the Theists strike back
The distinguished religious affairs commentator Clifford Longley has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about the atheist bus, on the grounds that science suggests that there very probably is a God. The text of his complaint follows below:The statement "There's probably no God", as currently seen on the side of London buses, is untrue and dishonest, in so far as the word "probably" completely fails to reflect the true state of the scientific argument. In fact it would be honest and true to say the opposite – "There probably is a God." A fair reading of the material below could lead to no other conclusion. I therefore call on the ASA to order the withdrawal of this advertising, as incompatible with its code of practice.According to growing numbers of scientists, the laws and constants of...
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