“…it is not quite an atheist's point of view is it? (good for goodness' sake)” – orn
“What does that matter? It is not a Stalinist, etc."ist" point of view either.” – stem Stem, first, whether you think it ‘matters’ or not is not the issue. I asked a question. IF you don’t wish to respond to it, I’d appreciate it if you just left it alone. And, since you ‘answered’ my question with a question, I’ll at least afford you the courtesy of a response. It ‘matters’ because this is an alleged “freethought alliance” and is open to inquiry. Also, the founders of the group and most of the interaction on it revolves around atheism. Crossbow posted about the new ads on busses that ask “Why believe in god?”. I found it a relevant post, question, and topic. I also wanted to explore the thinking of members of the group, you included stem. As a quick aside, I saw a fairly long segment on CNN last night about this very thing. The bus ads that is. They had an atheist who I believed started the campaign ‘debating’ a rabid Catholic talking head along with callers to the show. Good PR for the ads in my view. Fairly poor segment for tv though. So, continuing … as I understand it, many/most atheists do not embrace the notion of an innate, revealed nor intellectually arrived at ethos. At least not one that is absolute in any sense at all. I thought a discussion about this topic might be interesting and perhaps enlightening. I didn’t care about Stalin, Obama nor Lincoln. I was asking about an advertising campaign that appears to be financed by atheists, presenting a question (quite a valid one at that) as well as presenting what seems to be a ‘remedy’ when it comes to ethics. (be good for goodness sake) I did and still do think it is clever. However, like one would do a more in-depth analysis of theistic beliefs, I wanted to open a discussion and possible analysis of one possible ethical commentary made by a group of atheists. That is why it matters, all red herrings about Stalin aside. On Nov 14, 7:48 am, stem cell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Orn. said >>> As clever as this may appear, if examined, it is not > quite an > atheist's point of view is it? (good for goodness' sake) <<< > > What does that matter? It is not a Stalinist, etc."ist" point of view > either. > > On Nov 12, 6:23 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > OK > > > On Nov 12, 1:38 pm, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > But, it is thought provoking...and you have to see where it came from > > > ...FOX news! > > > > Keep an eye out for other articles on it will you? > > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 3:36 PM, ornamentalmind > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > As clever as this may appear, if examined, it is not quite an > > > > atheist's point of view is it? (good for goodness' sake) > > > > > On Nov 12, 12:28 pm, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> WASHINGTON, D.C. — You better watch out. There is a new combatant in > > > >> the Christmas wars.Ads proclaiming, "Why believe in a god? Just be > > > >> good for goodness' sake," will appear on Washington, D.C., buses > > > >> starting next week and running through December. The American > > > >> Humanist Association unveiled the provocative $40,000 holiday ad > > > >> campaign Tuesday. > > > > >>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,450445,00.html-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
