Reading the Bible is the fast track to atheism. Reading the Bible means starting at "In the beginning..." and throwing it down with disgust at "...the grace of the lord Jesus be with all. Amen." I'm sure there are lots of religious people who've read the Bible from start to finish and kept their faith, but in my self-selected sample, all the people I know who have done that are atheists.
Thou shalt not take anything on faith - Penn Jillette
Thou shalt not take anything on faith
- Penn Jillette
People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed, and sheltered, and if we're compassionate we'll help them, but you get no moral credit for forci… - Penn Jillette
People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed, and sheltered, and if we're compassionate we'll help them, but you get no moral credit for forci…
Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.' - Penn Jillette
Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.'
Comedy is taken care of by a free market. - Penn Jillette
Comedy is taken care of by a free market.
Everyday is an atheist holiday. - Penn Jillette
Everyday is an atheist holiday.
Much better than the feeling of having things is the feeling of having earned things. - Penn Jillette
Much better than the feeling of having things is the feeling of having earned things.
God works in mysterious, inefficient, and breathtakingly cruel ways - Penn Jillette
God works in mysterious, inefficient, and breathtakingly cruel ways
Never ascribe to conspiracy that which can be attributed to ignorance. - Penn Jillette
Never ascribe to conspiracy that which can be attributed to ignorance.
If there's something you really want to believe, that's what you should question the most. - Penn Jillette
If there's something you really want to believe, that's what you should question the most.
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