Believing there is no God means the suffering I've seen in my family and indeed all the suffering in the world isn't caused by any omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent force that isn't bothered to help or is just testing us, but rather something we all may be able to help others with in the future. No God means the possibility of less suffering in the future.
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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