I hope y'know what I mean by this, but you're one of the coolest interviewees I've ever seen, Penn. You give of sort of "best mate who came over for a chat, a smoke and a bit of music" vibes. Definitely an endearing quality of the highest degree. - You rock my boat, sir.
I must commend you on maintaining your composure in the interview with Piers Morgan. It is truly a tragic day for any country when we have entered an age of Anti-Rationalism. I can't help but applaud whenever an individual in the public eye simply admits they are an Atheist. It's amazing how much knowledge has been acquired thus far but as for the hypotheses and theories yet undiscovered, I will gladly say, "I don't know yet" rather than turn to the phenomena dubbed "God of the Gaps".
Hey Penn! I just watched the interview with Pierce Morgan. How, did you do it? I mean, I would love to have that ability to stay within my focus, especially when attacked. Is there a mindset or thinking trick you used?
aw, Penn, I've watched the interview and I think you were beyond polite with Piers. You really did a fine job, you held your own, clearly voice your beliefs and put up with his tactics. You ought to be proud of yourself, because I admire the way you acted.
Just watched the interview and this as a follow up. Your composure was exemplary. What an awesome job you did and made the aggressor`s tactics seem transparent and ugly on their own account. Very well played!
I was taken aback by Piers Morgan's antagonism in that interview but really impressed by Penn's gregarious composure. Kudos. I haven't always agreed with Penn and Teller but I've always listened to what they say (okay, what "he says") and really admired the heart behind their messages.
Because the earth as a whole isn't doing very well. Most humans live in poverty while the few prosper. Maybe if we had less people saying "They will get theirs in hell" about the people fucking up everything and more people aware that this life is most likely it, and actually doing something to fix injustices we would see improvement, just my thoughts - Random youtube commenter.
That's great to hear Penn (about your calm and friendly approach). I've put the same sentiment in a video called 'Libertarians: The case for being nice'. You can find it by clicking on my name or using the search.
Penn, i have not seen or heard any of your other interviews about this book, but i did just watch your interview with piers and i have to say, that was very enjoyable. you stuck to your guns, something that natural for you. and you showed him, weather or not he saw it or not, how true atheists are. love you man. keep it up.
Absolutely wonderful attitude, and brilliant description of agnosticism that I will probably be using from now on! Also, I just wanted to react to the anti-British sentiments that have been springing up recently because of Piers Morgan, since I'm British myself, and I want to assure everyone that he is NOT a popular figure over here. In fact, many people were glad to see the back of him. So please don't tar us all with the same brush. Cheers!
While I do not agree with Penn on faith, I still like him and listen to his opinions and rants..I find him interesting and enlightening in many ways, including politics as I am a Libertarian as well.
A thoroughly subjective standard, I admit, but a rather useful one taught to me by my grandmother many, many years ago: "The less you make other people want to knock you upside your noggin, the better a person you are being."
My father was agnostic. I asked why one day and he said since there was no real evidence, then why waste time speculating and arguing about it. I laughed and called him an indecisive coward.
The way Penn handled that interview was superhuman, I wonder if I will ever be that mature! I wonder if Piers actually read past the intro of the book because that's all he referenced besides the title.
Great Interview! Wonderful to see, that you did not need to provoke at all, and even countered with humor! Jesus (and I mean the historical man, not son of god) might even have had fun himself, had he seen the interview! :D
Penn's dogged civility proved to highlight and juxtapose Morgan's king sized dick-headedness and his completely irrational hatred toward Penn as a non-christian. Hatred is a strong word, but it went deeper than and beyond a mere dislike of Penn and what he was apparently standing for. Morgan's seething hatred was visceral.
read the book. im 15. the part of your mother on new years day is terrible, im sorry that happened and i couldnt imaging my mother passing. The book "God, No" Is GREAT i love it.
I just watched that bludgeoning and I've gotta tell ya, pennpoint, you handled that with such a perfectly cool, collected, rational head that even the strongest Piers Morgan fan would spin their toque. They say friends should never discuss religion or politics but he wanted to discuss it! And I reckon he chose the wrong subject. Unless of course his intention was to look like a clueless asshole. Great job, Penn! Another nail in the coffin of ignorance. Keep fighting for the righteous!
I used to be all, why everybody hatin' on Piers Morgan? Then I watched the interview mentioned in this video. Now I'm all, I completely understand why everybody hatin' on Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan really gets under people's skin... heck Jemery Clarkson a man who had never been in a serious fight in his life punched Piers Morgan in the face.
