Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-09-21
Books mentioned on Part Two: God's Debris, by Scott Adams (with Matt Lieb)
Robert sits down with Matt Lieb to discuss Scott Adams's worst novel, God's Debris. See omnystudio.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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God's debris
God's Debris by Scott Adams is a philosophical fiction novella structured around a dialogue between a wealthy businessman and an aging Catholic priest who discuss the nature of reality, free will, and divinity.
Discussed“oh so I'm moving us ahead quite a while to God's motivation which is a few chapters ahead if you were God the Avatar said what would you want”
Where to get it
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The religion war
The Religion War by Scott Adams is a speculative fiction novel that serves as a sequel to the author's earlier philosophical work, God's Debris, exploring themes of geopolitics and religious conflict through a futuristic lens.
Discussed“now we read the religion War last time which is actually the sequel to God's debris”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing A Canticle for Leibowitz
“um so I'm going to be reading you a story another little book A Canticle from Matt Leibowitz matters do you get my Canticle for Leibowitz joke”
Passing Dune
“So many of the most influential tech weirdos in the country’s entire vision of reality is based on misinterpreting Dune, like yeah, that's what fiction is for, but okay.”