P Z Myers posted this CFI ad (embedded below) on Monday. The reviews in the Pharyngula commentariat were somewhat mixed. Some people feel that the emphasis on cheery positivity and assertion that unbelievers "savor every moment" and are all "thrilled to be here" is simplistic and ignores the reality that unbelievers - like all people - come from a variety of life circumstances. Nevertheless, there was a general feeling that it is good to see ads like this which focus on the truth that god-belief is hardly the only way to experience joy, awe or hope.
I am one of the people who liked the ad in spite of its weaknesses, so I am reposting it here, along with the transcript of the ad which CFI provided. I hope we will see it on TV.
Millions of Americans are living happily without religion.
It's really quite simple.
We are the products of the billions of years that came before us, alive and awake for this brief period of time, savoring every moment, and committed to making the world a better place.
We are the human family -- connected. We experience together the human condition, in all of its triumphs and through all of its challenges.
We accept that our lives will end, but we take great joy in knowing that life keeps going.
We celebrate the advances and discoveries that, each day, improve lives, stir our imagination, and stretch the boundaries of the possible.
Ultimately, we know we are a tiny but unique part of the ever-evolving story of life in the cosmos, responsible for living our lives with honesty, dignity, compassion, and truth.
We also know it is a magnificent story, and we are thrilled to be here.
We are secular humanists, and we are living happily without religion.
Learn more at Living Without Religion.
Video produced by Seth Andrews, host of The Thinking Atheist
www.thethinkingatheist.com
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