Penn: "... it was as aggressive and straight forward a stance as someone (Piers Morgan) could take...". I guess Penn saw how that was made possible with regards to Alex Jones's stance towards Piers Morgan when he was on his show. In England everyone despises Piers Morgan and we are all hoping that he will continue to remain in America for good; I can honestly speak on behalf of the entire nation on that.
I just watched the interview and I saw Piers pressing Penn to defend his viewpoint I didn't see him being dick. I don't know maybe that just shows that I'm a dick.
So is the book a memoir or an atheism book? I would buy both, but prefer them separately. I'd love to read about Penn and Teller's relationship and stories.
Penn did extremely well when Piers Morgan put him in his cross hairs. As of late I've noticed that's really his strategy; If he can be loud and aggressive and insult people, he can bring them down to his level and have an absurd, unruly shouting contest. When someone like Penn Jillette gets on the show and stays calm and logical, they make Piers Morgan look the fool, exactly what he is.
light simply results in empty space, rather than the presence of darkness, the absence of theism (not the rejection of theism, but its absence) is just absence. It's passive, and not comparable as some kind of equivalent.
Gnosticism and theism are two different things. I was always taught that Christianity was an agnostic theist faith, because Christians believe but do not know. The modern use of the word "Agnostic" as a noun is a wishy washy word for "I don't think about it much, I just go about my daily life, and please don't put me on the spot again." While it might not establish much to those of us interested in the argument, it does convey meaning.
I especially liked the part in the interview when Piers was trying to prove that there was a god with this brilliant question "If there's not god, where do you go when you die?" Definitely a strange interview.
Penn Jillette demonstrated a greater sense of open-mindedness in discussion than Piers Morgan. Piers just employed silly stereotypes regarding nonreligious people but Penn managed to use reason and logic to justify his position.
I saw that interview; Penn not only shredded Morgan on logical point after logical point, but, by the end of it all, Penn simply looked like a far better human than Morgan!
You assume that all agnostics lean further away from theism than they have to though. What if some agnostics are actually saying, 'I don't know if there is a god, but I think there is'?
Because belief is active. If you aren't believing in a unicorn at this moment. Then your answer is, you don't believe in a unicorn. It's not "I believe unicorns don't exist" It's a passive negative. Belief is a valid dichotomy, not a trichotomy. If you don't know that you don't know, then your answer is still no because belief, again, is active. If you aren't actively believing, then you aren't believing. It is seriously, that simple.
I don't often watch Piers Morgan because I find him closed minded and to be a jerk but I did catch this episode and I felt the way he treated Penn to be terrible. Penn wasn't attacking him about his religion he was just stating his own point and trying to have a healthy discussion and instead Piers used it as a platform to attack all atheists and go on and on about how they make him angry. He just made himself look like an even bigger jerk while Penn acted like a smart calm person! Good Job Penn
To be fair, 'looking more human' is a low bar in comparison to Morgan. The comparison doesn't illustrate how effectively Penn dismantled Morgan. Penn is 100% class (when he chooses to be).
At least Morgan is actually doing the job, however imperfectly, he was trained to do and to which he worked his way into gradually. He took a degree in journalism and then worked extensively for newspapers. Penn, on the other hand, established himself as a magician-comedian and then suddenly and gratuitously appointed himself an expert on theology. He's certainly welcome to his opinions, but I subscribe to the notion that no one should publish a book on a subject in which he has no expertise.
Even if its not semantically correct, the term "atheist" in modern language is as I defined it: someone who rejects the notion of god. I reject the label "atheist" both because I do not fit the popular definition, and because I am disgusted by the loud-self-righteous peddlers of Atheism (capitol A) who are as irritating those of the religions that they denounce. I do not want to be associated with bigots who hate Christians for being Christian and call them stupid like THEY have all the answers
Right, as a matter of semantics, you are correct. But, generally, an individual who doesnt know if god exists would not consider himself an atheist. Atheism generally means that you will argue affirmatively that god does not exist. Take for example the word "agnostic." It can have two very different definitions. The common one is "I don't know if there is a god." But, it can also mean "It is unknowable whether god exists." Two very different arguments. That's all I was saying.
Wait one neck-fucking second, Penn! A book book book is available in a book store? Wouldn't books be available in a bookstore, and book book books be available in a book book bookstore?
