atheist symbol? like a circle w/ a plus sign through it?

anyone know what i'm talking about? got an image?

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/10/a_logo_for_the_godless_an_impo.php

A logo for the godless: an impossible assignment?
Category: Godlessness
Posted on: October 28, 2006 5:03 PM, by PZ Myers

Norwegianity has put out a request to design an appropriate logo for all of us godless heathen bloggers. There's a certain religious deathcult that uses an instrument of torture as its immediately recognizable logo—it's very simple, clean, easy to draw, and they've made it their own. You see one of those things on a website or on a necklace and you instantly know to a very rough approximation the predilections of the owner. Why can't we have something like that?

You might be thinking the very idea is ridiculous, since freethinkers are such a diverse group, but you know, Christians also encompass a very wide spectrum of beliefs on so many issues, and that hasn't stopped them. It would be great to see somebody with some graphic talent come up with something we could all use.


There is a tradition of using the pansy (pensée) as a symbol, but it isn't exactly easy to render. The Invisible Pink Unicorn is cool, I think, but really just mocks silly beliefs. American Atheists has a trademarked symbol, a stylized atom, which really ought to be the symbol for Scientism or something, and I'd rather see a symbol that isn't specific to just atheism. I ran across one site with a simple idea, which might work; I'd have to think about it. It's an asterisk, which looks a tiny bit like a pansy, and has that open wildcard vibe to it.

PZ Myers was my genetics prof when I was in college.

Just thought I'd throw that in there.

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Through a sniper scope for fundy wing-nuts!

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why do we need a symbol?

I have this on my car:



I tho't it would be interesting to slip something in there about atheism -- because I am an atheist and I believe we're part of this ideal coexistence.

recognize that as at least a humanist statement and the fundies are going to call you godless for having it on your car. If they don't try to deface it. So I think it speaks for all of us just as it is.

thought it was *quite* strange...

This was here in OK. ?????????

I was just thinking last night that I've never seen that combination. Or even seen that sticker on a car in a church parking lot.

Not all Christians are close-minded, though the more obnoxiously vocal ones tend to be that way.

See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Astro_icons for lots more in that category.

To represent Native American spiritual paths. Since most American Indian religious traditions involve a God or Gods, it wouldn't really be appropriate for Atheists.

Nice try, guys, but I'm afraid that one's already taken.

Uses a dancing person symbol to depict Humanists (Atheists go to church? Just the UU ones). We have a huge bas relief representing the religious traditions from which we draw our inspirations. The Humanists are the dancing figure at approx 5:30.

atheists.

I realize that the converse isn't true.

I'm glad you do.

though a bit hard to logo-ize.

And I'm not into the whole symbol worship thing, ya know?

side note - seen the FSM church in legos? it's impressive