I run a stripped-down WindowsXP instance in a virtualbox VM on my mythtv box, just for streaming netflix. It works great. I just run it full screen on a separate workspace, and switch back and forth with ctrl-alt-left/right.

Most devout religious people I know are very happy and feel quite fulfilled in their lives. They enjoy life, have a family that cares about them, and don't want to leave all that. Maybe statistically, people that are bitter, have no family, hate their life, and don't care about prolonging it, are more likely to be irreligious?

You haven't been paying attention. Xen will soon be able to run any build of pretty much anything on new "VT-enabled" hardware from intel. http://www.xensource.com/news/pr082305.html