If i had a friend sneeze next to me i would say god bless you... Out of courtesy even though i do not belive in god too many people think god is associated with christianty or some other major organized religion. Too me my god is a shiny rock i found when i was 12. And for anyone else god could be money or cows or magic mushrooms whatever. So when i say god bless you im really saying "may my shiny rock bless you"So to answer you question i dont think the term needs to be changed nor does our money or pledge of allegence people just need to stop being so anal about a three letter word.
buddha Reviewed by buddha on . hypothetical question for atheists and agnostics you're hanging out with a friend when they sneeze suddenly. What do you say in order to show social consideration? Maybe you don't say "god bless you", because you don't believe in the existence of god, but assuming that you do believe in the existence of other people, and have the manners to acknowledge them, what do you say? Or does the very nature of social curtesy need to be rethought for our post-religious era? Rating: 5