The thing is, from my own experiences, theists are not really thanking out of love but fear. The thought process seems to be that they are the favoured ones and thus feel the need to suck up or lose those favours. To me the situation seems quite similar to a dictatorship.
Quote:To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
- Lau Tzu
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