Atheist Bus Campaign

The existence of my family also proves that Clive

Why does it say 'there's probably no God...'? I thought they were atheists.
Surely it would be better to say 'there is no God...'? Probably makes it sound like they're sitting on the fence!

or say nothing, as all this "God" talk means they are acknowledging his/her/it's existence. seems like the atheists are obsessed with the deity.

it's just another pesky belief system.

Fortunately these religion threads tend to fizzle out pretty quickly.

Unless people keep posting on them

Thank God Tynan isn't around tonight.

I want to see some of this shit on a bus:

http://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/images/the_jihad_apocalypse_3.jpg

Thank God Tynan isn't around tonight.

right then . . . . . .

Why does it say 'there's probably no God...'? I thought they were atheists.

Atheism is a position that says, I think it is reasonable to say the 'god' hypothesis is vanishingly unlikely.

Surely it would be better to say 'there is no God...'?

Interchange the words as you like, but I am sure (beyond the technicalities of language) you understand the argument.

Surely this "probably" makes the Atheists, Agnostics?

Agnostic about what ?

What are these atheists being agnostic about ?

:D Yeah!

Tynan, please, no, for the love of God no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tynan, please, no, for the love of God no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MuuuhahmahammmahamahahahahAhahAhAHAHAHAhahAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!

That's easy for you to say

Ah come on boys, back to the argument. Can't have you lot going off topic now.

Tynan is the one with the marmot.

Someone feed Tynan a christian before he turns on us good, rational folk.

Surely this "probably" makes the Atheists, Agnostics?

Not quite, as an agnostic position would involve some degree of neutrality, which is not the same as probability, i.e. the self-professed atheists are clearly leaning one way and the agnostics are too worried about falling off the fence that they keep perfectly balanced. It may of course just be some quantitative scientists hedging their bets until they feel they can safely make an inductive inference in the direction in which they may be predisposed to gather evidence.

But I know what you mean, it definitely lacks conviction ... which I must admit I prefer to excessive certainty either way (and I'm not an agnostic).

O.

Not quite, as an agnostic position would involve some degree of neutrality, which is not the same as probability, i.e. the self-professed atheists are clearly leaning one way and the agnostics are too worried about falling off the fence that they keep perfectly balanced. It may of course just be some quantitative scientists hedging their bets until they feel they can safely make an inductive inference in the direction in which they may be predisposed to gather evidence.

But I know what you mean, it definitely lacks conviction ... which I must admit I prefer to excessive certainty either way (and I'm not an agnostic).

O.

Theism/Atheism: a position of belief or non-belief.
Gnosticism/Agnosticism: a position of knowing or non-knowing.

You can be agnostic about anything, it does not imply a statement of belief or religion.

Nor is it a middle-ground between theism and atheism, because either you believe in a deity/deities, or you don't - there's no such thing as *sitting on the fence.
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The existence of Two Pint of Lager and a Packet of Crisps proves that there is no intelligent life north of Watford

I love that show. Proof that Godfrey exists!!!

Thank God Tynan isn't around tonight.

I see what you did there.

Megadeth just started playing here.

Nice.

There isn't a GOD? WTF???

I am God.

Oh, phew, my faith was wavering for a second there.

Glad I could help.

Using "Probably" is a piece of genius. It's not combative, forcing a viewpoint on the viewer like pro-religious advertising and also shows they are rational minds allowing for the (incredibly) slim chance there is a god. A good scientist never assumes something 100% does not exist. They have to allow for the probability that it does.