📚 3 Books mentioned in "What Separates Humans From Other Animals? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 51" of No Stupid Questions

You know, I've been thinking about this recently for two reasons: one is I've been reading this book by Tolstoy called 'A Calendar of Days,' and it's kind of like this daily devotional.

In this segment, Stephen talks about reading 'A Calendar of Days' by Tolstoy, describing it as a daily devotional that includes various thoughts and reflections.

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Finally, Angela tells Steven about a Tolstoy book that she's enjoying called 'A Calendar of Days.' Angela seems to be developing a habit of remembering interesting details about the books she reads while getting their titles wrong.

Angela discusses her enjoyment of a book by Tolstoy, mistakenly referring to it as 'A Calendar of Days.' She later clarifies that the correct title is 'A Calendar of Wisdom,' also known as 'A Cycle of Readings' or 'Path of Life.' This conversation highlights her tendency to misremember book titles.

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And if I think back to when I read 'Charlotte's Web' for the first time, I must have been quite young; who could forget Wilbur and Fern's relationship with Wilbur and then wanting Wilbur not to become bacon, which was in fact the whole plot of the book.

Stephen reminisces about reading 'Charlotte's Web' as a child, highlighting the emotional bond between the characters Wilbur and Fern. He discusses the central conflict in the story, which revolves around the attempt to save Wilbur from being turned into bacon.

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I didn't spend a day not eating meat after reading 'Charlotte's Web,' so I don't know what that makes me—like a moral vagrant or something—but look, I think that Tolstoy and Fern and this Peter Singer argument, I actually have to say, I think it's right.

In the podcast, Stephen references 'Charlotte's Web' while discussing the ethics of eating meat. He notes that after reading the book, he didn't stop eating meat, prompting a reflection on moral choices. The discussion ties in with the characters Fern and Wilbur, pointing to the book's influence on thoughts about meat consumption.

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