Celebrity comedian and magician speaks up about people who evangelize

Speaking about proselytizing a very well known celebrity sincerely and rhetorically asked those who don't share their faith, "How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that? I mean if I believed beyond a shadow of a doubt that a truck was coming at you and you didn't believe it…that that truck was bearing down on you there's a certain point where I'd tackle you. And [everlasting life] is more important than that!"

So what celebrity made these statements? It was none other than avowed atheist Penn Jillette member of the comedy and magic duo Penn Teller. Penn was not mocking believers, but was dead serious because he understands the reasoning behind proselytizing and further said, "I've always said I don't respect people who don't proselytize" i.e. people who believe that there is a heaven and hell, but don't witness because it might make the situation "socially awkward." He was particularly speaking about an experience he had with an audience member at his show that witnessed to him. Penn said, "He was polite and honest and sane and he cared enough about me to proselytize and give me a Bible." While Penn goes on to say that he doesn't believe in God he understands that it is an act of love when a believer shares a message that could possibly save someone eternally and that refraining from sharing that message is nothing less than hate.
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