Convert an Atheist for Prizes!

[SoWiBi]

Free trip to Tibet? Man, that'd be awesome. That aside, I don't see why so many people are predicting vaguely that this will end badly. Its a reality tv show, what's the worst that could happen? They get cancelled?

Umm.. people involved are turned into emotional wrecks? The General Populace is being presented a thoroughly wrong picture of a certain topic / group that is then never to be gotten out of their thick heads? Cities are getting flooded with ads of ugly, stupid, but now famous people?

[Ifreann]

Free trip to Tibet? Man, that'd be awesome. That aside, I don't see why so many people are predicting vaguely that this will end badly. Its a reality tv show, what's the worst that could happen? They get cancelled?

Umm.. people involved are turned into emotional wrecks? The General Populace is being presented a thoroughly wrong picture of a certain topic / group that is then never to be gotten out of their thick heads? Cities are getting flooded with ads of ugly, stupid, but now famous people?

Sounds like every other reality tv show.

[SoWiBi]

Sounds like every other reality tv show.

Agreed. Which is why it is just as bad, and will probably end just as badly, as every other reality TV show.

[Desperate Measures]

Sounds like every other reality tv show.

Agreed. Which is why it is just as bad, and will probably end just as badly, as every other reality TV show.

Some reality shows don't end. They just go badly on into the forever. Like The Real World.

[Ifreann]

Sounds like every other reality tv show.

Agreed. Which is why it is just as bad, and will probably end just as badly, as every other reality TV show.

An atheist Jade Goody.......interesting.

[Big Jim P]

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!

Comrade? I am a Satanist, not some damn commie!

[Daistallia 2104]

Can anyone else see the atheists pretending to convert just for the free trip?

Hopefully they don't make that mistake with Islam.

What?

Because it's forbidden for non-Muslims to enter Mecca (and Medina as well), and it's being assumed that the Hajj is the pilgrimage that the Muslim convert would win.

Question: Why are only Muslims allowed to visit the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

Answer: Mecca and Madinah are cities of great importance in Islamic tradition -- centers of pilgrimage and prayer, sacred places where Muslims are free from the distractions of daily life. The ban on non-Muslim visitors is mentioned in the Qur’an as follows: "Oh you who believe! Truly the idolaters are unclean; so let them not, after this year, approach the Sacred Mosque...." (9:28). This verse specifically refers to the Grand Mosque in Mecca; later scholars have included Madinah in this ruling as well. There are some Islamic scholars who would permit exceptions to this general rule, for trade purposes or for people who are under treaty permission. There is also some debate about the exact area and borders of the restricted area(s). The government of Saudi Arabia, which controls access to the holy sites, has decided upon a strict ban on both cities in their entirety.

Restricting access to Mecca and Madinah is intended to provide a place of peace and refuge for Muslim believers and preserve the sanctity of the holy cities. At this time, millions of Muslims visit the cities each year, and additional tourist traffic would simply add to the congestion and detract from the spirituality of the pilgrimage visit.

http://islam.about.com/od/hajj/f/mecca.htm

[Rhodmhire]

Son of a...I'm so sick of these stupid game shows, or weight loss game shows, and just game shows in general.

These new game shows suck, they really do, we don't need anymore of them in any country. And fuck that whole "Oh this country does it better than this country," mentallity. NO country makes ANY good game shows naturally, all the "good" ones are accidents or just happen to be appealing.

I don't care, I'll watch one episode and never watch it again, just like every new game show in and out of America that I've ever witnessed.

Wait... You don't like the best game show of all time, Jeopardy? But without it, what use would we have for History and Science class? Other than, well, internet forums.

I meant new as in made after the 2000s, especially as modern as 2 to 3 years ago. Jeopardy is a classic, I do watch it, as well as other game shows that haven't been transformed into the modern trend of stupidity and pointless challanges.

[Flammable Ice]

So... all the religions are ganging up on Atheists. I thought this might happen.

[Valladares]

I'm sure how will end this: very badly.

[Pope Joan]

Buddhism's nominally a non-theist belief system, so why's it included in a convert-an-atheist line-up?

If atheist candidates are selected fairly, and all participants are capable of reasonable discussion, this could be one grand show.

However, I'll assume none of the criteria will be met, and it shall end in disaster.

Gotama was an outstanding skeptic, in my opinion.

He taught us to question all assumptions, just as Socrates did.

[Hairless Kitten II]

Can anyone else see the atheists pretending to convert just for the free trip?

Oh, and this is one of the few television shows I want to watch.

I have a friend who is working for slut island aka temptation island. And they do screen people for that program. So why not for this one?

[Hairless Kitten II]

I'm wondering how my GPS would handle this case...

[Desperate Measures]

I'm wondering how my GPS would handle this case...

Your GPS would stick you with a needle to find how much Muslim is in your blood.