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I love it! I can relate to the Libertarian comment, I piss everyone off at a party. I'm agnostic, so I piss off both sides on that issue. Now I can correct people on their pronunciation of Seuss! Thanks Penn!
Satanism can be perfectly atheistic, different denominations basing their ideals on self-improvement and self-worship, while keeping a perfectly atheistic view of the universe. Study up on the types of Satanism.
Penn - there are people in other places watching your insightful spots- Sydney, Australia is where I am and think your views are on the money. We don't have libertarians here but I think we should start.
Sorry, Penn: While you are correct as to the German pronounciation of the name, TG himself pronounced it "soose" to evoke a connection with "Mother Goose".
1.Under libertarianism they say you can do whatever you want..then take responsibility for it,so what about human error and making mistakes, or being naive or being eccentric and it leading to bad choices..
2,What about people who don't have the right combination of characteristics or talents to the right degree for success are they to just be poor and accept being poor with all the problems that go with it?
1. Accepting human error means that when you rightfully take responsibility for your actions, they don't demand that you take more than your share of the responsibility.
2. Kind of, yes. On the other hand, it's clear that just letting a class of people suffer will naturally produce suffering in the richer realms as the poor become desparate, so logic dictates that those who are doing the jobs which garner the least pay are never the less paid enough to live decently, and with dignity.
It's like being a hot dog-eating vegetarian or an astronaut that believes the earth is flat. "Satanic" just doesn't GO with "atheist". I'll believe it when I see it on a t-shirt. Peace.
How can you be an atheist and believe in satan? Atheism is the philosophical position that deities do not exist. If you worship the devil, you are exactly that. Not an Atheist who worships the devil. You've been watching too much fox.
"Religious " is a broad term, and can be used as an accusation or as praise. Marx, Darwin, Buddha, Kenneth Hagan, Mohammed, and Jim Jones also had, or have religious adherents, and these all pressed, or press their own dogmas. I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I hope this answers your question. Yet I enjoy and appreciate people who are vastly different than myself. Penn is so funny, and his sharp wit is amazing. Here we probably can agree! Cheers!
Penn, you are smart and funny! Not believing in God is certainly your choice. Dont get me wrong. It just seems odd to me that you spend so much time talking about how silly it is to believe in God. Just as all atheists are not the same, not all those who believe in God are the same. There are phonies and criminals on both sides of this issue. However, I do like you very much. You have a fine sense of humor, and a sharp mind that I quite enjoy.
Actually, the correct German pronunciation would be a Z sound at the beginning and not an S sound. Since this was already nitpicking, I thought I would enlighten.
Penn, please, please take you cock out of Glen Beck's asshole. He's clearly losing his mind. Please re-think that association. Teller? Tell him dude. Glen Beck is the dumbest guy on TV. His high ratings on FOX tell it all. FEMA-camps? Really? He's the BULLSHIT you need to be talking about.
i thought his name was theodore geisel anyway, so what's the difference if we pronounce his assumed name incorrectly? eh well. I don't think it's going to change any time soon.
Geisel himself switched to the Americanized pronunication because it "evoked a figure advantageous for an author of childrens books to be associated with—Mother Goose."[9]
Todaypompeii is correct. I just got done reading the new Dr. Suess biography (about six months ago actually) and the authors do mention, as Penn correctly states, the original family name IS pronounced "SOICE", however Geisel himself choose the rhyming pronunciation of "SOOSE - GOOSE" for the reason todaypompeii just explained. I love Penn and Teller but I am surprised Penn did not know that, ah well can't know everything!
Rather remarkable isn't it? From J.R.R. Tolkien to C.S. Lewis - [though I'm not a fan of C.S. Lewis] they still haven't a clue as to the spiritual background of all those great inspired people who have touched thier lives. Personally, Panenthesim is the route that I travel, and more often than not, I find that Atheists are individuals that have issues with the already established religion and dogmatic procession - but each still have their own belief - but a belief none-the-less...
lol i think you'll find that that is the last thing you want to say to an atheist, some atheists go so far as to get offended at calling atheism a belief system. it strikes me as silly to get offended but do allow me to explain why someone might. a belief system entails a faith based ideology whereupon one takes things to be true upon hearsay, despite the lack of evidence. we atheists cannot reconcile such folly as such we do not harbor "beliefs," we in fact have a lack thereof.
I agree with you. I do. What I fond rather interesting is that every atheist that I have ever met tries to utilize the scientific method to support their lack of belief but what doesn't make sense is that scientific method can't prove a negative, so how then is atheism scientific? It's not, and therefore it is a system based on speculation and NOT fact. I find it a more scientific endeavor to look for proof, rather than to ignor It could be there.
