Penn & Teller: The Magic of Skepticism

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  • Penn & Teller take us on a candid, entertaining and philosophical journey behind their 40-year career together. From religion, skepticism and black holes, to Bob Dylan, relationship advice and love, no topic is off limits. But they're not all talk: Watch as these master magicians pull an audience member on stage for an offbeat, one-of-a-kind magic trick.
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  • @Kleavers
    @Kleavers 8 років тому +45

    It's kind of shame Teller rarely talks in public. He has a great calm voice.

  • @Josstrigaming
    @Josstrigaming 9 років тому +39

    I still smile when I hear Teller speak because I am so used to him being silent

  • @dragonslayer015
    @dragonslayer015 5 років тому +20

    Actually that's one of the first things I've learned in business class. Never go into a partnership with someone you know, cause like Penn said things can go very bad especially when there's emotions involved you can suffer heart break or losing a close friend.

  • @Slim2oo
    @Slim2oo Рік тому +3

    “You have a sense of where I am.. a sense of where Teller is.. and a sense where you seat is.” 😂😂

  • @Pandora8_
    @Pandora8_ 6 років тому +18

    12:40 they begin bickering like an old married couple haha

  • @asponre
    @asponre 9 років тому +85

    I like it when teller talks, hes got some great stuff to say.
    but maaaan you can tell that host disagreed with their views...its like he couldnt wait to get off stage lol.

  • @Frosty-oj6hw
    @Frosty-oj6hw 9 років тому +22

    Both incredibly intelligent men.

  • @Coldfire242
    @Coldfire242 3 роки тому +4

    Man that trick was so beautiful.

  • @robertsparks9333
    @robertsparks9333 2 роки тому +6

    I was laughing at the start of this video because they gave Teller a microphone to hold... and then....

  • @leporello7
    @leporello7 4 роки тому +5

    The part on scepticism and love was really beautiful.

  • @DeadPyro96
    @DeadPyro96 9 років тому +94

    I am going to blow your mind: Teller is 67 years old.

    • @StormAlterWorlds
      @StormAlterWorlds 6 років тому +2

      A couple of years into the future, and man... I had just looked up his age and saw that he was 70 and was blown away.

    • @SidneyJupiter
      @SidneyJupiter 5 років тому

      And hes about 10 years older than penn

    • @elisolomon2114
      @elisolomon2114 3 роки тому

      He older now

    • @FinBoyXD
      @FinBoyXD 3 роки тому

      Wait, he's 72 now?

    • @DeadPyro96
      @DeadPyro96 3 роки тому +2

      @@FinBoyXD He's 73 in two days!

  • @LukeK1097
    @LukeK1097 9 років тому +79

    WHENEVER TELLER SPEAKS IT FEELS WEIRD

  • @ThunderTurtle7
    @ThunderTurtle7 3 роки тому +3

    That magic trick was fantastic

  • @chrismac2234
    @chrismac2234 6 місяців тому +1

    Skepticism is the suspension of belief, for objective truth.

  • @spaghettioverlord3247
    @spaghettioverlord3247 3 роки тому +7

    I remember watching that saw blade thing as a 6 year old kid and being horrified when the saw blade came down and the blood and guts sprayed everywhere. So the first point he makes about children thinking they witnessed a murder is hilarious to me.

  • @LelouchLothric
    @LelouchLothric 8 років тому

    absolutely absolutely marvelous dou!

  • @KidFabulous72
    @KidFabulous72 9 років тому +15

    Great guys with intelligent and thought provoking views. I love listening to them because they are so real and honest! I believe in God and follow an organized religion, but it's interesting to hear their views.
    On another note, Teller's voice is so surprising.

    • @SRfangirl
      @SRfangirl 5 років тому

      KidFabulous72 very calming, right?

  • @firecloud77
    @firecloud77 8 років тому +12

    *WEIRD*. I never imagined Teller's voice sounding like that. That alone has a magical component to it.

  • @Meg_Lovegood
    @Meg_Lovegood 4 роки тому

    Still blows my mind every time someone relies that Teller can talk.

  • @plopsmcgee9672
    @plopsmcgee9672 Рік тому +2

    Wow, very interesting! Even ignoring the brilliant act at the end, I've never heard that perspective of facts as "things you can share" before. I think that's going to change how I learn from theists.

