Firstly I don't see the relevance of judgement day and being a prisoner. But regardless, if I were faced with death, I would probably be trying to find some way, evben up until my very death, to escape....I wouldn't waste my time praying to a god that leaves countless prayers unanswered every day. No offense, but no, I am not an atheist because I am rebelling against god, and will go running back to him when I see the error of my ways or inevitable death..I don't believe in god, plain and simple..so why would I pray to him?

Jesus said No man can come to me accept the Father who sent me draws him.You don't come to Christ when you want.So every time you reject the gospel,your heart grows harder and harder.

Good old Pascal's wager. If I thought I was at the end of my life, and I was only praying to avoid eternal torment, my repentance would not be genuine, and any God concerned about that would see right through me. That is the classic and most widely held response to Pascal's ridiculous wager...but I'll add mine as well. If God's decision to send me to heaven instead of hell comes down to my last ditch effort to bow to his non-corporeal dictatorial regime just in the nick of time when he already knows the motivations behind all of my actions, and indeed decided whether or not to allow me the time to make them in the first place, I would not presume I could trust that he'd make a good decision for me anyway. ...and this is not even to address the fact that I am about to die as the result of a War that God either started, failed to stop when he could have, or indeed created as part of a cosmic scenario prescribed and predicted to unravel just this way through the subjectively "random" nature of our free will. I'm quite sure his decision would already be set, and I wouldn't trust it even if it wasn't.

nope. i've been in some hairy situations and have not once called on a god for help. "there are no atheists in foxholes" is a myth.

Would you begin praying to the Flying Spaghetti Monster if you were in that situation? No? Why not? It makes just as much sense as your question does. An athiest doesn't feel the need to hang the hope for future or survival on something that they consider to be a silly fantasy. You may as well ask if they would begin praying to Mr. Magoo for forgiveness.

1) "What? Me worry?" Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%3F_Me_worry%3F 2) "The statement, "There are no atheists in foxholes," is an aphorism used to argue that in times of extreme stress or fear, such as when participating in warfare, all people will believe in or hope for a higher power." "Origin: The precise origin of the phrase is uncertain. Various sources credit Lieutenant-Colonel William J. Clear, or Lieutenant-Colonel William Casey, but the phrase is most often attributed to journalist Ernie Pyle. The line is used in the film Wake Island, which was released sometime in early 1942. In the book Ghost Soldiers, author Hampton Sides credits the origin of the phrase to "Father Cummings," a chaplain present during the raid at Cabanatuan in 1945. In the form "There are no atheists in the trenches", the idea dates back at least as far as World War I. - Usage: While primarily used to comment on the specific experiences faced by combat soldiers, the aphorism is often adapted to other perilous situations such as "there are no atheists on a sinking ship" or "there are no libertarians in a financial crisis" The religious convictions of current US military personnel are similar to that of the general population, though the military are perhaps even a little less religious. In addition, the military forces of most nations quite clearly contain atheists. Though the term is occasionally used to incorrectly imply that all soldiers in combat are 'converted' while under fire it is most commonly only used to emphasise that many people tend to seek out a divine power when they are facing an extreme threat. The Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers, an atheist organization, opposes the use of this phrase. They have adopted the catchphrase of "Atheists in Foxholes" to emphasize that the original statement is just an aphorism and not a statistical fact. James Morrow has been quoted as saying ""There are no atheists in foxholes" isn't an argument against atheism, it's an argument against foxholes." The quote is also referenced when discussing the opposite effect - that warfare will cause some soldiers to question their existing belief in a God due to the death and violence around them." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_are_no_atheists_in_foxholes Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathbed_conversion

No. I mean, which god would I pray to? Would praying to Allah offend Krishna? Would praying to Krishna insult Yahweh? Would calling him Yahweh upset Jehova? Would praying to Mary upset Jesus? There are hundreds of thousands of gods. There'd be hundreds of One True Gods (patent pending). Sure, Christians will say there's only one - but Muslims (in their billions) would argue there's only one, and it's a different one). Hindu's (in their hundreds of millions) would argue different ones again. They'll all reference their "holy" scriptures, inner convictions, miracles, prophecies and logic to back up their claim too...

Only if he shows up