"It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral, self-righteous, bullying laziness."
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Penn Jillette, born on March 5, 1955, in Greenfield, Massachusetts, is a multifaceted American magician, musician, actor, and author, renowned as one half of the iconic illusionist duo Penn & Teller. With a career spanning over four decades, Jillette's unique blend of comedy, magic, and outspoken atheism has made him a prominent figure in both entertainment and intellectual discourse. Beyond the stage, he has penned several books, contributing to discussions on skepticism and free thought, solidifying his legacy as an influential voice in contemporary culture.
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"Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats. Religion is bribery and threats. Humans have morality. We don't need religion."
Penn Jillette"My mom, if you asked her if she was interested in whether or not people gambled, would say no."
Penn Jillette"Computers absolutely changed my life. Before I had a computer, I had never written one thing. Not one thing. I'm a very bad speller and I was embarrassed by that. When I would type, the little mistakes would make me nutty, and I would never edit anything."
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"My love of computers, besides being practical, is very direct and visceral. I love the way things look on the screen."
Penn Jillette"Religion is faith. Faith is belief without evidence. Belief without evidence cannot be shared. Faith is a feeling. Love is also a feeling, but love makes no universal claims. Love is pure."
Penn Jillette"The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all."
Penn Jillette"I'm totally against straight marriage - even though I'm married. I don't think heterosexual marriage is any of the government's business."
Penn Jillette"When I was a kid, politicians wanted to avoid talking about religion if they could. John F. Kennedy couldn't duck the issue, being Catholic and all. So how did he address it? By reminding Americans that religion shouldn't be an issue, that he was concentrating on big things like poverty and hunger and leading the space race."
Penn Jillette"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."
Penn Jillette"It wasn't success, because Teller and I, by the time Asparagus Valley got together - within a year, we had achieved all our goals. I mean, our goal was to earn our living doing exactly what we wanted. Which is many people's goal."
Penn Jillette"My body really, really wanted to reproduce when I was 15. It took a lot of civilization, socialization, willpower and some emulsion polymerization technology for me not to reproduce at 15."
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