  • @sdushdiu
    @sdushdiu 8 років тому

    So refreshing......

  • @teddymukaria7247
    @teddymukaria7247 6 років тому

    I started doing magic last year December and this week I learned alot from U

  • @ruthecker399
    @ruthecker399 2 роки тому

    love them both

  • @parthsingh97
    @parthsingh97 3 роки тому +3

    It's like someone is voicing Teller from backstage.

  • @aazei
    @aazei 9 років тому +6

    Teller is the Black Bolt of magic.

  • @GJJTB
    @GJJTB 9 років тому

    Genious!!!

  • @Hungstar69
    @Hungstar69 9 років тому +99

    this is weird... hearing Teller's voice lol.

    • @jabberwock14
      @jabberwock14 3 роки тому +4

      He was actually being controlled like a puppet so it was someone else's voice

  • @Mafon2
    @Mafon2 4 роки тому +4

    3:30 - OH MY GHAAAAAD

  • @CassesVultus
    @CassesVultus 8 років тому +1

    That's only the second time I've seen Teller speak above a whisper.

  • @MikeODonnellMagic
    @MikeODonnellMagic 9 років тому +1

    Great power of darkness routine.

  • @hlp4ever98
    @hlp4ever98 Рік тому

    Back when I was broke, I used to sneak into movie theatres without paying. I got so good at it that it was no longer a challenge, so I started telling the ticket taker that I will be sneaking into the theatre without paying and I would still get past them without a ticket. You can convince anyone of anything.

  • @jayess8714
    @jayess8714 3 роки тому +1

    Audrey has such a beautiful smile

  • @finding_aether
    @finding_aether 4 роки тому +2

    lol, Teller's "i really like him" is so cute

    • @everhirstseyt2667
      @everhirstseyt2667 4 роки тому

      9:23 he is not a bad impressionist and singer! I love Teller wish he was my daddy!

    • @elinlloyd7002
      @elinlloyd7002 Рік тому

      @@everhirstseyt2667 wish he was my sugar daddy haha x

  • @Jerbins
    @Jerbins 4 роки тому +1

    It looks like there's a fortune cookie in Penn's jacket pocket

  • @1man1bike1road
    @1man1bike1road 3 роки тому +3

    good to see them explain how so called spiritualists rip folks off and use their loss against them

  • @no-oneman.4140
    @no-oneman.4140 2 роки тому

    The irony is Teller has a wonderful voice. Both have brilliant minds and that host looks like Roddy McDowall.

  • @beingsigmas
    @beingsigmas Рік тому

    Teller's voice feels like he's 25 years old !

  • @EddyRice
    @EddyRice 3 роки тому +4

    When people go to a theater setting you can be told anything. You are paying your money to be entertained. Those on stage are actors and entertainers. You know that coming in. If they say they are reading your mind, there is nothing wrong with that. If you do not have intelligence enough to know they are lying then that is on you. It is totally different when they prey on your loss of a loved one, or a tragedy in your life or your insecurities or beliefs etc. & scam you out of money by trickery in a public or private setting.

  • @MaskedGreenmagician
    @MaskedGreenmagician 9 років тому

    In Christ allways chubby billpage illusionist magician in fun:) thanks for sharing God Bless Everyone

  • @breakingaustin
    @breakingaustin 8 місяців тому +1

    Audrey is so pretty by the way!!

  • @total_dk6517
    @total_dk6517 9 років тому +36

    Is this really Teller speaking?? :o

    • @total_dk6517
      @total_dk6517 9 років тому

      What?

    • @ihizz87
      @ihizz87 9 років тому +1

      PrankStarsDK This is my first time hearing this guy speak!

    • @DavidWillanski
      @DavidWillanski 9 років тому +1

      ihizz87 the first time I heard him speak was in the helium escape trick.

    • @kevosmitho
      @kevosmitho 8 років тому

      +David Willanski yes but that was with helium and not his real voice as where this is his real voice but yes i agree

    • @NotNewsChannel
      @NotNewsChannel 8 років тому +2

      It's very difficult to keep silent forever. He must have worked very hard on that trick.
      “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
      ‭‭James‬ ‭3:8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

  • @MusicGunn
    @MusicGunn 8 років тому

    How long ago was this? Penn seems to be quite large here and he had slimmed down quite a bit.

