I just say thank you and change the subject

I thank them. Prayer has a net benefit. It doesn't do squat for those being prayed about, but it makes the one doing the praying feel good. So, on aggregate, mankind benefits from somebody praying.

I say it is your time, I really do not care what you do.

Depending on the context. Sometimes a a random unknowing person says itand I agree. However when others who know I'm not religious do it I take it out spite and usually my backlash is fairly violative.

If they're trying to be kind then I just say thank you.

If they're trying to be condescending or give a backhanded insult (usually about my lifestyle) then I tell them that unless they're without sin themselves they shouldn't be casting any stones so they can shove their prayers up their ass.

I tell them they can pray all they want but praying to their imaginary sky daddy isn't going to do anything and I didn't need no help from a non-existent being. That is if they are being rude or smartasses about it or something. Like "Oh, you are such a troubled person for thinking this. I will pray for you". But if an argument didn't occur for them to say that, and they are saying it to be nice because something bad happens, I'll either say it's not needed but thanks, or just say thanks.

It depends on context. It can be an expression of honest sympathy, but more often than not, the specific words "I'll pray for you" is the passive/aggressive Christian equivalent of "Fuck you". Ie; If I tell someone, "I'm going in for surgery tomorrow" and they say "I'll pray for you", I just say thanks. If they ask me if I believe in God, and I tell them I don't, that's the passive/aggressive Fuck you, to which I'll say something snappy.

Depends on how well I know them, but usually it's a thanks but don't waste that on me.

Say thank you and move on. Most don't mean any harm by it and if they do, it's their time to waste.

Tell them to f#@k off,it is a wicked thing to say to someone.as if you are evil for not believing in a supernatural dictator that can't be justified or proven,ask them to leave you out of conversations with imaginary friends

hi how are you god bless you

I just Thank them and move on

Thank you. that would be my answer.

I'd say "thank you" in a polite manner and with a smile

I just say "Thank you, but you can just give me a hug instead."

I say thanks, and move the conversation in another direction.

I say if that makes them feel better go ahead.

i respond......positive vibes

I think them, because they’re doing something they truly believe people benefit me.

I usually observe that age old adage .. From my schooldays ' well, it's your own time youre wasting ' .

I usually say thank you. An leave it at that. Most do it it feel better. Sam with god bless you. I usually say you to.

My response varies depending on the person and or situation. I have to admit it comes across as condescending. Most of the times, I say "You know I am not superstitious, right?" This will bait them into an argument in which I will remind them that there are over 500 million people on this earth who go hungry everyday and their god doesn't give a ...

It rather depends. In the south, where I lived most of my life, "I'll pray for you" is quite often an insult. Which is best ignored.

If someone is showing genuine concern, and I don't know them well, I may say "thank you" or "okay, you do that." If it's someone I know well and they don't know, or have forgotten, that I'm a non-believer, I will say, "please don't, it messes with my karma." (just to be clear, I don't believe in "karma" either) You may be surprised at how many people agree to not pray for me when I say that!

I usually try to avoid conversations in which someone may say that to me.

Go right ahead. I can use alk the help I can get.

I say thank you. It's the perfect response. If they are praying because they are wanting better for your life it is not wrong to wish good for others they have theirs. Instead if I will pray for you I say you will be in my thoughts.

If they are saying it with a witty bit of sarcasm it's still the perfect response. Like I will pray for you be cause your an atheist. A sarcastic thank you and blessings your heart is still something that gets them every time..