God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales

The New York Times bestselling reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments from the larger, louder half of the world-famous magic duo Penn & Teller. Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday!: More Magical Tales from the Bestselling Author of God, No! by Penn Jillette Paperback $
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We will keep getting closer, we will keep knowing more and more. Evolution explains a lot. I think I get a little bit about that. Evolution really does seem to make a zillion pieces fall into place. What does it mean to go on forever? What would it mean for me to believe in god?

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It would mean that I know. I know because I say I know. I can feel it. I would maybe have faith that this force in the universe is for good. Maybe I know that this force in the universe will give everlasting life and cares very much where I stick my fucking cock. Maybe I would know that there is a supreme power in the universe and that supreme power cares about me.

Not everyone who believes in god believes all of those things.

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There is no humility. They believe because they say they believe. Some people who believe in god distort the meaning to the point where. Just keep it at Y. Why call love god?


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Why not call love. If you change what the word means, you can get me to say I believe in it. Some think that god will answer prayers.

God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales

They think that their prayer can influence the behavior of an omnipotent, omniscient power. How do you figure that? How come every time someone says that god told them to kill their whole family, the religious people say right away that the faithful murderer was crazy?

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I wonder if god is speaking to us directly again. I think you are the king of kings of the arrogant assholes. You are leaving open the possibility of Jesus Christ as lord, and Thor, and invisible gremlins living in your toaster. What could be humbler than that?

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There can be no edicts. I was asked by Glenn Beck to entertain the idea of an atheist Ten Commandments. It was his rhetorical exercise to try to force the incorrect point that the biblical Ten Commandments were just common sense. Some of the stories have nothing to do with atheism directly, but they will give you a feel for how one goofy atheist lives his life in turn-of-the-century America. There is no fucking god! Buy from another retailer: A scathingly funny reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments from the larger, louder half of world-famous magic duo Penn and Teller reveals an atheist's experience in the world: Your Cart items Cart total.

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More Books from this Author. More than three hundred and thirty pounds and saddled with a systolic blood pressure reading at dangerous heights, legendary magician Penn Jillette found himself at a crossroads. He needed a drastic lifestyle change if wanted to see his small children grow up Read more about this book. The efforts of people like them, along with James Randi and Houdini, have already had a considerable impact on belief in psychics, witchcraft, faith healers, homeopathy, and all manner of nonsense.

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But one area of magic remains strong and largely unquestioned — religion. You will not find a thorough defense of the Problem of Evil or a dissertation against irreducible complexity. So, if you are looking to counter the arguments of William Lane Craig or Alvin Plantinga, look elsewhere. If you are looking to view a handful of strange interactions through a distinctly humanist lens, then this is the book for you.

Oh, and for those of you who simply cannot live without a defense of evolution, there is one given by a stripper. And I know that if strippers had been teaching me evolution, I would have quit being a creationist long before I actually did.

The book is laid out as a Ten Commandments for humanists with personal stories intermingled forming a loose theme. Being a humanist, though, that requires something. It requires you to recognize that you are part of something — that you have obligations. That is important to note because it is, in my opinion the real undercurrent of this book. Penn is not arguing for the absolute truth of atheism. I think I would sum up his message like this: We should at least be able to agree on that. If that all sounds good to you, then buy this book.