Atheism channel coming soon! American Atheist

[rudder]

Atheism is really one step away from becoming a full-scale religion. They meet in large, annual conventions, are working on their own religious network, and in about 10-20 years, they'll populate street corners and shopping malls.

It about time y'all come to your senses.

Religions teach purpose so I think atheism qualifies. Their purpose is to be offended and sue places like small towns who might have a cross on a 100 year old city sign.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

which will be available via Roku, an Internet streaming player that attaches to televisions like a cable box

Something tells me this channel will not have that many viewers.

 

[Stewox]

Atheists have been long infiltrated at the core.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usU8jp7lCVE (note: I don't support that channel this video is from, a known troll channel, i couldn't find other clips about this)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHr9aZLU7Wk

I have been looking something into this, but not heavily experienced on the subject, still from what I seen how atheists behave and speak, it is a religion because atheists at the core would get violent at anyone with other views, as it's not completely clear one way or the other, but it has come out that there's something else happening in DNA that science cannot prove how it's being done, when they realized that, it prompted several ex-atheist scientists around the world to defect.

 

[kage69]

LOL, but atheism isn't a religion. No...

This is hilarious. Idiots that get excited about atheism are as ridiculous as any god worshiping buffoon.

I'm having a hard time reconciling what you quoted with what you posted.

Tell me how this silly venture into TV, possibly radio, undercuts the notion of atheism not being a religion?

 

[kage69]

Atheism is really one step away from becoming a full-scale religion. They meet in large, annual conventions, are working on their own religious network, and in about 10-20 years, they'll populate street corners and shopping malls.

It about time y'all come to your senses.

Brilliant hypothesis. Good to see some people only focus on the important aspects of religion too; I've long thought the location of where a group meets, as well as the size of the meeting place, to be far more relevant to the discussion than all that religious doctrine and history shit.

Got to hand it to those clever atheists, they've apparently got a lot of people fooled into thinking they're just really one step away from becoming a full scale religion - and they didn't even have to bother with a clergy, or tithes, or building places to 'worship', none of that!

Shucks. Maybe this station might be ok? Blade Runner once a week, lots of Monty Python and George Carlin, crazier things have happened...

 

[zinfamous]

dumbest idea, ever.

 

[BoberFett]

I'm having a hard time reconciling what you quoted with what you posted.

Don't let that get you down. Plenty of stupid people get by just fine.

 

[ivwshane]

Atheism! The new Christianity!


I thought we already had atheist channels? They used to be called science/learning/history channel😉

 

[mrjminer]

So... it's not about religion, just like every other non-religious channel.

Marketing gimmicks, FTW!

 

[sandorski]

If it's Streamed I might check it out.

 

[kage69]

Don't let that get you down. Plenty of stupid people get by just fine.

Yeah I didn't think you'd try. Funny that you'd think your inability to back up your position would cause me grief. Far from it, I love how butthurt and defensive you guys get in atheism threads, big fan 😉

 

[Retro Rob]

Brilliant hypothesis. Good to see some people only focus on the important aspects of religion too; I've long thought the location of where a group meets, as well as the size of the meeting place, to be far more relevant to the discussion than all that religious doctrine and history shit.

Got to hand it to those clever atheists, they've apparently got a lot of people fooled into thinking they're just really one step away from becoming a full scale religion - and they didn't even have to bother with a clergy, or tithes, or building places to 'worship', none of that!

Shucks. Maybe this station might be ok? Blade Runner once a week, lots of Monty Python and George Carlin, crazier things have happened...

You don't need to tithe in order to qualify as a religion. I'd go as far as to say that the human mind is their object of reverence; (an equivalent to religion's God), and science is their way of discovering truths (serving the same purpose as the Koran or Bible).

However, my goal is to simply draw parallels in the self-evident proselytizing, meetings, religious Channel, and singing in the name of non-belief.

 

[theeedude]

Unlike religions, atheism is not a story, it's lack thereof. Lack of a story doesn't make for good television. I am an atheist, but I am not interested in someone telling me what I already know.

 

[kage69]

You don't need to tithe in order to qualify as a religion.

You can argue against the prominence of tithes and "contributions" in the Judeo christian tradition if you want, but I used it as just one example of character that escaped your mention. What about prophecy? Where is the scholarly hierarchy? How about oral and artistic traditions? Rites? Any rites? Surely a religion will have something in the way of codified doctrine, can't have all the unwashed making up their own stories now can we? Where exactly does this worship concept fit in here?

I guess I was expecting to see more similarities, hell a lot more similarities, for two concepts divided the negligible distance you cited. Still have no idea what you meant by atheists working on their own "religious" network. Link? What makes a network religious?

I'd go as far as to say that the human mind is their object of reverence; (an equivalent to religion's God), and science is their way of discovering truths (serving the same purpose as the Koran or Bible).

Your view on secular humanism is appreciated. I wouldn't try to liken scientific truth to religious "truth" if I were you, that's a whole other bucket of hand grenades.

However, my goal is to simply draw parallels in the self-evident proselytizing, meetings, religious Channel, and singing in the name of non-belief.