Besides... I've looked at Wikipedia, Websters, and Dictionary-dot-com. All of them say "denies the existence of" or "rejects the notion of" god. These definitions universally would not include those who do not have "a belief in non-existence" as you put it. Those people are not atheists by dictionary definition. They are agnostics like me.
@johnas1011 Atheism DOES NOT mean you rule out the existence of a deity. It simply means you lack belief in one, which can be because you're waiting for evidence, or because you actually believe there isn't a deity. These are textbook definitions, I'm not putting any of my own interpretation in here: Theism = belief in a deity a- = prefix meaning "not" or "without" Atheism = Not theist, or without theism Human thought is not binary, but these definitions are.
@johnas1011 This is only partly correct. Agnosticism is the most rational position, definitely, but it doesn't address the issue of belief. Basically, if someone asks you, "Does god exist?" You can say, "I don't know." That makes you agnostic. However, that also makes you an atheist. Unless you actually believe in a deity, you are by default an atheist. Agnosticism and atheism are not mutually exclusive. I would post links to their definitions but TH-cam doesn't allow them. You can Google them
@AMilitantAgnostic But what I am saying is that it is yes or no. It is like "Do you smoke?". The answer is either yes or no for everbody. You either consciously live in accordance with a religion or you don't. Whether you believe in god or not, or even know what you believe, you are either making it a point to live by the book or you are not.
Mike DeFi, that's why there's a distinction. Atheism is the belief that there is no god. Agnosticism is no belief in god. By saying "If you don't actively believe in god you're an Atheist" Penn Jillette is imposing his assumptions on me. Frankly I don't know if there is a god or not, and I tend not to ponder it because its a waste of time - its well-established that not enough data exists either way.
@Slacktoo Okay as they define it its still not really agnostic....Your a theist that can't pick a deity, Which is fine. Its kinda like this. Your question is what type of god is god( your coming from the theist stance already), while agnostics ask if there is a god, and since they do, they cannot truly believe thus making them atheist. I don't know if Im just not saying it right or if I didn't get your message, but I hope that clears things up.
Oh, and I have enjoyed your interviews/act/presentations since forever. All the best.
I hope y'know what I mean by this, but you're one of the coolest interviewees I've ever seen, Penn. You give of sort of "best mate who came over for a chat, a smoke and a bit of music" vibes. Definitely an endearing quality of the highest degree. - You rock my boat, sir.
I must commend you on maintaining your composure in the interview with Piers Morgan. It is truly a tragic day for any country when we have entered an age of Anti-Rationalism.
I can't help but applaud whenever an individual in the public eye simply admits they are an Atheist. It's amazing how much knowledge has been acquired thus far but as for the hypotheses and theories yet undiscovered, I will gladly say, "I don't know yet" rather than turn to the phenomena dubbed "God of the Gaps".
Is it Possible to get the book in Germany ??? Like on Amazone ???
Thank You for your frankness, refreshing to hear straight talk.
Hey Penn! I just watched the interview with Pierce Morgan. How, did you do it? I mean, I would love to have that ability to stay within my focus, especially when attacked. Is there a mindset or thinking trick you used?
Can you get the book in England?
aw, Penn, I've watched the interview and I think you were beyond polite with Piers. You really did a fine job, you held your own, clearly voice your beliefs and put up with his tactics. You ought to be proud of yourself, because I admire the way you acted.
Penn, I'm also from the UK, and I can safely say that if Piers Morgan hates you, you're DEFINITELY doing it right. You're in good company.
Just watched the interview and this as a follow up. Your composure was exemplary. What an awesome job you did and made the aggressor`s tactics seem transparent and ugly on their own account. Very well played!
I was taken aback by Piers Morgan's antagonism in that interview but really impressed by Penn's gregarious composure. Kudos. I haven't always agreed with Penn and Teller but I've always listened to what they say (okay, what "he says") and really admired the heart behind their messages.
If the episode starts right when he says "now", then what is the part where he says "This episode of Penn Point starts right..."?
Honestly have never seen a celebrity (I'm pretty sure he can be called one at least) so polite, calm, and intelligent all at once.
Is there a way to contact Penn? I want to ask him what's so important about there being no Deity?
Because the earth as a whole isn't doing very well. Most humans live in poverty while the few prosper. Maybe if we had less people saying "They will get theirs in hell" about the people fucking up everything and more people aware that this life is most likely it, and actually doing something to fix injustices we would see improvement, just my thoughts - Random youtube commenter.
