and thanks God for everything he has done in your life!!
2006-11-23 06:27:43 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, I do. Without thanking your deity. To whom will I be giving thanks?
Giving Thanks to Farmers for providing us with the food we're going to enjoy.
Giving Thanks to Soldiers and Veterans for fighting to keep America free.
Giving Thanks to Doctors and Modern Medicine for keeping me alive while my life and the life of my son was in danger.
Giving Thanks to Engineers and Modern Technology for enriching our lives. Lives are saved via medical technology, safety devices, and better protection from the elements.
Giving Thanks to Science and Scientists. Science has been instrumental in improving what farmers can grow, what the military can accomplish, what doctors can treat, and what engineers can build.
Giving Thanks to Friends and Family for their love, their support, their guidance, their lives and our own.
2006-11-23 06:29:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 4⤋
Although Thanksgiving is about thanking God for what he's done in your life, it isn't really a "Christian" holiday. You can be thankful and just not be thankful to a God for what you have. I don't see why and atheist wouldn't, but I guess it depends on the person. And no they don't thank God because they don't believe that a God exists to thank.
2006-11-23 14:31:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Get over yourself. Yes, Atheists are able to celebrate Thanksgiving, as i'm doing right NOW. I don't thank "God" for shxt because I don't believe in him. And, I don't see Atheists asking on here why religious people are thanking "God"? So, get off your high horse.
2006-11-23 14:31:18 · answer #3 · answered by DiVenanzo™ 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Thanksgiving isn't about celebrating what God has done for you.....I thank myself for all I have accomplished. And I am thankfull for all the food I have provided...and all the money I have made...and all the things I have done....So yeah I celebrate it...its kinda like a Thank me party.
2006-11-23 14:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday! You can be thankful to anybody that you want. I thank the people that I love for all that they do for me. I would hope that even if you believe in "god" and give thanks to him, that you also take the time to thank the people that care for you.
2006-11-23 14:49:39 · answer #5 · answered by ~ Sara ~ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thanksgiving isn't a Christian Holiday, it's a Political Holiday, therefore it doesn't matter what religion you are. If you're a citizen of the US, you celebrate it.
2006-11-23 14:38:14 · answer #6 · answered by Deus Maxwell 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thanksgiving is NOT a religious holiday,so yes an Atheist will celebrate it.
2006-11-23 14:29:30 · answer #7 · answered by melissa f 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
I like to eat turkey. And we Canadians have our Thanksgiving holiday in October, so we aren't still sick of turkey by Xmas.
God doesn't exist, so I don't have to thank it for anything.
It doesn't mean I'm not thankful for my friends and family
Also, why do xians keep trying to pigeon hole atheist with various group qualities? We are not a united group with all these shared traits and doctrines, we all come at atheism from different perspectives, and that is about all we have in common.
2006-11-23 14:30:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
It's not a religious holiday, no matter how hard some people try to turn it into one.
So there's no reason at all why atheists wouldn't celebrate, unless they have personal reasons not to.
2006-11-23 14:31:57 · answer #9 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, some of us love turkey just as much as anybody else, and we are grateful people and we show our appreciation in many ways -- whether you like to believe it or not. Who says that religion has to play a part in the event?
2006-11-23 16:32:27 · answer #10 · answered by SB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am atheist and also in support of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Nonprofit organization operating under the principle that "animals are not ours to eat, wear, perform experiments on, or use for entertainment."
So no turkey for me.
2006-11-23 15:24:57 · answer #11 · answered by Nabil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