  • @hatednyc
    @hatednyc 2 роки тому

    Le Bad Boys du magique originale

  • @KozenaDrzka
    @KozenaDrzka 4 роки тому +4

    He can talk! He can talk! He can talk!
    He can talk! He can talk! He can talk!
    Teller: And I can siiiiiiiiiiing!
    Alyson: Oooh! Help me, Mr. Teller!
    Audience:
    Mr. Teller! Mr. Teller!
    Mr. Teller! Mr. Teller!
    Mr. Teller! Mr. Teller!
    O, Mr. Teller!

  • @wetlazer2443
    @wetlazer2443 2 роки тому

    Why was this interview so short?

  • @justinhamilton8647
    @justinhamilton8647 4 роки тому +1

    Hey the interviewer is the guy that had a panic attack, Dan, hope he’s doing well now

  • @robertwadas
    @robertwadas 3 роки тому

    Raymond Teller

  • @paulthoresen8241
    @paulthoresen8241 8 років тому

    I think that trick is very dependent on the type of person they choose, slightest movement will ruin the neck one

  • @kitghost1
    @kitghost1 3 роки тому

    The funniest joke I can imagine is seeing teller holding a microphone.

  • @justojust
    @justojust 9 років тому +2

    raymond joseph teller, there you go

    • @7gamex
      @7gamex 9 років тому

      justojust Yeah, he legally changed his name to just "Teller". Which is badass.

    • @justojust
      @justojust 9 років тому +1

      His momma called him raymond....i'ma call him raymond

    • @7gamex
      @7gamex 9 років тому +2

      justojust
      Um, go for it? Not sure why you're being so arrogant about this.

    • @zargmatt1051
      @zargmatt1051 9 років тому

      ***** Because he's "anonymous" which makes him a big boy now!

    • @justojust
      @justojust 9 років тому +1

      Zarg Matt ***** 2 reasons....1 i wasn't being arrogant i was referencing coming to america....2 i got the mask because i love the graphic novel V for vendetta

  • @curtiswilliams2256
    @curtiswilliams2256 9 років тому

    teller talks

  • @kenjhee
    @kenjhee 4 роки тому +3

    Where's Donna Jean?

    • @luizg8034
      @luizg8034 3 роки тому +1

      Audrey has a beautiful smile

  • @camdenrafftery3555
    @camdenrafftery3555 3 роки тому

    Teller isn’t mute? Wow!

  • @peterbentleyhk
    @peterbentleyhk 9 років тому +2

    Wonderful !
    P&T are a great team and the more they do together the more I appreciate them

  • @fep_ptcp883
    @fep_ptcp883 Рік тому

    I wonder if that trick with the rings works in blind people

  • @Siggi395
    @Siggi395 4 роки тому

    Do they build their own magic props or are there engineers? Just wondering.

    • @CRG_AMK
      @CRG_AMK 3 роки тому

      I believe they come up with the ideas of what they want to do and they have a team that help build the props.

  • @cereal4u
    @cereal4u 3 роки тому

    Teller scared me when he spoke ..

  • @brianszopinski98
    @brianszopinski98 3 роки тому +1

    Penn and Teller first I want to say a huge fan of both of you but God is real you breathe you may not see the air but you breathe and if you ever decide to seek God with all your heart you'll find him but that's something you have to do personally that's the best of us I can give you ❤️

  • @SidneyJupiter
    @SidneyJupiter 5 років тому

    Tellers first name is Raymond

    • @mhelvens
      @mhelvens 4 роки тому +2

      His first name "was" Raymond.

    • @buggo9357
      @buggo9357 Рік тому +1

      He legally changed his name to only “Teller”.

  • @Papashaft
    @Papashaft 3 роки тому +1

    Damn Pen lost hella weight

  • @samwisegamgee8318
    @samwisegamgee8318 3 роки тому

    RIP Teller, you were the goat 😢🥲

  • @malcolmdonaldson2830
    @malcolmdonaldson2830 3 роки тому

    Is he in love with teller

  • @TedChow221
    @TedChow221 9 років тому +1

    Penn is just sick and tired of religion is still a thing
    SO DO I!!!

