I admit it is quite irritating, as a deeply convinced atheist saying "Thank God". I have already lost some atheist-extremist friends of mine because of this. Others have accused me of having joined a religion. I wonder how seriously everyone takes this sentence. How often do we thank people who we actually want to slap or curse?!
I admit, thanking something that doesn't exist evokes a feeling of contentment, and even security, deep inside me. Whom or what can one really be 100% grateful because (s)he or it cannot be blamed for our or any other misery? Something that doesn't exist cannot be responsible for the prevailing conditions.
“In the beginning was the word,” says the Bible. If it really is true, then I apologize to all atheists for my role in the (further) creation of God.
