That really gets me when they interview survivors of natural disasters. It's like all the people who died must have been evil so god didn't worry about them.

When someone says that, and I'm in a particularity contentions mood, I then ask them, "So when things start going bad for you or your family, does that mean you are being cursed by God?"

Maybe it’s just a way to acknowledge our oneness with nature and to express joy.

Logic is not one of their strengths! Don’t even try to figure out why they think like they do.

It is illogical and hard to digest. I throw a line or two questioning them sometimes, but most likely my rational comments go nowhere, just responded with a glazed stare.
Example: thank god I got a vasectomy.
I say: thank the doctors, science and technology for that. God gave you sperms.

It goes well with a capricious bastard of an Abrahanic god who can do anything but won't.

Yes! my favorite is "thoughts and prayers" after another slaughter of children at school. When education, organizing, advocacy, and voting are what the USA needs to address the problem.

Well said, I do not get that either. The athletes especially drive me nuts when they bring that up.

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz