mrstickball said:
highwaystar101 said:
Farmageddon said:
Following UK, USA and Spain, Brazil's ATEA (brazilian Association of Atheist And Agnostics) will have ads on buses in Porto Alegre eand Salvador for a month, maybe more if they can get the money.
The Association tried to do the same in São Paulo, but the bus company refused. These are the images of the four ads to be used:
Upper-left reads: In light green background: "Doesn't believe in God". In red background: "Believes in God" . On Darker green: Religion does not define character. In Yellow (same for all images): "Say no to the prejudice against atheists".
Upper right: red: "If God exists, everything is allowed."
Bottom-left: light-green: "Faith gives no answers. It just stops questions."
Bottom-right: red: "We're all atheists with other people's Gods"
So, what do you think?
Too offensive? Maybe just asking for more trouble? Or is it a good wake-up call?
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I wouldn't say it's offensive, I've seen advertising going the other way with just as strong a message.
In fact, the other day I was stopped by three muslims (initially one) handing out free Qurans at my University (I got mine). They asked me whether I was atheist and when I said yes they told that atheism inevitably leads to murder, and then began to reel off a list of atheist murderers and genocidal maniacs.
Now that's pretty damn offensive because I wouldn't hurt a fly, which is why I like the "Religion does not define character" sentiment of one of the adverts. But for the same reason I hate the advert that says "If God exists then everything is allowed", because that's the sentiment that offended me in the first place and it would be hypocritical of me to send that back in their direction and claim it's ok.
Also, "We're all atheists to other people's gods" is so true (even though it is repeated a little too much).
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I can't believe they did that to you. That is like the pot calling the kettle black.
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They were doing it to everyone.
And yes, the (rather unfounded) hypocrisy was one of the things I found infuriating. A person's personality is not defined by religion.
Yes Stalin was an atheist, but I'm not a communist responsible for 40 million deaths, and I don't plan to be either. I'm not Stalin. Same I'm sure the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were muslims, but I'm sure the muslims I spoke to wouldn't condone their murders, etc...
I once had a similar experience with Christian too though (or my friend did anyway, I was just standing nearby on the phone at the time). I think regardless of which religion you belong to (or if you don't belong to one at all), it's easy to view the "other guys" as the immoral ones. It's a dangerous trap.