This is also why I think that Richard Dawkins is the most intelligent moron on the face of the planet [that I know of]. He is brilliant, but seems to be totally absent minded concerning spirituality and religion. His arguements take the form of hard scientific analysis, but he misses the boat entirely by not acknowledging that atheism is more unscientific than actively searching to prove that God does exist! You can only falsify already established belief systems
you can not falsify that which has yet to be found. That is his biggest flaw - to maintain that God absolutely does not exist is more foolish than saying God does exist because if there isn't a God and you are wrong, you can always claim to be god yourself without any worry of retrobution - but if there is a God and you are wrong, thats a whole set of other problems...I choose to err on the side of caution for this reason - To me, there is a God that I don't fully understand, but I try every day
you are referring to pascal's wager, and it has no better odds than believing in allah, baal, zeus, thor, odin, or any other skybully that's been introduced. as a matter of probability, you should expect to goto hell for worshipping the wrong god.
thats true....there were an ass ton of dudes named jesus back then as there are now.....its not as common now as it was then. the fact that there were dudes named jesus in the first few decades of the common era does not prove the existence of god in human form.........i could go on but i would just be quoting an episode of bullshit......a damn good episode at that.
fossils most likely, and if not that, an archaeological discovery implying your existence, much like how we still have the Nude Woman from the paleolithic period. If existence is defined by what we left behind, then any piece connected to you proves your existence. Even if someone 2000 years from now cannot place a name, they can place the fact that, yes, someone existed to make this (insert thingy here).
You are correct, but I will always select the choice with highest probability of being correct [which is determined through collecting evidence and facts etc..]- the atheist hasn't a chance because he doesn't give himself one, and thats the point pascal was making.
i'm curious to know where your evidence lies that the possiblity of a divine creator enjoys more than chance odds. there are thousands of gods in history.
the atheist view that no creator exists is his option.
it's not anyone's argument to prove that something doesn't exist, they have to prove that it does exist. if that were not the case, i choose the flying spaghetti monster as my savior, and his chances of existing are of an equal percentage with any god you choose to believe exists.
find that most atheists have problems with what other people concider evidence of the existence of a Divine Creator, personally I concider existence itself evidence, and it IS the most persuasive evidence at hand. If I told you that I beleive that the sun was god, because it gives life, would you tell me I am wrong, that the sun is not real, or doesn't exist? No, I'm not so sure you could. So the atheist seems to have issues with people blindly believing in something way outside of their
ability to comprehend - that is called blind faith, and I also have a problem with people who fall into that trap. One other thing that seems to upset me is when I am thrown into the same category as a fundamentalist christian just because I choose to see evidence of the world as evidence of a Creator - I don't force other people to beleive as I do, nor do I condemn with hell fire, or even promise a paradise, so why should I be treated the same?
We wouldn't tell you the sun was not real!! We would say it is not god but we wouldn't say it wasnt real. It is right there, you can see it. Show me god. Also it is believe not beleive.
Well, the ancient egyptians believed that the sun was a god - so, would tell them that they were wrong? Their entire notion of 'god' was far different than the 'unseen' 'unknowable god'. That was the metaphorical point I was trying to make. The attributes that they gave RA where life giving, light giving, warmth, etc, etc - to them, that was god, now could you tell them that it isn't god according to their own idea of 'god'. Nope.
You have heard of analogy, and metaphor haven't you? Their concept of god was an anthropomorphisation of the sun, a life giving entity that defeats the darkness much the same way that the sky daddy god of the christians is supposed to be the light that conquers darkness - now, those people that LITERALLY believe in such things are off their rocker, on this I'm sure we can agree. But what I have proposed is simply a metaphor. IT's time that people realize it as such.
i agree.....i think being a atheist is even more silly than being a christian. if you're a christian thats cool.i used to be a christian until i wised up. i'm an agnostic....i think its the only logical way to be. is there a god? i dont know....i doubt it. is there no god? i dont know probably. i dont believe anything until its proven. not to mention, the worst people i've ever met were christian and i dont want to be associated with that kind of trash...there are good ones....but few
OK Then...im not sure what athist or libertarianism has to do with anything, Penn, this was like a crack head babbling mindlessly.....or, itwas a crackhead mindlessly babbling.....WTF
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HUH? another religion basher on youtube? NO WAY DUDE. i havent seen that before. yay. lets dedicate our lives to fighting, arguing, and causing hate. SO KEWL MAN.
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I am a libertarian, atheist, introvert AND a cripple. Go me! I am not a niger thought. Damn Niggers. They ruined Africa! Us brown folk are so much better. But not Mexicans though. Oh not the dirty Mexicans. They arent as dirty as the Jews though. Those dirty, dirty Jews!
Ok, seriously I am white but I am a cripple. I guess tha makes calling myself a cripple alright but not any of that other stuff. I never understood that. Proboly a Nigger rule or somethign.
