(Thread on the Atheist bus campaign in the UK)
"Originally Posted by NewWorldOrder
I was just thinking how awesome it would be if something happens to the bus, and God reveals himself to them in a miraculously, undeniable way....Do you think they would believe then? If their hearts are hardened, probably not, but it would still be really cool."
Like if the bus sheared through a section of guardrail and plunged halfway through the side of a bridge, teetering back and forth between the road above and the river below. Jesus swings open the emergency door, supernaturally holds the back wheels down and announces that all desiring to take the Highway to Hell should exit through the front of the bus and those who wish to exit onto the Highway to Heaven should exit through the back of the bus. Once those who have chosen to exit past Him have all disembarked, He allows the bus to plunge on into the river. Moral: It's better to have saved a few than none at all. Seeds don't usually grow on rocks, but anything is possible in the twinkling of an eye in the supernatural.
BTW, I always thought that one of the main reasons for atheist's beliefs was that they thought the universe evolved around themselves individually, refusing to surrender their spiritual will to ANY higher power (which would be beneath them).
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Like if the bus sheared through a section of guardrail and plunged halfway through the side of a bridge, teetering back and forth between the road above and the river below. The Smoking Mirror swings open the emergency door, supernaturally holds the back wheels down and announces that all desiring to take the Walk of Obsidian Knives should exit through the front of the bus and those who wish to exit onto Mictlan should exit through the back of the bus.
It would be epic... Just for the look on Christians faces if a god existed and it was this one...
BTW, I always thought that one of the main reasons for atheist's beliefs was that they thought the universe evolved around themselves individually
No, that's fundies you're thinking of.
And people, being usually not retarded when it comes to these things, would go to the door that leads to living regardless of Jesus or supernatural, door opening twinkles.
jebus can Conan buses around like they were toys, walk on water, appear magically on a tortilla, and be a carpenter in a place where there's not a lot of wood.
Yet jebus can't end war, starvation, hatred, ignorance, poverty, dependence on foreign oil, or down syndrome.
Odd, that.
I was just thinking how awesome it would be if something happens to the bus, and God reveals himself to them in a miraculously, undeniable way
Actually, if God did stuff like that, we'd all be believers. Either He's a moron who can't figure out how to reveal Himself, or He's deliberately trying to fool people so He can send them to hell. Neither alternative makes Him very attractive.
Sounds like someone is trying to come up with a lame RR superiority / revenge fantasy, but is finding even that, a bit beyond their ability.
Seeds don't usually grow on rocks, but anything is possible in the twinkling of an eye in the supernatural.
I said NO MAYONNAISE! I DON'T LIKE MAYONNAISE! Who's your manager?
So, it's just fine and dandy to commit murder, as long as the victim isn't a Christfag...
[Seriously, that's what I got out of the quote.]
See, here's the thing. I'm an atheist and if ever I'm on a bus and a deity (ANY deity) shows up and holds the bus up and says whatever the hell about who would like to exit while that deity is still holding the bus... I'M GOING TO GET OUT ON THE ROAD!
Now, the rr idiots on the other hand... if any deity other than their own shows up, they MIGHT JUST run away through the front of the bus to make certain they aren't selling out to the devil.
So... sounds like it's safest being an atheist then!
Yay, pascal's wager in our favor :)
BTW, I always thought that one of the main reasons for atheist's beliefs was that they thought the universe evolved around themselves individually, refusing to surrender their spiritual will to ANY higher power (which would be beneath them).
I'd bet a million dollars you've never talked to an atheist in real life, away from your Rapture Retard peer-pressure gang.
Well, I tell you what. If shit like that happened to me, I'd become a believing Christian right off the the bat.
Of course, that stuff doesn't happen in real life. I wonder why? Maybe God just likes sending doubters to hell.
Actually, if a guy was holding the bus onto the bridge, I wouldn't care what came out of his mouth. I'd exit the back pronto. I'd pay more attention after firmly planting my feet onto the road and successfully warding off a heart attack.
...What kind of acid have you been droppin' there, buddy? Sounds like the brown kind.
p.s. Clearly you haven't been to Arizona. There's all kinds of shit growing out of the rocks.
