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
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.
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The one kind of person I have a lot of trouble understanding is the kind of person that says the existence of God or religion doesn't matter, it's not an important decision. I think it's vitally important; it's what all our lives are based on.
halfway god-is-dead
There never was a God. 'God is dead' is a halfway measure I won't go with.
believe i-believe there-is-no-god
This I believe: I believe there is no God.
five jazz obsessed talking
The whole thing comes from Provenza and I talking about be-bop jazz about five years ago when I got obsessed with it, and still am,
good magic needs realized time
And we realized it was time to do a show underwater. Magic needs a good head-soaking.
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Five years ago, I was in New York, and I saw Elvis Costello and I said, 'I look forward to seeing you in Vegas,
allowed hours information manipulate minute
Provenza transcribed every minute of those hours on a computer. That allowed him to manipulate the information in his head, very much like Mozart, I would think,
idiot loving proved
proved that I wasn't an idiot for loving the American people.
good
The thing was, I have a very good job; he has a very good job,
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very puritanical parents in western Massachusetts. If my dad stubbed his toe, you might get 'hell' out of him.
cruel kid likely name others
I think it's pretty cruel to give a kid a name that others are going to have. I think it's very important to have a unique name within any group you're likely to be in.
people
We know what racist people look like. They don't deny it. They just don't!
great obama people
Obama is a great leader. He can fire people up and get them to do what he wants.