Not quite, Penn. Geisel also switched pronunciations! "Dr. Seusss mother, also the daughter of German immigrants, was Henrietta Seuss, and when he appropriated the name for his books Dr. Seuss pronounced it in the German manner, soice, until he realized that Americans naturally read the name as soose, and that the American pronunciation of Dr. Seuss evoked a figure advantageous for an author of childrens books to be associated with—Mother Goose." -New Yorker
My Mom is from Germany and always used that same correct pronunciation of his name you mention. So when I was 7 and in school reading a Dr.Suess book aloud in our reading circle I got 'corrected' in school by the Librarian. Terrible childhood moment.
try being a libertarian bisexual. i really enjoy the bullshit show as well as this one. (i may not be an atheist *anglo-saxon heathen*) but i do agree with your ideology on everything else . keep up the good work sincerly-biff (i think this name is hillarious ; it means "Big Igroirant Fat Fuck")
nice I just learned something :P and will probably correct people on this in the future the next time anyone mentions it...which i havent heard anyone do so in probably a couple years...
lol interesting to know. I find it funny though how many people on here are talking about things that have nothing whatsoever to do with Dr. Seuss or the pronunciation of his name.
Everybody at work already treats me like a leper, and all I did was say "I am currently experiencing a crisis of faith."
Mostly because when I heard Chuck Norris recently vocalize his faith in God, I realized suddenly just how preposterous Christianity actually sounds. "Well Chuck now that you've put it THAT way, I don't know what to think!"
I think I'll let people say Seuss however they want. We have to pick our battles carefully in this world. I just can't win that one.
There's 2 kinds of libertarians, there's the gun-toting antigovernment borderline anarchist nutjob libertarians, and there's the pothead libertarians who really just care about drugs. The two don't really mesh well. Maybe some pragmatism would get the movement off the ground.
I'm not gun toting and I'm not a nut job and I'm not a pothead and I'm not anti government, I'm anti large government, that's what libertarians really want, less government, less intrusion into their lives, why do you disagree with that, why would anyone? Also if you want to bash anarchy please read Rudolf Rocker, lots of his writings are available online for free, you may not agree with him but you may reconsider certain blanket statements.
I definitely like correcting people, and I'm most certainly an atheist, not sure if I am an libertarian though...I'm against governments and would like to see a technocracy, but most likely won't happen in my lifetime.
Dont listen to that, Ive been libertarian most of my life and am now a technocrat. Old skool, free market capitalism is hands down the best system to deal with the problem of economic scarcity. And when technology advances to the point where there is no scarcity and an economy is no longer necessary Technocracy is clearly the most viable option.
really, kinda like pro choicers huh? "positive stances are way more powerful"? really? EVERYTHING can be a positive stance. if you are pro-choice, you"re are AGAINST anti abortion laws, but you ARE FOR the free choice of individuals. similarly, if you are atheist, you ARE FOR a rational belief in non-metaphysical existence. this is from a person who is religious, but understands philosophy to the degree to know that you are an idiot. congrats on showing your stupidity!
If you're against something, you're against it on principle--unless your conclusions are completely baseless.
Being against something is simply the result of having principles. Stating your principles is more powerful because they give you something to live for. You can cultivate and apply principles in your own life. You can try to live your life in opposition to certain things...in fact...you've got my screen name. Let me know how that goes.
"if you are atheist, you ARE FOR a rational belief in non-metaphysical existence."
And, no. If you are rational, the logical consequence of being rational is that you don't accept irrational things, such as a belief in the supernatural or metaphysical. It's--coincidentally--irrational to believe that you are rational BECAUSE you're an atheist. That's accidentally coming to the correct conclusion and then patting yourself on the back like you meant to do it.
Yeah, I noticed you removed them. Was cool, and most wasn't spam... some inteligent comments and some funny ones! might try it on one of my videos some time!
He sometimes says: Because I shot a man for asking personal questions.
But he also has said that when he first started performing, his mother told him to take care of his hands because people would be looking at them. So as a joke he painted all of his nails red. So now he keeps one red in honor of his mother.
It's Dr. seuss (sooce) not soyce.
beaver371 11 months ago
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JippysProfoundings 1 year ago
Penn's kind of people is my kind of people.
CreepyMcCreep 1 year ago
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pennsays 1 year ago
Awesome.
2GoaTees 1 year ago
I love it! I can relate to the Libertarian comment, I piss everyone off at a party. I'm agnostic, so I piss off both sides on that issue. Now I can correct people on their pronunciation of Seuss! Thanks Penn!
Seriously, great video! Thanks, RJ
TripperLV 2 years ago
Haha... yeah, lets all be a-holes. lol.. thanks penn.
JuryDutySummons 2 years ago
@TripperLV hahahaha same here
MasterofDisaster17 1 year ago
hhaha!
great stuff!
MickeyLWalker 2 years ago
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this guy sucks
gerryono 2 years ago
love it
KrumyBunnie 2 years ago
that was a hell of a punch line at the end.
blender7 2 years ago
HAHAHA oh man i bust a nut laughing at that
S3R14LX 2 years ago
I'll tell them I'm a libertarian, but I'm not an atheist :p
youskinfan 2 years ago
@youskinfan "It's pronounced Seuss, I'm a libertarian, and I'm not an atheist."
pennsays 1 year ago
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DugOLas 2 years ago
my favorite is The Sneetches.
CorndogMaker 2 years ago
But you're my favorite atheist, and even I as a Christian trust you, I just respectfully disagree sometimes :)
HexSabre 2 years ago
I loved the A-OK at the end.
Rock that 666 Penn!