  • @yusliadnanzakaria74
    @yusliadnanzakaria74 5 років тому

    WHATTTT????😨😨😨😨TELLER CAN TALK??

    • @scottsdisneyvlog
      @scottsdisneyvlog 5 років тому

      Yusli Adnan of course he can talk. He simply refuses to speak on stage because of “disliking the idea of magic patter”.

  • @aaronsaunders6974
    @aaronsaunders6974 6 місяців тому

    is telepathy an outdated tetm

  • @FroderDude
    @FroderDude 4 роки тому +1

    I still don’t believe that’s tellers Voice.

  • @strokesdogs
    @strokesdogs 6 років тому

    i dont get that last trick with Audrey

    • @KSE828
      @KSE828 5 років тому +1

      strokesdogs Right. Not surprising. It’s more for the subject they’re doing it to. With your eyes closed, it completely screws with your mind.

  • @Shadow07Warrior1989
    @Shadow07Warrior1989 8 років тому

    Teller SPOKE!!!!!.............. What devilry is this?!? Lol.

  • @timpickel6015
    @timpickel6015 2 роки тому

    Penn give God a chance to give you the faith you need read the Bible Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God give the Bible a chance

  • @kyledailey
    @kyledailey 3 роки тому +1

    I hope, someday, before I die, I could have a single hour, to have a talking lunch with Teller & Penn. Even after I die, but we all know there isn't any life, after we're dead, because... we're dead. 12dollarsand78cents ge-male spot com

    • @rockingtundra2830
      @rockingtundra2830 3 роки тому

      Uh, hat does the gibberish at the bottom of your comment have to do with your comment?

    • @aaronwalker5253
      @aaronwalker5253 3 роки тому

      @@rockingtundra2830 it’s his email.

  • @stephen300o6
    @stephen300o6 2 роки тому

    Re we supposed to believe he is older?

  • @Nephrite_Harmony
    @Nephrite_Harmony 4 роки тому

    his first name is raymond
    raymond joseph teller

  • @olivebates
    @olivebates 9 років тому +5

    somehow they made an interview about magic into an interview about death, disproving god and scientifical propaganda. I'm an athiest myself, but the phrase "Another way to say proof is love" - popaganda. Which I myself think is pretty sad, because science doesn't really need propaganda. The hard cold facts speak for themselves.

    • @TheLKStar
      @TheLKStar 9 років тому +3

      Olivebates
      Science needs propaganda. Most humans don't care about facts, we can't make the world better with just the small percentage that thinks.

    • @NotNewsChannel
      @NotNewsChannel 8 років тому +1

      Science is just like a religion because it requires faith to believe in theories like evolution. Things can evolve, however, they need a creator to get started. Computer programmers speak programs into existence and they evolve afterwards. Your operating system didn't evolve out of the primordial ooze. It had a creator and it evolved into whatever version you are currently using.

    • @olivebates
      @olivebates 8 років тому

      NotNewsChannel XDDDDDDDDDDD THIS GUY. THIS GUY RIGHT HERE. XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD That's the funniest shit I've read XDDDDDDDDDDDDD "Fucking nerds, CHECK MATE ATEISTS" XDDDD Fuck me.

    • @TheLKStar
      @TheLKStar 8 років тому +2

      NotNewsChannel
      There's so much bias and arrogant assumptions in your comment that I don't even wanna start arguing. At least learn the basics of what you're criticizing!

    • @NotNewsChannel
      @NotNewsChannel 8 років тому

      +TheLKStar Your right. I don't know all that much about how red nail polish affects a mans brain. I could have been a little more sensitive.

  • @dattallaudiophile236
    @dattallaudiophile236 4 роки тому +2

    Teller speaks!?? My whole damn life has been a fucking lie...

  • @craigkdillon
    @craigkdillon 3 роки тому +1

    Penn says Skepticism = Atheism
    Well, I am skeptical of atheism.
    So, I am Agnostic.

    • @DarisDamaris
      @DarisDamaris 3 роки тому

      An agnostic is what a true skeptic would be anyway, here's a cookie

    • @craigkdillon
      @craigkdillon 3 роки тому

      @@DarisDamaris Yum.

