't. YBIC
2007-01-04 02:36:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Better your cows, first.
2007-01-04 02:35:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