Comments by "Neil Forbes" (@neilforbes416) on "Penn Jillette on Atheism and Islamaphobia | Big Think" video.

  1. Sorry, Oh Lawd, but atheism is the absence of belief. You can't have a belief system without something in which to believe. I think the word "theism" has Greek origins(I read it somewhere, perhaps in another YouTube comment elsewhere) and if you add the 'a' ahead of the word, the meaning is negated, thus: theism = belief(in anything); atheism = no belief(in anything). As also said elsewhere, to call atheism a "belief" is like saying "off" is a TV channel.
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  2. John Smith: Good point, well made!
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  3. By saying atheism is a belief system you would, in effect say that 'N' is a gear in an automatic-geared, or even manual-geared car. 'N' means "Neutral", literally, no gear.
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  4. I could tell an Irish joke about the 'N' gear but I'll save it for another time.
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  5. First 55 seconds I thought Penn Jillette had either lost his marbles or betrayed his common sense......THEN....... KA-BANG! Oh Penn (open?) You are such a kidder! LOL
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