Convert an Atheist for Prizes!

[Altergo]

I wonder how this will end

[Desperate Measures]

I wonder how this will end

Unwell.

[Ryadn]

Though why Tibet? There is more to Buddhism then Lamaism. A trip to India would have been far more edifying.

Not many Buddhists left in India, I'm afraid. Although with the PRC not religion-friendly or Tibet-friendly at all, a monastery in Japan would maybe be a better place.

? The whole of the Tibetan Government in Exile is in India.

[Milks Empire]

Though why Tibet? There is more to Buddhism then Lamaism. A trip to India would have been far more edifying.

Not many Buddhists left in India, I'm afraid. Although with the PRC not religion-friendly or Tibet-friendly at all, a monastery in Japan would maybe be a better place.

? The whole of the Tibetan Government in Exile is in India.

Read later posts...
Without the PRC occupying Tibet, they'd be in Tibet, not India, so let me rephrase that...
Not many native-born Buddhists in India.

[Wilgrove]

Dammit, there's no Pagans!!

[New Genoa]

Dammit, there's no Pagans!!

There's thousand of pagan religions. Which one would you want represented?

[New Limacon]

That's because only true non-believers need apply. An eight-member team of theologians will vet contestants to ensure they really are atheists before deciding who will participate in the show.

Huh? Atheism is probably the easiest "religion," if you could call it that, to fake. I remember hearing a story about Sunni in Iraq trying to memorize the Twelve Imam and other Shi'ite doctrine so they could convincingly pretend if stopped by a Shi'ite gang. Are these theologians really expecting people to slip up?
"How many gods do you believe in?"
"Four. I mean...two! No, one! Negative one! Ahh!"

[New Genoa]

That's because only true non-believers need apply. An eight-member team of theologians will vet contestants to ensure they really are atheists before deciding who will participate in the show.

Huh? Atheism is probably the easiest "religion," if you could call it that, to fake. I remember hearing a story about Sunni in Iraq trying to memorize the Twelve Imam and other Shi'ite doctrine so they could convincingly pretend if stopped by a Shi'ite gang. Are these theologians really expecting people to slip up?
"How many gods do you believe in?"
"Four. I mean...two! No, one! Negative one! Ahh!"

Well it's easy to fake for them. Atheists with any semblance of morals -> rejected. Atheists who happen to immoral and conform to the negative atheist stereotype -> accepted on the show! Even better if they're immoral enough to sell out their beliefs for money to show conversion.

[New Limacon]

Well it's easy to fake for them. Atheists with any semblance of morals -> rejected. Atheists who happen to immoral and conform to the negative atheist stereotype -> accepted on the show! Even better if they're immoral enough to sell out their beliefs for money to show conversion.

"How many gods do you believe in?"
"Zero. There used to be one, but I aborted him. When he was partially birthed."

[New Genoa]

Well it's easy to fake for them. Atheists with any semblance of morals -> rejected. Atheists who happen to immoral and conform to the negative atheist stereotype -> accepted on the show! Even better if they're immoral enough to sell out their beliefs for money to show conversion.

"How many gods do you believe in?"
"Zero. There used to be one, but I aborted him. When he was partially birthed."

See now that's the kind of atheist they like.

[Big Jim P]

I shall do all I can to watch this. This will be controversial hilarity, especially if the religious preachers turn on each other and start trying to convert each other to their respective religions as the atheists look on.

Especially if they get a Satanist onboard...

*casts 'Summon LeVey'*

We have a LaVeyan on here.

Speak of the Devil.

I would want to see an Atheist try to piss off the preacher and incite a 4 way religious war.

[Pope Joan]

How many Buddhists are there in Turkey anyway?

We once entertained a missionary in our home, gave him tea and cookies for an afternoon chat with the neighbors. He was from OMS, formerly Oriental Mission Society.

He bragged about making a new convert in Japan.

We asked what the convert's former religion was and he replied "Presbyterian".

[Dazchan]

I'd pretend to convert for the free trip.

[Daistallia 2104]

Though why Tibet? There is more to Buddhism then Lamaism. A trip to India would have been far more edifying.

This is a good question. The article doesn't give us much to go on, but I suspect they've rounded up a Tibetian monk or decided Tibet was more picturesque.

I'm curious as to why the PRC would let this go through?

(An even better question is why Buddhism at all? It's fundamentally non-theistic.)

The Dahli Lama is in India, and India is the birth place of Buddhism. 3 of the 4 main pilgrimage sites for Buddhist are in India, and the 4th is in Nepal.

I think it is just the west's obsession with the Dahli Lama.

Dalai, not Dahli. But true about the rest.

[Molested Sock]

One problem I can see is if these Atheists are going to absolutly refuse to be converted, even if they were to start believing something, they'll be stubborn and not recognise their change of heart.

[Big Jim P]

One problem I can see is if these Atheists are going to absolutly refuse to be converted, even if they were to start believing something, they'll be stubborn and not recognise their change of heart.

So what is wrong with refusing to devolve back to a lower state?

[Pepe Dominguez]

The Orthodox priest can always use the secret weapon of Greek pastries, which are normally served after church services and are always worth turning up for. Bizarre concept otherwise.

[TheCapitalWasteland]

They should try to convert me. I'd could convert them to not even being athiests, make them think that the true controllers are god-like super humans mutated from years of orgys.

[The Alma Mater]

Well it's easy to fake for them. Atheists with any semblance of morals -> rejected. Atheists who happen to immoral and conform to the negative atheist stereotype -> accepted on the show! Even better if they're immoral enough to sell out their beliefs for money to show conversion.

Which probably indeed is what they want.
Although.. it IS Turkey. Ataturk liked secular thought.

[Grays Harbor]

[sarcasm]Its a shame, really, this travesty of a TV show is on Turkish TV and not US TV. If it was an American creation, the debate here could be even more acrimonious and therefore even more entertaining.[/sarcasm]

I gotta go with so many others here. This will not end well. I wonder how long it will be before this becomes less of a "game" show, and more like a Turkish version of Jerry Springer?

[Buffett and Colbert]

This only makes me laugh. Especially because each religious leader will start arguing with each other rather than with the atheists. The things people do these days...

[Juarex]

I wanna go on.

[Sorgan]

Im routing for the Rabbi .

[Cabra West]

I think it's a hilarious idea. I do hope they'll subtitle it for youtube, or even better bring it to US telly....

[Lucifeles]

I shall do all I can to watch this. This will be controversial hilarity, especially if the religious preachers turn on each other and start trying to convert each other to their respective religions as the atheists look on.

Especially if they get a Satanist onboard...

*casts 'Summon LeVey'*

We have a LaVeyan on here.

Speak of the Devil.

I would want to see an Atheist try to piss off the preacher and incite a 4 way religious war.

Comrade!