Penn & Teller take on Christianity
Hello readers of the Arizona Growler. My name is Jeff Rutledge, and I suppose this post finally fulfills the group blog intent the Growler was founded with. My search for a more meaningful blogging experience than Xanga has led me here, so for my first post I’d like to submit the following for your consideration:
Things like this frustrate me. Never mind that I can poke about a thousand logic based holes in Penn and Teller’s arguments. Never mind the cheap shots they take at Christians. Those obvious reasons aside, what really gets me is that I can see thousands of young people using this as a springboard to jump on the ever-growing religion-is-for-the-scientifically-ignorant bandwagon. Personalities like Penn Jillette make that intellectual high horse look really appealing.
But hey, here’s some consolation: if you’re a college student you get to spend your days listening to professors who adopt a totally fair attitude towards Christianity and the Bible. Or turn on your TV and watch the news, where Christian issues will be covered with impeccable concern for balance and the ethics of journalism. Oh wait….
So thanks, Penn and Teller, for feeding the fires of religious prejudice in the name of education, science, and (my personal favorite) tolerance.
The video behind the link there didn’t work for me, but I did find it on YouTube. The whole thing is a cheap shot. Somehow, God was right in telling me to read my bible during breakfast this morning! Well done.
Comment by Garrett O'Hara — December 14, 2006 @ 8:29 am