    • @BeeEatingOrchid
      @BeeEatingOrchid 2 роки тому

      Atheism doesn't make a claim to be skeptical about. Atheism is the rejection of the claim that a god, or gods, exist. Atheism is Not the claim that there is no god. Agnosticism answers the question of what you know, where as atheism answers answers the question of what you believe. They are totally unrelated.

    • @craigkdillon
      @craigkdillon 2 роки тому

      @@BeeEatingOrchid Disagree.
      Atheism rejects the idea of Gods without proof. Their non-existence cannot be proved, so that premise is taken on faith.
      To me, Atheism rests on a point of faith, as does Deism.
      Therefore, I reject both.
      Agnosticism says that knowledge of the existence OR non-existence of Gods are BOTH un-knowable.
      Hence, Agnosticism's claim of not knowing about Gods. We don't just claim we don't know -- we also claim that such knowledge BY ANYBODY is unknowable.

    • @BeeEatingOrchid
      @BeeEatingOrchid 2 роки тому

      @@craigkdillon yes, but almost everything is unknowable. You don't know that there isn't a miniature purple elephant in the center of our galaxy. If I asked you if you believed there was one, would you say you're agnostic about it? Or would you just say no? I don't understand why it's any different when talking about a being that is infinitely more complex than an elephant. I mean, we at least have evidence that elephants exist. If you don't actively hold the belief that there is a god, then you are by definition an atheist. You're agnostic too, but you're agnostic about almost everything, so it's an irrelevant definition that doesn't say anything about your beliefs. Who on this planet actually *knows* that there isn't a Batman? I neither believe there is, or isn't, a creator. It just irritates me when people seem to think I make the claim that there is no god. I don't. Atheism makes zero claims. It's not a belief system, it's a lack of belief. You also would fall under the definition of atheism if you don't actively believe in theistic claims.

  • @NelsonMontana1234
    @NelsonMontana1234 9 років тому +4

    Penn is a smart guy but to suggest that someone is irrelevant because they were influenced by someone else is a bit idiotic. Beethoven was influenced by Mozart. Van Gogh was influenced by Monet. The Beatles were influeneced by Little Richard. Yet none of them did work like their inspiration -- and that includes Guns and Roses. Meanwhile, the Velvet Underground were pretentious psuedo artsy crap by people who really can't sing and really can't play. Now if he likes them, he likes them and that's fine. But those comments were coming from a perspective of severe ignorance.

    • @7gamex
      @7gamex 9 років тому +4

      Nelson Montana You're taking it out of context really. The way I think he meant it was that there's no reason to just be a copycat. And that's just his opinion on certain things, not every single thing.

    • @7gamex
      @7gamex 9 років тому

      Nelson Montana You're taking it out of context really. The way I think he meant it was that there's no reason to just be a copycat. And that's just his opinion on certain things, not every single thing.

    • @zargmatt1051
      @zargmatt1051 9 років тому

      Nelson Montana He simply misunderstands Guns & Roses, just as you misunderstand the Velvet Underground. Now you're both on equal footing. ;)

    • @NelsonMontana1234
      @NelsonMontana1234 9 років тому

      Zarg Matt I understand perfectly well. I just don;t share your taste. If you like the VU, that's fine. But I think it's shit music.

    • @zargmatt1051
      @zargmatt1051 9 років тому +1

      Nelson Montana​ Well, as a musician I can tell you that playing either Guns & Roses or the Velvet Underground makes little difference, as they are all skilled musicians. I will agree that Slash is a special kind of awesome, but so too is Lou Reed. VU is just deconstructing music and playing minimalism, which might be the only assessment of skill that can be made, which would be in error.
      It's entirely subjective because you're merely comparing stylistic concerns. Little sounds that amount to nothing more than your affilinity for one popular sound versus another. I'd say Guns & Roses is just as pretentious with their lame cover songs and senimentality, walking on water playing guitar in the rain? It makes me laugh how cheesy they are. But si much of what we like is simply Slash, you know. Just like Reed left the VU and did his solo thing because he was so awesome.
      Saying it's "shit" is your opinion and not a critical assessment. I don't think either qualifies as shit because they're good musicians and I can only say something is shit if they suck as musicians.
      But it's okay, one day you will awake from your pop culture sleep and realize the general equality between the musical genres; that the only major difference is the style and the sounds each group chooses to employ. You hear a sound that you have a sentimental attachment to, and somehow consider that sound to be superior. Sentimental attachment is just fine but that's pretty much all it is. 

