(July 13, 2017 at 11:46 am)Cecelia Wrote: Recently we went down south to visit family, and... along the way we saw a LOT of Religious Billboards. And all I could think was "What's the point?" You're not going to convince any atheists or agnostics to call. And people who already believe in god don't need to call. So who's supposed to call? Seems like a waste of money. You know that could go to... say Charitable works. Maybe there's some people on the fence who MIGHT call, but it seems like such a small audience.
It's preaching to the choir. No atheist is going to look at those boards and think "I should call! Maybe they do have evidence!"
I mean if you're advertising for a specific church, sure I can get that. Probably still a waste of money, but at least then you're advertising a specific church. But just ones that are like "Believe in Jesus!" seem like such a waste.
You are talking about people who are A) inherently stupid and B) think that they get brownie points from fucking jesus for advertising.
In fact, Richard Carrier makes the point that when the concept of "jesus" was Euhemerized ( turned from a myth into a man ) it was primarily a marketing ploy.
