From devout Protestant Christian, to devoutly protesting Christianity.

[Child of Stardust]

People tend to turn to god in times of crisis not out of strength, as they will always claim, but out of weakness and cowardice. I've known a few people who were atheists and then someone close to them died and they insta-converted to being a Christian, which leads me to believe that they didn't do it out of faith but fear. They suddenly realized someone they loved is gone forever and they can't tolerate the idea that they're gone in every sense of the word so they choose to lie to themselves, tell themselves that they're somewhere beyond death. Which is truly, truly saddening.

Wow. O.O I've never even heard a Christian claim they turned to God in times of crisis out of strength. I've always heard them say "I finally realized I couldn't do it on my own anymore, and so I invited Jesus into my heart". They basically admitted they were "weak", lol.

It's very sad, yes. It's a human tendency that's not just limited to religion, unfortunately. Most people would rather lie to themselves about things that make them uncomfortable than face the truth. Even though coming to terms with the truth would make them stronger...