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[01:34] >> In your opinion, how much [01:37] of a role do you think God plays [01:40] in finding [01:41] >> [music] [01:41] >> life or a husband for [01:43] a person? [01:44] >> My wife and I kind of have a little [01:46] disagreement, and it's nothing serious [01:48] or intense, but [01:49] I drink a bottle of wine a night, which [01:51] adds up to about 2 and 1/2 to 3 glasses [01:54] of wine, I think. [01:55] >> Yes. [01:55] >> And uh [01:57] she thinks that an alcoholic. [01:59] >> I have a question. A client of ours [02:01] asked us if we would make a contribution [02:04] to a charity that they were raising [02:05] money for. [02:06] When we looked up the charity on the [02:09] website, [02:10] it stands for everything that we don't. [02:13] >> [laughter] [02:15] >> That's coming up on Timeless Wisdom with [02:17] Dennis Prager. [02:18] >> Artificial intelligence is already [02:20] changing the way we work, communicate, [02:21] and live. But where could it lead? 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[03:20] Whatever you'd like to ask me, anything. [03:23] It could be silly, [music] could be [03:24] trivial. What is my favorite color? [03:27] That would be actually allowable. [03:28] [music] [03:30] I don't know if I have one. [03:32] I don't have a favorite color. [03:34] Dennis, does that tell anything about [03:36] you, by the way? I love that stuff. Oh, [03:38] tell me your favorite [music] color and [03:39] I will [03:40] tell you your entire personality trait [03:43] system of personality [music] traits. I [03:44] I I I love that stuff, but I [03:46] I'm a little little [03:48] suspicious, [music] but I don't know, [03:49] maybe [03:51] maybe that's true. I love it anyway. [03:53] And we begin with in the Yakima, [03:57] Washington and Jeremy. Jeremy Dennis [03:59] [music] Prager, hi. [04:00] >> Hi Dennis. [04:02] Very glad to talk to you. [04:03] >> Thank you. [04:04] >> Um [04:05] I you see that the screener wrote what I [04:07] wanted to [04:08] >> Well, yeah, but but nobody else saw it, [04:10] so. [04:10] >> Oh, okay. [04:11] >> Yeah, so you have to say it, right? [04:13] >> Yeah, well, my wife and I kind of have a [04:15] little disagreement and it's nothing [04:16] serious or intense, but [04:18] I drink a bottle of wine a night which [04:20] adds up to about two and a half to three [04:22] glasses of wine, I think. [04:23] >> Yes. [04:24] >> And uh [04:26] she thinks that I'm alcoholic and I [04:28] disagree. And [04:30] um you know, it's it's all mostly said [04:32] in fun, you know, but [04:34] I was just wondering your opinion. [04:36] >> Well, it's a it's a fascinating question [04:38] which shows that alcoholic doesn't [04:40] [music] seem to have [04:43] a very scientific definition. [04:45] Does she Let me ask you the following [04:47] and I don't claim to be a [04:49] >> [music] [04:49] >> an expert in this arena, but I do have [04:51] common sense and I have dealt with the [04:53] issue in others. Let me ask you a few [04:56] questions. Number one, [04:58] does it change your behavior? [05:00] >> No, I never get violent, I never yell. [05:03] >> I mean in any in any way. I mean it How [05:05] Well, how does it change your behavior? [05:07] Do you get happier? I mean you may get [05:09] better. [05:09] >> smile a little bit more. That's what she [05:11] says. There's not There's nothing beyond [05:13] that. [05:13] >> Does she like when you smile more? [05:15] >> She does. [05:16] >> Okay, so the effects of it she likes. [05:18] She's just worried [05:20] that this may be a bad sign. Let me ask [05:22] you question number two. [05:24] >> Okay. [05:24] >> Uh I assume you do not operate a motor [05:27] vehicle after this. [05:28] >> No. [05:29] >> Okay, question number three. [05:31] >> to that that point, either. I really [05:33] have no [05:34] >> Really? You would not measure [05:36] uh uh [05:37] having [05:38] >> No, [05:39] >> if there were breath test, you would not [05:40] actually be considered uh driving under [05:43] the influence? [05:44] >> Oh, probably under a a test. That's why [05:45] I don't do it. [05:47] And I don't want to risk [05:48] >> Okay, next. Next, do you drink at other [05:51] times during of the day? [05:52] >> No. [05:53] >> Do you want to? [05:55] >> Uh [05:56] no, not unless we're out to eat for a [05:57] special occasion. [05:58] >> Right. Uh fourth or fifth, [06:01] uh can you go for 5 days without it? [06:05] >> Uh if I want to, but I haven't seen [06:08] any need to. [06:09] >> If I gave you $1,000, would you? [06:11] >> Yes. [06:12] >> If I gave you 500, would you? [06:14] >> Yes. [06:14] >> If I gave you 100? [06:16] >> Um probably, yeah. [06:18] >> Tell