I was really proud of how you handled that interview.
Penn handled the interview very well. I have not seen hardly anyone respond so calmly and eloquently to attacks like that.
That's great to hear Penn (about your calm and friendly approach).
I've put the same sentiment in a video called 'Libertarians: The case for being nice'.
You can find it by clicking on my name or using the search.
i laughed my ass off because the intro commercial was one of the i am ______ and i am a Mormon hahahahahahaha
Penn, i have not seen or heard any of your other interviews about this book, but i did just watch your interview with piers and i have to say, that was very enjoyable. you stuck to your guns, something that natural for you. and you showed him, weather or not he saw it or not, how true atheists are. love you man. keep it up.
Absolutely wonderful attitude, and brilliant description of agnosticism that I will probably be using from now on!
Also, I just wanted to react to the anti-British sentiments that have been springing up recently because of Piers Morgan, since I'm British myself, and I want to assure everyone that he is NOT a popular figure over here. In fact, many people were glad to see the back of him. So please don't tar us all with the same brush. Cheers!
Your Unmasked was amazing. Penn + Ronnie B = greatness.
Sorry America, Piers Morgan is a Muppet!
From Britain
but thank you America...from the bottom of 60 million hearts for taking that scumbag off of our shores. :)
wasn't the bps special Penn and Teller Go Public, before you were 30?
I'd love to be sat somewhere picturesque, next to Penn, sharing a joint with a beer each. The conversation would be amazing.
Oh, thank god. For a second, I was thinking of Pierce Brosnan. And I thought, "Wait, why does James Bond hate Penn?"
Finished reading it today. Very entertaining.
@Slacktoo how do you believe in something if you think its unprovable/unknowable
While I do not agree with Penn on faith, I still like him and
listen to his opinions and rants..I find him interesting and
enlightening in many ways, including politics as I am a
Libertarian as well.
You're right; that was rather shameful of me, and I apologize to the human race at large.
A thoroughly subjective standard, I admit, but a rather useful one taught to me by my grandmother many, many years ago: "The less you make other people want to knock you upside your noggin, the better a person you are being."
My father was agnostic. I asked why one day and he said since there was no real evidence, then why waste time speculating and arguing about it.
I laughed and called him an indecisive coward.
The way Penn handled that interview was superhuman, I wonder if I will ever be that mature!
I wonder if Piers actually read past the intro of the book because that's all he referenced besides the title.
Penn that interview was great. You destroyed piers in a well mannered spit of logic and truth. Keep up the work fighting for rationality.
Great Interview! Wonderful to see, that you did not need to provoke at all, and even countered with humor! Jesus (and I mean the historical man, not son of god) might even have had fun himself, had he seen the interview! :D
I remember when Jeremy Clarkson punched Piers Morgan in the face. Yeah, Penn, he just likes to anger people :P
I think being kind totaly dismantaled Peirs totaly good job Penn!
Penn's dogged civility proved to highlight and juxtapose Morgan's king sized dick-headedness and his completely irrational hatred toward Penn as a non-christian. Hatred is a strong word, but it went deeper than and beyond a mere dislike of Penn and what he was apparently standing for. Morgan's seething hatred was visceral.
Why are there always so many camera angle changes???
What I like about Penn is that he can be an atheist without hating Christians.
read the book. im 15. the part of your mother on new years day is terrible, im sorry that happened and i couldnt imaging my mother passing. The book "God, No" Is GREAT i love it.
I just watched that bludgeoning and I've gotta tell ya, pennpoint, you handled that with such a perfectly cool, collected, rational head that even the strongest Piers Morgan fan would spin their toque. They say friends should never discuss religion or politics but he wanted to discuss it! And I reckon he chose the wrong subject. Unless of course his intention was to look like a clueless asshole.
Great job, Penn! Another nail in the coffin of ignorance. Keep fighting for the righteous!
ok watched this, then watched the Piers Morgan interview.. Class Penn, total class..
I used to be all, why everybody hatin' on Piers Morgan? Then I watched the interview mentioned in this video. Now I'm all, I completely understand why everybody hatin' on Piers Morgan
Religious toleration is an important thing. I am an atheist, but I have many Christian friends and I learn to understand and become friends with them.
Piers Morgan really gets under people's skin... heck Jemery Clarkson a man who had never been in a serious fight in his life punched Piers Morgan in the face.
Good book Penn. I bought it after seeing the interview with Piers Morgan.
