The Discovery Channel, TLC, National Geographic Channel, and others have been getting into the Christmas spirit, as they usually do this time of year.
They basically run two types of shows. The first is "historical" accounts of the "real" story of Jesus. You see, everything you have been taught, everything in the Bible is not true. Miracles have simple explanations. Jesus isn't who he said he was. Jesus isn't who his contemporaries said he was. Jesus is not who millions have believed he was for thousands of years. All that is based on silly, unscientific fiction. The show will set all of that straight with theories from modern-day sages solidly arguing how their thoughts trump the collected ignorance of millions of Christians throughout the ages.
The other type of show is the fanciful evolutio-drama. It is a sort of a day-in-the-life of a theoretical animal in a theoretical environment at a theoretical time interacting with a supporting cast of other theoretical animals. I say theoretical, but it is solidly based on information gleaned from a fossil tooth. I saw the stunning computer graphics, so I know its true.
It's great that they have a solid scientific view of the world, instead of all that imaginary Christian stuff.
It's their small way of saying Merry Christmas. Peace on Mother Earth, good will to the highest order of evolved primate.
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Television is crap. Why keep filling your head with that pointless carnival of dancing lights and wonking noises?
"If you don't like the culture, go out and make your own" -- Unknown (Possibly a paraphrase of Scoop Nisker, KSAN radio)
Even as a humanist, it became completely impossible for me to stomach most of the bilge pouring forth from the square box in my living room. Religion is sneered at (as you've pointed out); but science is also badly trivialized and misrepresented, just for the sake of novelty; Politics is reduced to a popularity contest; true knowledge is utterly despised and resented. There is no sense of perspective, deliberation, or genuine concern anywhere in "TV Land". NOWHERE on "broadcast" television (over-air, or on a wire) can you expect to find anything other than a schmorgasbord of carnival barking sensationalism, and short bursts of vicarious self-gratification.
Given these facts, why keep dwelling on this dying medium? Why waste precious time and space - of which, (regardless of your view on the afterlife) you know we have very little.
Instead, do yourself a favor: Save yourself a good deal of "disposable" time and money by ridding yourself completely of the electron tube. Follow scoops advice, as I have, and go make your own culture.
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