your wife all these things. [06:21] >> Okay. [06:22] >> Really? I I I think that if you would [06:25] even consider leaving it for $100 for 5 [06:28] days, you're either very poor or uh [06:30] quite in control of your drinking. [06:33] Okay. Do Do you ever miss a night? [06:35] >> Uh yeah. Yeah, I do. [06:37] >> And and and what are your What is your [06:39] behavior then? And you get you get down [06:41] or does it does it feel like a [06:43] withdrawal? [06:44] >> No, it doesn't feel like a withdrawal. I [06:46] may get a slight headache, but there's [06:47] really nothing [06:48] >> Uh-huh. Well, I'm I mean, maybe others [06:50] will call them and tell me why I'm [06:51] wrong, but it doesn't sound like a [06:53] problem to me. And I don't even drink, [06:55] so okay? [06:56] >> Okay. [06:56] >> Thank you very much. Interesting [06:58] question indeed. [07:00] And [07:02] uh [07:04] This is powerful. This is powerful. [07:06] Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Rick. Hello, Rick. [07:08] Dennis Prager. [07:10] >> Mr. Prager, it's an honor to talk to [07:11] you, sir. How are you? [07:12] >> Thank you. I'm well, appreciate it. [07:14] >> Hey, I I just have a question. I'm [07:16] walking my daughter tomorrow down the [07:17] aisle. [07:18] >> Congratulations. [07:20] >> Well, thank you. And um [07:22] I'm just wondering what you would say, [07:24] if you have a daughter, what you would [07:26] say as you were or right before you [07:28] walked her down the [07:29] >> I would tell That is such a great Alan, [07:32] put that down for a subject for an hour. [07:35] This is a great question. And off the [07:38] top of my head, I would tell every woman [07:40] marrying, and whether my daughter or [07:42] sister or friend, I would say, [07:45] "You, [07:46] unless the man is a jerk, [07:49] and which in which case nothing matters, [07:51] but if he's not a jerk, and most men are [07:53] not jerks, but if [07:54] >> Right. [07:55] >> unless he is, [07:57] you will set the happiness of the home. [08:01] You will set You are the minister of the [08:04] marital uh marital in- minister of the [08:07] interior of the marital kingdom. [08:10] >> Okay. [08:10] >> A- And that You must know that. [08:14] That that is just the way it is. That is [08:16] the way it is designed by God or nature, [08:18] you pick you pick it. [08:20] >> Mhm. [08:20] >> A- And your [08:22] how you [08:24] uh how you bring him and your marriage [08:27] joy. [08:28] W- He will respond, but you are the one [08:32] essentially in charge of marital [08:34] happiness. [08:35] >> Oh, that's very interesting. [08:37] >> I bel- I do believe that. And uh I don't [08:40] think that there are many uh in our [08:42] egalitarian age everything is assumed to [08:45] be 50/50, which is a catastrophe a [08:48] catastrophe. There are obligations that [08:52] fall more on men, and there are [08:54] responsibilities that fall more on [08:56] women. [08:57] >> Right. Right. Well, I thank you very [08:59] much. I really enjoy your program. [09:01] >> Let me know uh what happens, and [09:03] congratulations to you. [09:04] >> Thank you, sir. [09:05] >> Thank you very much. Well, maybe at some [09:08] point tomorrow I will be thinking of [09:09] this man, of Rick walking his daughter [09:12] down the aisle [09:13] >> [music] [09:13] >> somewhere in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. [09:16] It's very touching, isn't it? Power of [09:18] radio, you enter [music] people's lives [09:20] like this. [09:22] I love it. I do. Every day is Every day [09:24] [music] is is more exciting than the [09:26] previous. [09:28] And we we start with Kelly in Pasadena. [09:31] Hello, Kelly. Dennis Prager. [09:32] >> Hi, Dennis. How are you? [09:34] >> Hello, Kelly. [09:35] >> I would like to ask [09:36] >> Hello, [09:37] Kelly. [09:39] >> Can you hear me? [09:39] >> No, I don't hear a thing. [09:40] >> Uh-oh. [09:41] I'm here. [09:42] >> That's strange. [09:43] You do? [09:45] Now I do. [09:46] >> Can you hear me? [09:46] >> Ah, now I do, yes. [09:47] >> Hi. [09:48] >> Hi. [09:49] >> I have a question. Uh client of ours [09:52] asked us if we would make a contribution [09:54] to a charity that they were raising [09:55] money for. When we looked up the charity [09:59] on the website, [10:00] it stands for everything that we don't. [10:03] >> [laughter] [10:05] >> And so [10:05] >> Oh, does that And they don't know that? [10:08] >> Oh, they do know that. [10:09] >> Well, then that that's a really That's a [10:12] That's terribly selfish. I would never [10:14] do that to somebody. No, really, that's [10:17] >> She She's kind of pushy. [10:19] >> No, it's not a matter of pushy. That [10:22] That's just unfair