penn jillette

http://www.alternet.org/belief/5-most-awful-atheists An article by Ian Murphy on alternet gives his list of "The 5 Most Awful Atheists". (I read it via a link on Pharyngula.) In my opinion, an article like this is rather tawdry. I am not fond of cheap titles like the one used for this article...

Just finished God No! by Penn Jillette. Honestly I liked it but was a little disappointed. Penn tends to be self effacing to the point of annoyance. It comes off as narcisissistic when he name drops (which he chastises the Amazing Kresken for doing late in the book). Also, the book is set up...

I was surprised recently to see Penn Jillette selling eyeglasses on a late-night cable TV commercial. Apparently these "Superfocus" glasses use a liquid-filled membrane in the lens to adjust the prescription so a single pair of glasses can be used for near and far vision and points in between...

The San Antonio Express-News published this article in the Saturday, October 29, "Religion and Spirituality" section: "Faith is just another illusion to magician." Featuring Penn Jillette, it discusses how magicians are often led to skepticism and atheism by studying their craft. There is also...

I'm not certain, but if I heard the radio correctly, Penn Jillette is going to be on NPR's Talk of the Nation tomorrow (Tuesday) to talk about his book God, No! Steve S

Phg5NSg0V_E Penn and Teller looking for opening acts for their Vegas Show. Lots of Magic (comparatively) on UK TV at the moment with BBC's "The Magicians". Spoiled a bit by the inclusion of celebs but still watchable.

Bill Donohue, a man with an internet connection who calls himself head of the Catholic League, is getting attention from this latest PR stunt with an ad in Variety: Full: Catholic League Press Release You can read about Penn & Teller's show and see previews at Showtime's website...

I was talking to someone about the natural events that may account for Noah's flood, and I remembered that Penn talked about a flood of the Euphrates in Bullsh*t. I found the video (story is ~2:30 in): 0JcD78LGrGA But I can't find any source to agree with him. Does anybody have any reference...

Penn Jillette writes about counterintuitive ideas, including President Barack Obama telling us to spend our way out of debt. Commentary: Is Obama skidding or crashing? Penn ties in a lot of thoughts in his commentary: fire-eating fire walking turn in the direction of the skid...

The seventh season of Penn & Teller's cable TV show which I cannot name here (but which can be abbreviated "B.S.") is coming later this year. Penn Jillette is on Twitter, and he has mentioned working on the scripts for this coming season several times over the last two months. Assuming they do...

Let me preface this by saying that I am not a conspiracy theorist, or, a NWO theorist. About 5 years ago at the age of 30 I finally was able to break from my fundamentalist Christian upbringing and truly examine my beliefs in the light of reality. I tried to remain as objective as possible...

I just learned about Penn & Teller's Showtime series about different matters of skepticism, called ********. I don't subscribe to Showtime and I was wondering what different skeptics opinions about the show are. I've heard they've gotten into some hot water due to certain comments concerning...

From "Penn Say's: "Penn discusses some doubts concerning the events of September 11th." Now, the woo at ATS are thinking that Penn has switched sides. I watched this, and to me he is speaking about Global Warming (which he thinks Gore is not being honest) He does not want to become like a...

A Jillette commentary on cnn.com. Something tells me the pumping up of Ron Paul by none other than Penn Jillette won't stop idiot Republicans and retard Democrats from bashing those of us who think more individual freedoms and less government is, in general, a good thing, but the whole article...

For those who were on the Slammer Tour at TAM6 and want to share photos, this thread is for coordination. We agreed while on the tour to use a tag of "slammertour08" on our albums, but I thought we might directly link here. Here are my photos...

The Dancing-with-the-Stars elimination has put Penn Jillette back into The Slammer and taken him off the stage of the nationwide TV dance competition. Said one judge: "The problem is your feet." http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/articles/2008/02/19/TV.Dancing.With.the.Stars/

Not sure what the exact format is, they're two of a bunch of celebrities in an "open panel", but it'll be interesting to see if Penn calls Stein out.

What's your obsession with Penn Jillette? Is it because he loves Randi? Have you been inducted into his cult via his mesmerizing juggling? Is it his red fingernail? Is it his crazy drug-loving ways? His opposition to the Iraq, Vietnam and World War II? His love for liberty? His "deep...

Found this and didn't know if it was posted before. Penn on Wolf Blitzer discussing politics and atheism.

Banachek and Jamy Ian Swiss were on Penn Radio yesterday. You can still listen to it under "Featured Audio". It will be there for only about a week. It's a good listen. They mostly talk about mentalism and psychics. http://www.pennradio.com/

After seeing P & T perform the magic bullet live twice, and repeatedly on DVD, and with my knowledge of firearms and ballistics, I think I know how to do it. Testing to begin soon. Yes, I know the dangers, I've been studying conjuring and illusion for 30 years. I don't plan on having my head...

VxuQmvhfPhk Penn takes the Blasphemy Challenge. Thoughts?

"Magician Penn Jillette" was the featured guest on "The Colbert Report" for November 1. Comedy Central will air this show one more time this evening (I believe), in case you missed it. Otherwise, Penn's segment might be available at the Comedy Central web site. Of interest are the parts of...

Did anyone seen Penn as a guest on Bill Maher last night? When Evolution came up as a topic I thought he did pretty well making that politican who was defending Creationism look like an idiot. What do you think?

"Real Time with Bill Maher," an uncensored talk show on HBO, will have Penn Jillette as a guest next Friday, September 1. The announcement of Penn's appearance at the end of the most recent "Real Time" show (which was, by the way, the season premiere) did not specify whether Penn would be a...

Among others, but those two are probably of the biggest interest to this crowd. These answers were "as of late August," so allow room for skeptical mind-changing. Here they are, for whatever you think they might be worth: http://www.reason.com/0411/fe.dc.whos.shtml First, Penn Jillette: And...

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Note: Penn, that rascal, gives away some secrets in this essay.