How many of you have actually been in one? I have, and there were several atheists, a couple Pagans, and a very nice Hindu fella. None of them changed their normal responses, even when they died. The only way one goes against professed beliefs under duress, is if those claims were made by rebellious believers to begin with.
2007-08-06 15:19:35 · 10 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Correct.
It always annoys me when people say things like that and 'there were no Atheists on the Titanic' or any other boat that sank.
I know I wasn't the only Atheist in that 'officially it's not a war, son; it's a police action' we called The Vietnam War and the other side called it The American War.
Them wankers who say such mindless pap really believe the InvisibleSkyPixies will help them out of a jam.
There's only one entity who got me to here and now and that's me with the help of a few mates - oh, and a bit of Luck helped a bit.
2007-08-06 15:34:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
80% of those people who are incarcerated in a prison have no religious beliefs before they are incarcerated. After being incarcerated only about 20% continue to have no religious beliefs.
Essentially this means that a minimum of 3 out of 4 atheists will convert to a religious belief is a stressful situation.
The data is not that hard to find, although, a lot of atheist websites "doctor" the data quite a bit. Some of them maintain an honest copy of the data. When I first established this on Yahoo Answers someone posted a link to an atheist website where they had doctored the data on some pages and on other pages left the data as originally reported.
And yes, I have been inside of foxholes. I have been shot at. I have seen people die and I have killed. My conversion to Christ came long after that.
2007-08-06 22:36:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
I turned atheist a few years before a life/death situation and am glad to say, I had absolutely no change of heart. In fact, as time goes by, my disbelief in a single deity has grown stronger.
Cheers to you!
2007-08-06 22:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by strpenta 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Those who keep saying that should know that there are no bigots in a foxhole either. Just bigots sending better men to war.
2007-08-06 22:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
there was a protest a couple years ago by veterans who were atheists.
I find it offensive...because if there was a god you wouldnt be in that foxhole to begin with
2007-08-06 22:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
It's just a cliche used, clumsily, to validate believing in nonsense.
2007-08-06 22:24:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
it means that when faced with death, one sees the vanity of death and naturally seeks a way out through various means.
and no i've never been in a foxhole.
2007-08-06 22:28:27 · answer #7 · answered by philupthetank86 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
they will never get it it's like trying to brake trough an impenetrable wall of ignorance
2007-08-06 22:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
(((Enigma)))
I am sorry you ever had to be in that position, but it is nice to hear truth about this expression. Thank you.
2007-08-06 22:26:20 · answer #9 · answered by Shihan 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
not true, as you were only in your fox hole
maybe God is saving his grace for you
2007-08-06 22:24:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 9⤋