I always say idnb and leave.

I patiently explain yes I have been there and don't need further help. If they persist I try and politely tell them to fuck off

I have found that the most popular reaction from theists to be to assume I simply have not been exposed to Christianity and am unenlightened. Everybody wants to be the one to "reach" me.

I searched for a long time and atheism is the only logical result.
I have a friend that I've known for a long time, we were coming back from a hiking trip recently and our discussion turned to life after death. It basically went like this condensed version;

Me; "There's no life after death, I kind of wish there were. We just go to the same place as our pets, our dogs & cats and every other living thing. The same place we were before birth."
Friend; "That's good though, I want my cats and dogs there. My family, I'll see all of them again & Emily."
Me; "Everyone has their own beliefs"
Friend; "Yes, but it's true though. I know it is."
Me; "We'll agree to disagree."

I'm not going to get angry at him or let it go farther. He can believe as he wishes. He's an old friend and his 18yo daughter was murdered years ago. We agree to disagree. He won't unfriend him over his hopes, they bring him comfort. Sometimes I wish they were true.
As for know-it-All friends and family that's a different story.. My 2cts.

I know of a lot more believers that have become non-believers after a genuine examination of their beliefs than I know of non-believers suddenly finding a god.

Agree, especially where it is assumed that one has reached an educated conclusion without education, intelligent thought, travel, research of different cultures/history and philosophy. The inadvertent arrogance And air of superiority is always a shock to me.

I think religions were also created to help keep people in line. Put the threat of heaven or hell out there and they behave a little better. Somebody in the neighborhood is also promising a lot of virgins though I am not sure where they are going to find them!

Nice!

I disagree. Gods were not invented to replace parents but to give easy answers to unknowns.

I find my time would be better spent in the superstition mountains looking for a mine. I like what genessa had to say.

The dude assumes too much. I have already found my answet and concluded my search.

i have that problem more with politics than religion. every time i disagree with someone, the disagreed-with party assumes i have not done my homework, and sometimes recommends sources -- almost always opinion sources rather than factual ones. (unlike in religion, there are facts involved in many of the issues!) the most frequently heard response to my disagreeing with someone is "you have missed my point," to which i respond, "no, i got your point. i disagree with it!"

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Here's how my conversations often go:

Xian: Search for God.
Me: Is this "god" you speak of real or mythical?
Xian: He's real, of course!
Me: What evidence can you show me that he is real?
Xian: Here's a Bible.
Me: Is this book about reality or mythology?
Xian: About reality, of course!
Me: Please, show me the evidence.
Xian: Goodbye!

Yes. I did my own search, trying to determine if there was anything to find that made sense to me. I stopped searching when I realized there wouldn’t logically be anything at the end of that search.