I say things like that all the time. It's just a universal cultural conditioning, nothing to worry about. If I have a chance to think about such things, I'll say things like "Gad Zooks," "by Jove," "by Godfrey" (picked that up from Edmund Morris, "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" in 1979!), or my favorite, "heavens to Murgatroyd!"
Most people say "god bless you" when you sneeze. This dates back to Mycenaean times when they believed that the psyche (soul) left the body upon sneezing and Hades would be invoked to reunite psyche and body. I always say "Gesundheit" (German for "health).

I play a lot of online golf and I worship the golf gods when they help me win....lol

If I happen to say "Thank god" I don't necessarily mean a specific god. Maybe I mean Thor or Zeus or Amon-Ra. Just the same as when you say "Holy shit" you don't mean one specific shit that is holier than all other shits.

Oh my God, did you really said that???

A while back, I visited India. I don't know how I managed to lose my entry card in 20 minutes, but I managed to. The only words that came to mind were along the lines of Sacred bovine dung! And Sexual intercourse! And *What a current act of intercourse I must be!

Expressions built into common vernacular nothing to do with deity

I often say "god damn it" or "Jesus fucking Christ!"

Yes. I replace god with "goodness". Easy enough. I try to be literal. I thank whoever is responsible, even my brain.

Use the phrase, "Great Maker". . .

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I've trained myself to say "thank goodness" in situations like you described instead.

I've taught myself to say "Thank the Gods". It usually pisses of the Christians, which is my point. Personally, I just see it as a saying. Nothing more.

Doesn’t matter what you explete. It’s your culture. If you get bogged down with semantics you’ll still be stuck in the deist rut. No one will care one way or the other so give yourself a break and don’t give it any concern.

Just expressions
Not a big deal

Jesus Christ is easily one of my favorite exclamations

My kiddos like to say
Satan Bless you
Thank Satan
Etc....
Makes for some fun

I use the expressions "Jesus Christ!", "God dammit!" and "Good lord!" all the time, but I use them as expletives. For me, it's the only thing that they're good for.

I say them in reflex, it's just part of our language. Go tos include, god dammit, holy shit, for the love of christ/god, jfc, christ on a cracker, god in fucking heaven, any combinations and not limited to those lol

Yeah, never stopped using 'god' in my day to day phrases. jesus fucking chist is most often used lol. I think of it as a linguistic habit, nothing more.

I also say "Oh Shit" what I don't have to do number 2!

Just exposure to common language is all.

Holy fuck! Is another contradiction. Although I do remember some biblical encounters.

I find myself saying goddammit from time to time. I'm trying not to say it at all.

I catch my self saying thank god but i am guilty of oh my god

I try to include all of them by saying "thank gods" or "gods damn it". Lol

I use them a often and I was never religious. I also say "thank the weather gods" or "thank the traffic gods" or whatever I'm relieved about.

I say it during sex because it is part of dirty talking to me. Otherwise I do not say it.

I say those thing all the time. I also celebrate Christmas. Who cares?