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[–]infj_yay 5 points6 points ago

When someone says "I'll pray for you," I like to respond with "Thanks, and I'll think 'hard' science for you since you're obviously not doing it enough," then I smile, walk away and go about my day as normal :)

[–]rystesh 6 points7 points ago

I've used that one before.

"I'll pray for you." "And I'll understand the physical universe for you."

[–]FreudianIcosahedron 1 point2 points ago

I'm going to add this to my repertoire. Thanks!

[–]In_the_heat 3 points4 points ago

I hate this. When I hear that, my mind screams, "Because prayer worked SO WELL on the impoverished, the diseased, the war torn, the starving. Sure, go the fuck ahead, pray for me."

I remember this happening in my car with a friend (sounds dirty, it's not :( ). He kept challenging me on my declining faith. I told him that if he really believes in what he is saying he will be calling me, knocking down my door, trying to save me from damnation. He prayed for me, and I prayed too that he would see that the world is bigger than our narrow eyes can see. Never heard from him again, so I figure he either 1) doesn't actually believe that everyone who doesn't believe will burn in hell or 2) doesn't really give a shit about me.

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[–]GalakFyarr 1 point2 points ago

How does one go from being an atheist to tremendously fearing hell?

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[–]GalakFyarr 2 points3 points ago

That's my question, how did you go from atheist to (I assume) christian?

[–]cody_au 2 points3 points ago

This really pisses me off when my mom says it.

She isn't religious. She has never been religious. She has been shat on her entire life from her abusive ex-husband, to loves lost, friends and family dead despite prayers to the contrary. And her own son, a pastor for two decades, quit the church after his marriage horribly (and very sadly) failed.

But nah, I'll pray for you, for the book I never read, for the church I never went to except for funerals, for the alleged God I've never seen who has never done anything for me. Because I really want to win Lotto.

People become crazy as they get older and death is knocking on the door. It's stupid as fuck. I will be freaking out, also, however I won't be playing make-believe to make the feeling go away.

[–]Cromcorrag 3 points4 points ago

LMAO.

That said, some DO truly pray for you.

[–]NiteShadeX2 2 points3 points ago

"Dear Lord, I now waste minutes out of my evening leaning on my bedside, talking to myself, believing it is actually helping someone."

[–]sunburnd -1 points0 points ago

That really scares the shit out of me if they do. Think about it....

Someone is laying in their bed ... or prostrate on the floor talking to their invisiable friend (the creator of the universe no less) about me. It is some kind of serious freaky deaky stuff.

[–]MadViolinist 0 points1 point ago

And this is usually my response to "I'll pray for you".

[–]koremanmusic[S] 0 points1 point ago

Well said.

[–]MadViolinist 0 points1 point ago

Why, thank you.

[–]analogkid1 0 points1 point ago

Yep. They won't actually pray for you. Totally passive-aggressive.

[–]Wet_Toilette_Paper 1 point2 points ago

I had a boss, of religious leaning unknown, that used to only use the phrase, "Pray about it," for completely hopeless and unforeseeable circumstances.

[–]fishdark 0 points1 point ago

"And I'll read the God Delusion for you"

[–]roadsiderick 1 point2 points ago

You pray for me, I'll think for you.

[–]Lineov 0 points1 point ago

So I've got this friend. Let's call him "God's Man, Jim" because as far as Christians go, my friends and I all think that if god (as people want to view him... i.e the New Testament God) were to have any say in the matter on who represents him on earth, he'd probably choose Jim, he's just that kind of an all around decent human being.

Now, Jim and I don't see eye to eye on everything, I haven't had time to ask him all the hard questions, but when we get into an argument and he loses, his "I'll pray for you" is never a "Go F*** yourself". He just... doesn't get angry. It's weird because when he says it, it's always just with the sense of "yes i actually believe that through prayer god will motivate someone somewhere to help me with x problem."

[–]koremanmusic[S] 0 points1 point ago

I initially put it as "Christians but changed it to "many" Christians. Just couldn't figure how to change it on Reddit. Imgur worked fine.

[–]Rikyfree 0 points1 point ago

"I hope you find Jesus!" And I'll hope you lose your faith.

[–]Caomanure 0 points1 point ago

In most cases, not all.