Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
That is prayer. Prayer is begging for favors from a non-existent deity.

An atheist does not believe in the concept of a god, or gods, and therefore will not pray. I use my brain in "bad situations", and do not rely on superstitious rituals that have no basis in reality or rational thinking. Anybody that prays is not an atheist.
Not an atheist for the moment perhapse. You have to keep in mind Breukelen, that while your or me can keep a cool calculating head in dire circumstances, some people become utterly irrational as the seratonin floods their brain.