Magician Penn Jillette and his shorter, quieter partner Raymond Teller

Magicians say their craft makes them see faith as just hocus-pocus

"I think there is a deeper and more real link between magic and spirituality than between magic and atheism," said Eugene Burger, a teacher of magic who also holds a divinity degree. "I think for most people who have moved from magic to atheism it is based on a false generalization -- that because somethings are tricks, all things are tricks."