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How to respond to "God bless you" statements
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 (April 21, 2014 at 2:25 pm)Fromper Wrote: I'm thinking in response to the typical "Thank you and God bless you", I could just respond with "You're welcome, but I don't believe in God", and then keep walking. This is probably your best be, if you have to say something. Even then, I still think it's likely to come off as preachy and might not accomplish what you want. 
Explain how the blessing they just received was from you and not God.
It's how you express it. Say "Thank You! I just wanted to let you know I don't believe in God but I do appreciate the sentiment."
 (April 21, 2014 at 4:59 pm)truthBtold Wrote:(April 21, 2014 at 4:35 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: It's how you express it. Say "Thank You! I just wanted to let you know I don't believe in God but I do appreciate the sentiment." That few days that I let go of belief in God was a horrible experience for me that made me highly question the existence of praise and value and meaning.  (April 21, 2014 at 5:02 pm)MysticKnight Wrote:(April 21, 2014 at 4:59 pm)truthBtold Wrote: Aha!!! I knew u didnt believe in god!!!! I don't understand why a deist would experience such a crisis. 
Let Darwinian evolution work.
If someone says , "God Bless you".....next time you see them don't give them any money. If someone just says "thank you"....next time you see them...give them money again. If everyone did this then eventually the beggers would stop saying, "God bless you". This is about the best you can do. And.....as a theist...I do wish that God does bless you. 
Why do you wish that?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
Sneeze and say "Sorry; I'm allergic to bullshit"? Or politely say "You're welcome".
The truth is absolute. Life forms are specks of specks (...) of specks of dust in the universe.
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