Well it looked to me like you were admonishing others to "come to their senses," and over arbitrary, cherry picked qualifications at that. It's an issue with a lot of different angles, difficult to frame what you mean sometimes due to all the pertinent details and shifting context. So, time to break it down: I think atheism is a religion like abstinence is a sex position. Does it seem appropriate to label an abstaining virgin as having the same kind of beliefs and behavior as the sexually hyperactive, bi-sexual porn star who thinks sex positions should be taught in school?

 

[BoberFett]

Yeah I didn't think you'd try. Funny that you'd think your inability to back up your position would cause me grief. Far from it, I love how butthurt and defensive you guys get in atheism threads, big fan 😉

The only people getting butthurt are the atheists who whine when they get compared to religious zealots.

I know, I know, atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby. Let me know when somebody starts a channel to discuss not collecting stamps.

Face it, atheism is becoming a religion. Sorry if that hurts your butt, whackjob.

 

[MasterOfUsers]

The only people getting butthurt are the atheists who whine when they get compared to religious zealots.

I know, I know, atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby. Let me know when somebody starts a channel to discuss not collecting stamps.

Face it, atheism is becoming a religion. Sorry if that hurts your butt, whackjob.

Assuming you are not just trolling and want to annoy people....

What is your definition of a religion?

BET exists, thus being black is now a religion?

 

[SaurusX]

I'm having a hard time reconciling what you quoted with what you posted.

Tell me how this silly venture into TV, possibly radio, undercuts the notion of atheism not being a religion?

Is this not proselytizing as an evangelical would?

 

[Retro Rob]

Well it looked to me like you were admonishing others to "come to their senses," and over arbitrary, cherry picked qualifications at that. It's an issue with a lot of different angles, difficult to frame what you mean sometimes due to all the pertinent details and shifting context. So, time to break it down: I think atheism is a religion like abstinence is a sex position. Does it seem appropriate to label an abstaining virgin as having the same kind of beliefs and behavior as the sexually hyperactive, bi-sexual porn star who thinks sex positions should be taught in school?

Well, wake me up when people who don't have sex sing songs about it, create radio/TV channels, and gather into annual conventions inviting non-sex having guests.

 

[MasterOfUsers]

Is this not proselytizing as an evangelical would?

It would be if atheism is in fact a religion.

Plenty of people make the argument that Science is the religion of atheists, what does that make the science channels if not a medium for atheist proselytism?

Of course, just because someone makes that argument doesn't make it true.

 

[MasterOfUsers]

Well, wake me up when people who don't have sex sing songs about it, create radio/TV channels, and gather into annual conventions inviting non-sex having guests.

Loads of things that are demonstrably not religions have both TV channels and conventions dedicated to them.

You need a better argument.

 

[Retro Rob]

Loads of things that are demonstrably not religions have both TV channels and conventions dedicated to them.

You need a better argument.

Atheism is supposed to be the complete opposite of religion, and we're not talking about "loads of things".

If atheists would stop criticizing certain aspects of religion (preaching, televangelizing, singing, etc), we wouldn't make a comparison at all when they turn and do the exact same thing. Then they ignorantly compare their lack of belief to something as static and non-preachy as non-stamp collecting and sexual abstinence.

They do it to themselves. 🙄

People who don't collect stamps aren't all over the internet, don't have annual meetings, aren't creating "non-stamp collecting" channels.

I cannot believe you don't understand this.

 

[MasterOfUsers]

Atheism is supposed to be the complete opposite of religion, and we're not talking about "loads of things".

If atheists would stop criticizing certain aspects of religion (preaching, televangelizing, singing, etc), we wouldn't make a comparison at all when they turn and do the exact same thing. Then they ignorantly compare their lack of belief to something as static and non-preachy as non-stamp collecting and sexual abstinence.

They do it to themselves. 🙄

People who don't collect stamps aren't all over the internet, don't have annual meetings, aren't creating "non-stamp collecting" channels.

I cannot believe you don't understand this.

I see you problem, you don't know what atheism is.

Atheism isn't the opposite to religion, it is not-theism and nothing else.

That some atheist criticise some things doesn't make them religious either, they are entirely free to do so just like you are free to criticise atheists for starting a TV channel.

I did not in any way say you shouldn't (or couldn't) do that, i said that you need a better argument.

 

[Retro Rob]

Atheism isn't the opposite to religion, it is not-theism and nothing else.

So if its "nothing else", then why the channel, conventions, singing? Seems more than "nothing else", to me.

Non belief is static. I don't believe in Unicorns, yet, I have no non-unicorn channel, and I don't attend "American A-unicornist" conventions.

Its a movement, a non-belief, belief...a religion in it own right.

You'll do a lot better if you simply acknowledge that truth.

 

[BoberFett]

Actually, I have started a non-stamp collecting website, and we're having an old fashioned non-stamp collecting tent revival next week.

The Church of Non-Stamp Collecting





Edit: I have no idea why it's inserting bold tags into my link...

 

[justoh]

So if its "nothing else", then why the channel, conventions, singing? Seems more than "nothing else", to me.

Non belief is static. I don't believe in Unicorns, yet, I have no non-unicorn channel, and I don't attend "American A-unicornist" conventions.

Its a movement, a non-belief, belief...a religion in it own right.

You'll do a lot better if you simply acknowledge that truth.

When are you going to admit that you're a racist?