"Armageddon Week" on the History Channel

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"Armageddon Week" on the History Channel

Anyone watching this bullshit?

I can see why Rook ridicules the History Channel.

 


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I know exactly what you guys

I know exactly what you guys mean. Yesterday they had a show on about Nostradamus. They were treating the subject as if it were fact or supported by evidence. I didn't watch most of it but I don't recall hearing anything about retrofitting. I hate it when they show shit like that. I like a lot of the programs but that woo-woo magic shit shouldn't have a place on the History Channel. And on a side note... I really hate it when the Discovery Channel shows a bunch ghost stories. WTF? I could've been watching something interesting, instead I get some bullshit exorcism.

 

[edit] I clicked the link after posting and saw all of the shit that pissed me off yesterday. I think it's a view of the society we live in. People believe what ever they're told. History Channel is just cashing in on peoples ignorance. There aren't enough skeptics in the country. Why is it that humans seem to make all these doomsday prophecies anyway? Are we that bored?

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99% of satilelite and cable

99% of satilelite and cable media is bullshit propaganda designed to sell advertising.

I can remember when A&E really was an "Arts And Entertainment" channel. If they were being honest, they should change their name to "The Bloodbath Channel" because most of their programming deals with crime and murder stories.

The History Channel is garbage.

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And when MTV was about

And when MTV was about music. I like shows like modern marvels and myth busters. I know they're not really intellectually valuable but I find them entertaining.

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I remeber a time when i

I remeber a time when i never had television, ohh those were the days. Ohh wait that was last week, forgot to pay the TV bill. LOL!
I watch very little TV anymore and i mostly watch Comedy central, just because of the random stupidness on it. The shows in the link are the reason i have stopped watching alot of TV.


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I scrolled through the site *very* quickly...

...let's see...there were the Seven Deadly Sins, Nostradamus, and Armageddon, among others...

 

...golly...

 

...why on earth would Rook object to that?  I just...can't imagine.

 

And if you believe that, I've got some Arizona swampland I'd like to sell you...

 

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I have a copy of James

I have a copy of James Randi's "The Mask of Nostradamus" which puts Nostradamus in the context of his time, and as one would expect, shows just how lame the so-called predictions really are.

BTW, my copy is personally autographed by Randi - I attended a presentation he gave here in Australia a few years back...

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Quote:BTW, my copy is

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BTW, my copy is personally autographed by Randi - I attended a presentation he gave here in Australia a few years back...

OMG JEALOUS!!!

 

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Kevin R Brown

Kevin R Brown wrote:

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BTW, my copy is personally autographed by Randi - I attended a presentation he gave here in Australia a few years back...

OMG JEALOUS!!!

 

Yea well, it gets worse for you. Sombody Bob Spence knows sent him a Darwin fish license plate autographed by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Cristopher Hitchens and Ellen Johnson.

 

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Brian37 wrote:

Kevin R Brown wrote:

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BTW, my copy is personally autographed by Randi - I attended a presentation he gave here in Australia a few years back...

OMG JEALOUS!!!

 

Yea well, it gets worse for you. Sombody Bob Spence knows sent him a Darwin fish license plate autographed by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Cristopher Hitchens and Ellen Johnson.

 

        Who is Bob Spence sleeping with these days?

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Jeffrick wrote:Brian37

Jeffrick wrote:

Brian37 wrote:

Yea well, it gets worse for you. Sombody Bob Spence knows sent him a Darwin fish license plate autographed by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Cristopher Hitchens and Ellen Johnson.

        Who is Bob Spence sleeping with these days?

 

... 4 names seem to jump out at me...

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