Atheists: if someone tells you they'll "pray for you(r soul)", you:

#poll #atheist #religion

@ChrisJagged I don't have a good poker face, and I find such comments irritating. That said, I'd probably roll my eyes and walk away without saying anything. The grumbling comes later.

@stevenray

I'm pretty similar - irritably let it go. I'm MORE likely to say something in my old age, but it really depends what level of condescending I think they're being.

@ChrisJagged
The phrasing makes it sound like they are praying for you because you are an atheist. That would provoke a bit different response versus just a common "I'll pray for you." One can be taken as a platitude, the other is condescending AF.

@ChrisJagged oh, if I caught a whiff of condescension, I'd let 'em have it. 😂 I think most of the time, their heart's in the right place.

@ChrisJagged
I will however avoid them forever.

@sollat
I'm with you there 😄

@ChrisJagged
To be fair, I’m pretty sure nobody’s ever said that to me. So maybe I’d go all Viking on them.

@ChrisJagged

It depends on the intention behind it. Sometimes it's well intentioned good wishes. Other times what they really mean is "I'll pray you'll change your mind and your evil ways, you godless heathen."

If it's the first case, I say "Thanks."

If it's the latter I might ignore it, or I might say something like "Thanks. I'll think for you."

@gwhilts

That's a great comeback 😄

@ChrisJagged "What a nice way to get out of helping!"

@ChrisJagged I'd probably just say something like "god doesn't exist", but it depends on context. If it's said condescendingly/with a definition of "doing good" that isn't aligned with mine (like saying they'll pray for me because I'm an atheist), I'd be less likely to just ignore it.