Campaign: Atheist Bus
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** We reached the total at 1006 BST (GMT+1) on 21st October, just over 10 hours after launch – thank you so much to everyone who contributed! If you haven’t donated yet and would like to then please do – we are now aiming to launch a full advertising campaign across the UK! **
The Atheist Bus Campaign launches today, Tuesday October 21. With your support, we hope to raise £5,500 to run 30 buses across the capital for four weeks with the slogan: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” Donate online now!
Professor Richard Dawkins, bestselling author of The God Delusion, is officially supporting the Atheist Bus Campaign, and has generously agreed to match all donations up to a maximum of £5,500, giving us a total of £11,000 if we reach the full amount – enough for a much bigger campaign. Our campaign partner, the British Humanist Association, will be administering all donations.
With your help, we can brighten people’s days on the way to work, help raise awareness of atheism in the UK, and hopefully encourage more people to come out as atheists. We can also counter the religious adverts which are currently running on London buses, and help people think for themselves.
As Richard Dawkins says: “This campaign to put alternative slogans on London buses will make people think – and thinking is anathema to religion.”
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October 26th, 2008 at 6:06
Oh theres the hiss of that white noise again.
It is Sunday, now do your Bible study:
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/
October 26th, 2008 at 6:08
@Rich Savage 242
“The reason you believe in god is because billions of other people do.”
Er, that doesn’t mean that belief in God is wrong…
In fact, I would say that billions of people are unlikely to be as wrong as you want to think they are…
You really should read CS Lewis, but I’ve noticed that internet-atheists, of the activist variety, are pretty well impervious to any books, links etc, you go armoured against them, by a tremendous will to not believe… Therefore, you don’t read with open minds.. because you believe it’s all about ‘blind’ faith, but really, you couldn’t be more wrong!
Debbie K
October 26th, 2008 at 6:32
Oh and boys, being insulting isn’t going to help your case one teeny little bit. Don’t tell me you aren’t making a case, because you are. Or what is the bus, and your patron saint Richard of Dawkins’ book for, hey?
Mr “White Noise” Dr Doctor, I am well familiar with the Skeptics (sic) Annotated Bible. It’s pants. Now, as you’ve pointed out, it’s Sunday, on a public holiday weekend, and I’ve better things to do, such as going down the dairy for some chocolate…
Have a good day, ragazzi… don’t strain the brains, eh?
Debbie K
October 26th, 2008 at 8:20
Its pants because Debbie calls it that. What is it with theists and their addiction to making assertions?
I think the radio station analogy is fitting, like a kid twirling a dial most of the time it is white noise with the odd moment of clarity.
I think Debbie needs to relax, and enjoy her life.
October 26th, 2008 at 8:25
It’s about time the atheists of the world united against indoctrination and actively promoted logical, rational thought.
I’ll be teaching my kids there is nothing new about Jesus or the following of God, but that it’s simply a psychological need mixed in with astrological charting of the sun.
Has anyone seen “Zeitgeist”? I would urge you to watch it.
October 26th, 2008 at 8:34
In response to some comments here, there are actually a number of car stickers in existence for we atheists. It’s the Fish logo from Christianity (which is actually taken directly from the Zodiac) but with legs on it….depicting your belief in evolution, not creationism.
Very cool and can be found via a simple Google search.
October 26th, 2008 at 9:20
@88 Samantha: such eloquent ramblings by a supposed Christian. Your god must be very proud!
@291 Barry: I love this post!
@189 Atheist: the worship of God can be traced back to the worship of the sun, which in effect is Jesus.
There are many many other supposed Gods who fit Jesus’ description including all his main attributes which make him who he is, and he is absolutely traceable back to the Zodiac. Check out Horus, Mythra and Krishna for the same story as Jesus.
Then watch a movie called “Zeitgeist” for a fuller explanation.
Religion is absolutely explainable and an inevitable consequence of our primitive minds, but some of the atheists here are saying we have evolved, but our beliefs haven’t, which I agree with.
