A question to atheists

[Mudhammam]

Okay so I don't want you to be confused by the title of this thread, I am agnostic.

So here's the story. A while ago I was arguing with my mom about what we both believed in. She is a very religious Catholic. She was telling me a story about how one time she went into a church and suddenly, the priest or whatever from that church came to her and told my mom that she should get back in a relationship with Mary (Jesus' mother). Funny enough, my mom was a bit "distant" ( I don't know how else[/size][/font] to describe it) with Mary at that time. For example she didn't pray to her and things like that.

The question is: When arguing with a religious person, how does a non-religious person respond with something "supernatural" like that??

First, you flex the muscles on one side of your face so that part of your mouth is at a forty-five degree angle, while the rest remains frozen in disbelief. You might even bite your lip a little. Then you catch your eyes before they roll into the back of your head, keeping them focused on the person and suppressing the deluge of laughter that is nearly escaping from your bitten lip. Finally, after the hilarity is processed and you've analyzed whether the person is really serious or not, and assuming they are, you take a deep breath and look at them strangely, maybe offering the words: "I see." Then you nod and say "Uh huh" until you're able to steer the conversation back to earth.