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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If something good happens to you, you can be thankful. The fact that bad things happen to people all over the world does not mean you can not be thankful to something good that happens to you. I thank God if I feel like it - and my life sure has not been all pink and rosy. I am still able to give thanks.[/quote]

I am an atheist and I am very happy when something good happens to me.  If I know who caused it, then I'm grateful to that person or persons, if I don't or it seems to be a stroke of luck, then I'm just happy.

When something bad happens, unless it's obvious that I could have done something to prevent it (like stop smoking) or  it's someone else's fault (as in a car accident) I don't blame anyone.  I just chalk it up to chance.

To those who believe in God -- when your prayers are not answered, or when something unexpected and negative happens, who do you blame? God? the devil?[/quote]

When something good happens to me and I know who caused it I am thankful to that person and I am thankful to God for bringing that person into my life. If I don't know what or who caused it I am just thankful to God. Sometimes I am just happy without immediately thinking "Thank you God." 
When something bad happens I don't blame God. Ever. If someone caused it, I blame them. If I caused it I blame myself. If it just happened I blame bad luck or whatever else I feel like blaming at that moment.
I am not the kind of person to pray and expect answers. I pray to focus myself on the task I am praying about, gathering strength and then doing my best to achieve whatever I was praying about. I don't think it's God's job to do anything for me at all. I am thankful when I pray and then I succeed...but I don't even think about it if I pray and nothing happens. Sure, sounds weird to an atheist - but I don't care :) It works for me, I think I am a very decent person most days and an okay person on the others. I do my best. That's all.

I don't have a problem with someone not believing in God. I am not a religious crazy, I don't go to church all the time, I don't pray all the time etc. I try to live as a good person and install that same in my children - that does not include "You can only be a good person if you believe in God." for me. I don't force anyone to believe in anything. Everyone can decide what they want to believe. I don't tell people "God exists.", I tell people "I believe that God exists." It's my choice to believe whatever I want as long as I am not harming anyone. I feel everyone should have that same choice.[/quote]

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