If your an Atheist and some one says 'bless you' after you sneeze, what do you do?
2007-08-28 08:35:52 · 18 answers · asked by ♥Blue Angel♥ 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sidanator...ur funny! LOL :D
2007-08-28 08:39:52 · update #1
good answers!!!...you guys are soo funny!!
2007-08-28 08:49:55 · update #2
no it doesnt offend me.. im an atheist and ill say "grace" at the table when my grandma is over just to be polite. i even go to church every year or 2 with the fam. it doesnt bother me at all, i sometimes snicker at the content of the sermon, but i make it.
2007-08-28 08:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Quite apart from the fact that "bless you" is simply a conventional trope in response to a sneeze, a blessing in itself does not imply any religious or supernatural connotations. Furthermore, being offended is an infantile reaction to any problem. If something offends you, it's more to do with you than anything else.
2007-08-28 15:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by Lunerousse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an atheist, but it's still stupid to say "Bless you" when someone sneezes. (If you're reading this, and you can even consider it a possibility that someone could sneeze out their soul, please call a licensed psychiatrist RIGHT NOW!) If someone says it to me, I just ignore them. If someone else sneezes, I say "You're SOOO good looking!" 'Cause Jerry Seinfeld was right, you should say something that actually makes 'em feel better. (And makes some sense!) :)
2007-08-28 15:45:31 · answer #3 · answered by trai 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say thank you. I may not believe in God, but I can recognize and reciprocate courtesy and consideration. That's all the "bless you" thing is all about. When someone else sneezes, I usually show my courtesy and consideration by offering them a tissue.
2007-08-28 15:40:49 · answer #4 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why should any one be offended? It is kind of funny! Do you know why we say Bless You? People thought that evil spirits left your body when you sneezed! All an Atheist has to say to a Christian when they try to convert them is "No thanks, I had my sneeze today!"
2007-08-28 15:41:53 · answer #5 · answered by DrMichael 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i am invoking God's protection against evil spirits that enter a sneezer's nasal cavities when I "Bless You" to someone, so y'all best recognize.
no seriously, it's more an acknowledgment that I feel your sneeze distress. I've quit saying it, though.. some people say thanks and others are awkward about it so I've just decided to let it go.
2007-08-28 17:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by PediC 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Buddhists greet me with Namaste, Wiccans say Blessed Be. They are showing me respect based on their frame of reference, and I appreciate that regardless of the source.
2007-08-28 15:39:59 · answer #7 · answered by dead_elves 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, because "bless you" is has been accepted as being polite. I say "bless you" when people sneeze. It's like "oh my god", "god damnit" or "that's a sin".
2007-08-28 15:39:28 · answer #8 · answered by Tanjo22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't bother me at all. If someone else sneezes, I say gesundheit.
atheist
2007-08-28 15:39:00 · answer #9 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't offend me. I even say that to others, out of habit. I think it's more of a cultural thing nowadays rather than a religious thing.
2007-08-28 15:38:50 · answer #10 · answered by mathaowny 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