Episode · The Rubin Report · 2024-12-06
Dave Rubin & Gad Saad: books mentioned on The Rubin Report (Dec 2024)
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Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Gad Saad about the temptation to leave Canada to move to Florida; how quickly large-scale immigration from Muslim countries can change the culture of Western
Gad Saad discussed Darwin's Cathedral by David Wilson, and criticized Lying by Sam Harris.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lying
Lying by Sam Harris is a concise and provocative extended essay that serves as a direct treatise on why individuals should avoid telling lies, including white lies, and instead commit fully to a life of honesty.
Critiqued“I'm going to write a book literally called lying where he extols the virtues of not lying and how important it is to live an honest life and so on”
Where to get it
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Darwin's Cathedral
Darwin's Cathedral by David Sloan Wilson is a notable work exploring the evolutionary origins of religion through the lens of group selection and communality.
Discussed“David Sloan Wilson who is an evolutionary biologist he's now retired wrote a book called Darwin's Cathedral where he argued that groups that are more religious than groups that are less religious end up outs surviving the less religious groups”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“It's in my first book, by the way. The evolutionary basis of consumption.”