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To add to the understanding of Penn and Teller, they love their fans and beyond. I've been to two of their shows and their efforts are to entertain and teach yo
by lunatuna 3y ago
To add to the understanding of Penn and Teller, they love their fans and beyond. I've been to two of their shows and their efforts are to entertain and teach you about scams and confidence games so that you question what you see and are being told. They go to great lengths to tell you how they are scamming you and then show you the trick and still trick you so you aren't so confident. You're not as smart as you think you are. At the end of the show they meet with the audience at the main entrance to take pictures with them and show their appreciation. They should be a high school credit.
- beebmam 3y agoThey are truly incredible, beautiful human beings, who believe in a positive vision of what humans are capable of; that we can rise above superstition and the insanity of uncritical thought. IIRC, Penn once said that a long time ago, they would perform seances, while fully informing the audiences that nothing they're doing is supernatural and there's no actual spirits being summoned; just that they're using the same techniques that con-men mediums use. No matter what they prefaced their performances with, or assured after the performance, many members of the audience didn't believe that these weren't supernatural events, and would believe that they actually communicated with spirits. For that reason, Penn said, they stopped doing them permanently. Edit: Found the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PltJpL1C2s&t=8m12s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PltJpL1C2s&t=8m12s (8:12)