Hashishin13 2 years ago
Did anyone else hear that Penn called the south park guys in tears when he learned they had told reporters that they weren't atheists?
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
and listen to the Residents! That'll make ya REALLY unpopular when you try to get someone to listen to the Sousa half of Stars and Hank Forever!
trsdos 2 years ago 4
Satanism can be perfectly atheistic, different denominations basing their ideals on self-improvement and self-worship, while keeping a perfectly atheistic view of the universe. Study up on the types of Satanism.
VastFarFlung 2 years ago
its called satanism not humanism
cornyking1992 2 years ago
It's called LaVey satanism.
VastFarFlung 2 years ago
how bout not.......
EXvall 2 years ago
Why not?
VastFarFlung 2 years ago
Penn - there are people in other places watching your insightful spots- Sydney, Australia is where I am and think your views are on the money. We don't have libertarians here but I think we should start.
hodzbodz 2 years ago
Didn't know that! 8D Awesome.
HomoCyborgZombie 2 years ago
Sorry, Penn: While you are correct as to the German pronounciation of the name, TG himself pronounced it "soose" to evoke a connection with "Mother Goose".
HacksawSA 2 years ago
2 things I don't like about libertarianism
1.Under libertarianism they say you can do whatever you want..then take responsibility for it,so what about human error and making mistakes, or being naive or being eccentric and it leading to bad choices..
2,What about people who don't have the right combination of characteristics or talents to the right degree for success are they to just be poor and accept being poor with all the problems that go with it?
catgumart 2 years ago
1. Accepting human error means that when you rightfully take responsibility for your actions, they don't demand that you take more than your share of the responsibility.
2. Kind of, yes. On the other hand, it's clear that just letting a class of people suffer will naturally produce suffering in the richer realms as the poor become desparate, so logic dictates that those who are doing the jobs which garner the least pay are never the less paid enough to live decently, and with dignity.
HacksawSA 2 years ago
2. Well social welfare (handed down from up high), you can't believe it was put there because nobody cared or because nobody could do anything...
And if you remove the 'goverment-does-it-all-lets-not-care'' more so, you'd have people more willing to give voluntary...(atleast I would)
handianus 2 years ago
I wonder if Penn ever reaserched Bible Prophecy
truthbeknowen 2 years ago
I wonder if Penn knows Seuss was a Christian?
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
so why didn't he spell it Soix so we could pronounce it right.
??
tyrbolo 2 years ago
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ZepMan63 2 years ago
lol
Taurine77 2 years ago
Not all atheists are intelligent like you. There are some real nuts mixed in there. Like the dreaded devil worshippers.
louann5840 2 years ago
Nope, devil worshipers aren't atheists. Atheists don't believe in devils. Peace.
bajacaca 2 years ago 7
Actually there are some atheist/Satanists out there.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
It's like being a hot dog-eating vegetarian or an astronaut that believes the earth is flat. "Satanic" just doesn't GO with "atheist". I'll believe it when I see it on a t-shirt. Peace.
bajacaca 2 years ago 3
I just said they existed I didn't say it made an ounce of sense to me.
PS marilyn manson is one of them.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
ho he isn't. your stupid.
foolsbetrippin 2 years ago
Man you must be on some good drugs to write supid shit like that.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
marilyn manson was not an atheist.
foolsbetrippin 2 years ago
You do know he's alive right?
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
i don't keep up with the lives of celebrities. as i have my own life.
especially those of whom who are infamous for acts against humanity.
foolsbetrippin 2 years ago
If that's true than you shouldn't know anyhting about his religion or lack of.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
i know my history.
his acts took place before i was born. not the same thing.
your in bad shape if thats your argument.
foolsbetrippin 2 years ago
"his acts took place before i was born"
Study hard in English kid.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
much smarter than you ; )
foolsbetrippin 2 years ago
Me fail ingrish?
da imposbl.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
your so funny
i think i like like you.
foolsbetrippin 2 years ago
That would we 'levay' satanism, which is not the same as the imaginary christian satanist.
ghengisconrad 2 years ago
How can you be an atheist and believe in satan? Atheism is the philosophical position that deities do not exist. If you worship the devil, you are exactly that. Not an Atheist who worships the devil. You've been watching too much fox.
mike23984 2 years ago
I'm just sating they exist I'm not saying they make an ounce of sense to me.
PS marilyn manson is one of them.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
Oh ok, I agree - doesn't make any sense to me either.
mike23984 2 years ago
I beleive he's being sarcastic.
ghengisconrad 2 years ago
Hello afroschlan,
"Religious " is a broad term, and can be used as an accusation or as praise. Marx, Darwin, Buddha, Kenneth Hagan, Mohammed, and Jim Jones also had, or have religious adherents, and these all pressed, or press their own dogmas. I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I hope this answers your question. Yet I enjoy and appreciate people who are vastly different than myself. Penn is so funny, and his sharp wit is amazing. Here we probably can agree! Cheers!
