Dawkins' Atheist Bus

[droid]

I mean, it ought to be perfectly possible to make someone question something (in general) by use of an advert and they might well ask the same question of others so I think it's clear that that can be spread virally. Whether that questioning leads to rationality is another question but it's not totally beyond the pale to imagine that it could be a step in the right direction.

Maybe the ad should have read:

'Is there a god? Stop enjoying your life and worry about that instead'

 

[poetix]

How about:

You probably aren't enjoying your life.
Stop pretending, and do something about it.

 

[waffle]

Shed those unsightly supernatural beliefs with New Atheism(tm)! (Self-)satisfaction guaranteed!

"Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake" melded to a "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" soundtrack!?

These are 'rationalists'?

I don't suppose there's any chance of them having a "Why believe in a Santa Claus? Just be good for goodness' sake, ya little bleedin' whippersnappers!"

 

[Mr. Tea]

Maybe the ad should have read:

'Is there a god? Stop enjoying your life and worry about that instead'

Reminds me of the agnostic dyslexic insomniac who lies awake at night, tormented by the question of whether there's a Dog.

 

[nomadthethird]

"Our reason for doing it during the holidays is there are an awful lot of agnostics, atheists and other types of nontheists who feel a little alone during the holidays because of its association with traditional religion."

Yes, I feel terribly alone at Christmas, a holy day when we put aside consumerism and all of those essentially "unreligious" things like good food, family get togethers, and opening loads of gifts just to meditate upon the Baby Jesus and shit.

Maybe we atheists and agnostics could sue the government for psychological distress.

 

[nomadthethird]

Heh, funny story: there's an entry on a website called 'fundies say the darndest things'* where some guy tries to use the second law of thermodynamics to 'prove' that evolution cannot be true - it goes something like "If these so-called scientists are correct, then to compensate for the increasing order represented by evolution, there would have to be something near the earth constantly giving off large amounts of energy - and you'd have thought scientists would have discovered it by now, ha ha!!!".
Yes, it's almost as if there were a huge white-hot ball of gases and plasma hanging there in space, bathing the earth in heat and light all the fucking time. God, scientists are so dumb!.

* http://www.fstdt.com

Mr Tea I never read this until just now and I must admit I just laughed a nice hard laugh with tears streaming down about this...

I do feel sort of sorry to laugh because people who say these sorts of things often do simply because they couldn't afford to learn much past what the free public school system offered(failed to offer) and what their parents taught them...it's hard not to laugh tho

 

[Bang Diddley]

Been kind of wondering when something like this would happen.

'Man refuses to drive 'No God' bus'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7832647.stm

 

[Mr. Tea]

Been kind of wondering when something like this would happen.

'Man refuses to drive 'No God' bus'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7832647.stm

Update: God strikes man blind and lame for being such a credulous fool.

 

[matt b]

"I think it was the starkness of this advert which implied there was no God."

yep. what a stark message.

ron heather is a fucking idiot.

 

[IdleRich]

It seems like a bit of a non-story really, driver gets annoyed about the bus so they say he doesn't have to drive it, problem solved. Seems fairly reasonable to me, even if I can't really see his point of view I don't see any problem with him refusing to drive a small number of the buses if they can accommodate him.

 

[IdleRich]

So, the Christians are fighting back

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/05/atheist-bus-christian-response

Interesting that the Christian slogans are more forthright than the previous one, I was under the impression that the reason that the anti-Christian slogans had to use the word "probably" was because there was no proof either way. Judging by the ones that we will soon see that can't have been the reason:

"There definitely is a God. So join the Christian Party and enjoy your life."

"There IS a God, BELIEVE. Don't worry and enjoy your life."

"The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God,"

 

[IdleRich]

They should have gone for "There definitely is a God so start worrying and hate your life".

 

[nomadthethird]

I've got one for the Christians:

There definitely is a God, and he [because God has a penis--what he does with it? I don't know. Maybe fucks Jesus in the ass] happens to believe everything I do, and condemns everyone I don't like. So start believing what I claim to be God's truth and become more like me or you will be eternally damned.

 

[poetix]

I'd like a bus with "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!" on the side.

 

[swears]

I've seen plenty of ads for christianity on buses over the years, there was quite a controversial one a few years back that showed Jesus in the style of Che Guevara, iirc. Not to mention ones for specific christian organisations like the Omega course, etc... So I don't see how this is a "fight-back".

 

[nomadthethird]

If I could get a job writing Christian slogans for bus advertisements, then I would be happy forever.

"The Sadist in the Sky has a bone to pick with you, little created subordinate. Apparently you've failed to be perfect. So in case this life wasn't bad enough, you get to suffer for the rest of eternity. Unless you show up at church regularly and act scared enough about all this.

