That atheists are objectively right, and believers are objectively wrong?
In the strictest sense, there is no objective right and wrong when it comes to whether or not some form of God exists. Only subjective judgements reached by one’s own logic, evidence (or lack thereof), emotion, indoctrination, etc. despite the burden of proof on the believer’s end.
And also why I find any platform that atempts to argue the existence of God in a scientific or emotional framework ridiculous.
In this case, these billboards are trying to appeal to emotion in a fallacious way. Pointing out any negatives or contradictions of one’s faith, usually results in only more justification and hardened resolve to ignore any constructive discussion.
At best, you can only come to a philosophical justification as a case for God. So far, any philosophical justications for God remain vastly unconvincing and void for myself; yet it’s ones prerogative to cling to one or not.
And, at worst, you just believe there is a God, because you were told by someone else there is. Which is pretty damn pathetic.
The third argument is you somehow gain “faith” in God, which I’ve never heard an adequate definition of what faith is, or how one is supposed to gain it. Any takers?
It doesn’t make sense to me to be to witness about atheism.
I’d rather the issue be about separation of church and state, as that’s where the insidious nature of religion seems to really creep into the radical social conservative movement.
If you really feel the need to plaster a sky-bumper sticker all over town, bring up a legitamate issue, rather than appealing to emotion (or anything else); like “You don’t want our government in your religion, and we don’t want your religion in our government. -Signed, the rest of America”
I think that’s probably how most people are (religious and atheist, agnostic, whatevever). But the fanatics are the ones making all the noise. That and controversy sells, so they get the most attention.
Plus it’s a lot easier to just slap a bumper sticker on your car than actually start a campaign to get prayer out of schools, or fight actual discrimination. (Meaning not just some people calling each other names) Getting the Ten Commandments off of government property, fighting against anti-semitism, or the whole blow-up over the Muslim community center near Ground Zero.
For Og’s sake, kwimby stop hinting and snarking and beating around the bush and throwing out your little one liner rhetorical questions and just state a damn position.