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I think some people have trouble understanding what it is like to not thank God for everything.I don't do Thanksgiving, obviously, but why would one need to be thankful towards anyone in particular? Why not just be thankful in general?
I don't do Thanksgiving, obviously, but why would one need to be thankful towards anyone in particular? Why not just be thankful in general?
Not to derail the thread, but what if their children are sick and unhappy?
Can there be a state where there is nothing for which one can be thankful?Then the bar is lowered and they're thankful for things like their lives and the food on the table.
One can, of course. One can simply feel an appreciation for everything that one has.
But if you appreciate something, it's respectful to identify the source, so that you may at least say a silent "thank you".
Must one do this? No. But it is a pleasant thing to do.
eudaimonia,
Mark
Can there be a state where there is nothing for which one can be thankful?
I thought about death, but I was thinking more about a state where one could give thanks, but there's nothing to be thankful for. Where even one's own life isn't a good thing, perhaps.Death. However, that's largely because one cannot be thankful full stop. I suppose if you view the world from the point of view of an incredibly pessimistic and self-centred individual, there might be nothing to thank.
Can there be a state where there is nothing for which one can be thankful?
So they can be thankful that things were better, and they might yet be better? If I were them, I wouldn't be thankful for that, I'd be mighty put out by the severe duress I'm in now - were I a theist, I don't think I'd remain one for longI don't know. As long as a person is alive they can theoretically be thankful even if they are in severe duress as there is still the possibility things can get better and they do have pleasant memories of better times.
So they can be thankful that things were better, and they might yet be better? If I were them, I wouldn't be thankful for that, I'd be mighty put out by the severe duress I'm in now - were I a theist, I don't think I'd remain one for long
I thought about death, but I was thinking more about a state where one could give thanks, but there's nothing to be thankful for. Where even one's own life isn't a good thing, perhaps.
I try not to be artificially thankful.
If I feel the need to thank someone, I do it... I don´t need a special day set apart to do that.
Personally, I find it easier to be appreciative even in not so good moments when I am not assuming that someone has created this situation for me.Then the bar is lowered and they're thankful for things like their lives and the food on the table.
Christians thank God for things like happy healthy children and lots of turkey leftovers. Who do atheists thank and what are they thankful for?
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