2006-12-01 13:34:37 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's a joke.
It is more funny when Christians say it though because they actually believe it.
2006-12-01 13:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by The Chaos Within 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
well, I count myself as an atheist (not Atheist) today so when I say "thank god I didn't get caught in that huge traffic jam on 101" I mean - thank the 95% of life I just don't have anywhere near complete control over that I didn't happen to be there, at that time, for that traffic jam. When I was growing up we credited God (yeah, the capital 'G' Christian god) with a lot of stuff and this is just one more holdover from that time.
Besides, be serious, nobody's going to thank their boss for giving them extra work to do on a Friday evening for keeping them out of the traffic jam, are they? :)
2006-12-01 13:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physically Atheists deny the existence of God but spiritually they know there is God. Simply to say they are not the men of their words.
2006-12-01 13:58:05 · answer #3 · answered by S.K. Chan46 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It very well could mean she is happy some event occurred. I say "Think God," quite often and I am an Atheist. God Bless XX Betty.
P.S. Sun is that what you mean when you ask "How are you."? Merry Christmas XX Betty.
2006-12-01 13:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your grammar. That is the most poorly formed sentence I've seen all night.
It means nothing, but a true atheist wouldn’t say that.
Oh Good! Quote Freud. He was an Atheist!
WellTraveledProg
Thankyou so much for saying that. My brother surved in Iraq and he is agnostic like me (second generation). I'm so tired of people not giving him the respect he is due for surving his country.
2006-12-01 13:39:36 · answer #5 · answered by A 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People just can't get away with the fact that there's a God. People are born with it in their mind so in judgement day they'll be without excuses. Roman 1: 20
2006-12-01 13:39:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's just a phrase they feel comfortable using (although they don't believe in God) because they're so grateful and thankful and relieved, etc that saying "thank God" is the best way to express their feelings.
2006-12-01 13:37:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means he or she was useing the slang term "thank God." Not referring 2 the Lord.
2006-12-01 13:38:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets see EX. 20 thou shall not use the Lord thy God's name in vain hold on why thank someone you don't believe in that's absolutely absurd I don't say thank Budda or Holy Zeus for anything don't insult your own intelligence they are already ignorant of the things of God you cannot truly know if you don't believe anything else is just information the Word says all the earth shall praise His name. He also said His word will not return to Him void so this is proven truth once again whether you meant it or not deny your ways and acknowledge Him
2006-12-01 13:37:36 · answer #9 · answered by mimi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means they're using a common expression that people around them use all the time.
Nothing more.
The vast majority of non-atheists who say that phrase don't actually mean it as a prayer of thanks to god, either -- it's just an expression :)
Oh, and "michael" -- spare us the trite sayings that are completely false. I served in combat -- was an atheist then, still am. Never "prayed" while in combat. I'm proof of the falsity of your statement.
2006-12-01 13:36:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wow, terrible grammar.
It doesn't mean anything, except that they are surprised at an outcome that came about in their favor.
It's like when Christians use their God's name in vain; it's against their religion, but they do it anyway out of habit.
2006-12-01 13:37:46 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