Penn: "... it was as aggressive and straight forward a stance as someone (Piers Morgan) could take...". I guess Penn saw how that was made possible with regards to Alex Jones's stance towards Piers Morgan when he was on his show. In England everyone despises Piers Morgan and we are all hoping that he will continue to remain in America for good; I can honestly speak on behalf of the entire nation on that.
Penn, I believe you were referring to Christine Odonnell when you said Michele Bachmann.
I just watched the interview and I saw Piers pressing Penn to defend his viewpoint I didn't see him being dick. I don't know maybe that just shows that I'm a dick.
So is the book a memoir or an atheism book? I would buy both, but prefer them separately. I'd love to read about Penn and Teller's relationship and stories.
sometimes being polite and honest means calling the other person an idiot!
How is that measured though? What standard are you using? Then again I don't like Morgan one bit, but I have to ask.
i got it. send him in to outer space... wait i think he would probably become like an alien more than he already is and that is an insult to aliens
Penn did extremely well when Piers Morgan put him in his cross hairs. As of late I've noticed that's really his strategy; If he can be loud and aggressive and insult people, he can bring them down to his level and have an absurd, unruly shouting contest. When someone like Penn Jillette gets on the show and stays calm and logical, they make Piers Morgan look the fool, exactly what he is.
I watched the Piers Morgan interview and wondered why he had you on if he wasn't going to let you answer any of the questions.
light simply results in empty space, rather than the presence of darkness, the absence of theism (not the rejection of theism, but its absence) is just absence. It's passive, and not comparable as some kind of equivalent.
i've ordered it, super exited!
I wonder how many cock/blow-dryer related injuries have been reported since this aired. I'd like to see that statistic.
When Penn does his vlog type videos he seems very open minded and objective, but on his TV show he is very assertive.
Gnosticism and theism are two different things. I was always taught that Christianity was an agnostic theist faith, because Christians believe but do not know. The modern use of the word "Agnostic" as a noun is a wishy washy word for "I don't think about it much, I just go about my daily life, and please don't put me on the spot again." While it might not establish much to those of us interested in the argument, it does convey meaning.
I especially liked the part in the interview when Piers was trying to prove that there was a god with this brilliant question "If there's not god, where do you go when you die?" Definitely a strange interview.
Penn Jillette demonstrated a greater sense of open-mindedness in discussion than Piers Morgan. Piers just employed silly stereotypes regarding nonreligious people but Penn managed to use reason and logic to justify his position.
@AMilitantAgnostic I agree, but can you present a single case where a person is not living as if there is or isn't a god?
I saw that interview; Penn not only shredded Morgan on logical point after logical point, but, by the end of it all, Penn simply looked like a far better human than Morgan!
I loved your new book Penn. I bought it the day it came out.
I know that the Divine Will is real, because I can feel Her inside me. And She is congruent with Free Will.
You assume that all agnostics lean further away from theism than they have to though. What if some agnostics are actually saying, 'I don't know if there is a god, but I think there is'?
James Ziegler Believing or not does not make it so or not. I am agnostic because whether I believe in an all-being or not doesn't matter does it.
That's FUNNY ... and transparent !!!!!
Because belief is active.
If you aren't believing in a unicorn at this moment. Then your answer is, you don't believe in a unicorn.
It's not "I believe unicorns don't exist" It's a passive negative.
Belief is a valid dichotomy, not a trichotomy.
If you don't know that you don't know, then your answer is still no because belief, again, is active.
If you aren't actively believing, then you aren't believing.
It is seriously, that simple.
I don't often watch Piers Morgan because I find him closed minded and to be a jerk but I did catch this episode and I felt the way he treated Penn to be terrible. Penn wasn't attacking him about his religion he was just stating his own point and trying to have a healthy discussion and instead Piers used it as a platform to attack all atheists and go on and on about how they make him angry. He just made himself look like an even bigger jerk while Penn acted like a smart calm person! Good Job Penn
To be fair, 'looking more human' is a low bar in comparison to Morgan. The comparison doesn't illustrate how effectively Penn dismantled Morgan.
Penn is 100% class (when he chooses to be).
A point id like to make. Get one camera. Im gonna order the book though lol.
At least Morgan is actually doing the job, however imperfectly, he was trained to do and to which he worked his way into gradually. He took a degree in journalism and then worked extensively for newspapers. Penn, on the other hand, established himself as a magician-comedian and then suddenly and gratuitously appointed himself an expert on theology. He's certainly welcome to his opinions, but I subscribe to the notion that no one should publish a book on a subject in which he has no expertise.
