Assertion-- There is no God

There is no God was written by Penn Jillette, half of the magician duo Penn and Teller. In his essay Jillette tells of his beliefs and why he believes them. The following letter is in response to Jillette's essay.

Dear Mr. Jillette,
Why don't you believe in God? Any God, any religion, anywhere. You don't believe in any. In your essay you have your reasoning but your reasoning has some holes in it. You say you love blue skies and rainbows. Where do you think they came from? Science, right? Well, where did that start? And if you find an answer for the beginning of that, well, where did that beginning begin? You say suffering and love are not tests from God, but rather "something we all may be able to help others with in the future." Maybe that's why they are happening. Maybe God wants to teach us how to help each other. "No God means the possibility of less suffering in the future." If we trust in God and listen to what He is trying to teach us, there could also be the possibility of less suffering in the future. If we learn and obey God's teachings there could be less suffering, rather than ignoring Him.
I do see your point of view and reasoning. I do understand how easy it is to believe something that you cannot see. But being a magician, I would expect you to believe in things you cannot see. When you make something disappear, like your "elephant" mentioned in your essay, it is unseen but you know where it is. It is not visible, but you know it is there. God can be visible through his works, unlike your invisible elephant. When a person who is on the brink of dying from cancer is told they are in remission, is that science? Possibly. Is it God's work? Possibly.
Quoting American writer Nicholas Sparks, "There's science and then there's God."
~Danielle Lorenz

Essay from http://thisibelieve.org/essay/34/