I don't generally engage with religious people about my beliefs unless they become provocative or smug, then I have a 'both barrels' approach. I think for the most part that religious people are just struggling along like the rest of us and don't seek to be confrontative. For those that do, well, it's open season all year round and I have a figurative 12 gauge science repeating automatic rimfire... 8)

I don't tell people my beliefs, I just ask them questions about theirs. The longer they explain, the more they begin to question them. I sure question mine!

I was born Jewish but I call myself a Free-thinker or an Agnostic. In other words a Don't Know!

I tend to tell people that if there is a God, we will find out soon enough. Might also point out that there are over 3000 Gods worshiped on the planet, so in point of fact, they only believe in one more God than I do. A bit of humour thrown in doesn't hurt either.

I only bring it up if I am asked or if their is an activity I am being asked to join in that involves religion. When I do need to tell someone, I am straight up to them and try very hard to be positive and not show my self righteous indignation towards their beliefs.
I am sometimes asked to pray for someone. I tell them to pray for themselves. Sometimes, I see a look of frustration, sometimes confusion. I try not to get into the discussion. I'm not going to change anyone's mind.

I just say I'm not religious. Saves the confrontational judgment. In this culture, you're still judged as immoral if you don't believe in their myths. But, it is getting better. The younger generation seems to be more objective.

I just say I'm not religious. Saves the confrontational judgment. In this culture, you're still judged as immoral if you don't believe in their myths. But, it is getting better. The younger generation seems to be more objective.

I don’t. Well’ not right off the bat. I just talk and get along with people by not bringing up religion or politics til they do.

I bring it up with friends and answer fairly if they ask why. I think it’s important they have a good example of an out atheist to counteract the strawman and lies.

I'm sorry I have a cold - that was one of the non sequiturs in a John Cleese sketch!
In godless uk we just say "I'm an atheist" or 'thats for me to know and you to find ou't

I don't bring it up in conversation unless someone else does first, but I am rather out on social media, etc, so anyone exposed to me there knows where I stand.

Good luck

Tell me who the eye witnesses were. How long after Jesus was supposed to have lived did a creditable witness appear? My understanding is it was many years, even many decades!

The word 'atheist' seems too frighten the religious right. I use the words 'Free Thinker'. And they just end up scatching their heads. Plus people generally don't talk that crap to me. Might be the way I look or how i look at them. Everyone around me already knows how I think. It's no secret ?

I am right and you are wrong is perhaps the best way to address it. NO way can one believe in that stuff without sacrificing intellect

I don't introduce myself as someone who doesn't collect stamps because it doesn't define who I am. If they ask me where I get my stamps, I'll tell them I don't collect.

Same thing with atheism. I don't define myself by non belief, but if they ask me about what religion I am I'll tell them.

I don't unless they ask, to put me in a category when they know nothing else about me seems ridiculous ot me - lacking context . I live in Northern Ireland and am English so no one is really bothered what I am .

Piss on lawn!

Piss on lawn!

Piss on lawn!

I eat a baby in front of them.

I simply challenge whatever they say politely - they soon get the picture.

It can depend on the circumstances, but generally with people I don't know, I don't tell them unless they ask. (Spiritual-I believe in a Supreme Being/Creator, but not comfortable with Religion.) I am out about my beliefs to most of my family and friends, no problems there because the majority of them are spiritual/agnostic/atheist.

I don’t unless I’m (rarely) asked. If I am asked, I just tell them. If they’re religious, and want to rngage with me, I refuse. I just tell them there’s no point as we’ll never agree. If they persist, I literally walk away.
But I’m lucky. The UK is a very irreligious country, so on the very rare occasions that I am asked, I usually only get the merest hint of a raised eyebrow. Most Brits are alleged to believe in god, but the vast majority of those simply don’t care enough to be bothered about what they believe, let alone what anyone else believes.
I feel for American atheists. It must be very hard sometimes.

I don't really talk about my lack of religion unless the other person wants to talk about it. And at that point I usually say something like "yeah, that's not for me" or "I'm not into that".