Ross Douthat - Why everyone should be religious
May 22, 2025•47 min
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Episode description
Ross Douthat is a columnist at the New York Times. In this episode we discuss his book "Believe : Why Everyone Should be Religious". We mention Bret Weinstein, Tucker Carlson, JRR Tolkien, Rod Dreher, St Paul the Apostle, Justin Brierly, Carlos M. N. Eire, and more. Believe : https://www.amazon.com/Believe-Why-Everyone-Should-Religious/dp/0310367581 @InterestingTimesNYT : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNJJ9QUabkA&t=1s Tucker Carlson ( @TuckerCarlson ) and Bret Weinstein ( @DarkHorsePod ) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaH2QalhJLI00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Why Believe?
13:30 - Science and Religion
19:00 - Complexity and Simplicity26:35 - The God Thesis
31:20 - Woo Woo
39:40 - The rebirth of belief
42:45 - The future of religion
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