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Originally posted by Monk
I don't think that is what the phrase means.
... it means that everybody converts when they are in a foxhole because they are in a war and close to death..... kinda like why all old folks get religious... they need to believe there is something after this life waiting for them.
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That's what the phrase means BUT it may not capture the whole range of reactions of people in the same situation.
Other people may look inward into their lives and seek inner peace from an interesting life lived rather than reach OUTWARDS to supernatural entities for meaning.
Even if somebody does start to PRAY it is still that individual who gives MEANING to his act and his prayer.