As from the Times Online “Richard Dawkins launches ‘There is no God’ adverts on buses across Britain“
In a nutshell:
The archsceptic professor Richard Dawkins today launched Britain’s first atheist campaign posting the message: “There’s probably no God. So stop worrying and enjoy your life” on the side of 800 British buses.
“probably“?
Organisers of the four-week campaign said they had included the word “probably” because they did not want to be dogmatic in the way that so many religious leaders are.
Reaction from Atheists:
Hanne Stinson, chief executive of the British Humanist Association, said: “The incredible response to the Atheist Campaign shows just how many atheists out there have been looking for a voice. Now that the buses are rolling out across the country, I feel sure that everyone with non-religious beliefs who spots one of these buses on the streets will be delighted to see what this amazing appeal has achieved.”
Reaction from religions:
Many Christian groups and churches welcomed the campaign for putting God into such a prominent position in the public eye.
Paul Woolley, director of the religious think tank Director of Theos, said: “We think that the campaign is a great way to get people thinking about God. The posters will encourage people to consider the most important question we will ever face in our lives.
My reaction?
Woohoo 
The Golden Rule of Atheists: Don’t do all the dumb shit that religious people do to each other. : )
YAY SCIENCE!!
Mind you, there’s always Pascal’s Wager to throw into these conversations to make them interesting… (here it is for those who don’t know: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_Wager)
Lemme know what you think.
I love the use of “probably” … makes for interesting conversation. When i saw this, i did wonder why it was never done before, esp when all the religions jumped on the marketing bandwagon …
if you have some time, see if you can get the book a canticle for leibowitz – an interesting take on religion and sci-fi (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canticle-Leibowitz-Bantam-Spectra-Book/dp/0553273817/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231627224&sr=8-1)
here’s one for the religion topic
Freedom of speech has really come a looong way.
only slightly
Thank God for Richard Dawkins!!
*ducks*
If you have time, try to find the youtube vid by Tim Minchin called Storm…hilarious stuff.