There are no atheists in foxholes according to an old but dubious saying, and there is at least a little anecdotal evidence in favor of this saying in the notorious cases of famous atheists who have emerged from near-death experiences to announce to the world that they have changed their minds.
What happens after a noted atheist philosopher undergoes harrowing emergency heart surgery?
Does he have an epiphany? And whom does he thank? Some refl ections on life, prayer (other peoples’), and medicine
