Giving "Thanks" [View all]
A discussion is had this time of year in religious an atheist circles about the meaning of "Thanksgiving" and any relation to religion or God(s).
Q and A:
1. How do you feel about the whole idea of "thanking" an unseen benefactor
for your "blessings" while stuffing your own faces full of food?
I don't actually thank any unseen benefactor; I am instead thankful to be with the friends who are present and for my health and for having food to eat and friends and work and a healthy attitude toward life. I am thankful to be alive! 
2. The whole "thankfulness" issue that makes Xtians and other believers feel
so good (or abject?) eludes me completely.
I think it's fine that different people have different ways of marking the occasion, and I think it's sad that the way the do is bothersome to others when it's really quite harmless.
3. What do you think makes god believers feel SO good about thanking anonymous heavenly benefactors?
I have no answer because I don't feel this way. I guess if I had this question I might go find a "god believer" and ask them.
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May you all have a fantastic holiday with friends and family and food, if you celebrate, and if you want to thank God or Allah or anyone else, just go right ahead!
I'm mostly going to thank my friends for inviting me, the staff and surgeons for saving my life and completing three head surgeries this year, one more to go, and all the fortune that's come my way and helped me thrive.
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