# Is gratitude a value consistent with atheism?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 22, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gratitude-a-value-consistent-with-atheism/951091 "2021-09-22T00:45:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gratitude-a-value-consistent-with-atheism/951091/5 "2021-09-22T00:53:40Z")

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> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#):
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> What does being grateful have to do with belief in a god?

Gratitude is often directed towards God.

~Max

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