# Are these very insulting Atheist billboards attacking Christianity & Mormonism really the way to go?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 23, 2012, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357 "2012-08-23T05:33:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![kwimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@kwimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwimby)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357/241 "2012-09-01T22:12:09Z")

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Wait, what?! I thought John Lennon said it all… 😕

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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357/242 "2012-09-01T22:36:03Z")

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WTF, dude?

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**Author:** ![kwimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@kwimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwimby)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357/243 "2012-09-01T22:51:50Z")

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The reference, boss!! The reference!!

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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357/244 "2012-09-01T22:55:23Z")

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I get the fucking reference.

What’s your stance in your own words. Actually, save it, I don’t care.

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**Author:** ![kwimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@kwimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwimby)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357/245 "2012-09-01T23:01:27Z")

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I’m gald you finally realized trying to reason with irrational people (talking WRT a specific subject here, nothing personal) is usually a non-starter.

Makes one treading those waters doubt their own rationality at times. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357/246 "2012-09-01T23:24:48Z")

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Welp, ya sure showed me.

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357/247 "2012-09-02T01:44:38Z")

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> [@kwimby](#):
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> I’m gald you finally realized trying to reason with irrational people (talking WRT a specific subject here, nothing personal) is usually a non-starter.
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> Makes one treading those waters doubt their own rationality at times. :rolleyes:

I’m just going assume you’ve got nothing. If you ever want to change my view, feel free to post something substantive.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357/248 "2012-09-02T01:46:11Z")

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I thought we weren’t supposed to post while under the influence.

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**Author:** ![kwimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@kwimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwimby)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357/249 "2012-09-02T02:18:57Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> I thought we weren’t supposed to post while under the influence.

Now if we could just get “under the influence of deities” recognized for this purpose we’d be all set!

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