So, because you ride on a bus, you automatically support whatever ad is printed on it? Bus choice is based on ad and not, say, where the bus stops?
If a human being tried shit like that, you'd probably execute him, or have him imprisoned for life in an institution for the criminally insane at the very least. How come Jebus gets held to a different standard?
You've been reading too many comics.
Also you are an asshole.
Also according to the bible god hardens hearts. Yes, your god is to blame.
BTW, I always thought that one of the main reasons for atheist's beliefs was that they thought the universe evolved around themselves individually, refusing to surrender their spiritual will to ANY higher power
NO! That would be christians, with the idea that the maker of the universe has a special task/place just for them. And that is as his new bestest friends
"Once those who have chosen to exit past Him have all disembarked, He allows the bus to plunge on into the river. Moral: It's better to have saved a few than none at all. Seeds don't usually grow on rocks, but anything is possible in the twinkling of an eye in the supernatural."
Human lives are just means to an end to you guys, arent' they.
@ fudgethis "I just pictured Jesus as Hancock for some reason..."
Yeah, thanks for that. Now I'm picturing Him as Tony Hancock.
There's something seriously wrong with Rapture Ready.
How do you know the bus is full of atheists just because there is an ad on the side that you don't agree with.
If there is an ad for Absolut Vodka, it doesn't mean the bus is full of alcholics.
This sounds more like those fantasies they have about what happens at the moment of the Rapture. Jesus sending everyone to the Highway to Heaven and AC/DC taking eveyone on the Highway to Hell.
Not possible. Remember Judges 1:19*? God was pwned by iron chariots, and buses' bodywork, chassis etc are mainly an alloy of iron + carbon (with a few other trace metals mixed in). Iron is God's Kryptonite (and lead too; Superman's X-Ray vision is rendered useless by this). And as God didn't see said iron chariots coming (despite his supposed 'omnipresence'), iron is stealth material to him too. Said buses are made of steel (mainly iron), thus he wouldn't be able to do anything (even if he existed), you see.
*- And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron
And aren't London's streets like valleys? 'Nuff said.
It will be like a scene from the Italian Job, Jeebus doing his best Michael Caine impersonation with, "I have an idea...." (or whatever Sir Michael says in that film!)
Anyway God wouldn't be the first to "reveal himself" on ambus in London.....
"... BTW, I always thought that one of the main reasons for atheist's beliefs was that they thought the universe evolved around themselves individually, refusing to surrender their spiritual will to ANY higher power (which would be beneath them)."
Yes, of course, I wouldn't debase myself to anyone or anything. But, I don't think that comes from atheism; instead, it results from a healthy sense of self-esteem and the fact that I'm a proud American. Why do fundies hate themselves so much?
"...and those who wish to exit onto the Highway to Heaven should exit through the back of the bus."
Sure, and Michael Landon and Victor French will be waiting for you there with peanuts and soft drinks.
<happy grin> Saw the first bus with the ad in Bristol this afternoon! Very glad it's not just London.
As for Homesick's sick fantasy - it's a pity hell doesn't exist, as he'd be welcome there.
"Like if the bus sheared through a section of guardrail and plunged halfway through the side of a bridge, teetering back and forth between the road above and the river below."
Hang on chaps, I've got an idea...
/me creeps slowly towards the back of the bus.
* FADE OUT *
* roll credits *
Edit:
Bollocks! Someone beat me to it!
So let me get this straight, every single person that uses one of these 'atheist' buses is a hard lined fundie atheist that suckles at Richard Dawkin's teat?
Just because you get on a bus doesn't mean you agree with whatever's been plastered on it.
The people that are responsible for this aren't the passengers on the bus (statistically), they are the people that devised the adverts and put up the money to get them posted. These are the people deserving of God's supposed 'wrath', yet these people want God to smite the innocents to scare other people into believing in him.
Sounds like the actions of a terrorist to me...
Most fictional heroes, as I'm sure many comics, books and movies would attest, rescue everyone in that sort of situation and get very cut up about it if they can't. Yet Jesus is apparently willing to let everyone who is "unsaved" die or spend eternity in torment without a qualm.
Therefore, Superman > Jesus.
Confused?
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