It will take a few more generations of lazy Christians and other religions before science prevails, but it eventually will, and “God” will cease to exist.
October 26th, 2008 at 15:16
RedCitrus #284
The Tsunami in 2004 was a terrible event and so I would like to look at your scenario’s.
1. I do NOT believe God made it happen. However to use the term cruel and vengeful God and not worthy of our worship is completely wide of the mark. As you can see from the flood of Noah, God will and does judge.
2/3. God could have prevented it happening and he clearly had reasons for allowing it to happen. What his reasons are I can’t answer. All I know is that following the fall of man in the Garden of Eden God’s Creation became marred.
This will change with the new heaven and the new earth – Revelation 21 Verse 1.
4. God does not exist. By sending His Son Jesus to die on the cross for your sins He demonstrated how much He loves you. You would be better off saying “I haven’t found Him” and start looking.
DSK #286
You are right. As a Christian I believe in one God but more than that I have a personal relationship with a personal God. The good news is you can too…
What sets Christianity apart from other religions is that there is nothing I can do to earn my salvation. Jesus did that for me when He died on the Cross and rose again on the third day. All I have to do is repent and believe…it really is that simple!
There is only one way. Can I suggest that do an Alpha Course at your local church?
Barry #291
As you have a Phd in molecular biology why not accept my challenge? It would be great to get this subject properly debated.
Oli #292
The reason I’m asking for this debate is that I find it amazing how passionate people can get about a cock and bull theory. Imagine how passionate you can get when you find the truth! As for me writing a book can I refer you to the following books:
And God said by Dr Farid Abou-Rahme
The Dawkins Delusion by Alister McGrath
Tornado in a Junkyard by James Perloff
the Lie: Evolution by Ken Ham
Also take a look at Answers in Genesis on the web.
I appreciate the fact evolution has been one of the most successful theories of all time. My guess as to why, is that people just do not want to believe in God or try to find him because they are scared of what they may find.
I must say though that I think this is a great campaign as God will use this campaign to spread the Good News of Jesus and so the campaign WILL backfire!
October 26th, 2008 at 17:12
I just read through post 298 from Richard
All I can say is poor deluded man… I’ve read some of that claptrap he’s referring too. I fail to understand how a rational human being could
1) write that blurb and
2) believe in the “intelligent design” so called theory
3) take a book of fairy tales as the guide to disprove all the past centuries scientific discoveries.
4) I’ve never seen a vicar/imam/rabbi do a heart transplant have you ?
Anyway I’m damned anyway..christians, muslims and jews don’t like gay atheists at all !!
October 26th, 2008 at 17:22
Oh Richard I feel sorry for you. Still looking at the world as if a child, believing in fairy tales of a magic guy living in the sky knowing and seeing all, it is quite funny if you look at it with an adult point of view, you know one with sense and a little intelligence.
I hope that you grow up soon and see the truth, good luck to you
October 26th, 2008 at 17:57
Debbie, you make some pretty stupid generalisations there, to say “You really should read CS Lewis, but I’ve noticed that internet-atheists, of the activist variety, are pretty well impervious to any books, links etc, you go armoured against them, by a tremendous will to not believe” is just an idiotic comment.
Athiests are not all the same, they are different also they don’t all follow a book they have individuality, so to generalise the billions of people around the world who don’t believe in this particular religious fairy tale is just plain stupid to be honest.
How about you think before you speak from now on? How about not trying to show other people how stupid they are but using a stupid comment to do it?
Athiests are not people who just refuse to believe things although I am sure there are some, most athiests would be the first to believe it if there was any evidence because that’s what most believe in, facts and evidence.
And the fact is there is no god, this is the real world, not fairy land. So people should start living their lives and being happy and not keeping hopes on a fairy tale.
We have only one life, and it is short, enjoy it!
)))
Good luck to all the fairy tale believers I hope one day you see the truth, good luck
October 26th, 2008 at 18:41
Poor, poor, Richard #298. The extent of his delusion is so deep and intense he has zero chance of recovery. The pope has a better chance of enlightenment.
