Forced Prayer

[Jesster]

So you're telling him to send a mental thank you to something that isn't sentient and can't receive that thank you anyway. Sounds like another form of prayer to me.

Of course that assumes there is nothing to receive the prayer, but even that is sideline to the affect of gratitude on the human body and psyche.

There is no preconception of deity required and that completely gets in the way of fluency.

A preconceived idealization of this or that "God" to receive a prayer is static.
Expression of gratitude is fluent.

And now we come to the crux of your argument. We now have a target for your prayer. Thank you for being honest about your intentions.