Thy Geekdom Come Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 [url="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443705,00.html"]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443705,00.html[/url] "The money will be used to place posters on 30 buses carrying the slogan 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.' The plan was to run the ads for four weeks starting in January, but so much money has been raised that the project may be expanded." Just look at the slogan and ask yourself, "is there any chance that maybe, just maybe, these atheists are angry at God because they think He gets in the way, rather than true atheists?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddington Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 There is probably a chance that they are probably worried and that they probably could enjoy life a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel's angel Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I've already seen a similar ad on a bus which is actually promoting a Christian education programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 [quote name='Paddington' post='1684300' date='Oct 23 2008, 11:48 AM']There is probably a chance that they are probably worried and that they probably could enjoy life a little more. [/quote] That's what I'm saying, more or less. Most of the atheists I've spoken with over the years are atheists because they see God as a reason to have fear or anxiety, so they just convince themselves that God doesn't exist, when instead, they should be learning that God is loving and not a source of anxiety (unless, of course, we refuse to have a good relationship with Him, but that's on our heads, not His). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 It would be great if some vandal changed it to: There is God, now enjoy life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariahLVzJP2 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 [quote name='prose' post='1684309' date='Oct 23 2008, 12:07 PM']It would be great if some vandal changed it to: There is God, now enjoy life.[/quote] I like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 "There is no God. Assemble an army and rule with an iron fist." [i]There's[/i] a real atheist slogan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 It sounded to me like immaturity grating against rules, like a teenager telling their parents they hate them and wish they were dead because they won't let them go out late at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 That sounds like amiable Agnosticisim, not Atheism... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 [quote name='Raphael' post='1684306' date='Oct 23 2008, 10:01 AM']That's what I'm saying, more or less. Most of the atheists I've spoken with over the years are atheists because they see God as a reason to have fear or anxiety, so they just convince themselves that God doesn't exist, when instead, they should be learning that God is loving and not a source of anxiety (unless, of course, we refuse to have a good relationship with Him, but that's on our heads, not His).[/quote] Well, someone who threatens to throw you into fiery damnation has a way of causing a bit of anxiety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 So how did they calculate their probability I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 [quote name='notardillacid' post='1684623' date='Oct 23 2008, 10:25 PM']So how did they calculate their probability I wonder?[/quote] I dunno. I think they used some figure like 113,000. Otherwise, the numbers don't really add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle_eye222001 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Their ad fails at [i]"probably."[/i] I mean...I am supposed to act as if God does not exists because not that [i]he does not[/i] exists but rather [i]probably [/i]because he [i]does not[/i] exist? Whatever happened to Pascal's Wager? Apparently their "probability" is bigger than Pascal's probability and outweighs the risk? I would like to see the reasoning on that. Where do they explain their "probability?" Someone want to donate money to a new group I formed? We are going to run ads on airplanes that say..."since wearing seat belts probably do not save your life most of the time...don't wear them." They need to say, [i]"there is no God."[/i] And then explain why. Their ad fails hilariously. They are asking people to accept their "probably." and not their certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) Atheists needs to quit worrying about people's beliefs and enjoy their own life. Edited October 24, 2008 by Selah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazzan Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I'd have written "Christ died for all your sins, so stop worrying and enjoy life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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