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That’s an interesting perspective, and it makes sense it works. Thankfulness is known to provide a lot of psychological benefits, such as greater appreciation of the thing you are thankful for.

Where it goes wrong though is if we take it too far and start connecting this to some non-existent deity, which in turn makes us construct an incorrect model of the world (such as if we’re not thankful for the food, then next year there will be a drought as a punishment).

I suppose codifying beneficial practices into religion or spiritual beliefs is just part of being human.

>>rnd33+(OP)
I think you're attempting to indict Christianity via a faulty understanding of its most basic precepts.

> (such as if we’re not thankful for the food, then next year there will be a drought as a punishment).

It's funny that you mention this, because two thousand years ago, a new religious movement came up that believed exactly that (Christianity).