Penn Jillette: An Atheist's Guide to the 2012 election - General

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJGxVeQw3SE[/media] I think the end of the video was best when he explains his view on literal interpretation of the bible by politicians.

Wow I guessed correctly who the most religious president was Neat

Penn is a very smart and agreeable man. Every time I hear what he has to say I like him a little bit more.

Why is one of his fingernails painted?

[QUOTE=gamefreek76;33539098]Penn is a very smart and agreeable man. Every time I hear what he has to say I like him a little bit more.[/QUOTE] And then you find out he's libertarian / extreme capitalist :v: [quote] Why is one of his fingernails painted? [/quote] Long story involving his mom. Basically he painted a finger nail when he was 19 or something and his mom jokingly said she liked it so he's just done it ever since

This is a really impressive video. I didn't think it would turn out this way.

Its a shame people see this guy as a swearing nutjob because of his show, he's actually a very smart, well-learned man.

[QUOTE=thrawn2787;33539226]And then you find out he's libertarian / extreme capitalist :v: [/QUOTE] and then you find out so am I.

Well, this was hugely informative. Did not know Bill Clinton was that religious.

[QUOTE=gamefreek76;33539847]and then you find out so am I.[/QUOTE] And then you found out that I am too.

[QUOTE=thrawn2787;33539226]And then you find out he's libertarian / extreme capitalist :v: Long story involving his mom. Basically he painted a finger nail when he was 19 or something and his mom jokingly said she liked it so he's just done it ever since[/QUOTE] I have nothing wrong with capitalism as long as we don't have people suffering and dying of poverty on the streets. And i'm sure Penn would agree with that.

I think this election will break records of low voter turnout.

[QUOTE=OvB;33541057]I have nothing wrong with capitalism as long as we don't have people suffering and dying of poverty on the streets. And i'm sure Penn would agree with that.[/QUOTE] Well that's the idea behind every economic [B]theory [/B]ever. I'm 100% certain that pure capitalism sucks in practice.

Ok im watching this pretty high - what the fcuk is going on? is this about russian history?

Penn sure is a great talker. I wish it was longer.

This video is great. I especially liked it around the 12:00 mark and the ending. :v: 11:57-12:03 should be a reaction video.

[QUOTE=UnMute;33542155]This video is great. I especially liked it around the 12:00 mark and the ending. :v: 11:57-12:03 should be a reaction video.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNJFMyO7hKA[/media] you're welcome

Always liked him. Hell, even my religious Dad acknowledges that this guy is a sharp motherfucker, even if he disagrees with him, lol

[QUOTE=booster;33541540]Penn sure is a great talker. I wish it was longer.[/QUOTE] He has several videos on BigThink I can say almost all of their videos are great. The have a lot of Dr. Kaku as well and he is awesome too.

this guys smart but then he named his girl Moxie CrimeFighter

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4nSjMQmYvM[/media] ok i'll stop

[QUOTE=MasterG;33541797]Capitalism with socialistic elements tends to work pretty well in my opinion. [editline]2nd December 2011[/editline] He puts forward some interesting points I hadn't thought about before.[/QUOTE] Capitalism with socialist tones is the only thing that genuinely really works period. At least IMHO.

[QUOTE=MasterG;33541797]Capitalism with socialistic elements tends to work pretty well in my opinion. [editline]2nd December 2011[/editline] He puts forward some interesting points I hadn't thought about before.[/QUOTE] Right but the whole libertarian mixed with extreme capitalist means that he is very anti anything resembling socialism. At the same time though I share Penn's thoughts about freedom of speech and that I would fight for his right to disagree with me. Many people can't seem to separate forms of government and economic and social theories

I thought when he said people should be divided by sects I thought he said by sex. I know Pen wouldn't say that, but jeez that would make everything he said before that useless.

If there was an Atheist candidate for president he'd get my vote instantly.

[QUOTE=Dirty_Ape;33543657]If there was an Atheist candidate for president he'd get my vote instantly.[/QUOTE] Which is funny because he always tells everyone how not smart he is (and always mentions he only graduated high school from a plea bargain). I think he's smart but not running the country smart.

[QUOTE=Dirty_Ape;33543657]If there was an Atheist candidate for president he'd get my vote instantly.[/QUOTE] I dunno. Everyone can be a bad person theist or atheist so I wouldn't really put his atheism first. Not saying it wouldn't bolster my opinion though.

[QUOTE]I am an optimist...to the point of not being realistic.[/QUOTE] Did anyone else find it odd that the man from Penn & Teller: Bullshit said this?

[QUOTE=Speedstream;33543978]Did anyone else find it odd that the man from Penn & Teller: Bullshit said this?[/QUOTE] I can believe a magician did.

That was a pretty intense ending.