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God, no!, signs you may already be an atheist and other magical tales, Penn Jillette

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God, no!

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Penn Jillette

signs you may already be an atheist and other magical tales

The outspoken half of magic duo Penn & Teller presents an atheist reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments, discussing why doubt, skepticism, and wonder should be celebrated and offering humorous stories from his own experiences

The Bible's first commandment. Siegfried, Roy, Montecore, Penn, and leather pants ; What's the G on the joint? ; King of the ex-Jews -- The Bible's second commandment. Pastor Shirley, my mom and dad, lesbians, and Jesus Christ ; Auto-tune, tattoos, and big fake tits -- The Bible's third commandment. Preach to me and pray for me -- please! ; You are the model? ; Agnostics : no one can know for sure but I believe they're full of shit -- The Bible's fourth commandment. Learning to fly, strip, and vomit on a 727 ; Supreme Court Justice Ron Jeremy ; I also couldn't get laid in a women's prison with a fistful of pardons ; Scuba fucking -- The Bible's fifth commandment. Sister ; Passing down the joy of not collecting stamps ; Up your Santa Claus Lane -- The Bible's sixth commandment. Why I'm a Libertarian nut instead of just a nut ; The three dogmas that hurt Americans most ; Jamie Gillis : April 20, 1943 -- February 19, 2010 ; Penn's bacon and a kiss airlines -- The Bible's seventh commandment. Pitching bullshit while in mourning -- The Bible's eighth commandment. Maybe that thief Kreskin will sue me this time ; Nixon the aristocrat -- The Bible's ninth commandment. In America, noblesse oblige isn't just for noblemen ; Would this seem crazy if you read it in a book? ; It's not the heat, it's the stupidity -- The Bible's tenth commandment. You could be Bruce Springsteen ; "Things like this don't happen to normal people" ; The greatest story ever told ; Hello dere -- Afterword. Atheism is the only real hope against terrorism : there is no god (but Allah)