Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette
Penn Fraser Jilletteis an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. He is also known for his advocacy of atheism, scientific skepticism, libertarianism and free-market capitalism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMagician
Date of Birth5 March 1955
CityGreenfield, MA
CountryUnited States of America
believe grew suppose
I grew up as a Christian. I suppose at some level I wanted to believe someone was watching over me.
believed born god group religion
Religion is often just tribalism: pride in a group one was born into, a group that is often believed to have 'God' on its side.
believe stuff
I don't question things that go against what I believe very much. But boy, the stuff that I really want to believe, I really question a lot.
hurt believe say-anything
I believe very much that the most damning thing you can say about Muslims is that you're afraid to say anything because they'll hurt you.
believe punishment done
I don't believe in vengeance. Really, when all is said and done, I probably don't believe in punishment.
believe mean doubt
I mean, if I believed, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that a truck was coming at you, and you didn’t believe that truck was bearing down on you, there is a certain point where I tackle you. And this is more important than that.
believe libertarian association
I'm a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that you have the right to free association.
religious believe heart
I don't travel in circles where people say, 'I have faith, I believe this in my heart and nothing you can say or do can shake my faith.' That's just a long-winded religious way to say, 'Shut up.
believe reality ideas
Believing there's no God stops me from being solipsistic. I can read ideas from all different people from all different cultures. Without God, we can agree on reality, and I can keep learning where I'm wrong. We can all keep adjusting, so we can really communicate.
believe people needs
We aren't people who believe that just because we're performers our opinions on everything need to be known.
believe corporations firsts
The First Amendment says nothing about your getting paid for saying anything. It just says you can say it. I don't believe that if a corporation pulls all the money out of you or a network pulls their money away or you get fired, you're being censored.
believe rights causes
I believe in individual rights so much that I don't like any sort of 'what's good for the cause'-type questions.
believe majority dont-believe
I don't believe the majority always knows what's best for everyone.
believe want should
If there's something you really want to believe, that's what you should question the most.