Lee Stintelligent
Another company that does this quite shamelessly is Bess Eaton donuts. This has sparked some enthusiastic and frankly stupid web debate (which alerted me to the fact that there is such a thing as "atheist logic." Must've missed it before. Now I'll be more vigilant.):
This is for all of you out there who dislike that Bess Eaton and other companies who put religious slogans on their products. I recently read the "What the Atheist Thinks" column, regarding Bess Eaton Donuts and I analyzed the "logic" of Mr. Quarters and here is what I found.
First we start with the fact that Bess Eaton puts Bible verses on their coffee cups. This is a true statement. I recently purchased a coffee there and it did indeed have a bible verse on it. Now, by using Mr. Quarters' logic, he derives from the fact that Bess Eaton Donuts puts Bible Verses on their coffee cups that they are saying that "it's best if you're a member of [Christianity]" and they are therefore promoting what they believe in.
Mr. Quarters then states that this is "arrogant and offensive" and yet he agrees that they have every right to put those verses on their cups. However, because he declares this practice as "arrogant and offensive" he concludes that it is an unethical practice. So from the fact that Bess Eaton puts bible verses on their coffee cups, using atheist logic, it is an unethical practice. That's the atheist's logic. Well, let's see what happens when we apply this logic to something else: Mr. Quarters' column along with the recent letter agreeing with Mr. Quarters about Bess Eaton. Here it goes:
Mr. Quarters writes a column regarding his atheist views. That is a true statement. Now, according to atheist "logic", by writing his column he is promoting what he believes in, which, again by atheist "logic" must be "arrogant and offensive." Now, I will state that he has every right to write columns regarding atheism. However, since it is "arrogant and offensive" it must be unethical.
So, in conclusion, since columns are written regarding Atheism, that practice is unethical. Now I must ask, is writing about something you believe in unethical? According to what I like to call "correct" logic, it is obviously not. Therefore there is nothing wrong with Bess Eaton or any other company putting religious slogans on their merchandise and no one should have a problem with it.
Personally, I think the most egregious and insulting factor is not the Jesusy propaganda--after all, we're getting used to that here in the Bush--but rather the name "Bess Eaton." And the fact that someone was paid to come up with it.
* joshua, 3/02/2004 10:24:04 PM
