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		Geee on Nov 23, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Billion-Ton Comet May Have Missed Earth by a Few H... What do you mean? You can't be subjectively thankful of something that you wouldn't otherwise exist to be the subject of. However, I'm thankful that everyone else is here, including you.

monochromatic on Nov 24, 2012 [–]

> You can't be subjectively thankful of something that you wouldn't otherwise exist to be the subject of.

Sure you can. You couldn't be disappointed if things had gone the other way, but you can certainly be thankful to have dodged a bullet.

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