My TV-show idea

[Banditt]

I have seen different numbers, but I will use one that is fairly common: There is estimated to be about 133000 different active religions in the world today.

My idea is kinda a "Big brother" ripoff with one fanatic from each faith gathered in the same space. So you got 133000 fanatics with 133000 different beliefs having to spend time together. I imagine a few interesting situations would emerge.

Its unrealistic something like this ever would be done, even on a much smaller scale - but if it were done, I would watch it!

[antix]

133000 shall enter, 1 shall leave.

[ILOVEJESUS]

Could there be secret weapon stashes as well, together with propaganda tasks and awards for the most devout.

[Sternwallow]

Not to detract from your fine TV idea, I recommend that you round up ALL of the adherents to those 133000 religions and carry them out to sea on barges then scuttle the barges. I would video the whole thing from blimps.


Some might call this genocide though it is not selective on anyone's heritage (present beliefs only) and it is not ethnic cleansing because it is not based on ethnicity. This solution to the stupidity of the hugh majority of people on the planet, drowning en mass, is highly recommended in several of the sacred texts these people claim to revere.

[Davin]

Sternwallow wrote

Not to detract from your fine TV idea, I recommend that you round up ALL of the adherents to those 133000 religions and carry them out to sea on barges then scuttle the barges. I would video the whole thing from blimps.


Some might call this genocide though it is not selective on anyone's heritage (present beliefs only) and it is not ethnic cleansing because it is not based on ethnicity. This solution to the stupidity of the hugh majority of people on the planet, drowning en mass, is highly recommended in several of the sacred texts these people claim to revere.

I guess we wouldn't have worry about overpopulation for a while after we get rid of that many people.

[Banditt]

Maybe we should pull our resources together and invent some kind of hyper-deadly virus that only affects religious minds, and go Dr. Evil on the world.

Do some cleaning

[Sternwallow]

Banditt wrote

Maybe we should pull our resources together and invent some kind of hyper-deadly virus that only affects religious minds, and go Dr. Evil on the world.

Do some cleaning

Your notion is not too far fetched. The holy water font in Catholic churches is an excellent vehicle for bacteria, fungi, virii and parasites targeting the faithful. God has almost made your idea become fact already. The key to making your virus selective of believers is their slavish obedience to empty rituals. For instance, if you convince them that ingesting meat from long-dead and rotting human corpses is a holy thing to do, grocery stores won't be able to keep up with the demand.

[Smellyoldgit]

I thought religion was a mind virus?