"There's probably no God" on London's buses

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Despite surrounding controversy and reports that the plans were to be scrapped, atheist slogans will be printed on Westminster buses from January.

The slogans read "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy yourself."

The campaign is the brainchild of the British Humanist Association and is supported by outspoken atheist professor Richard Dawkins.

Dawkins makes some very interesting points regarding the "free ride" that religion is used to getting and says that the slogans will make people think.

Stephen Green of the group Christian Voice has said "Bendy-buses, like atheism, are a danger to the public at large".
  • added October 21, 2008
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3 responses // "There's probably no God" on London's buses

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    Posting this on buses is irresponsible. One of it's consequences is to encourage close mindedness, in my opinion. There is no preponderance of evidence against the existence of God.
    Please understand that biochemistry cannot explain all the functions of the human brain. The chemicals themselves have electromagnetic signatures. These same electromagnetic signatures, when introduced to aqueous solutions, have performed the exact same effects as the associated molecule itself during laboratory tests. These are some modern day questions for you to consider. Follow up on this yourself. This is the cutting edge of science - and future discoveries in this area will be even more relevant to this conversation, in my opinion.
    We must consider these questions. If we do not, we are not fully informed. If we are not fully informed, we cannot make rational decisions.

    walesjames
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    walesjames if you could post a link, that would be awesome. However, i must disagree with you on one note. I think this campaign would certainly get people to think. I actually find it a bit empowering. To me it says, explore the options, consider/analyze your beliefs, and most importantly don't worry about appearing 'holy' to your peers. Live your life the way your beliefs tell you to, not the way your church tells you to. I think ads on buses are dangerous and distracting to drivers anyway but, if it's responsible to advertise a belief system on the side of a bus(church) it should certainly be ok to advertise the lack of one(atheism).
    Also, many atheists aren't out to prove or disprove anything. I think it's about time someone other than a religiously affiliated group got their voice out there.

    spottedcow09
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    Spottedcow, your hotness has hypnotized me - but I digress.
    I agree with you that we should encourage people to speak their minds, and that the church has not traditionally helped in that area.
    The main issue I took with the ads was the use of "probably". It was too strong of a statement. The definition of probably on merriam webster is: insofar as seems reasonably true, factual, or to be expected: without much doubt.
    That goes too far in my opinion.
    I did find a link to a discussion of the electromagnetic signatures on molecules though:
    http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=11705

    walesjames

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