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Promote critical thinking and win in the Project Reason video contest!

Contest Description

The primary goal of Project Reason is to spread scientific thinking and secular values. We invite you to help us further our work by submitting a short video that conveys the message of the foundation.

The prize for the Winning Video of 2010 will be $10,000.

The prize for Second Place will be $4,000.

The prize for Third Place will be $1,000.

Voting on the finalists will begin on March 15, 2010 and will end on March 21, 2010.

Contest Dates (all in North American Pacific Time)
Submit beginning:12.18.2009 12:00 am
Submit until:2.28.2010 11:59 pm
Vote until:3.21.2010 11:59 pm

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  • Make a short video that in some way communicates the importance of critical thinking. Post it on YouTube (or some other video-sharing site) and submit the code for the embedded video on the contest submission form.
  • Please DO NOT incorporate the Project Reason logo or name into your video or otherwise associate your work with the work of the foundation.
  • To be eligible, your video can be no longer than 8 minutes.
  • Videos can be live-action or animated, serious or funny.
  • The contest is open to residents of the US, UK, and Canada. (Why not everyone?)
  • All entries must be submitted by February 28, 2010
  • Voting on the finalists will begin on March 15, 2010 and will end on March 21, 2010
  • Please review the full contest rules.

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God Records a Public Service Announcement

Created by Monkeydog.
Submitted on 02.28.2010
 

The Soothsayer and the Scholar

Created by spybreaker.
Submitted on 02.28.2010
 

A fortune teller convinces his customers that they can fly, but the scholar isn’t buying it.

Just a Book

Created by Stobal32.
Submitted on 02.28.2010
 

A Bible thumper learns his lesson…

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The Fairy Scientist

Created by Skeptical Bob.
Submitted on 02.19.2010
 

Children are natural scientists - filled with wonder and curiosity, they yearn to know about the world around them. Join Fairy Scientist, Lydia as she sets out to discover the secret world of Fairies.

The Values We All Stand For

Created by Chris Redford.
Submitted on 02.14.2010
 

An argument for a change in our national symbols to include atheists by not presuming a belief in God among Americans at the level of our federal government. The goal is not necessarily immediate action, but rather to raise consciousness about where these references to God came from and why they shouldn't be a part of a government that is supposed to represent all of us.

Imagine

Created by moran.
Submitted on 02.28.2010
 

Imagine no religion

The Good News

Created by longcipher.
Submitted on 02.28.2010
 

Think Rationally

Created by MULARZART.COM.
Submitted on 02.05.2010
 

Here is a delightful short commercial demonstrating the futility of searching for ALL of life’s answers in an arcane text.  At the end of the video, a suggestion is made as to what should be done with said text.

from the sky

Created by Martinus Pool.
Submitted on 02.27.2010
 

A tape-recorder appears and offers some advice.