Additional "GBY" Response Examples
More of the diversity, but less alignment with sought-after "constructive response" criteria.
Examples of the verbal part of numerous rejoinders follow below, absent their nonverbal aspects (unknown). Some contributors just generally or reject the offered blessing. Others acknowledge a god in their reply (reinforcing the deity concept?). Some make one's faith status an issue. A few would go so far as to berate the person.
- I'm not concerned with that.
- I don't think so.
- No thanks.
- I'll pass, no thanks.
- Thanks for reminding him.
- The same to you.
- Thank you, I feel he already has
- If he doesn't, will you?
- Who?
- Which god?
- And which god would that be?
- Nah... she tried already.
- I didn't know he needed reminding.
- Oh, and did he need you to remind him?
- Thank you. And what God would that be? (just kidding)
- Thanks, but I'm a godless harlot.
- Thanks - but I don't believe in a god.
- Thank you, but I am an Atheist.
- Thanks, but sorry, I don´t believe in God, I´m a bright.
- Thank you for your sentiment, but please, let's leave god out of it.
- Thank you for revealing your fantasies. (just kidding).
- May we all prosper without a god.
- Peace and prosperity without god, I’d say.
- Do the Satanists say instead: "Satan curses you"?
- If I were a Buddhist, would you be so kind to say "Buddha bless you"? (Allah for Muslims? Darwin for evolutionists? Shermer for skeptics?)
- No thanks, it's not sanitary to share spiritual fluids.
- Please be careful with such language; non-believers may be offended.
- Please be respectful of non-believers and don´t use outdated statements like these.
- Let’s praise not needing a god to be healthy.
- If that were so, then why am I (or the people I am helping) in this predicament in the first place?
- Thanks, but why do you need to bring in your god for such a minor thing.
- Why would such an entity make me sick (sneeze) then bless me?
- How do you know he will do that? (He must have better things to do than wipe my nose).
- Are you saying he'll bless me because you say he should? (how dare you??, God would ask).