There is probably no God so stop worrying and enjoy your life.
That's what the atheists group wants to put an advertisement on buses and like it won't be offensive to the other 75 per cent of the population.
Why be so rude to imply that anyone with faith is unhappy?
There is little point in arguing that one faction is trying to force it down others' collective throat, so why is an atheist group allowed a pre-empative strike.
To make a public ad message on the side of a bus is only going to start a flame war which religious groups will take as a red cape to charge.
Trying to justify opening healthy dialogue to question faith is a weak excuse to denounce someone else's core values and belittle them.
What atheists fail to grasp is the fact that others may have other beliefs which may also be true.
Talking to an atheist who argues how strength comes from within man and he must rely upon his own wits because nothing else in the universe will help him.
If it is so illogical to trust in a higher power of such an ignorent outdated deity, then why do so many millions of intelligent people choose as adults to retain their faith?
Obviously Christ, Mohammad, and Buddha, along with the multitude of other religions and belief systems spoke some truth in teachings of compassion, love for fellow human beings, and trust that there is a meaning to all the chaos.
To write off those religious ideals as illogical mumbo jumbo is rather narrow-minded and illogical in itself.
So in the name of freedom of speech, let the atheists show their true colours.
just a third attempt i'm kinda proud of when it's hard to not to be mad
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I'm an atheist.
I accept that others may believe differently, but others have not respected my beliefs in return.
I wouldn't insist for such a message on buses, but I wouldn't mind it either. I'm also a vegetarian and don't much like the meat-commercial buses we have around where I live, but ....... they're just buses!
I think that if a belief truly is strong and real, then that person won't mind some message on a bus. I, for one, believe in free speech. And if someone is so sensitive as to be offended by an opinion written on a bus, I think they should seek the problem within, not on the outside. -
What I thought was neat was the actual quote. It rings of the old time guilt ridden religion that seems to want to hedge it's bets! "there's PROBABLY no God..." I'm surprised Dawkings didn't say there is NO God! But regardless of why is was printed this way, I think it is even a thought provoking question for people of faith as well. In all honesty, I'm just glad if it prompts people to some sort of reaction - 'cause that means they're thinking about the question. That they feel comfortable in challenging the God they grew up believing in. That they are not checking their brains at the proverbial door! Because the use of the word 'probably' has some interesting connotations!
I hear there are a lot of religious moderates who are glad it encourages people to contemplate their faith - perhaps why the united methodists contributed to fund these messages!
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