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Permalink Reply by Aberingi on May 23, 2010 at 4:43pm

You are right and looks like you got the message. Your modification is cute.
It Reads Antireligious A + T + R.
Congratulations you have a good imagination.

Aberingi

Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on May 23, 2010 at 5:08pm

So you are equating atheism with anti religious? Because not all atheists are.

Permalink Reply by Aberingi on May 23, 2010 at 7:10pm

Sorri Susan I wasn't equating.

I was just pointing out that there are many, many anti-religious people out there, specially in countries where a religiuous dictatorship rules.

Here in Spain the anti-religious atheists are mayority. We had a catholic dictatorship from 1939 to 1975, at the deaz of the dictator Franco.

Nevertheless, I consider myself in a minority atheist clasification as "STRONG ATHEIST".

Aberingi

Permalink Reply by Steve Wallace on May 23, 2010 at 1:29pm

You have a point, Kyle.
I believe the American Atheists atomic symbol with the bottom cut off, thus making it appear like a letter 'A' is very close to this idea. I note that it currently has a letter 'A' in the middle. I think I recall that it was not there previously. Is this correct? I liked it as it was.

I would like to see an international atheist symbol, including a design which could be subtly displayed upside down in times of distress. I say subtly, because displaying the British Union Jack upside down would not be noticed by anyone unless they are VERY familiar with the flag, whereas flying the US flag upside down is not a subtle signal at all.

Disclaimer: I am not an atheist, I am an anti-religionist; but I would (and do) wear an atheist symbol - the 'Out campaign' symbol.

Permalink Reply by John Jubinsky on May 23, 2010 at 1:28pm

I think we should have a universal symbol to help demonstrate that our ideas are subscribed to by many and that we are a large enough and organized enough group to have political clout. However, I do not think it should involve anything negative because negative elements in it would make it too easy to associate wth evil. In this regard I do not even think it should involve an eye because theist could easily call it the evil eye. Even a symbol invovling science might be considered negative because it could be read as a put down to theists. I think the T inside the A in a circle is very good because it is unoffensive and could be read as ATHEIST, or ATOM or A TRUTH. We want to win people to Atheism so I think we need to be careful to not appear unfriendly.

Permalink Reply by Aberingi on May 23, 2010 at 7:15pm

I entirely agree with you :-)

Aberingi

Permalink Reply by Harley Faggetter on May 23, 2010 at 1:43pm

the stylised red A is more than enough in my opinion. Although the "A in a classical atom" is quite a nice touch too.

Permalink Reply by Aberingi on May 23, 2010 at 4:11pm

Freethinkers should open their minds.

Neither the red A or the Atom are universal or even represent atheism to most of the people on Earth.

The two letters A+T melted together can be read by more than 80 languages + dialiects. A & T are the root letters for the word atheism in more than 150 idioms, including English and Spanish, the most popular languages in Internet.

The only problem with using latin letters is that Universal Symbol excludes Chines for example... but they can very easily recognise it just as you recognise the Atom or the red A.

Aberingi

Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on May 23, 2010 at 5:11pm

Neither the red A or the Atom are universal or even represent atheism to most of the people on Earth.

Why don't you think so?

Permalink Reply by Thomas Van Pelt on May 23, 2010 at 1:48pm

A bulls-eye perhaps?

Permalink Reply by Aberingi on May 23, 2010 at 4:03pm

Yes you are right a bulls eye :-)

Aberingi

Permalink Reply by MindUpper on May 23, 2010 at 2:06pm

I like the symbol of American Atheists very much, it shows the connection between atheism, science and materialism/naturalism imho.

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