"?" Opinion Time "?"
I'm NOT going to allthesudden believe if a loved one gets cancer or something. I see it how it is: real. In my opinion, prayer is a waste of time and it doesn't even make me feel good hearing someone say they'll do so. If anything, it makes me see them as a devil-may-care type that just loves stirring the pot.
It is like the argument, "There are no atheists in foxholes.". That is actually an argument for atheism. If one turns to a God out of fear or for comfort, then it is an admission that it is an emotional decision; and not one based on reality, reason or evidence.