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The Atheism Symbol
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RE: The Atheism Symbol
(December 5, 2013 at 8:32 pm)Stimbo Wrote:
(December 5, 2013 at 8:24 pm)The_Thinking_Theist Wrote: I see the problem, there would be another bad connotation if all atheists started wearing big red "A"s with circles around them! ROFLOL

The difference is that atheists in that scenario would be identifiable as "a-holes" only by their chosen symbology. Theist a-holes, on the other hand, would be recognisable regardless.

(December 5, 2013 at 8:24 pm)The_Thinking_Theist Wrote: I don't get the FSM. I tried to read the Gospel but then I was always thinking "DAFUQ?"

That's the whole point. Satire, you see. It holds a mirror up to what it parodies.


I was referring not to a-hole, though you made a good point, but to the anarchy symbol.

(December 5, 2013 at 8:30 pm)genkaus Wrote: First of all, I'm not aware of any unique "Atheist Symbol". The one that you refer to belongs to American Atheists. Others include the Scarlet letter A, Empty Set symbol, Darwin Fish, FSM etc. However, while individuals and organizations alike may pick any of them (or come up with new ones), given the absence of any central doctrine, none of them can be regarded as "The Atheism Symbol".

Secondly, the symbol you mentioned, one that originated from a specific organization, is not supposed to represent atheists in general, it represents what they consider atheists should stand for. And what they hope atheists should be like is smart, scientifically-minded, educated free-thinkers and the symbol captures that quite well.

My living in America biases me. But still, it is prevalent and I don't like it.

(December 5, 2013 at 8:26 pm)futilethewinds Wrote:
(December 5, 2013 at 8:24 pm)The_Thinking_Theist Wrote: I don't get the FSM. I tried to read the Gospel but then I was always thinking "DAFUQ?"
You probably don't get it because you are a theist, and the parody is of your entire worldview.

I gathered that it was a parody of the Christian worldview, one which I do not have.
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Messages In This Thread
The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 5, 2013 at 8:13 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Silver - December 5, 2013 at 8:15 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 5, 2013 at 8:18 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Silver - December 5, 2013 at 8:22 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 5, 2013 at 8:22 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The Valkyrie - December 5, 2013 at 8:21 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Cyberman - December 5, 2013 at 8:21 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 5, 2013 at 8:24 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by My imaginary friend is GOD - December 5, 2013 at 8:26 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Cyberman - December 5, 2013 at 8:32 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 5, 2013 at 8:46 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Cyberman - December 5, 2013 at 9:01 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by My imaginary friend is GOD - December 6, 2013 at 6:25 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by CleanShavenJesus - December 5, 2013 at 9:03 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by My imaginary friend is GOD - December 5, 2013 at 8:24 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by genkaus - December 5, 2013 at 8:30 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Cyberman - December 5, 2013 at 9:07 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 5, 2013 at 9:08 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Sejanus - December 5, 2013 at 9:44 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Strongbad - December 5, 2013 at 9:41 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Cyberman - December 5, 2013 at 11:18 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Cyberman - December 5, 2013 at 9:10 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 5, 2013 at 9:14 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by freedomfromforum - December 5, 2013 at 9:17 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Cyberman - December 5, 2013 at 9:19 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by TheBeardedDude - December 5, 2013 at 9:30 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Simon Moon - December 5, 2013 at 9:30 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 5, 2013 at 10:05 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Esquilax - December 5, 2013 at 10:04 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by TheBeardedDude - December 5, 2013 at 11:14 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Owlix - December 5, 2013 at 11:42 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Vincenzo Vinny G. - December 5, 2013 at 11:57 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Angrboda - December 6, 2013 at 2:34 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Esquilax - December 6, 2013 at 2:40 am
Derpity derp derp-a-derp - by Jackalope - December 6, 2013 at 2:46 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Vincenzo Vinny G. - December 6, 2013 at 3:47 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Sejanus - December 6, 2013 at 4:41 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Vincenzo Vinny G. - December 6, 2013 at 5:03 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Sejanus - December 6, 2013 at 5:05 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Owlix - December 6, 2013 at 12:05 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Angrboda - December 6, 2013 at 2:36 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by max-greece - December 6, 2013 at 2:56 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Jacob(smooth) - December 6, 2013 at 4:49 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Kayenneh - December 6, 2013 at 4:50 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Sejanus - December 6, 2013 at 5:09 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by StuW - December 6, 2013 at 5:00 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Kayenneh - December 6, 2013 at 5:06 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Vincenzo Vinny G. - December 6, 2013 at 5:17 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Jackalope - December 6, 2013 at 4:48 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Kayenneh - December 6, 2013 at 5:14 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by StuW - December 6, 2013 at 5:27 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Sejanus - December 6, 2013 at 5:34 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Kayenneh - December 6, 2013 at 5:25 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Vincenzo Vinny G. - December 6, 2013 at 5:36 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Kayenneh - December 6, 2013 at 5:29 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Kayenneh - December 6, 2013 at 5:42 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by pocaracas - December 6, 2013 at 6:13 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Sejanus - December 6, 2013 at 10:21 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Psykhronic - December 6, 2013 at 10:31 am
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Cyberman - December 6, 2013 at 12:17 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Tonus - December 6, 2013 at 4:54 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by houseofcantor - December 6, 2013 at 6:01 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by Sejanus - December 6, 2013 at 7:53 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 7, 2013 at 8:41 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by TheBeardedDude - December 7, 2013 at 8:53 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 7, 2013 at 8:58 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by pocaracas - December 7, 2013 at 9:01 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 7, 2013 at 9:03 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by pocaracas - December 7, 2013 at 9:07 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 7, 2013 at 9:13 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by pocaracas - December 7, 2013 at 9:17 pm
RE: The Atheism Symbol - by The_Thinking_Theist - December 7, 2013 at 9:29 pm

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