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Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats. Religion is bribery and threats. Humans have morality. We don't need religion.

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One of the things that Teller and I are obsessed with, one of the reasons that we're in magic, is the difference between fantasy and reality.

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Magic is the Special Olympics of entertainment.

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No one can tell you the rules of 'Celebrity Apprentice.' No one. Donald Trump just does what he wants, which is mostly pontificating to people who are sucking up to him, while the network people try to manipulate him into making the highest-rated show they can.

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I believe the fast track to atheism is reading the Bible. I've read it three times all the way through. It's a big part of our culture, a big part of our history. I don't just read things I agree with.

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'Psycho' is fascinating philosophically, because the point of 'Psycho' is that everything that's bad happens because of love.

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I have a very specific definition of censorship. Censorship must be done by the government or it's not censorship.

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I don't think I'm made of the right stuff to be a politician. I think I'm made to be a loose cannon.

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It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral, self-righteous, bullying laziness.

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Religion cannot and should not be replaced by atheism. Religion needs to go away and not be replaced by anything. Atheism is not a religion. It's the absence of religion, and that's a wonderful thing.

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