Maybe you’ve read about the Aethist Bus Campaign? A group of aethists working with the British Humanist Association have raised money for an aethist message to be placed on 800 buses. The message is “There probably is no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life”.
I understand how the campaign began as a response to Christian adverts on buses, but I must admit my immediate response was – What evidence is there that people who believe in God worry more than those who don’t? And what evidence is there that not believing in God frees you to enjoy your life? Neither of these beliefs strike me as particularly rational. Surely there are both atheists and thiests who worry, and how on earth do we figure out whether or not there’s a relationship between enjoying your life and believing that God either does not, or does, exist? I bet there’s no general consensus on that one!
So the bus ad campaign seems to be no more than a battle of believers – between those who believe there is a God and those who believe there isn’t. Both groups would like us to adopt their particular beliefs. My own take on buses is…….there’ll be another one along in a minute!
Heroes Not Zombies 