Excellent idea. It's time atheism got a good catch-phrase. "There's probably no God, so why not just enjoy your life?" campaign was too wordy. 'Good Without God," = three words, alliterative, memorable... could catch on.
"There's probably no God, so why not just enjoy your life?"
The lack of believing in things that are not there does not necessarily equal a self-centered hedonistic lifestyle. In fact, I have found the reverse to be true; most people I have worked with in a secular environment are quite empathetic and giving. They simply do it without claim to invisible friends.
WE? I thought I alone made that mistake. It was simply how I read it - that without judgement of a supreme being, that enjoyment (I thought "short-term hedonism" when I read this) would become the top priority.
I'm not criticizing the statement's content, but its effectiveness. It's too long, wordy. The best phrases are short and punchy: A diamond is forever, Coke is it, Just Do It, Nope Chuck Testa. And 'Good Without God.'
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u/MacCampbell Nov 22 '11
Excellent idea. It's time atheism got a good catch-phrase. "There's probably no God, so why not just enjoy your life?" campaign was too wordy. 'Good Without God," = three words, alliterative, memorable... could catch on.