Why does God get the credit?

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Acting on beliefs is a normal and secular response.

Are we talking about beliefs based upon evidence here? If not, I disagree.

Beliefs that cultivate a sense of gratitude would then be of positive benefit.

To who? Only those who benefit surely.

Why, because it acknowledges contributions and is beneficial in developing humility for the individual and pride/ownership of the contributors. The target of the gratitude is irrelevant and having multiple targets doesn't mean there's less gratitude for a contributor..

Why thank a silent partner.

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1. Yes so I'm glad we can agree at least on that.
2. Yes beliefs that generate a sense of gratitude benefit those that would benefit. Both the one being gracious and those receiving thanks. While all benefits may not be equivocal, benefits nonethe less. Glad we could agree on 2 points now.
3. Because a silent partner has invested something in you that you didn't have the ability/skill to have without them. Regardless of the response, being gracious has psychological benefits to you.

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@Amarok Please spell out exactly how thanking all of the causes (in this case God you can fill in the blank with unicorn or whatever)either detracts from another person's thanks or negatively impacts a situation.

I already did that . 

Also, so if you believe your car is sitting in your driveway, and you go outside and it's not there, what happened to your fact then? It's a belief based on experience that you assume every day.

1. This isn't equal to the scientific fact of gravity .

2. No I'm afraid it's a fact my car isn't in my driveway because I don't own a car .

3. And I would never just assume my car is in my garage . I would withhold judgement until I could confirm it as known factors could make it  not so .Theft etc 

4. Lastly all it would do is alter the fact . It was a fact it was in my driveway at one point now it's a fact it's elsewhere

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Acting on beliefs is a normal and secular response.

Based on evidence and with a degree of skepticism yes .

Beliefs that cultivate a sense of gratitude would then be of positive benefit.

Such beliefs are negative 

Why, because it acknowledges contributions and is beneficial in developing humility for the individual and pride/ownership of the contributors. The target of the gratitude is irrelevant and having multiple targets doesn't mean there's less gratitude for a contributor..

It does none of those things . The target does matter .Such delusions are worthless .

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1. After reviewing, you did not state anywhere I can see, that there is anything negative for any party by expressing the act of thankfulness.

2. Your bullshit about withholding judgment is utter crap. It may be a lofty principal in your skeptical materialist world view, but it's not how most people live day to day. We can talk semantics and have metaphysical word salad competition or we could talk about reality. I thought it was the latter. You believe your chair is there when you go to sit, sometimes it's not. It's so common it's a shtick. Facts don't change. They are either expressed generally to meet a threshold, specific or superseded by new facts based on changes in the reality they're imposed in. I don't think we're aligning on what facts or beliefs are but I'm open to your definitions of them.

3. Yes you can act on beliefs. they can be grounded or delusional. They can be optimistic, realistic or skeptical. please refer to number one and give me a statement of how a belief in gratitude is negative. You clearly stated you hold that belief, so please cite me an example.

4. I'm not sure you really understand gratitude. It does all of those things and more. Worth is subjective, but have a read at the research and see if your last statement still holds water. https://www.happierhuman.com/benefits-of-gratitude/