  • @timpickel6015
    @timpickel6015 2 роки тому

    Then why don't you just try to read the Bible and let God give you a faith you need to believe

  • @drizzzic
    @drizzzic 3 роки тому

    I wonder if Penn has ever tried DMT. He said unless there’s a shared reality, it’s just fantasy (summed up). Many many many people have reported similar trips on DMT, so much so that we’ve categorized the DMT entities by name. Also plenty of visionary art out there that describes a vision that almost anyone that’s been to "the other side" has seen. Look up Alex Grey’s work to see what I’m talking about. I love Penn and Teller but they’re just 2 opinions in this world. Amazing people though.

  • @theedrstrangelove
    @theedrstrangelove 9 років тому

    One of a kind? This is old as hell.

  • @DrunkenCoward1
    @DrunkenCoward1 8 років тому +3

    I'm a skeptic. However I believe, skepticism goes in both directions.
    We can not be sure that the idea of a God, be it a personal god or a faceless god above human comprehension, is complete bollocks.
    I think that a God might very well exist. Is it the Christian God? No. The Jewish God? Uh-uh. Amaterasu, the highest God of Japanese faith? Yea, no.
    I doubt that, if there is such a thing as a "Creator" or "Supreme Being" (let's refrain from using the term "God") that he is anything like the Gods in our religions.
    I can not proof that there is a God and I don't mean to, as I am not religious.
    However, until there is unbeatable proof that shows that there is, in fact, NO SUCH THING as a God, it is still a possibility.
    Until I have proof that a God-like Being does not exist I will fist-fight these atheists, because I hate their stupid elitist stick.
    They could be focusing on something else but instead they disparage people who may think outside of the box. You won't believe how often I was called "stupid" by some atheists just because I bring forth the possibility that a God might exist.
    Yet these people see no problem in believing in Parallel Dimensions, which, in my opinion, is just as farfetched as the idea of a Creator.

    • @DoctorHerbstein
      @DoctorHerbstein 8 років тому +3

      That is completely true. That is why a lot of thinkers and scientists aren't atheists, but agnostics.

    • @peterjv8748
      @peterjv8748 7 років тому +1

      Scientific skepticism only goes both ways for a while. Once the consensus among the scientific community goes past 51%, the people in the minority start to become deniers. They are now denying the science.

    • @dante040
      @dante040 7 років тому +1

      The Drunken Coward so someone has to prove to you that something doesnt exist until you believe it yet require no proof that something does exist to believe it exist...hmm...i dont think you know what skepticism means. it means believe something based on evidence. the (if i can channel my inner dawkins) preponderance of evidence shows that the world as we know if was not created thru supernatural means. so you can fist fight atheist all you want doesnt make you right

    • @James-jt6dn
      @James-jt6dn 7 років тому +2

      But... You are stupid. You don't get to call yourself a skeptic, then say something as asinine as "I can't disprove it, therefore we shouldn't discourage people from believing in it". I can't provide absolute proof that there aren't invisible, silent fairies controlling my every move by whispering spells in my ear, but to suggest that it's ok for me to believe that is ludicrous. Allowing such irrational thought to persist is an insult to the intelligence of human beings, and it's that kind of thinking that has halted scientific progress over the past two thousand years.