IndiaHavenwick 2 years ago 4
Penn, you are smart and funny! Not believing in God is certainly your choice. Dont get me wrong. It just seems odd to me that you spend so much time talking about how silly it is to believe in God. Just as all atheists are not the same, not all those who believe in God are the same. There are phonies and criminals on both sides of this issue. However, I do like you very much. You have a fine sense of humor, and a sharp mind that I quite enjoy.
IndiaHavenwick 2 years ago
So, you're religious hah?
afroschlan 2 years ago
Actually, the correct German pronunciation would be a Z sound at the beginning and not an S sound. Since this was already nitpicking, I thought I would enlighten.
tmgore64 2 years ago 3
Penn, please, please take you cock out of Glen Beck's asshole. He's clearly losing his mind. Please re-think that association. Teller? Tell him dude. Glen Beck is the dumbest guy on TV. His high ratings on FOX tell it all. FEMA-camps? Really? He's the BULLSHIT you need to be talking about.
ebber35 2 years ago
What about FEMA camps,are you doubting their existence? if so you need to wake up and do some research
rpm2004 2 years ago
An alternative to the Dr. Seuss...
Ask the guy if there's something about Cinderella that doesn't make sense. Let him think about it for a while. Then tell him.
Everything else changed back at midnight. Why not that slipper?
ZenPapageno 2 years ago
ur funny man!
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FrostyElite 2 years ago
I didn't know that. His political cartoons from ww2 are real intresting stuff also.
doctorrnippycookies 2 years ago
That last sentence is the funniest.
g1Chase357 2 years ago
Baked beans in tomato seuss
Mackeson3 2 years ago 2
i thought his name was theodore geisel anyway, so what's the difference if we pronounce his assumed name incorrectly? eh well. I don't think it's going to change any time soon.
Boubala24 2 years ago
Dr Seuss is dead.
Dead I said.
Doc's in a box
With dirt and rocks on his head.
Saromatae 2 years ago 3
You spelled the name wrong in your tags...
culwin 2 years ago
is dr.seuss pronounced the way he said it? can someone tell me please?
lukea398 2 years ago
yes, because he then it rhymes with "rejoice". I read it in some facts book a while ago.
Mashypotato 2 years ago
Yes, Dr. Suess is pronounced Dr. Soyce.
killerkittenNINJA 2 years ago
Rhymes with "choice".
amadeus2490 2 years ago
Geisel himself switched to the Americanized pronunication because it "evoked a figure advantageous for an author of childrens books to be associated with—Mother Goose."[9]
wikipedia
todaypompeii 2 years ago 3
Todaypompeii is correct. I just got done reading the new Dr. Suess biography (about six months ago actually) and the authors do mention, as Penn correctly states, the original family name IS pronounced "SOICE", however Geisel himself choose the rhyming pronunciation of "SOOSE - GOOSE" for the reason todaypompeii just explained. I love Penn and Teller but I am surprised Penn did not know that, ah well can't know everything!
SueBeaWho 2 years ago 3
LOL Seuss was also a Christian.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
Talking about missing the whole point.
Ashurion47 2 years ago
What?
I find it funny to remind faith haters that many of the people who had a wonderful effect on their childhoods were theists.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
Rather remarkable isn't it? From J.R.R. Tolkien to C.S. Lewis - [though I'm not a fan of C.S. Lewis] they still haven't a clue as to the spiritual background of all those great inspired people who have touched thier lives. Personally, Panenthesim is the route that I travel, and more often than not, I find that Atheists are individuals that have issues with the already established religion and dogmatic procession - but each still have their own belief - but a belief none-the-less...
StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
You can respect someone for certain things they did and not love everything about them. Come one, your comment was weak.
StewieSwan 2 years ago
lol i think you'll find that that is the last thing you want to say to an atheist, some atheists go so far as to get offended at calling atheism a belief system. it strikes me as silly to get offended but do allow me to explain why someone might. a belief system entails a faith based ideology whereupon one takes things to be true upon hearsay, despite the lack of evidence. we atheists cannot reconcile such folly as such we do not harbor "beliefs," we in fact have a lack thereof.
firion123 2 years ago
I agree with you. I do. What I fond rather interesting is that every atheist that I have ever met tries to utilize the scientific method to support their lack of belief but what doesn't make sense is that scientific method can't prove a negative, so how then is atheism scientific? It's not, and therefore it is a system based on speculation and NOT fact. I find it a more scientific endeavor to look for proof, rather than to ignor It could be there.
StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
This is also why I think that Richard Dawkins is the most intelligent moron on the face of the planet [that I know of]. He is brilliant, but seems to be totally absent minded concerning spirituality and religion. His arguements take the form of hard scientific analysis, but he misses the boat entirely by not acknowledging that atheism is more unscientific than actively searching to prove that God does exist! You can only falsify already established belief systems
StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
you can not falsify that which has yet to be found. That is his biggest flaw - to maintain that God absolutely does not exist is more foolish than saying God does exist because if there isn't a God and you are wrong, you can always claim to be god yourself without any worry of retrobution - but if there is a God and you are wrong, thats a whole set of other problems...I choose to err on the side of caution for this reason - To me, there is a God that I don't fully understand, but I try every day
StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
you are referring to pascal's wager, and it has no better odds than believing in allah, baal, zeus, thor, odin, or any other skybully that's been introduced. as a matter of probability, you should expect to goto hell for worshipping the wrong god.
ernstergarcia 2 years ago
Actually unlike zeus there is historical evidence that Jesus existed.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
thats true....there were an ass ton of dudes named jesus back then as there are now.....its not as common now as it was then. the fact that there were dudes named jesus in the first few decades of the common era does not prove the existence of god in human form.........i could go on but i would just be quoting an episode of bullshit......a damn good episode at that.
sethmusic 2 years ago
Yeah well this guy was described as founding Christianiy by a Roman Historian who didn't even like Christians.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
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Yeah well this guy was described as founding Christianiy by a Roman Historian who didn't even like Christians.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
wheres the evidence that he healed the blind and cured ppl of polio and shit
DarthMonkey180 2 years ago
In 2000 years where will we find evidence that you existed?
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago 2
fossils most likely, and if not that, an archaeological discovery implying your existence, much like how we still have the Nude Woman from the paleolithic period. If existence is defined by what we left behind, then any piece connected to you proves your existence. Even if someone 2000 years from now cannot place a name, they can place the fact that, yes, someone existed to make this (insert thingy here).
ParanoidPajamas 2 years ago
Do you have any idea how few bones turn into fossils?
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
You are correct, but I will always select the choice with highest probability of being correct [which is determined through collecting evidence and facts etc..]- the atheist hasn't a chance because he doesn't give himself one, and thats the point pascal was making.
StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
i'm curious to know where your evidence lies that the possiblity of a divine creator enjoys more than chance odds. there are thousands of gods in history.
the atheist view that no creator exists is his option.
it's not anyone's argument to prove that something doesn't exist, they have to prove that it does exist. if that were not the case, i choose the flying spaghetti monster as my savior, and his chances of existing are of an equal percentage with any god you choose to believe exists.
ernstergarcia 2 years ago
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StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
find that most atheists have problems with what other people concider evidence of the existence of a Divine Creator, personally I concider existence itself evidence, and it IS the most persuasive evidence at hand. If I told you that I beleive that the sun was god, because it gives life, would you tell me I am wrong, that the sun is not real, or doesn't exist? No, I'm not so sure you could. So the atheist seems to have issues with people blindly believing in something way outside of their
StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
ability to comprehend - that is called blind faith, and I also have a problem with people who fall into that trap. One other thing that seems to upset me is when I am thrown into the same category as a fundamentalist christian just because I choose to see evidence of the world as evidence of a Creator - I don't force other people to beleive as I do, nor do I condemn with hell fire, or even promise a paradise, so why should I be treated the same?
StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
We wouldn't tell you the sun was not real!! We would say it is not god but we wouldn't say it wasnt real. It is right there, you can see it. Show me god. Also it is believe not beleive.
URYNOME 2 years ago
Well, the ancient egyptians believed that the sun was a god - so, would tell them that they were wrong? Their entire notion of 'god' was far different than the 'unseen' 'unknowable god'. That was the metaphorical point I was trying to make. The attributes that they gave RA where life giving, light giving, warmth, etc, etc - to them, that was god, now could you tell them that it isn't god according to their own idea of 'god'. Nope.
StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
So that tells me that what the egyptians defined as god is different than the current accepted definition. Under thier definiton yes a god exists.
Now the egyptans also aserted that this god traveled in a boat. I would dispute this claim as there is no evidence that I can see of that.
slackerdc 2 years ago
You have heard of analogy, and metaphor haven't you? Their concept of god was an anthropomorphisation of the sun, a life giving entity that defeats the darkness much the same way that the sky daddy god of the christians is supposed to be the light that conquers darkness - now, those people that LITERALLY believe in such things are off their rocker, on this I'm sure we can agree. But what I have proposed is simply a metaphor. IT's time that people realize it as such.
StephenWebb1980 2 years ago
i agree.....i think being a atheist is even more silly than being a christian. if you're a christian thats cool.i used to be a christian until i wised up. i'm an agnostic....i think its the only logical way to be. is there a god? i dont know....i doubt it. is there no god? i dont know probably. i dont believe anything until its proven. not to mention, the worst people i've ever met were christian and i dont want to be associated with that kind of trash...there are good ones....but few
sethmusic 2 years ago
Damn...I always thought it was Dr. "Soose."
GuruPremierGangStarr 2 years ago
OK Then...im not sure what athist or libertarianism has to do with anything, Penn, this was like a crack head babbling mindlessly.....or, itwas a crackhead mindlessly babbling.....WTF
DmakAttack 2 years ago
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HUH? another religion basher on youtube? NO WAY DUDE. i havent seen that before. yay. lets dedicate our lives to fighting, arguing, and causing hate. SO KEWL MAN.
blutderpferde 2 years ago
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Hamhark98 2 years ago
I love being a Libertarian Atheist
outofmywayjerkass 2 years ago
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I am a libertarian, atheist, introvert AND a cripple. Go me! I am not a niger thought. Damn Niggers. They ruined Africa! Us brown folk are so much better. But not Mexicans though. Oh not the dirty Mexicans. They arent as dirty as the Jews though. Those dirty, dirty Jews!