Love in Christ,
Believers"

 

[nomadthethird]

This Fundies website is really amazing, Mr. Tea.


http://www.fstdt.com/fundies/comments.aspx?q=57717

I am amazed at the stupidity level of athiests who describe themselves as "progressive" "intellectual" "brights".

And now:


I find it REAL hard to get excited about ancient monkey bones.

The hypocrisy makes baby Jeebus cry.

And getting excited about some old monkey bones is a perfect example..

What can I say... You want to spend that much money on old monkey bones and praise them as the cradle of humanity, go ahead. Doesn't make you right. And "Lucy" was not a human, she/he/it was a monkey of some kind. And you claiming she was doesn't make it so either. Quit working youself into a lather over such stupid things.

Ach! The pure stupidity of evolutionists and athiests is shocking..

Now, it is your turn to slam on me... But before you do, have a great day... Your good ones are severely numbered.

With the number of Christians in the world, the number of people Raptured in insane situations will be quite high I believe. The destruction is potentially catastrophic:

-people raptured on the toilet

-people raptured heading down the Autobahn at maximum velocity

-Christian pilots raptured, and in some cases co-pilots as well, converting the
airliner from a means of transportation to an 700 ton missile

-Christian doctors Raptured in the middle of a surgery

-Organ donors raptured before their parts are taken

-School bus drivers and all the children on board raptured, leaving the bus to careen down residential streets

-Ambulance drivers raptured on the way to the hospital at 70 mph, leaving the passenger in the back gurney

-Death row inmates raptured moments before their execution, leaving prision and state officials baffled

-Some cities with their senates, congress and infrastructure missing

-A mom raptured while driving down the highway leaving her unbelieving teens careening within the un-piloted vehicle

-Zoo keepers raptured, leaving hundreds of animals to starve to death

-Dogs and cats run wild in the streets after their owners have been raptured

-Crime explodes as a result of many police officers being raptured

-Thousands of inmates escape prisons and flee into city as a result of raptured security personnel

-Terrorists bolster their efforts to plot against the U.S., thinking the disappearances are a sign from "allah" that the infidels are being punished, the worst of them disappearing all-together.

This is just a fraction of what can occur. Truly, you may be in the middle of something when it happens, but when it does, just be glad that it did and you were taken. No matter what you were in the middle of when the rapture happens, you won't care when you see yourself soaring in the clouds about to meet God. It won't even matter. Just be glad you weren't left here to face the aftermath, now that would be embarrassing and horrifying. The chaos that will fall on our planet will be a blessing compared to the grief you'll feel at being stuck here for 7 years, 3.5 of which you are not likely to survive. I honestly don't care what I'm in the middle of, just take me home Jesus!!

Not Perfect, But Forgiven, RR [Comments (100)] [2009-Feb-03]

Given not everyone can afford having more than one woman.. wives, like dogs, when well trained and full of unconditionally love they are a great thing.

As a polygamous Mormon, I can honestly stay that all of my wives (6 of them) are a joy to have. In Mormonism we stress maintaining high levels of physical fitness, we watch what we eat very carefully (Fundamentalist only eat food they have grown them selves) so really if maintained (like a car, or anything really) you can get that "demi more" effect..

Like Masterson said, if a woman is fat, lazy or in any other way undesirable it's because you fucked up and didn't train her properly. Also might I add you are doing a grave disservice to the female as well as your self when you choose not to manage them correctly.

When you do have an old girl who has loyal served you, you grow very attached to her as you would with a pet or that old shirt you keep around because of all the good memories attached to it.. ect.. You don't have to sleep with her, and you normally have a few young ones rearing to go anyhow.

Robert, MenAreBetterThanWomen.com [Comments (53)] [2009-Feb-02]

Submitted by sooze

This is better than all of the youtube comments in the world!

 

[Chris]

damn, I'll just stay out of this one. :slanted:


last I checked, neither side's proven/disproven anything* though... ?




*I mean the Deity question of course

 

[nomadthethird]

Ha no, the best one for God believers would be:

"Ceiling Cat sez der isz noo cats grater deyn Ceiling Cat. Ceiling Cat wahunts allz cats to luv wun anuver."

 

[Chris]

I'm wondering when the Christianity/Atheism wars are going to be taken from street-level viral campaigns to the medium of online-memes like Lolcats.

Actually... no... I have seen Christianity/Atheism debates on 4chan done with internet memes (but then a lot of the communication there is in memes).


Edit: I guess this has already been anticipated somewhat in the Christian Fish vs legged-Darwin Fish bumper stickers too.