Athiests put up billboard just in time for Holiday season (cocaine, deaths)
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Who is worried? I'm not worried. I just pointed out that this groups reason was BS.
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There should be none. I think they are harmless.
I think this one is insulting. First, if this group really wanted to get a point across, don't MOCK. Second, don't make up crap to defend it or only give a half-truth. Man up and take pride, don't kitty-cat out with such lame excuses.
There are religious billboards all over the country so why would anyone object to a billboard offering an alternative point of view?
Cognitive dissonance; people don't like holding conflicting views. So you write a "holy" book which isn't to be questioned, and let the brainwashed put their rationality aside anytime anything related to religion comes up. It's worked for centuries...
The reality is that the religious folks cannot cannot be offended because they know that they are in the right. The only way they wouldbe offended is if they feel unjustified in what they say they believe in. In which case, they might be athiests that are hiding behind curtains. The only thing they can wonder how misguided athiests are and move on.
I'm proud of my state and it's people (with exceptions).
Take heart, churchies, those athiests weren't able to spread their message with tax-free dollars like you can.
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Who is worried? I'm not worried. I just pointed out that this groups reason was BS.
I think this one is insulting. First, if this group really wanted to get a point across, don't MOCK. Second, don't make up crap to defend it or only give a half-truth. Man up and take pride, don't kitty-cat out with such lame excuses.
Perhaps worry is the wrong word. Antagonize is a better word.
Well yall wonder why this country doesn't like atheists too much, that billboard and some of yall's comments yall made here are your answer.
Why the majority of the country doesn't like atheists means different things to atheists than it does to religious folks. If the public is angry at atheists (who are not a unified or monolithic group), my hope if that the anger grows to a point where we can have a serious public discussion on religion. Until that point, atheists will probably continue to pi** you off
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