On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:54:23 -0800, -rick- wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 23:01:58 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

Ever been in an airplane and suddenly the lights dim, the plane banks
sharply and the engines cut out?

Betcha find religion real fast.

Eisboch (just a joke)

No - it's not a joke - it's a fact.

I've seen it happen to some very hardcore athesists.

You think panic and desperation improve decision making ability?

Interesting way to put it.

I my experience, yes. Self preservations is a powerful survival
motive.

I think you're correct that fear and inability to face their
own or loved ones mortality is behind a lot of religious belief.

For certain personalities, I would agree.

However, belief in an afterlife and belief in a Creator don't
necessarily go hand-in-hand.