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Penn & Teller's 'Bulls***!': Part 1

Gary DeMar / American Vision:
Penn Jillette and Raymond Teller are stage magicians. Their act is a mix of comedy, irreverence, and skill. They are also known for exposing quacks, frauds, and claims of the supernatural in the tradition of Harry Houdini and James Randi. In their highly acclaimed and usually entertaining "Bulls***!" program that airs on Showtime, they have ventured into the realm of politics by taking on global warming, PETA, War on Drugs, gun control, "Safety Hysteria," recycling, and anything that strikes their fancy. Their worldview is libertarian and atheistic. According to an article in Wired magazine, Penn has Nevada license plates that are customized to read "ATHEIST" and "GODLESS." "Sometimes they'll even sign autographs with 'There is no God.'" One of their BS episodes takes on the Creation and Intelligent Design movements. In order to set the stage for my critique of their methodology of "exposing" Creationism and Intelligent Design, a little background information will prove to be helpful.

Posted by Editor at July 29, 2008 03:22 AM