tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14281264.post6743286255867113006..comments2016-06-21T00:08:27.630-07:00Comments on Ask Mr. Talbot - The Blog!: Book 32 of 2011Brandon Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637555730599218164noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14281264.post-4173362240938191592012-04-07T07:38:35.396-07:002012-04-07T07:38:35.396-07:00I imagine someone will post a "review" o...I imagine someone will post a "review" of this book without reading it, complaining that the book is anti-Christian. It isn't. It could be viewed as anti-religion (Penn skewers a variety of religious beliefs) but his larger point -- that religion isn't a necessary component of an ethical life -- is not a concept that depends upon hostility to religion. The book doesn't have a mean-spirited feel (although religious people might be offended by some of the things he says). One of Penn's precepts is that most people are fundamentally good, whether or not they belong to a religion. Penn is actually meaner to self-described agnostics (who, in his view, "are really cowardly and manipulative atheists") than he is in his discussions of sincerely held religious beliefs.Ελλάδαhttp://marraige2last.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14281264.post-63410281097936068252012-01-31T10:44:09.074-08:002012-01-31T10:44:09.074-08:00That's an interesting point, and I agree that ...That's an interesting point, and I agree that I probably did like him less as a person but also recognize and can relate to how he came to get to where he is as a person after reading the book, if that makes sense. Jillette is prone to hyperbole, but that's to be expected given his profession. I still think the "commandments" are pretty strong and the best parts of the book.Brandon Talbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637555730599218164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14281264.post-28171784463901894212012-01-30T21:30:52.614-08:002012-01-30T21:30:52.614-08:00God No is a hodgepodge of stories that center more...God No is a hodgepodge of stories that center more upon Penn Jillette's life, his family, his political views and a few comments about religion thrown in. If Jillette adequately described what a Libertarian is, then I'm glad to know that I am not one. I found most of the stories uninteresting and came away liking Jillette less than I did before I read it.Belgiehttp://petluvme.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com