Bus ads, round two

The main charges people made against the London atheist bus ad was:

1) It made claims that broke rules of substantiation and truthfulness, since the ad offered no evidence for god’s non-existence.

2) The ad was offensive.

I find both complaints questionable. The inclusion of ‘probably’ helps to tone down the claim, and as for offense, I found the ad quite positive in tone. Maybe people found it offensive that anyone would express a belief they disagreed in.

What are we to make, however, of the next round of bus ads from the believers?

The first one libels a group of people, and the second has factual problems! Both are far guiltier of the charges than the original ad itself.

If they’re so sure that there’s ‘definitely’ a god, let’s see their evidence. They don’t know their bible either; calling someone a fool puts you in danger of hellfire. Name-calling is name-calling, even if it’s biblical.

I can’t say I mind the Christian ads though. A vigorous debate is always healthy, and these ads will probably just make people think of the original.