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Episode: A Conversation About God & Morality | Dennis Prager & Michael Shermer | SPIRITUALITY | Rubin Report

Published on July 7, 2017

Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

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Alexander Hamilton

by Ron Chernow

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and I was just we were just talking about the Hamilton biography and what a genius this guy was

Michael Shermer mentions 'the Hamilton biography' while discussing the founding fathers.

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Heavens on Earth

by Michael Shermer

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and and what is it that actually happens This is subject of my next book Heavens on Earth that you know

Michael Shermer mentions his upcoming book 'Heavens on Earth' while discussing the afterlife and uploading the mind.

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Just Babies

by Paul Bloom

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then also read Paul Bloom's book just babies so they show that like these little things with the infant they can't speak yet

Michael Shermer recommends Paul Bloom's book 'Just Babies' as evidence for the idea that infants have a sense of right and wrong.

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Lord of Flies

by William Golding

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the idea that we could learn that children are born with a a strong moral sense uh I mean you've read Lord of the Flies I think that's far more accurate

Dennis Prager mentions 'Lord of the Flies' as a counterpoint to the idea that children are born with a strong moral sense.

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The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins

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science doesn't tell me to uh to uh do anything against my self-interest the selfish Gene written by an atheist that we we are we're composed of selfish genes

Dennis Prager mentions 'The Selfish Gene' and notes it was written by an atheist, using it to argue that science doesn't promote selflessness.

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