Luckily Richard has been deluded by xtian myths, and so is rather unlikely to commit a terrorist act. That’s about the best that can be said of his state of mind.
October 26th, 2008 at 19:34
Richard – I’m disappointed in your answers. Respect is a two-way process, and if God expects me to respect him, I would expect some in return. The old “God moves in mysterious ways” cliche is a bit pointless.Claiming that of this nature is like covering one’s ears and shouting “la la la” rally loudly. You say that “What his reasons are I can’t answer”, but that’s not good enough. I’m not willing to worship a god who would wipe out so many lives in such a dreadful manner without some explanation as to why.
In fact, I find your passive acceptance of this quite offensive – no different to the Germans in the second world war who knew of the Nazi mass-extermination programmes yet did nothing to challenge it, believing it to be for the “greater good”.
October 26th, 2008 at 20:33
Peter Theakston #299
You don’t have to be damned as you put it. Can I recommend you read the book:
A guy who was gay by Richard Oostrum with Hans Frinsel.
October 26th, 2008 at 21:06
@Richard,
Regarding the book list you gave in your last post. What is Alister McGrath’s book doing in that list? Alister McGrath believes in God, but he fully accepts evolutionary theory as do MOST Christian scientists. It’s only an odd ball bunch of Christians that don’t accept evolution in the UK (I’m guessing your not from the UK). On a purely theological level, I have read Alister McGrath and C.S. Lewis and have found their arguments weak and unconvincing.
You completely missed what I was saying when I said evolution is a successful theory. I didn’t mean it was successful because a lot of people have heard about it. I meant it’s successful because it has made MANY prediction which have ALL turned out to be CORRECT! It’s not successful because people don’t want to believe in God, it’s successful because using it we can understand a hell of a lot.
For example, look at the amazing work on “ring species”, look at the wonderful work on chromosome fusion that proves Humans share a common ancestor with Great Apes (I know you won’t, but please check out this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8FfMBYCkk), look at Endogenous Retroviral DNA (this isn’t the right place to go into modern genetics but take a look at the positioning of ERV’s in Human and Chimp DNA). What about vestigial organs, why do we get goose-bumps, why do men have nipples, why do we have an appendix for goodness sake? What God just wanted to make it look like we evolved to test us?? Come on, this is totally stupid.
The list of evidence supporting evolution goes on and on and on and on and on. You need to lift your eyes up from that bronze age book you’ve become obsessed with and look around! Go to the Natural History museum and ask to see the fossil and geological evidence for evolution, goto the library and read some papers from a journal like Nature (or even a magazine like New Scientist for that matter). If you do this, you’ll find that there isn’t some big cover up, there isn’t a global conspiracy going on to stop people believing in God.
October 26th, 2008 at 21:16
Richard post 303
No thanks..I’m quite happy as I am !!! Why do christians always assume it’s their right to push their crap on gay people and try and change them ?
October 26th, 2008 at 21:36
Thanks, Peter (305), was waiting with somewhat ‘bated breath. Very restrained of you.
The answer to your question is, of course, because all religious people believe that they and only they are RIGHT! It goes with the territory, once you have FAITH, then the (insert [ir]relevant imaginary sky pixie here) is on your side and your opinions inevitably overcome those of anyone else.
Surely you must have spotted this by now?
October 26th, 2008 at 22:00
Rational scientific logic WILL prevail and God will cease to exist.
It may not happen in my life time, but I pray it will.
hehe
October 26th, 2008 at 22:18
yeah I had spotted that Simon ….
As for your bated breath comment…I did rewrite the post a few times before posting…but decided to restrain myself as the poor deluded man can’t help being brainwashed…
October 27th, 2008 at 1:37
please put the much shorter slogan in much bigger letters:
BLAME GOD FOR ALL STUPIDITY.
watch believers argue against omnipotence.
lulz ensue.
btw- u most certainly can prove there is no ‘god’
only that which does not exist is ineffable, duh.
it’s the mystery of mysteries and the fraud of frauds. Goedel tells you how to get out of it, not provide you excuse for wallowing in it. Eff that!
