Thursday, October 23, 2008

"Probably" No God

The slogan that will be on the side of 30 buses in London will read, "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." Ariane Sherine started the campaign and raised $113,000 in donations. Included in the supporters is Richard Dawkins, who wrote the book "The God Delusion." She is producing the campaign to counter Christian and Muslim groups who have advertised on buses in the past. Read the full article here.

It's funny how the add is going to say "There's 'probably' no God." "Probably," you mean there might be a God. Wouldn't that make your group agnostic, rather than atheist?

I will give it to Dawkins, he wasn't fond of the word "probably." Sherine said it was included to keep from breaking a transit advertising regulation of offending religious people. But it did offend religious people, it offended Dawkins and his religion of atheism.

The other thing I found amusing was the second part of the statement: "Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." Hmm, that's an interesting statement coming from a group of people who are consumed with their belief that there is no God. They seem to be very worried about "nothing" if you ask me. They have put up $113,000 for something that does not exist. They just spent money on nothing when you really think about it.

Maybe these so called intellectuals could use a vocabulary lesson: "worry"- mental distress or agitation resulting from concern (Webster's). It seems to me they are under mental distress and agitated over the existence of a God. They write books about it, they put up adds about it and they are agitated by those who believe in God.

I am one who is going to take their advice. I believe there probably is a God. So I won't worry like Jesus said in the Bible (Matthew 6:25-34) and I will enjoy life now and forever.

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