There Is No God

25 replies · 4691 views · Started by CrunkMonkey85 · Nov 2005

Atlanta, GA

CrunkMonkey85 Atlanta, GA

I don't expect anyone to click or read anything I post, and I don't expect anyone to open their mind a little for fear of magically turning into an atheist, but I don't give a ****. I felt like posting just in case. Enjoy... or not.

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As half of the magic act Penn and Teller, Penn Jillette enjoys challenging his audiences with the unconventional. In stating his personal credo, Jillette finds liberation in believing there is no God.

Here's the link. There's audio for RealPlayer and Windows Media, as well as full text... (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5015557) (letters & emails in response) This I Believe, November 21, 2005. NPR News Haha, let's see how many NPR listeners really believe in "free speech" now!

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· Nov 2005

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Lol. Christianity is a joke, I'm sorry.

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Change from boston, MA · Nov 2005

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all religion is a joke

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CrunkMonkey85 from Atlanta, GA · Nov 2005

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Umm... can we limit pointless and/or ignorant comments to 1.5 per poster? I don't particularly appreciate a page full of "that quote is so true" but the same goes for "religion is for fools". Africa Black: Thanks for reading and responding. Thank you all, and good night.

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· Nov 2005

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ChangePlease wrote:
all religion is a joke

Define religion, in your terms.

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· Nov 2005

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Africa Black wrote:
N7pozishunz wrote:
MidWestGentleman wrote:
i dont see what the big deal is...we always seem to ahve this discussion every month here on hbcu...listen believe what you believe...i may not agree with penn but hey its what he believes and i cant change it...i just say respect each others beliefs and leave it alone...
My point exactly...

^^cosign to all that right there... Geez, I read the article. I don't dislike hearing opinions and beliefs that may conflict with mine. I found sense in what Penn said, even if it's not what I believe. I see it as he came to his spiritual conclusion, and I can respect him for that because it is his own conclusion. So...with that said, all the weakminded/strongminded hearsay is unnecessary. To believe in anything, you must be strongminded, whether it's believing in God or not believing in God, because there is always someone who wants to test what you believe. Also, I liked N7's quote. But that leads me to think, do you (a general you..not pointing at N7 or any1 else) believe in God because you're scared of being wrong? Or do you believe in God because you truly believe in Him out of devotion, love, and respect whether it be blind or not? I onno, it was just a thought... solipsistic <---didn't even know that word existed, glad I read the article. Thanks for the link Crunk, very insightful.