October 27th, 2008 at 1:54
How often do you find the word “PROBABLY” in anything written by religionists of any colour or creed? The more passionate the conviction, about God and religion, or even otherwise, the less likelihood that it is true. Take a true religionist. Apart from God and religion what else is he passionate about? It will almost certainly be something for which there is no good ground.
Someone made the distinction between atheism and agnosticism. That atheism is about faith or the lack of it while agnosticism is about knowledge or the lack of it. Excellent and well put.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:46
I’m not sure this is the right thread to post this in, but here’s Ariane being interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday programme :
(Direct link / Download link)
October 27th, 2008 at 5:06
Peter, really! “4) I’ve never seen a vicar/imam/rabbi do a heart transplant have you ?”
And why would you? They’re a vicar etc, not a cardiac surgeon. I’ve never seen a shop keeper give a language lesson… and my assertion is just as relevant to the case.
Debbie K
October 27th, 2008 at 5:28
@320 Sharad – You’ll actually find the word “probably” used a lot by what you call “religionists”. McGrath and C S Lewis for two…Do read their books, and pay attention, because you’ll find, provided you actually want to, that their arguments do indeed make sense. It’s the actually wanting to be open minded, that’s the problem.
318 Darren Stevens – you admit then that God exists? But God isn’t going to disappear to please you!
Debbie K
October 27th, 2008 at 7:25
I’m worried about the souls that post “thanks & great idea” on this website. If you are atheists then you’re not supposed to protest and make as if atheism is a religion.
You should all pray and have faith the God will lead you in the way that you’re supposed to go. Maybe there’s a reason that you all are doing this and donating to a cause.
Mamon is your god it seems.. enjoy your banner…
October 27th, 2008 at 8:52
“If you are atheists then you’re not supposed to protest”
Is it written somewhere?
“You should all pray and have faith the God will lead you in the way that you’re supposed to go.”
I think you are terribly confused about what atheist means.
“Maybe there’s a reason that you all are doing this and donating to a cause.”
Yes, there is, and it seems to be beyond your limited world view. I pity your small mindedness, but given you don’t understand what an atheist is, perhaps it is founded in ignorance and we should blame your upbringing instead.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:07
Debbie K,
The point is that when a religious person is ill, they don’t find remedies in ancient texts. They look to science to cure them.
There are exceptions of course – people who would rather their child died than have a blood transplant – I hope you’re not in that category.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:26
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October 27th, 2008 at 11:15
Richard, you have just confirmed what so many know, that Christianity was invented to pave the way to atheism. In other religions you have to do something to show you belong, in Christianity all you have to do is repent and believe. That way you can hedge your bets and be both an atheist and a believer at the same time by paying lip service to a god who keeps out of your way.
Six days a week the vast majority of Christians ignore all gods including the one they pay lip service to on Sundays.
If you want to be devoutly religious then Christianity is not the religion for you, if you want to be able to ignore all gods then that is atheism.
October 27th, 2008 at 12:21
Crowth
I think that is very relevant as the host for Sunday is the same Roger Bolton who hosts Feedback.
Lets deluge Feedback with demands for an atheist voice on Thought for the Day
October 27th, 2008 at 18:35
If you were to destroy science and religion. Science would re-emerge exactly the same; but not religion.
October 27th, 2008 at 18:40
“When 1 person suffers from a delusion it is insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion”
Sorry, I thought we were all posting things we take solace in. Apologies but I’ve got no numbers in my magic book though
October 27th, 2008 at 22:10
I don’t think the religionists posting to this quite get it. The upwelling of, and speaking out by, atheists is a reaction to the smug, know it all attitude of those who would ram religion and all its myopic, stone age superstitions down our throats. Make no mistake, the religionists in each and every culture are exactly the same, they all resemble the Taliban. Look at all the bloodshed and wars, the Crusades etc, all in the name of religion. Look at the Muslim treatment of women, and then look at the fundamentalist in the western world, with men trying to run the lives of women, they who are never pregnant saying no to abortion. I could go on and on, but it would only be repetition of points and arguments already stated. I just want the smug taliban bastards of all religious persuasions to get out of my face.
