Faith is believing something you know aint so -- Mark Twain

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FFRF (Freedom From Religion Foundation) Debuts New Freethought Bus Sign Campaign



Feb. 13, 2009

People looking for 'a sign' need look no further than buses in Madison, Wis. For the next two months, they may not find a 'sign from God'--but will discover irreverent, thought-provoking messages compliments of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

The Madison, Wis.-based association, representing nearly 14,000 nonbelievers nationwide, is debuting six new and provocative bus signs to go up today. They bear quotations by five famous freethinkers or skeptics of history, plus a quote from a contemporary: evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, author of the blockbuster bestseller, The God Delusion.

Dawkins' smiling face is juxtaposed by one of his famous lines from The God Delusion: "The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction."

The quotation selected for Clarence Darrow, the agnostic "attorney for the damned" who famously represented John Scopes in the 1925 Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tenn., is: "I don't believe in God, because I don't believe in Mother Goose."


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[BlooInBloo]

1. Heh. Sentiment copped from Nietzsche.

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2. I love the Dawkin's quote.

Really, the book of Job and the Tower of Babel makes "God" look like a petulant 9-year-old.

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3. "unpleasant"

Such a typically British talent - the art of the understatement. :)

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4. Heinlein had it right.

Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.