Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2022-12-30
Books mentioned on CLASSIC: Is Money a Religion?
Since before the dawn of recorded history, the power of belief has been a driving force for human civilization. Spiritual movements have risen and fallen, only to be replaced by other belief systems.
Ben Bowlin recommended Salt by Mark Kurlansky, and discussed Crossfire by Jim Marrs. Also mentioned: Salt Proof by Mark Kurlansky and Theology of Money by Philip Goodchild.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Salt
Salt by Mark Kurlansky is a comprehensive and engaging historical exploration that traces how a single mineral has shaped human civilization, economies, and culinary traditions throughout history.
Recommended“or salt was also used uh Mark kolanski has a great book called salt where he created the least creative thing about the book is the name but it is”
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Salt Proof
Discussed“or salt was also used uh Mark kolanski has a great book called salt where he created the least creative thing about the book is the name but it is but it fits It looks at the history of salt and how Roman soldiers were paid in Seoul which is where we get the phrase cough it up to pay”
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Crossfire
Crossfire by Jim Marrs is an investigative non-fiction book that delves deeply into the assassination of President John F.
Discussed“there's a author named Jim Mars and in his book Crossfire he argues that Kennedy was trying to rein in the Federal Reserve”
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Theology of Money
Discussed“so we'll return to Philip goodchild here for another quotation where European philosophers have often sought some decisive term that gives shape to the ways we think and act such as being truth difference the sublime the void time or even God it seems to me that money actually plays the decisive role in our society for money is at”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Holy Bible (NIV)
“You know we can uh we can take it to the Bible if you want to I've got a verse here from the King James version uh from Luke you want to go this way... This is Luke 16 13 It says no servant can serve two masters Or either he will hate the one and love the other or”
Passing Quran
“I actually believe Jesus as a prophet is quoted more in the Quran than he is in the Christian Bible fun facts”