(May 16, 2013 at 8:07 pm)ideologue08 Wrote: I think they say it because deep down they know God exists ;) But I'm not joking when I say that some Atheists do invoke God in life-threatening situations, or in times of desperation, I guess they have nothing to lose in moments like that and their sincerity is very high at that point.Wrong. The reason some atheists "invoke" god in life-threatening situations and such has nothing to do with sincere beliefs and everything to do with control. As humans, we try to find our way out of situations which may cause us harm. When there is nothing real left to do to try to save ourselves, we may revert to any supersticious crap we've ever heard of in an attempt to take control and help the situation. Gods are the most common, because they're the most common superstition.
A person who has never heard of gods, but grew up hearing that in an emergency you can pinch your big toe a certain way and you will be magically teleported to a place of safety will spend their last moments frantically pinching their big toe trying to teleport.
