When speaking with an atheist, what should a person say in place of "God bless you?"

Take care ,is nice and simple....anything else sounds false...:) 

Just hand them a kleenex and say "may the force be with you! " This post was edited by Kittigate at August 3, 2018 2:40 PM MDT

Salud.

Have a good day/night/evening. This post was edited by Beans/SilentGeneration at August 3, 2018 2:40 PM MDT

God bless you. Why should we have to change that. Im not asking them to believe in god, just as I would expect them to respect my belief in him.

Gesundheit - “Good health” in German, or Salu-tay (phonetic spelling) the Italian version. 

As an atheist, I can still appreciate the gracious intent of “God Bless You”. There is no reason to launch into theological debate at such a moment. This post was edited by Don Barzini at August 6, 2018 6:15 PM MDT

The first part of your question has nothing to do with the second part. That is to say I don't reorient my speech just because the listener thinks he/she has a better idea.

Ideas are like butts: everybody has one and most of them stink.

I always say God Bless You.  That's what I mean.  It isn't the same as 'take care.'  If I mean 'take care,' that's what I say.

If saying God Bless You offends someone, it is their problem, not mine.  I obviously was sending a positive wish. This post was edited by Thriftymaid at August 3, 2018 2:39 PM MDT

Not sure how one would know because last time I checked atheists were human too! Besides that is not religious but just good wishes.  You could say "may heaven bless you" or "may the universe bless you".   Or "best hope for one peaceful world". Many versions of basically the same thing. 

bless you

By that logic, you can't say "goodbye" to an atheist either.

Do atheists scream "OH MY NOTHING" when they have sex?