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Duplicate of What non-religious expressions can I use instead of "Thank God"? [closed] | |
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| Apr 29, 2023 at 12:05 | comment | added | davidgo | Probably not helpful, but "Thank Heavens" implies the same. | |
| Apr 29, 2023 at 1:49 | comment | added | JK2 | I don't understand how thanking God could be blasphemy or sacrilege. If you believe in God, by saying "Thank God", you would really mean to thank God, so it's not blasphemy or sacrilege. If you don't believe in God, by saying "Thank God", you don't really mean to thank God, but you're simply using a fixed expression. No blasphemy or sacrilege intended. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 19:21 | answer | added | PaulTanenbaum | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Apr 28, 2023 at 16:43 | comment | added | Barmar | Many atheists and gnostics still employ idioms that mention God. Since they're idioms, they're not interpreted literally. E.g. they'll say "bless you" when someone sneezes. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 15:51 | comment | added | user888379 | You could paraphrase Mr. Spock and gratefully say, "Random chance appears to have operated in my favor." | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 15:12 | comment | added | Stuart F | Who or what do you want to thank, or who or what do you want people to think you are thanking, or who do you not want to be thanking? If you just want to express relief there are various non-verbal ways of doing that (e.g. exhaling). | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 14:20 | comment | added | Lambie | How do you distinguish your god from any god?? Why do you say raised as a "Mormon"?? In the Western World, god is usually construed as the God recognized in Christianity or Judaism. Not some Greek god pictured on a pedestal in a museum. Thank goodness! Thank heavens. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 14:08 | comment | added | John Lawler | "Thank Heavens!" is the usual euphemism that doesn't mention any Being. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 11:38 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | ... yes, "What a relief!" is a common expletive. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 11:30 | comment | added | Jack O'Flaherty | Thanks are usually expressed toward persons, or toward powers or forces with some aspect of personhood about them. If you don't recognize any such, why feel thanks at all? You could just express relief that circumstances are in your favor. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 7:36 | comment | added | Kimbi | Did you try searching for synonyms of "thank god"? Perhaps this thread will also help: english.stackexchange.com/questions/321750/… | |
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