Ok, seriously I am white but I am a cripple. I guess tha makes calling myself a cripple alright but not any of that other stuff. I never understood that. Proboly a Nigger rule or somethign.
P.S: I am not a racist bigot
Hamhark98 2 years ago
Oh no! Penn has Alzheimers!
genzyme 2 years ago
Not quite, Penn. Geisel also switched pronunciations! "Dr. Seusss mother, also the daughter of German immigrants, was Henrietta Seuss, and when he appropriated the name for his books Dr. Seuss pronounced it in the German manner, soice, until he realized that Americans naturally read the name as soose, and that the American pronunciation of Dr. Seuss evoked a figure advantageous for an author of childrens books to be associated with—Mother Goose." -New Yorker
delphiote 2 years ago 4
LOL Seuss was also a Christian.
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
thats not really the argument here is it
but if you want to make it one - then he was a great children book author but a moron when it came to the topic of superstition
CrunkRockSteadyEvan 2 years ago
Or was he?
CHARESTHEHAMER 2 years ago
My Mom is from Germany and always used that same correct pronunciation of his name you mention. So when I was 7 and in school reading a Dr.Suess book aloud in our reading circle I got 'corrected' in school by the Librarian. Terrible childhood moment.
It's great to be right so many years later.
g0thmoth 2 years ago 2
Penn is trying to get us all killed by insane moms that are taking their children's Ritalin!
KingHeathen 2 years ago 2
OMG lol How true.
killerkittenNINJA 2 years ago
Haha @ the end. Good stuff.
I had no clue, either.
AcidRain64 2 years ago
liberaran atheists = moral rationalists
(The world seems to tolerate only so much of that.)
bradwatson7324 2 years ago 2
Wow, I didn't know everyone had been pronouncing it incorrectly all this time. 0_0
LaughingManRa 2 years ago
I did not know that. That is some weird, wild stuff...
ConalCochran 2 years ago
try being a libertarian bisexual. i really enjoy the bullshit show as well as this one. (i may not be an atheist *anglo-saxon heathen*) but i do agree with your ideology on everything else . keep up the good work sincerly-biff (i think this name is hillarious ; it means "Big Igroirant Fat Fuck")
cauldron8 2 years ago
Try being a libertarian bisexual minister of The Church of The SubGenius.
velvetonefusion 2 years ago
...whilst kicking their kitten or puppy, great plan, Penn.
pumkinpi2 2 years ago
LOL Best Penn says yet.
gatekeeper501 2 years ago
nice I just learned something :P and will probably correct people on this in the future the next time anyone mentions it...which i havent heard anyone do so in probably a couple years...
grindglossy 2 years ago
libertarians are crazy fucks and I'm proud of it.
11mc22 2 years ago 3
lol interesting to know. I find it funny though how many people on here are talking about things that have nothing whatsoever to do with Dr. Seuss or the pronunciation of his name.
gerardsangel4977 2 years ago
Actually his name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, and his pen name was "Dr. Seuss", but he did not earn a doctoral degree. ★★★★★
Katalyzt
Katalyzt 2 years ago
Thanks Penn! Destrying my social life one fact at a time...
firefly927 2 years ago
What do you think of Shel Silverstien? He wrote stories for children, after he worked for Playboy.
poorkinghaggard 2 years ago
Proud to be an atheist libertarian! <3
vomitwut 2 years ago
(books)
PS
should I bring you a bible?
MindPizza 2 years ago
Are you trolling me?
His real name was Thedore Geissel and he hated kids.
I like his book though.
Anyway, I was going to come to Vegas to see your show but after this troll, I mean really.
Love,
MP
MindPizza 2 years ago
lol..... wounder what it would say if they did the same thing i sweden....
burkas80 2 years ago
Ha, I didn't know that. Cool.
Well, it's not the only such mistake people make. Roald Dahl's first name is meant to be pronounced "Roo-auld".
LorienTheYounger 2 years ago
Everybody at work already treats me like a leper, and all I did was say "I am currently experiencing a crisis of faith."
Mostly because when I heard Chuck Norris recently vocalize his faith in God, I realized suddenly just how preposterous Christianity actually sounds. "Well Chuck now that you've put it THAT way, I don't know what to think!"
I think I'll let people say Seuss however they want. We have to pick our battles carefully in this world. I just can't win that one.
ZachsMind 2 years ago
You know... everyone does hate me <.<
chanmang 2 years ago 2
There's 2 kinds of libertarians, there's the gun-toting antigovernment borderline anarchist nutjob libertarians, and there's the pothead libertarians who really just care about drugs. The two don't really mesh well. Maybe some pragmatism would get the movement off the ground.
cinndave 2 years ago
I'm not gun toting and I'm not a nut job and I'm not a pothead and I'm not anti government, I'm anti large government, that's what libertarians really want, less government, less intrusion into their lives, why do you disagree with that, why would anyone? Also if you want to bash anarchy please read Rudolf Rocker, lots of his writings are available online for free, you may not agree with him but you may reconsider certain blanket statements.
