Thanksgiving alone while family is out of town . Seemed more sensible than making everything for just myself . <| sep |> I only care about a persons religion if it either causes a conflict with my morals anti homosexuals for example or stands in the way of science young earth for example . But to answer your questions 1 . Things matter to me because how they make me feel , i want to be happy and make sure that my children etc have every opportunity to live happily for example . 2 . I see no reason to justify my existence , in fact i ' m not even convinced that i exist . 3 . Yes . 4 . I ' d definitely prefer that and i see no harm in it as long as it doesn ' t make you justify things that goes against my moral beliefs . I ' ve seen religion help plenty of people in rehab or with depression and i ' ve seen the benefits . Religion can be great when it helps a person but dangerous when it makes a person let somebody else decide his morals .