to you. I don't mind [10:24] pushy if if the charity is, you know, [10:27] kids in wheelchairs or something, [10:29] uh where, you know, to neutral charity, [10:31] but I assume that this is a political [10:32] one. [10:33] >> It's a political one. We looked all over [10:34] their website to [10:35] >> I I [10:36] I would never do that. I would never do [10:39] that to anybody. [10:40] I mean, I I That's so That's so wrong. I [10:44] mean, that's morally wrong what this [10:45] person did. It's not a matter of pushy [10:47] at all. If the person's pushy for [10:49] something that that does not affect you [10:52] ethically, I mean, I have I Can you [10:56] I [10:58] Is it on the left, this charity? [11:00] >> Yes. [11:00] >> Okay. Can you imagine I mean, it would [11:02] just be just as wrong if you were [11:04] liberal and somebody came to you and [11:06] said, "Listen, I'd like you to give. I'm [11:07] a client of yours. I want you to give to [11:09] the Republican National Committee." [11:10] >> Well, we were going to ask her to do [11:12] that in in as a as a giveback, but we [11:15] haven't done that yet. [11:18] >> I I I God, I'd love to interview this [11:20] woman. That That's my way of saying I [11:22] want to slap them, but I I I I really [11:25] would. I'd like to I'd like to ask ask [11:27] that. [11:28] All right, anyway, it's totally wrong. [11:30] What she asked of you was wrong. One [11:31] should never ask anybody to donate to a [11:34] political a charity. It's not right [11:36] unless they know that they're in full [11:38] agreement. [11:39] >> Right. [11:39] >> Okay? [11:40] >> Okay. [11:40] >> All right, thank you. [11:41] >> Thank you. [11:41] >> Yeah, that's morally wrong. [11:43] Uh as I say, pushy's fine. Uh for for I [11:46] mean, pushy people get things done. I [11:49] mean, I'm I'm don't tend to be a pushy [11:50] person, but I acknowledge that we need [11:53] them. [11:54] All righty, and uh in Los Angeles, it's [11:57] uh Bruce. Hello, Bruce. Dennis Prager. [12:00] >> Yeah. [12:00] >> Hi. [12:00] >> How are you doing? [12:01] >> Good, thanks. [12:02] >> Good. Uh [12:04] capital punishment. [12:06] Uh you take the view that uh [12:09] you're in favor of capital punishment. [12:11] What would you think of this idea? [12:13] That uh anybody who's convicted of a [12:15] murder [12:16] be not only sentenced to prison, but [12:17] they be put uh into a box where they're [12:20] they're literally welded in. Never to [12:22] come out again until they come out feet [12:24] first. So that society would never have [12:26] to worry about that person uh ever [12:29] getting back into society and doing more [12:31] harm. [12:32] And then take uh school kids every [12:34] second or third year and take them on on [12:37] trips through prisons where they could [12:39] see these uh [12:41] these walls where these people are [12:42] locked in and and they're never never to [12:44] come out. [12:45] >> Bruce. [12:47] >> [laughter] [12:47] >> Bruce, you're cracking me up. So [12:49] basically, what you're saying is let's [12:51] not kill them, let's torture them for [12:53] their entire life. [12:55] >> Well, I don't know if they would they be [12:56] tortured or wouldn't they? [12:58] >> [music] [12:58] >> Welded up in a box? [13:00] >> Yeah. [13:01] >> Yeah, I I I think that that, you know, I [13:03] don't use the word torture loosely like [13:05] the Abu Ghraib folks. [13:06] >> [music] [13:07] >> Uh but uh that would constitute torture [13:08] to me. [13:10] Uh I I I simply believe that if I take [13:12] your life, I deserve to lose mine. [13:15] It's very simple, but not [music] [13:16] simplistic. Back in a moment on the [13:18] Dennis Prager Show. [13:19] >> This episode of Timeless Wisdom [music] [13:21] will continue right after this. [13:26] For nearly 3,000 years, Homer's The [13:28] Iliad has shaped the Western [music] [13:30] imagination. 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I mean, I I I don't [15:04] I don't wouldn't call you an alcoholic [15:06] cuz I don't know even know what the term [15:07] is, and I generally judge things by [15:10] their effect. [15:12] And your willingness to forego it easily [15:15] uh [15:16] was a good sign. [15:18] But a bottle a night is if is is is a [15:20] lot. [15:21] And I think it would put me at ease if [15:25] if my spouse were drinking a bottle, if [15:27] they would make it a half a bottle a [15:28] night. [15:31] But I uh [15:32] I don't want to give you a hard time. I [15:33] don't want to give her a hard time. [15:35] But it it's uh it was a very interesting [15:37] question. [15:39] And let us go to uh Mike in Van Nuys, [15:44] California. Hello, Mike Dennis. [15:47] Hi, Mike. [15:48] >> Hi. [15:49] >> Hi. [15:50] >> How