Sullivan points out that the Atheist Alliance International has chosen a symbol for atheists:
Atheists Who Are, Unfortunately, On Earth
Atheists In Space!
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October 25th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
xenos
As an atheist, this symbol business is pretty embarrassing, although it’s not quite as bad as the use of the term “bright,” which is advocated by people I have a lot of respect for (such as Professor Dennett).
October 25th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Dennis
That first one looks like a luxury car logo.
October 25th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Daniel Larison
That’s true. It does have a very Acura-esque look to it. Maybe they were trying to say, “We don’t believe in God, but we do believe in expensive automobiles.”
October 25th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Grumpy Old Man
Don’t you guys recognize Satan’s tail when you see it?
October 25th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Kitty
It actually reminds me of the 80’s “anarchy” symbol, which a college classmate of mine had shaved into her head. Given the other suggestions, it speaks loudly of well-heeled nerds who still like to be reminded of their years as the drummer in a punk band that played mostly science fiction conventions.
October 25th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Dennis
Imagine the possible slogans. “The 2007 Pyrrho. A ride that’s out of this world. If we believed in that sort of thing.”
You know, it’s actually a reversed ampersand.
October 25th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
empiricus
Thanks, Daniel - since I’ve pretty much given up reading Sullivan I might have missed this silliness (though perhaps it will eventually migrate to someplace I do read, like GNXP).
“We don’t believe in God, but we do believe in expensive automobiles.” - disbelief in expensive automobiles, while reasonable for a savage who had never seen an Acura, is falsifiable; “I refute it thus”.