I tend to agree with a blog posting from James Macpherson:
A GROUP of atheists in the UK have bandied together to run anti-God advertisements on the side of public buses. You can read the New York Times report here.
The Methodist Church don't think it a bad thing. Infact, they counter that at least the advertisements will get people thinking about eternal issues.
I agree. The very nature of the advertisements surely signal atheism's weaknesses to thinking people.
For instance, one of the advertisements states: "There's probably no God, so stop worrying and enjoying your life."
The word "probably" had to be used in oder to meet advertising standards since it is impossible to prove there is no God. And so the atheists advertise that they too are people of faith.
Further more, it begs the question as to whether the probability that there is no God is really a source of comfort. Surely, if there is no God then there is no purpose, no hope, no justice, no-one to hear your prayers ... all of which sounds like a real worry to me.
The second advertisement features a Santa proclaiming: "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness sake."
This of course begs the question, if there is no God, why be good at all?
And finally, there's a cheeky ad where-in atheists define their own belief system in these terms: "Atheism: Sleeping in on Sunday mornings."
I love it. If there is no God then nor is there purpose or meaning. You might as well stay in bed!
Far from creating doubts about God, these advertisements might just nudge thinking people into church!
The Methodist Church don't think it a bad thing. Infact, they counter that at least the advertisements will get people thinking about eternal issues.
I agree. The very nature of the advertisements surely signal atheism's weaknesses to thinking people.
For instance, one of the advertisements states: "There's probably no God, so stop worrying and enjoying your life."
The word "probably" had to be used in oder to meet advertising standards since it is impossible to prove there is no God. And so the atheists advertise that they too are people of faith.
Further more, it begs the question as to whether the probability that there is no God is really a source of comfort. Surely, if there is no God then there is no purpose, no hope, no justice, no-one to hear your prayers ... all of which sounds like a real worry to me.
The second advertisement features a Santa proclaiming: "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness sake."
This of course begs the question, if there is no God, why be good at all?
And finally, there's a cheeky ad where-in atheists define their own belief system in these terms: "Atheism: Sleeping in on Sunday mornings."
I love it. If there is no God then nor is there purpose or meaning. You might as well stay in bed!
Far from creating doubts about God, these advertisements might just nudge thinking people into church!
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