Wow, what a mistake. What if she’s right? You’ve just angered at least one god, which is never a good idea. If any of you were actually on that flight, I would be preparing some sacrifices.
Oh the other hand, if she’s wrong, it doesn’t really cost the pilot anything.
If she’s right and was quickly subdued by cabin staff, then she’s not a very powerful god is she? Only a bit more powerful than Yahweh since everyone could see and hear her and there’s a recording.
Gods really don’t have it easy these days. The religious market is cornered by the monotheistic monopolies and the barriers to entry for new gods appear to be rather high. Some two millennia ago she might have been more successful. On the other hand she may have been lucky. Jesus ended up getting crucified (allegedly) instead of being pumped full with anti-psychotics. Arguably the former is worse than the latter.
Also, I might finally make some use of this tangentially related gif.
My understanding is that the pushback from the atmospheric pressure was already included in that figure. If not, atmospheric pressure at cruising altitude is in the 1-2 psi range, so it’s not going to reduce the force required to anything even close to what a person can do.