RE: Atheist Bus moves on...
November 20, 2009 at 12:12 pm
(This post was last modified: November 20, 2009 at 12:15 pm by Rhizomorph13.)
Meatball,
Good idea! I too think the original ad is too subtle and would only be understood by people well versed in the topic so it would be lost on those it is trying to reach. Your idea would be a step in the right direction.
Another direction to go might be to show parents with easily identifiable jobs (judge for example) with their children with a comment along the lines of, "Your child isn't a judge just because you are, so what makes you think he/she shares your religion?"
Rhizo
Yeah, but the "probably" is in the ad to make it a rational statement. There is no way to prove a negative or know beyond a doubt that something doesn't exist. Some, me include, would say that gnostic atheism is just as irrational as gnostic theism.
Rhizo
Good idea! I too think the original ad is too subtle and would only be understood by people well versed in the topic so it would be lost on those it is trying to reach. Your idea would be a step in the right direction.
Another direction to go might be to show parents with easily identifiable jobs (judge for example) with their children with a comment along the lines of, "Your child isn't a judge just because you are, so what makes you think he/she shares your religion?"
Rhizo
(November 20, 2009 at 12:08 pm)Pope Alfred Wrote: OK, it lacks the instant punch of a one-liner, but it is likely to get thinking people reading.
Anyhow, to my mind the 'probably' in the bus poster was a big mistake - it weakened it so much. Maybe this one will do more good overall.
Yeah, but the "probably" is in the ad to make it a rational statement. There is no way to prove a negative or know beyond a doubt that something doesn't exist. Some, me include, would say that gnostic atheism is just as irrational as gnostic theism.
Rhizo
