The Meaning of Thanksgiving

I don't always agree with everything that Daniel Dennett says, but his recent ruminations about Thanksgiving strike me as just about right. Others, of course, are free to insert extra layers in their cosmological model, but like Dennett, I'm content with the simpler version, and find that it gives me just as much "spiritual" satisfaction and reason for joy, if not more. And besides, regardless of your theological beliefs, what could be a better way to say "thank you" for the fortunes in your life than by doing good in turn?

PS: Happy belated Thanksgiving, everyone!