In my opinion, the people who "choose to believe “only when death is on their doorstep” are the ones who never were sure about their religion (lack thereof, I mean).
There was a story about Darwin that said, at death, he changed his mind and asked for a Bible, but that has no truth in it.
I recall a SD column about Near-Death Experiences, but I don’t know the link…
“Don’t take life too seriously: you’ll never get out alive”
That crapola with the number of posts and registration date under our names got old real fast, didn’t it?
Questions which predominantly call for expressions of opinion (on matters of religion and faith) belong in Great Debates. Questions which call for expressions of opinion on whether or not to dump a boy or girlfriend belong in MPSIMS