A symbol for atheists

[crocodile deathroll]

Here is another one

I used an object of nature to rough this one up. I call it illustrator.

 

[Roadtoad]

Wish I were wearing boots, sometimes...

Well, I live in America, a place where 80% of the people around me are Christians. You seem to be exercising good reasoning, seriously, what reason would an atheist have that he would need to be so preoccupied by the most popular, most powerful, and (in my opinion) most historically influencial religion of our times... they probably do it as a large inside joke or something.

Nuts. Someone else beat me to this argument...

Seriously, considering that in the United States, most of the idiotic woo-woo arguments are (tragically) made by Christians, including the bleat that there never was evolution, whom did you expect the Atheists in America to go after? I find myself stumped by people who whine about atheists attacking Christians, but then I listen to Christians and their falsehoods about atheists, and shake my head. There's more truth to most of the arguments atheists make against Christians than the other way around.

For people who claim to believe in a loving, personal God, we act worse than the damn pagans. Truth to tell, for that matter, I'd rather hang out with the pagans. They're more fun.

 

[urstardust]

The crucifix is a symbol of Christ but, what if he was hanged or had his head cut of by a guillotine (if they had guillotines back then or just used a axe). I sometimes wonder when I would pass by a church instead of a cross would I see a hangmen’s noose on top of the church or a guillotine/axe. Now I know this was the most common way of killing criminals back then and that’s why Jesus was killed on the cross and now we see the crucifix around people necks on their bummer stickers (Jesus died for your sins, with a cross), tattoos, etc. If Jesus was to die today as a criminal, what would be the symbol of Christ’s death be for the next 2000 years?

 

[Roadtoad]

The crucifix is a symbol of Christ but, what if he was hanged or had his head cut of by a guillotine (if they had guillotines back then or just used a axe). I sometimes wonder when I would pass by a church instead of a cross would I see a hangmen’s noose on top of the church or a guillotine/axe. Now I know this was the most common way of killing criminals back then and that’s why Jesus was killed on the cross and now we see the crucifix around people necks on their bummer stickers (Jesus died for your sins, with a cross), tattoos, etc. If Jesus was to die today as a criminal, what would be the symbol of Christ’s death be for the next 2000 years?

Actually, I forget who said it, but it's probably more accurate than most people want to admit: "If Jesus were to come today, they wouldn't crucify him, they'd invite him to dinner, and make fun of him."

 

[urstardust]

Actually, I forget who said it, but it's probably more accurate than most people want to admit: "If Jesus were to come today, they wouldn't crucify him, they'd invite him to dinner, and make fun of him."

I don't know If I would like Jesus to come to dinner at my house.
He might what me to drink his blood and eat some of his Flesh maybe as an appetizer. Who knows when it comes to the son of God, It's hard to say what would Jesus do today (like what he would drive)?

 

[The Mad Linguist]

Now I know this was the most common way of killing criminals back then and that’s why Jesus was killed on the cross and now we see the crucifix around people necks on their bummer stickers (Jesus died for your sins, with a cross), tattoos, etc.

Crucifixion wasn't actually a general punishment. It was reserved for insurrectionists and other political malcontents IIRC. This is part of the reason why the Gospel account of the crucifixion doesn't make sense - the crime Jesus is accused of doesn't match the punishment he's said to have received.

 

[fishbait]

A symbol for atheism is self-contradictory. Atheism is not a religion or a movement, there is no unifying theme. You might as well make a club for not collecting stamps.

Ha! Good one.

I think a secret handshake would be cool, too.

 

[Rosencrantz]

A few years ago, my wife and I made a version of the board game "Life" called "Death." In the original game, there are several professions that have little icons which are used throughout the game. For the parody, we used religions, which represented what could happen to you after you died. Here's the icons I used for atheism and agnosticism. The latter should be self-explanatory; the former is nothing with a footnote. I don't know what the footnote says -- for me it might say something like "nothing, except for human appreciation of beauty, morality, memory and logic, pending evidence to the contrary."

 

[swstephe]

better yet

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[Roadtoad]

Re: better yet

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NO!

 

[fishbob]

swstephe, I like it, but it is perhaps a little too complicated for everyday use.

