Comments on: Atheist Bus Campaign in… America!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:06:52 +0000

How sad it is that so many people are afraid to mention anything that may clash with ridiculous beliefs.

How did humans get to a stage where we can take phone from our pocket and have a conference call between London, New York, Johannesburg and Sydney within seconds, yet still believe in virgin births, talking snakes and a man who walks on water?

By: Polly

Polly — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:58:22 +0000

I kinda miss the days when functional objects were just that. Now it seems like everything is a bilboard, even personal automobiles. Everywhere I look is some slick, glossy ad for this or that. Why can’t a park bench just be a park bench?

I realize it’s a revenue generator for the city, but I wish we could just support public infrastructure the old fashioned way rather than forcing our cities and counties and states to go hat-in-hand to major advertisers looking for money. Now everywhre you look is a battleground for competing ideas and, more often, BRANDS. I feel like my senses are constantly being assaulted. I find the bilboards along the long stretch of desert or coast especially irritating. Can’t I just enjoy the scenery?

By: Israel Walker

Israel Walker — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:02:00 +0000

“Why believe in god? Be good for goodness’ sake.”

I’m Israel Walker, and I approved this message.

By: Pseudonym

Pseudonym — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:20:49 +0000

I must say, I like this slogan much, much better than the British one. Very positive, and very friendly.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:23:38 +0000

Pretty stupid actually. It would be like putting “Why believe in Santa? Be good for goodness sake” on the inside and outside of a school bus. The only one’s it will affect are the kids who still believe in him–you’ll piss them off. If you don’t believe in Santa, why advertise it? If you don’t believe, you don’t believe. Why spoil it for those who do? :>)

By: Randomizer

Randomizer — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:02:52 +0000

Its not confrontational, provocative or controversial enough. And its not going to generate much controversy..Better try something like:

“There is no God.”

By: Cheering Up…. « blueollie

Cheering Up…. « blueollie — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:20:37 +0000

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By: Epistaxis

Epistaxis — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:17:41 +0000

“Why believe in a god?”

That seems too open-ended, at first, like it’s inviting the reader to answer. But there would be a lot more Humanists if more people simply considered that question.

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:02:51 +0000

There was something on the news here in VA last weekend about it, too. I don’t remember exactly what was said…I just remember hearing, “athiest” and “bus advertisement” in the same segment. Talking about Washington, D.C. It certainly gets people talking…

By: valdemar

valdemar — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:38 +0000

Well done American atheists! I donated a tiny sum to the British campaign – a drop in the ocean, it turned out. I hope it does trigger a big, heated debate over there, if only to stop US politicians assuming that everyone has to have a religion. That really irritates me so I can’t imagine what it must do to millions of rational Americans.