I didn't find either author's tone off-putting at all. The End of Faith was a hard read because of his writing style (tooooo many footnotes), but honestly, I couldn't put down The God Delusion, I loved it so much. I didn't read the newspaper or any magazines at work (something I usually did) until I finished it. It was just so awesome.
I know The Sun prints things exactly as stated--I was trying to make them the exception and point that out, I'm sorry if that didn't come across.
I think part of the reason for the ad, is not letting the other side have all the say. We get bombarded with religious stuff, so it's a breath of fresh air to have someone reconsider religion. I'm not saying that atheists are necessarily this abused minority, but there's plenty of people who think I'm "un-American" because I'm atheist, and there was that Gallup poll that showed that people were more likely to vote a gay person president than an atheist!
There are lots of ads for all kinds of things on the bus, and you can always think for yourself, you always do!
I think that the bus ad gets people talking (just like it's getting us talking), and that in itself is worth the provocation.
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Date: 2009-02-10 04:28 am (UTC)I didn't find either author's tone off-putting at all. The End of Faith was a hard read because of his writing style (tooooo many footnotes), but honestly, I couldn't put down The God Delusion, I loved it so much. I didn't read the newspaper or any magazines at work (something I usually did) until I finished it. It was just so awesome.
I know The Sun prints things exactly as stated--I was trying to make them the exception and point that out, I'm sorry if that didn't come across.
I think part of the reason for the ad, is not letting the other side have all the say. We get bombarded with religious stuff, so it's a breath of fresh air to have someone reconsider religion. I'm not saying that atheists are necessarily this abused minority, but there's plenty of people who think I'm "un-American" because I'm atheist, and there was that Gallup poll that showed that people were more likely to vote a gay person president than an atheist!
There are lots of ads for all kinds of things on the bus, and you can always think for yourself, you always do!
I think that the bus ad gets people talking (just like it's getting us talking), and that in itself is worth the provocation.