October 28th, 2008 at 18:42
Just listened to the R4 interview. Thought you came across well on that Ariane. Keep up the good work for this cause
October 28th, 2008 at 20:36
Atheist should check out William Lane Craig and see your weak arguments crushed. Richard Dawkins will not face him in a debate.
October 28th, 2008 at 22:12
Atheists should indeed check out William Lane Craig, because he is hilarious! He is making a bit more of an effort, totally undermined, as ever, by the common failing – he believes, Lord, he believes! Shocking pics, too….
October 29th, 2008 at 12:33
Your best argument is the fact that William Lane Craig believes! Thats weakness for you. Can you refute him with this reason I often hear of? Or would you hide from debate as Richard Dawkins does?
October 30th, 2008 at 22:26
kde
Interestingly, I have seen videos of a man called William Craig, in which people who do not follow his opinions refer to him by name. I accept this as adequate evidence of his existence, even accepting that I have never met him. Christian philosphers have been arguing about the number of angels that could dance on the head of a pin for millenia and constructing more & more fanciful ideas to support the unsupportable, in the wake of the more simplistic religions of previous ages. It would be asy to refute William Craig with reason & I should happily debate with him, but you have to remember, it is up to him to provide proof of something he claims exists, not up to me to disprove that for which there is no evidence. Remind me, does he believe in the IPU or the FSM?
October 30th, 2008 at 22:27
Sorry, kde,
I meant Thor or Mars?
October 30th, 2008 at 22:29
Or the Christian God (retired vicious Crusading deity, except in the good ole’ USA) or Islam’s Allah (apparently still active as a vicious jihadi deity)?
It’s so obvious, isn’t it?
October 31st, 2008 at 14:53
Thank’s Jesus for my life, my wife and my son.
November 1st, 2008 at 2:15
Why assume Jesus had something to do with them? I spoke today to a man who was a serving soldier in Afghanistan when he heard his wife and only child had died in a car crash. Was he just out of favour with Jesus that day?
November 1st, 2008 at 13:53
I just had a nice chat with a jehova’s witness, in which she tried to give me a copy of “The Truth” and I enquired whether she thought that the right way to deal with a rape victim who subsequently got married was for the men of her city to stone her to death on her father’s door step. (Deuteronomy 22:13-21)
Amazingly, she effectively declared that stoning people to death was A OK with her, as long as they’d been naughty enough — marvellous — I guess she’ll be getting a spot of retraining when she gets back to base.
I expect I’ll have the pleasure of chatting to one of their heavier hitters next time they’re round.
November 1st, 2008 at 14:37
Great campaign, let’s get it going national and create a real debate about the over-importance that religious mumbo jumbo has within our society.
I’m sick to death with the way we so often have to pussy foot around issues of religion in case we cause offence. Sod em! For too long have they got away with peddling their lies (especially to children) without being challenged.
It amazes me that in the 21st century people still believe in sky fairies – when will they wake up and smell the roses and learn to think for themselves.
On a practical note: would love bumper sickers etc and some fun atheist events to launch the campaign.
November 1st, 2008 at 19:05
I wish I could donate, I really do.
Unfortunately, I can’t afford to do so at this point in time.
I will cheer for this as loudly as my voice is able, though.
November 3rd, 2008 at 0:41
A Johovah’s Witness once came to my door and told me that some people actually believe in evolution. I replied that evolution just meant that if any creature did not live long enough to reproduce it would not pass on its characteristics to future generations. She thought about it for a bit and then said, “Well, that seems to make sense.” I wonder what happened to her.
November 3rd, 2008 at 14:46
Your bus has square wheels.
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November 6th, 2008 at 20:20
Rev. David said, “Your bus has square wheels.”
No. It hasn’t.
November 6th, 2008 at 21:09
If he did exist, what would God think of your posters?