tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post416110475940257969..comments2024-03-28T19:18:04.235-07:00Comments on Deity Shmeity: What Aren't There In FoxholesGrundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07339125862340793733noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-83338708964980608352013-07-17T20:36:16.402-07:002013-07-17T20:36:16.402-07:00I should mention that according to the tales of my...I should mention that according to the tales of my grandfather, it's not God young men call out to during foxhole-moments. They call out to their mother. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068033798469721597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-80067268992949416092013-07-05T14:19:57.135-07:002013-07-05T14:19:57.135-07:00Well said Grundy. I remember my "foxhole&quo...Well said <b>Grundy</b>. I remember my "foxhole" moment. It wasn't a foxhole, but rather a horrible case of food poisoning about a decade ago. As I sat there on the bathroom floor, dehydrated, emaciated, hugging the porcelain, I remember thinking "maybe I should pray to God." Then my rational mind kicked in and said "That's ridiculous. I don't believe in TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-36512445240854579372013-07-05T11:32:01.372-07:002013-07-05T11:32:01.372-07:00I am Christian. I do believe in God. I have never ...I am Christian. I do believe in God. I have never been atheist, but have been agnostic. I have teetered on the fence. But, it was not a foxhole that pushed me to believe. It was having seen too many things which could not simply be attributed to mere science. Of course, I could just as easily have begun to believe in Zeus, witchcraft, or any other belief to explain these things. I chose to Brandi Eissingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202157810753673487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-16015362142853006102013-07-04T06:30:39.678-07:002013-07-04T06:30:39.678-07:00I can remember as an agnostic at times just saying...I can remember as an agnostic at times just saying hey god if you are real here is your chance to prove it. And nothing verifiable or real ever happened to me. So agnostic in foxholes I would say is a definite.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243905647317437724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-39811320923843380092013-07-03T05:20:47.311-07:002013-07-03T05:20:47.311-07:00I was once informed that when death was very close...I was once informed that when death was very close at hand, the existence of God would be pressed in front of me, thus a foxhole is an opportunity to confront your own imminent ending. The comparison was made that sitting on death row, most inmates turn to God for comfort.<br /><br />This reminds me of Pascal's Wager.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager<br /><br />As an Philomemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806701920058381354noreply@blogger.com