Nov 27 2005
“If You Want History Or Fact From Your Bible, You Are So Screwed”
Penn & Teller’s television show, Bullshit!*, is about debunking myths, sort of like Mythbusters without the science experiments and with a lot more profanity:
No matter how popular a form of bullshit is - and regardless of what deep pockets or beloved figures support it - Penn & Teller are pit bulls for the truth, poised to tear down these myths in the most jaw-dropping fashion possible with their trademark wit and off-center comic sensibilities.
Their Topics webpage features lots of clips from past episodes, but I stumbled upon the 29 minute The Bible segment, hosted on Google Video:
Their presentation, no matter what the subject, is what makes it interesting.
*A side note: Bullshit!’s website is http://www.sho.com/site/ptbs/home.do?_requestid=13065. When I click that link I get a blank web page with the text:
Stupid. I had to use a free proxy server to enable it. Stupid.
Update: The Bible episode is sometimes unavailable from the link noted above. Here’s their episode about PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
I use the proxy from work to get to showtime. I don’t understand why their website is not available to Canada? We get their programs. I watch ‘Dead like Me’ all the time. Sorry, I would link, but I would have to get on a painful VPN client, and I just don’t want to do that.
BTW, that was awesome.
I updated this post with a link to their PETA episode.