Going to Bed, Have a Doctors Appointment and Penn Jillette

I have had the very great pleasure of being on stage with Penn and Teller, I have also had the pleasure of meeting them in person. M. Jillette is a very big man and I am rather small. He is also incredibly kind, quiet and gentle in my experience. Mr. Jillette is also an atheist. I disagree with him. I want to post two videos where he talks about what he believes and talk about his mistake, at least in my mind.

YouTube - Piers Morgan Is A Dick To Penn Jillette (Part 1 of 2)

YouTube - Piers Morgan Is A Dick To Penn Jillette (Part 2 of 2).

Now, I shall correct his basic fallacy and what he says, "You may already be an Atheist. If God (however you perceive him/her/it) told you to kill your child - would you do it? If your answer is no, in my booklet your an Atheist." Watch the video, it is 30seconds in, his words not mine. Moses told God no. Abram should have when asked to kill his child. Mr. Jillette is mistaken as are most christians. God told us to be good slaves and that we have free will. How does one reconcile the two comments? He clearly does not believe in a God who allows free will and responsibility. I do. You cannot blame the Devil or God for your choices, you can only blame them for the options you were given and you have to face all options to define yourself, not just the easy ones.

I shall simplify, what Mr. Jillette was referencing was where God told Abraham to kill his son, Jacob. Abraham agreed to do so and in stealth went to do so; but, when he got to the mountain, God stopped him and told him that he wasn't the type of God who required such things. This is often used by some to show that God wants our complete zombie like obedience; but, what if Abraham had said no? We have an example of that, we have Jonah. He told God no and God had a tree grow and shade Jonah and told him why he wanted him to do a certain thing (preach to Nineveh). God did not kill Jonah for saying no or even punish him for it. Mr. Jillette assumes that if you tell God no, you are an Atheist; but, Jonah said no and knew God, he was no atheist. Both Mr. Jillette and most Christians misunderstand the meaning of the stories because they assume God wants them to be brain dead followers rather than free will people who care about one another.