http://www.faithandgeekery.com/2009/02/18/trends-i-dont-get-buses-proudly-declaring-their-apostasy/ Geekish News, Reviews, and Commentary Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.faithandgeekery.com/2009/02/18/trends-i-dont-get-buses-proudly-declaring-their-apostasy/comment-page-1/#comment-1441 Faith & Geekery | Faith & Geekery Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:34:58 +0000 http://www.faithandgeekery.com/?p=1489#comment-1441 [...] may recall our article two months ago on the growing number of atheist buses — the ones sporting signs on the side that say things like, “There’s probably no [...] [...] may recall our article two months ago on the growing number of atheist buses — the ones sporting signs on the side that say things like, “There’s probably no [...]

]]> http://www.faithandgeekery.com/2009/02/18/trends-i-dont-get-buses-proudly-declaring-their-apostasy/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Aaron Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:48:30 +0000 http://www.faithandgeekery.com/?p=1489#comment-628 While I hear what you're saying about "converting" to atheism, I would argue that it takes as much faith to believe in random chance or nothing at all as it does to believe in a deity.  Either way, you're making a choice, and if you're someone who has been a person of faith who has decided that there is no God, then that is as much a conversion as when someone decides to put their faith <em>into</em> a faith-based belief system. While I hear what you’re saying about “converting” to atheism, I would argue that it takes as much faith to believe in random chance or nothing at all as it does to believe in a deity.  Either way, you’re making a choice, and if you’re someone who has been a person of faith who has decided that there is no God, then that is as much a conversion as when someone decides to put their faith into a faith-based belief system.

]]> http://www.faithandgeekery.com/2009/02/18/trends-i-dont-get-buses-proudly-declaring-their-apostasy/comment-page-1/#comment-624 Andrew Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:14:03 +0000 http://www.faithandgeekery.com/?p=1489#comment-624 How would you convert to atheism? I thought the point was not believing in anything except for the fact that you believe in nothing. I have to say, I'm a fan of freedom of speech, but I bet a slogan that said, "Everybody dies, what will happen when you go?" and the some reference to God would be pulled off immediately because it makes influential mad. How would you convert to atheism? I thought the point was not believing in anything except for the fact that you believe in nothing. I have to say, I’m a fan of freedom of speech, but I bet a slogan that said, “Everybody dies, what will happen when you go?” and the some reference to God would be pulled off immediately because it makes influential mad.

]]> http://www.faithandgeekery.com/2009/02/18/trends-i-dont-get-buses-proudly-declaring-their-apostasy/comment-page-1/#comment-615 Ryan V. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:02:48 +0000 http://www.faithandgeekery.com/?p=1489#comment-615 The signs aren't targeted towards the believers, but to the questioning. And that peanut butter one is pretty funny/true. The signs aren’t targeted towards the believers, but to the questioning.
And that peanut butter one is pretty funny/true.

]]> http://www.faithandgeekery.com/2009/02/18/trends-i-dont-get-buses-proudly-declaring-their-apostasy/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Triton Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:13:19 +0000 http://www.faithandgeekery.com/?p=1489#comment-610 That generator was pretty fun.  And why do atheists need to advertise?  Does anyone ever really convert <em>to</em> atheism? That generator was pretty fun.  And why do atheists need to advertise?  Does anyone ever really convert to atheism?

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