Atheist TV Channel, what will they program?

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May 9th, 2014 at 9:25:18 AM permalink
AZDuffman
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An all-atheist TV Channel is starting up.

It does make me wonder what they will fill programming with. He has a very condescending attitude about non-atheists and science if you read his quotes. My thought is most programming is already secular with no religious theme. Does anyone really want to hear a science program where they add an atheist bent to it?

I knew an atheist who sat on the board of his church. But other than that type, I mean who is going to care? OTOH a Roku channel is cheap to program so they can have at it.
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May 9th, 2014 at 10:05:28 AM permalink
Beethoven
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Quote: AZDuffman
My thought is most programming is already secular with no religious theme.
+1

It will be no different than any of the other umpteen (liberal) channels out there!
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May 13th, 2014 at 12:05:56 AM permalink
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Do atheists have so much in common to need their own channel when the public wants secular programming anyways? Sounds stupid to me.
May 13th, 2014 at 8:14:50 PM permalink
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These aren't atheists, they're radicals. People who don't
believe in something don't make a cause celeb out
of it. I don't think Bigfoot exists, and I don't seek out
others who don't. Why would I.
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May 13th, 2014 at 8:37:21 PM permalink
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Quote: Evenbob
These aren't atheists, they're radicals. People who don't
believe in something don't make a cause celeb out
of it. I don't think Bigfoot exists, and I don't seek out
others who don't. Why would I.


Bigfoot isn't out proselytizing, promoting himself, asking for followers and donations; that's why there's no serious anti-bigfoot groups. That said, I see the major advantage knowing there is no chance any of the regular Christmas programming will be on in December, and all the specials and rerun movies if I turned to that channel. Not necessarily worth a subscription though.
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May 14th, 2014 at 5:35:39 AM permalink
AZDuffman
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Quote: rxwine
Bigfoot isn't out proselytizing, promoting himself, asking for followers and donations; that's why there's no serious anti-bigfoot groups.


There is a lot of proselytizing and asking for donations on secular TV? I've never seen this on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, History, Discovery, Food Network, Spike..............

What mainstream channels are you seeing this on?
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May 14th, 2014 at 7:38:16 AM permalink
rxwine
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Quote: AZDuffman
There is a lot of proselytizing and asking for donations on secular TV? I've never seen this on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, History, Discovery, Food Network, Spike..............

What mainstream channels are you seeing this on?


I didn't necessarily say mainstream, but they are everywhere.

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May 14th, 2014 at 7:59:44 AM permalink
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Quote: rxwine
That said, I see the major advantage knowing there is no chance any of the regular Christmas programming will be on in December, and all the specials and rerun movies if I turned to that channel. Not necessarily worth a subscription though.


Ooh, great point. Not hearing Xmas music in October would be well worth any subscription cost =)
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May 14th, 2014 at 9:23:10 AM permalink
AZDuffman
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Quote: rxwine
I didn't necessarily say mainstream, but they are everywhere.


Well we are kind of talking mainstream. Nobody is denying there are religious channels, but if you do not want that type of programming they are easily avoided. Just as one can avoid channels on sports, food, gays, and Oprah. What the issue was is what is this atheist channel's niche? If they are going to be about atheism as an issue they they have in fact become the religious channels they hate.
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May 14th, 2014 at 11:22:18 AM permalink
rxwine
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Quote: AZDuffman
Well we are kind of talking mainstream. Nobody is denying there are religious channels, but if you do not want that type of programming they are easily avoided. Just as one can avoid channels on sports, food, gays, and Oprah. What the issue was is what is this atheist channel's niche? If they are going to be about atheism as an issue they they have in fact become the religious channels they hate.


As far as I'm concerned they could call it "The Critical Thinking Channel". Focusing on science is too narrow. So you include beliefs.

What I was saying with Bigfoot, is there is not bigfoot agenda anywhere close in size to numbers involved in religious agenda. (see all those channels above) Religious agenda is mentioned by religions themselves openly. I've never been approached for conversion by a Bigfoot enthusiast. I don't hear Bigfoot music on the muzak in October- December. People don't ask me for donations ever. I don't regularly hear Bigfoot agenda said as if it is truth, because there are so few of them.

If people still wonder why some atheists might want to make a splash against all that, I can't explain it.

FrGamble may show up to say there is critical thinking in Religion, and there is if it didn't encompass so many beliefs other than speculation in general ideas, -- or things critical thinking and science can actually address to some extent. But for instance, believing in the resurrection poses great challenges for proof in any kind evidence way that is satisfactory to meet what is claimed. There is a heck of a lot more than just that idea claimed. The easiest part is claiming god might exist. Then it gets really tough for a whole bunch of other claims.

Bigfoot can be discussed on a critical thinking channel. Is the investigation using a scientific method. Do the claims for proof hold up to scrutiny. Do what people hold as beliefs resemble non critical beliefs or fallicious logic.

(Said nothing about changing the channel; am saying why people might desire to do this)
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