    • @victos-vertex
      @victos-vertex 7 років тому +2

      Well you're right and wrong at the same time.
      Yes we can't prove that there is - no god - just like no one can prove that there is - a god.
      So far you're right and we can't completely dismiss the posibilities - I'm going with you so far.
      But now here is the catch: If you believe in something - thats fine. As soon as you start claiming it's true - you have to prove it. Why? Because if you can't prove it - you can't claim it to be true - because you can't determine it's value in the first place.
      So if you say "there might be a god" - ok that's your belief, it's only pointing out a possibility, a thought.
      If you say "there IS a god" - you're no longer in the realm of possibilities but in the realm of boolean values - and these are either true or false and you can't claim them to be true without showing that they're not false -that's how science works.
      If this wouldn't be the case the scientific world would be a total mess. If I can claim that you're not yourself but you're controlled by invisible kobolds from the unicorn dimension - and you have to deal with the consequences because you can't DISPROVE it - imagine the posssibilities.
      That is why crimes have to be PROVEN not DISPROVEN.
      Oh and I got a fun scenario to think about:
      Person A believes in a person named "John", he not only believes in John, he actually sees John, hears John, feels John, smells John and could even taste John.
      Person B believes in a person named "Jesus", he only believes in Jesus, he can not see Jesus, nor hear Jesus, nor feel Jesus, nor smell or taste Jesus.
      Both - Person A and Person B - run around and tell their friends, family, people at work and strangers about their "friends" and how real they are.
      Which person - "John" or "Jesus" - would you see as "more real" in this scenario?
      John: can be seen, heard, felt, tasted, smelled - by 1 person.
      Jesus: can be seen, heard, felt, tasted, smelled - by 0 persons.
      And now take a guess: Which person - A or B - is bound to get medication if he continues to talk about his friend.

  • @KRT054
    @KRT054 8 років тому

    And what if you know there is a God in the universe because you've met Him, but are unable to prove it to others?

    • @rtarbinar
      @rtarbinar 7 років тому +2

      that's fine then, but just don't expect anyone else to believe it.

    • @victos-vertex
      @victos-vertex 7 років тому +1

      If you meet him the next time, ask him for his Facebook account, or Twitter, or just his phone number.

    • @NetAndyCz
      @NetAndyCz 6 років тому

      Well the odds are either the God really loves to mess with mortals or your brain might be tricking you.

  • @mont9150
    @mont9150 3 роки тому

    i believe in god but im also skeptic. and this interviewer is so boring idk why

  • @theseeker1237
    @theseeker1237 9 років тому

    Cool, the real illusion is black holes dont exist but God does, its your disbelief that blinds you. Hahaha black holes, would it be possible to even really, truly see one? Dah? love, sorry i missed the love,, must have fallen into a black hole .▪▪▪x

    • @TheLKStar
      @TheLKStar 9 років тому +8

      theseeker123
      Did you escape the mental asylum again? They really need some better security there!

  • @timpickel6015
    @timpickel6015 2 роки тому

    The proof is in the Bible there are so many prophecies that have come to pass that is impossible impossible that that has come to pass that is if God didn't write that Bible

  • @NotNewsChannel
    @NotNewsChannel 8 років тому

    Pen is seriously misguided, maybe, he's been inhaling too much red nail polish. Skepticism and atheism are not the same, otherwise, scripture would not tell us to be skeptical in our speech.
    “Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
    ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬
    Define salt;
    a : an ingredient that gives savor, piquancy, or zest : flavor
    b : sharpness of wit : pungency
    c : common sense
    d : reserve, skepticism -usually used in the phrases with a grain of salt and with a pinch of salt
    e : a dependable steadfast person or group of people -usually used in the phrase salt of the earth

    • @hushai7978
      @hushai7978 7 років тому

      NotNewsChannel Exactly, and according to Strong's Concordance, it most directly means prudence.
      Proverbs 14:15 "The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going."
      2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

  • @bRadicalmagic1
    @bRadicalmagic1 9 років тому +1

    So God must be a little disturbed with his creation when Penn posed the question does anybody still believe in God anymore ? The entire audience SAT there in complete silence ! ! ! Shame on all of you, I pray for your souls.
    Jesus is my God ! ! !

    • @theftking
      @theftking 6 років тому

      lol believing in god what are you stupid?

    • @BeeEatingOrchid
      @BeeEatingOrchid 2 роки тому +1

      Shame on you for trying to shame people who don't believe in the same thing as you.

  • @mcdonaldization
    @mcdonaldization Рік тому

    Was an atheist funny few will know the correlation with religion and magic. Irony Penn is wrong people will always believe in God because enlightenment is the final stage regardless of what timeline or society.
    But if Penn doesn’t know the correlations of Magic and what he speaks for a certain small group not just magicians but those that know and are intuitive enough to know about the correlations with religion.