I skeptically smirk, pause, change the subject and repeat as needed.

Wow, you will be on your knees forever, better get a very comfy cushion. I say.

That's a great response! It conveys the futility and the total lack of regard for the other person's wishes.

I would say, "You know he's dead, right ??"

I say outright (if asked) that I studied to a point of being able to see how and when we got our current bible with this including all of the books that did or did not make it into the big book. It means I can no longer believe as I once did. Some of the dates on this are off by hundreds of years.

I say: I studied his life for two semesters.Now I feel that it is time to study other people's lives. Thank you for asking,