Response to Jackie's Blog Post "Do Zombies Make Us More Relgious?"

Would the truly pious lose all faith in their respective religions because of this ungodly event and would the former atheists suddenly develop an interest in saving grace of God?

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I definitely did not see that question addressed in “The Walking Dead” or in other monster movies I have watched.  In the panic and chaos of what’s going on all around them, the last thing I have noticed is characters turning to religion. At the same time, I have not seen characters denying God and turning away from Him. In fact, I wonder very much how we as people would react in the event that zombies (or any other monsters) took over our world.

Religion is a huge part of the vast majority of people’s lives.  How different would a struggle against monsters be compared to struggles we face every day? Could we predict that people who turn to religion in times of current struggles would turn to God if our world was overtaken by zombies? And then would those who do not believe in God remain in their belief that God does not exist? I do not know if this will be the case, or if our beliefs would flip completely.

What I think is interesting, and would like to note, is that both types of people believe the other group will switch beliefs. The God-fearing people believe that the people who have yet to believe in God will suddenly realize that God is real. And the people who deny God’s existence appear to think that those who believe in God will lose faith in what they believe. This is what my impression is from talking to others.

Makes me think about what would happen, if it is even possible, for the world to end.