How about we all paint a big red "A" on our foreheads?

What - not original enough?

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

The American Humanist Association uses a stylized H in the shape of a human (here's a close up of part of it).

That I think is pretty clever.

As far as I'm concerned, the current "atheist" symbol is the symbol of American Atheists, an organization I do not belong to.

That's the symbol of belief that is placed on military headstones and grave markers in VA cemetaries.
http://www.cem.va.gov/hmemb.htm
There's one a short distance from my father's grave marker as well as a Buddhist and a Mormon.

 

[CWL]

The American Humanist Association uses a stylized H in the shape of a human (here's a close up of part of it).

That I think is pretty clever.

That symbol is also used by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (of which the American Humanist Association is a member).

I like the symbol too, except for the fact that it looks like a guy being mugged (as someone pointed out in another thread on the same subject).

 

[Abdul Alhazred]

Re: Nice and Simple

Here is one , nice and simple but at least you instantly know what it means.

That's just anti-Christianity, it doesn't positively mean Atheism.

There was that dreadful atomic energy looking thingie that Madeline Murray O'Hair's outfit came up with.

That one is actually on the approved list of "religious symbols" for grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery{1}, along with crosses, hexagrams, and various others.

Here's a link to the entire list

I guess there were some Atheists in foxholes.

{1} Major military cemetery near Washington DC.

 

[LW]

Crucifixion wasn't actually a general punishment. It was reserved for insurrectionists and other political malcontents IIRC. This is part of the reason why the Gospel account of the crucifixion doesn't make sense - the crime Jesus is accused of doesn't match the punishment he's said to have received.

Someone goes arond stating that he is the king of Jews. Sounds quite close to insurrection to me.

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

Re: Re: Nice and Simple

That's just anti-Christianity, it doesn't positively mean Atheism.

There was that dreadful atomic energy looking thingie that Madeline Murray O'Hair's outfit came up with.

That one is actually on the approved list of "religious symbols" for grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery{1}, along with crosses, hexagrams, and various others.

Here's a link to the entire list

I guess there were some Atheists in foxholes.

{1} Major military cemetery near Washington DC.

Psst!

Originally posted by me two messages up
As far as I'm concerned, the current "atheist" symbol is the symbol of American Atheists, an organization I do not belong to.

That's the symbol of belief that is placed on military headstones and grave markers in VA cemetaries.
http://www.cem.va.gov/hmemb.htm
There's one a short distance from my father's grave marker as well as a Buddhist and a Mormon.

And it's not just for Arlington, it's for any Veterans Administration run Cemetary. Also the approved symbols can be used in non-VA Cemetaries.

 

[Abdul Alhazred]

Re: Re: Re: Nice and Simple

Psst!



And it's not just for Arlington, it's for any Veterans Administration run Cemetary. Also the approved symbols can be used in non-VA Cemetaries.

What I get for not reading the entire thread before answering an earlier post.

However I stand by my statement that it's a dreadful symbol. It looks like the logo for the Atomic Maniacs Club or something.

Is a particular group the one true canonical Atheists or something? I never cared for Madeline Murry O'Hair myself, though she did some good.

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Nice and Simple

However I stand by my statement that it's a dreadful symbol. It looks like the logo for the Atomic Maniacs Club or something.

Is a particular group the one true canonical Atheists or something? I never cared for Madeline Murry O'Hair myself, though she did some good.

Agreed. Worse yet, given the return of Franko, some might confuse it for Logical Deism.

Madeline Murray O'Hair served some purpose. She gave all the angry God-Haters an organization to join. Atheism in general would have been better suited by someone who was less pissed off and worried less about starting a ruckus.

 

[Yahweh]

I think the perfect Atheist symbol should be an adorable kitten. No one could possibly hate a kitten could they?

 

[Abdul Alhazred]

I think the perfect Atheist symbol should be an adorable kitten. No one could possibly hate a kitten could they?

Now you're talking. But there are some real meanies out there who even hate widdle kitties, even some Atheists.

But everybody loves Teddy, and Teddy loves everybody:

This is the one true symbol of Atheism.
Though I admit I'd like it better if the message were spelled out in full: "I wuv oo".