I've been waiting for this book for a while. I think Penn Jillette is a pretty awesome guy with the perfectly metered amount of asshole, turning his assholyness on all purveyors of crap. I gained a deep appreciation for unconventional thinking the more I learned about him, and the more I watched Penn and Teller's Bullshit on Showtime. But I most appreciate... and disagree with... his view on religion. He says early in the book that atheism is admitting "I don't know", which on mid 90's Nickelodeon would be a sure fire way to get doused with a mixture of baby shampoo, oatmeal, and green food coloring. But Penn says that not knowing is just fine and that this uncertainty is perfectly natural and should not be supressed.
However, I have heard Penn say "I know god doesn't exist." Huh? I thought it was okay not to know.
Still, he called me "boss" when I met him in Vegas, so all is forgiven.
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