There was a pilot with three passengers -- a boy scout, a priest, and an atomic scientist -- and a plane that developed engine trouble in mid-flight. The pilot rushed back to the passenger compartment and exclaimed, "The plane is going down! We have only three parachutes, and there are four of us! I have a family waiting for me at home. I must survive!" With that, he grabbed one of the parachutes and jumped out of the plane.

The atomic scientist jumped to his feet at this point and declared, "I am the smartest man in the world. It would be a great tragedy if my life was snuffed out!" With that, he also grabbed a parachute and exited the plane. With an alarmed look on his face, the priest said to the boy scout, "My son, I have no family. I am ready to meet my Maker. You are still young wit…