I suppose there are many reasons someone might be an atheist. For famed magician Penn Jillette, one half of the Penn & Teller duo, his atheism results from what he frames as a vigorous intellectual exercise.
As a youth, Jillette read his Bible, but rejected it as illogical and flawed..
Jillette does not revel in his atheism, however, wearing it instead as one aspect of a multi-faceted personality.
His 2011 book was called God, No! He and I had a chat about it, so here now, from 2011, Penn Jillette.
Penn Jillette will be 69 in a couple of weeks. Penn & Teller remain a popular headline act in Las Vegas.
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