Comments on: Billboards

By: Daniel Schealler

Daniel Schealler — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:40:16 +0000

Maybe so – but this time it’s our banality, see?

^_^

DNFTT.

By: Scott M

Scott M — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:16:57 +0000

#33 – So apparently Socrates was a postmodern individualist? Yeah right.

Billboard atheism is just as banal as billboard Christianity

By: Daniel Schealler

Daniel Schealler — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:31:16 +0000

Another one (I can’t stop)

No Adam, no Fall. No Fall, no Atonement. No Atonement, no Savior. Think about it.

http://www.nogod.org.nz/generator/wsu7ok

By: Daniel Schealler

Daniel Schealler — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:24:20 +0000

Good to see Ken floating around here. Publicity is good.

Here’s mine:

The unconsidered life is not worth living. Make your own purpose.

http://www.nogod.org.nz/generator/image.php?code=1nvc91

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:52:45 +0000

Yeah, there’s really two entirely independent concepts:
“There’s probably no god” and
“Organised religion is bad”.
This campaign (so far) is more in the god direction, rather than the religion direction, at least as far as the main slogan goes. I think if we focus on the god angle at the moment, and leave religion for another day/campaign/fight.
Personally, it’s not really about belief for me, rather that a god is no longer required (see my slogan idea at #14 above).

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:04:15 +0000

Wanks, I don’t think it’s our job to “get rid of religion”, surely.

Our interest is in overcoming religious privilige, ensuring the freedom from religion as well as freedom of religion. And asserting our right to exist and present our views.

I am sure those who make final decisionon slogans etc will not be silly about it. If they judge it more appropriate to talk of religion rather than gods or atheism I am sure they will do so.

By: Scott M

Scott M — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:46:11 +0000

Wahid,

My point was that the campaign can’t claim represent the broader group. It’s too late because it’s already the ‘atheist’ bus campaign.

By: Wahid Hussaini

Wahid Hussaini — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:06:04 +0000

I just read Scott M’s comment and realized that he mentioned the same thing as I have stated right after him. I agree with him. We need to represent a much broader group of people.

By: Wahid Hussaini

Wahid Hussaini — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:03:41 +0000

I think it is more important to emphasize that we are more against religion than belief in God. If someone wants to believe in god, let them. It is only religion that teaches hateful doctrine, and that is what we should try to get rid of.

There are a few people out there who truly believe in God, but do not affiliate with any religion, as showed above with the whole debate on whether or not the statistics are correct. So it is a great thing that the non-religious group is increasing not only in NZ but in many other parts of the world as well, regardless of their belief in a god.

I think it would be a better idea to have slogans like

“A million Kiwis are good without religion, are you?”

“People are often good despite religion”

and so on…

By: Scott M

Scott M — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:06:38 +0000

So 72% believe in ‘God’ or a higher power
15% are Agnostic
and 13% are Atheist
(with a 3% margin of error)

The thing about referring to religion (‘be good without religion’) is that it’s an atheist bus campaign. That’s how its been advertised. The phrase ‘there’s probably no God’ does not represent an agnostic position, let alone a non-religious theist position.