UrinationNation 2 years ago
i love dr. soice. hes my favorite childrens book author
ThePirateGrog 2 years ago
Thank you for telling everyone how to pronounce Seuss... seriously.... soooooooooooooooooooooooooooosssssssss is so freakin' annoying.
askmisscris 2 years ago
It's actually Z oi ss - Seuß
scottbaioisdead 2 years ago
and all these years I thought Suess was pronounced soos
with an ooh sound
looneytoon76 2 years ago
I'm a satanic Progressive Libertarian Neopuritan, who enjoys industrial music. My job is to be unpopular!
Lamnont 2 years ago 2
I definitely like correcting people, and I'm most certainly an atheist, not sure if I am an libertarian though...I'm against governments and would like to see a technocracy, but most likely won't happen in my lifetime.
CyberDraco 2 years ago
You are against government so you want a board of scientist or experts to run your life. Well you most certainly are not a Libertarian.
SSSLLLAAYYEEERRRR 2 years ago
Dont listen to that, Ive been libertarian most of my life and am now a technocrat. Old skool, free market capitalism is hands down the best system to deal with the problem of economic scarcity. And when technology advances to the point where there is no scarcity and an economy is no longer necessary Technocracy is clearly the most viable option.
thunderpants10 2 years ago
Isn't "preaching atheism" a rather ironic statement?
Bucknik 2 years ago 3
Not really. It's quite possible and quite logical to be an evangelical Atheist.
Fidellio13 2 years ago
Is that like militant atheism?
"I don't know, and YOU DON'T EITHER!!!"
c6gunner 2 years ago
agnosticism.
starboymachine 2 years ago
Depends on how you define "atheism" :)
But yeah, I fucked it up. Oh well.
c6gunner 2 years ago
More like atheism is an ironic stance. It's being for the fact that you're against something.
Positive stances are much less confusing and way more powerful.
ForOrAgainstUs 2 years ago
really, kinda like pro choicers huh? "positive stances are way more powerful"? really? EVERYTHING can be a positive stance. if you are pro-choice, you"re are AGAINST anti abortion laws, but you ARE FOR the free choice of individuals. similarly, if you are atheist, you ARE FOR a rational belief in non-metaphysical existence. this is from a person who is religious, but understands philosophy to the degree to know that you are an idiot. congrats on showing your stupidity!
dartrip4 2 years ago
If you're against something, you're against it on principle--unless your conclusions are completely baseless.
Being against something is simply the result of having principles. Stating your principles is more powerful because they give you something to live for. You can cultivate and apply principles in your own life. You can try to live your life in opposition to certain things...in fact...you've got my screen name. Let me know how that goes.
ForOrAgainstUs 2 years ago
"if you are atheist, you ARE FOR a rational belief in non-metaphysical existence."
And, no. If you are rational, the logical consequence of being rational is that you don't accept irrational things, such as a belief in the supernatural or metaphysical. It's--coincidentally--irrational to believe that you are rational BECAUSE you're an atheist. That's accidentally coming to the correct conclusion and then patting yourself on the back like you meant to do it.
ForOrAgainstUs 2 years ago
it can be rational to believe in the metaphysical. you need to study your philosophy, bro.
dartrip4 2 years ago
hahaha love it
superzerox1 2 years ago
Can I still correct their pronunciation if I'm a Socialist and a Christian? ;)
razieldumas 2 years ago
great fun the annotationd thing
krazykizza 2 years ago
Definitely fun but gets out of hand
pennsays 2 years ago
Yeah, I noticed you removed them. Was cool, and most wasn't spam... some inteligent comments and some funny ones! might try it on one of my videos some time!
krazykizza 2 years ago
why do you paint 1 fingernail red?
btgebo 2 years ago
He sometimes says: Because I shot a man for asking personal questions.
But he also has said that when he first started performing, his mother told him to take care of his hands because people would be looking at them. So as a joke he painted all of his nails red. So now he keeps one red in honor of his mother.
CaptainFeigh 2 years ago
thanks for the info! and of course he would say that first part haha
btgebo 2 years ago
Haha, of course. Penn has probably been asked that so many times that he had to come up with a snappy answer.
That phrase might specifically be from "Penn and Teller Get Killed".
It also might be to misdirect. Penn and Teller talk about misdirection a lot.
CaptainFeigh 2 years ago
I am a social liberal so I will stick with the atheist and Dr. Seuss.
qanazir 2 years ago
Annotations unfortunately had to be turned off because of spam
pennsays 2 years ago
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eelyajekim 2 years ago
oh well it was fun while it lasted right
eelyajekim 2 years ago
I would rather have the annotations as well
pennsays 2 years ago
well, when you do it again, if you do it again, allow a five minute window or something then lock it
vickylin714 2 years ago
I don't think it will be happening again. Will try to figure out a way to allow some people to annotate
pennsays 2 years ago