@nmaylo What's the difference?
0:58 LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@masterspy4 is there a line between having faith, and no faith? There isn't.
Did Penn have a cold during this taping? :(
Even if its not semantically correct, the term "atheist" in modern language is as I defined it: someone who rejects the notion of god. I reject the label "atheist" both because I do not fit the popular definition, and because I am disgusted by the loud-self-righteous peddlers of Atheism (capitol A) who are as irritating those of the religions that they denounce. I do not want to be associated with bigots who hate Christians for being Christian and call them stupid like THEY have all the answers
@DarkEmergence
The Doctor is ours, you can keep Torchwood though, especially the way it's going :P you can just have it.
I don't care what the dictionary says. Its an important distinction, and if the dictionary disagrees it needs to be fixed.
Right, as a matter of semantics, you are correct. But, generally, an individual who doesnt know if god exists would not consider himself an atheist. Atheism generally means that you will argue affirmatively that god does not exist.
Take for example the word "agnostic." It can have two very different definitions. The common one is "I don't know if there is a god." But, it can also mean "It is unknowable whether god exists." Two very different arguments. That's all I was saying.
Starts talking about Pierce at 6:25
The no being on TV before you were 30 thing, next week, please :) .
"I'm out selling it like uh, like uh, like a motherfucker"
-i don't know of a sentence more beautiful penn
Wait one neck-fucking second, Penn! A book book book is available in a book store? Wouldn't books be available in a bookstore, and book book books be available in a book book bookstore?
It's weird seeing Penn advertise anything even on the Revision3 channel lol. I'm talking about Gamefly of course not the book.
Besides... I've looked at Wikipedia, Websters, and Dictionary-dot-com. All of them say "denies the existence of" or "rejects the notion of" god. These definitions universally would not include those who do not have "a belief in non-existence" as you put it. Those people are not atheists by dictionary definition. They are agnostics like me.
@johnas1011 Atheism DOES NOT mean you rule out the existence of a deity. It simply means you lack belief in one, which can be because you're waiting for evidence, or because you actually believe there isn't a deity.
These are textbook definitions, I'm not putting any of my own interpretation in here:
Theism = belief in a deity
a- = prefix meaning "not" or "without"
Atheism = Not theist, or without theism
Human thought is not binary, but these definitions are.
Good advice Penn.
There is an episode of HIGNFY with Piers Morgan on, I think several actually and even through the T.V you can feel how they dislike him.
No point arguing with a closed mind, there's no room for reason in there.
@johnas1011 This is only partly correct. Agnosticism is the most rational position, definitely, but it doesn't address the issue of belief. Basically, if someone asks you, "Does god exist?" You can say, "I don't know." That makes you agnostic.
However, that also makes you an atheist. Unless you actually believe in a deity, you are by default an atheist. Agnosticism and atheism are not mutually exclusive. I would post links to their definitions but TH-cam doesn't allow them. You can Google them
@AMilitantAgnostic But what I am saying is that it is yes or no. It is like "Do you smoke?". The answer is either yes or no for everbody. You either consciously live in accordance with a religion or you don't. Whether you believe in god or not, or even know what you believe, you are either making it a point to live by the book or you are not.
im listening to the book right now its awesome am at the part with the fish and money bet.
I lost my temper with my Dad near Thanksgiving because of a political disagreement over the phone. It's hard to do but it shouldn't be. :(
"Floggers for 100 Alex". The answer is Penn Jillette. "What is a whore, Alex?" You are right for 100. Next category.
Penn sounds like the Hulk. OH YEAH BROTHER!
Lol, just thank Jeremy Clarkson for punching him in the face :P
Mike DeFi, that's why there's a distinction. Atheism is the belief that there is no god. Agnosticism is no belief in god. By saying "If you don't actively believe in god you're an Atheist" Penn Jillette is imposing his assumptions on me. Frankly I don't know if there is a god or not, and I tend not to ponder it because its a waste of time - its well-established that not enough data exists either way.
@Slacktoo Okay as they define it its still not really agnostic....Your a theist that can't pick a deity, Which is fine. Its kinda like this. Your question is what type of god is god( your coming from the theist stance already), while agnostics ask if there is a god, and since they do, they cannot truly believe thus making them atheist. I don't know if Im just not saying it right or if I didn't get your message, but I hope that clears things up.