I have to admit that I laughed when I read this Christian Post story about an atheist bus advertisement campaign in Chicago:
Atheist messages have hit the third largest city in the country.
“In the beginning, man created God,” read ads posted on 25 Chicago buses.
The slogan “espouses the idea that man created God as well as all religions, and encourages public and critical examination of the merits of religious belief,” according to Indiana Atheist Bus Campaign.
I’m not sure how seeing a six-word slogan “encourages public and critical examination of the merits of religious belief,” but I suppose that anything that gets people thinking about God even for a moment is OK. Anyway, this is the part that I thought funny:
Members and supporters of the Indiana Atheist Bus Campaign revealed two different motivations behind launching the ads. Some, the campaign reported, want to promote a positive message about atheism and encourage atheists to “come out” while others want to tackle religious belief head-on with science and evidence-based approaches.
So a six-word assertion, devoid of context, argument, or fact, represents what some atheists think is “tackl[ing] religious belief head-on with science and evidence-based approaches.” Nicely done, folks.
May 25, 2009 at 6:42 pm
You know, you just have to love them. Atheists are so child-like in their logic and reasoning. I can see why you got a chuckle.
May 26, 2009 at 10:21 am
In all fairness, it’s just a poster ad, not a fully-formed essay for the JETS. Judge it by what it is, not by what it is not. The purpose of a billboard is to generate interest and openness, not to seal the deal. “Have you driven a Ford lately?” is not supposed to sell the car, just get you into the dealership where you can talk about it. “Yes we can” is not a full exposition of the party’s platform, just an invitation to consider the possibilities. And, for what it’s worth, it’s not a bad opening salvo in the campaign. It will likely accomplish it’s purpose of opening up the possibility of further conversation. I hope we can be ready to engage it positively
May 26, 2009 at 10:39 am
I for one would welcome atheists investigating creation “with science and evidence-based approaches”. If they remain honest and take only what science can truly provide (rather than what they want it to say), they will find the case for “Intellegent Design” is very strong and the only plausible conclusion.