you doing? [15:50] >> Great. [15:52] >> Question uh for you uh [15:55] your opinion, how much [15:57] uh of a role do you think God plays [16:00] in finding [16:01] life or a husband for [16:04] a person? [16:05] >> It's a great question. You will love [16:07] this answer. Or at least This is not the [16:09] whole answer, but you will love this. [16:11] There is a very strong Jewish tradition [16:14] that asks the question, what has God [16:17] been doing since he finished creating? [16:20] Since the sixth day, what's God been [16:21] doing? [16:23] And the traditional answer that is given [16:26] is mezaveg zugot, which means bringing [16:29] couples together. [16:31] >> [laughter] [16:32] >> Which I've always laughed at because or [16:35] not at, but laughed with because it [16:38] shows how complex [16:41] bringing the right people to the right [16:43] people is, that that takes up God's [16:45] whole time. [16:47] Now, of course, it it it's not meant to [16:49] be literally taken, but it gives an idea [16:51] of how complex it is and that it would [16:53] take God to figure it out in so many [16:56] cases. I would say that there there [16:59] undoubtedly [17:01] are people undoubtedly there are people [17:04] who have met somebody and it was God who [17:08] helped facilitate their meeting. I I [17:10] believe that. [17:11] I believe it and uh [17:14] I wouldn't I would go so far as to say [17:16] that there may be even people [17:18] uh who divorce who God brought together [17:22] for whatever reason that they did. [17:26] Uh so it's not even it's not even [17:29] dependent fully on did the marriage [17:31] last. [17:33] That God may have well brought two [17:34] people together for whatever reasons. [17:37] So I I am I am very much uh a believer [17:41] but I don't know I don't say that God [17:42] brought every two people who are [17:43] together together. [17:45] I certainly I would not say that about [17:47] Hollywood stars. [17:49] Only because of the nature of the and [17:51] the fleetingness of the of the romance. [17:54] But yes, I do believe if if I believe [17:56] that God is active. I I don't know [17:58] exactly when. [18:00] Although in my own life I I certainly [18:02] have such beliefs. In Burbank, [18:04] California, David. Hello, David. [18:06] >> Hi, Dennis. [18:06] >> Hi. [18:07] >> I wondered what kind of airsoft gun you [18:10] use. [18:12] >> Oh, you're you're talking to a a newly [18:14] minted maven on this subject. I got to [18:17] tell you [18:18] playing with my son and and his friends [18:20] shooting them and getting shot at. I'm [18:23] it's a riot. So I now have [18:26] >> I now have two spring ones [18:28] >> Spring, okay. [18:28] >> and I have one gas. My son has one [18:31] electric but we have very strong rules. [18:34] Uh many including that everybody has to [18:37] use the same type. You can't have an [18:39] electric versus a spring. That's not [18:42] fair. Also, you can never use an [18:44] electric on automatic. You know, the guy [18:46] machine guns, of course he'll get you [18:48] anytime. [18:48] >> Do you play around the house or do you [18:50] go to an organized thing? [18:51] >> No, no, no, around the house in in the [18:53] yard and we use trees as as places to [18:57] hide. [18:57] >> They don't make a mess those balls? [18:59] >> They do. [19:00] >> Yeah. [19:01] >> That is correct and I am sure that we [19:02] have ruptured a number of of lawnmowers [19:07] which pick up plastic pellets. But no, [19:09] if you use the plastic ones, it's not [19:11] going to rupture anything. [19:12] >> Okay. They're the ones out of aluminum [19:14] that that may be tougher. I happen to [19:16] like of all of them, spring is the most [19:18] skilled because you have to reload every [19:20] time. Not reload, but you know, what do [19:22] you call it? [19:22] >> Yes. Recock it. [19:24] >> Recock it, yeah. [19:25] But [19:26] there's a blast, no pun intended, to the [19:29] gas which I I get a big kick out of that [19:31] you can actually, you know, just every [19:33] time you pull the trigger. I did not [19:35] think I'd get into this, but it is a lot [19:37] of fun and kids just they love when [19:40] their dad plays with them. [19:42] It It really means a lot to them and I [19:44] say this to all the fathers listening [19:46] that when you can do what your [19:48] If you can [19:50] do sometimes what your kid wants, [19:53] go to their level, it is it's a really [19:56] meaningful thing to them. [19:58] And so they they he and his friends just [20:01] love when I play and I'm delighted that [20:02] they love when I play and and I do and I [20:04] >> You're a big target, though. [20:05] >> Big target. Not only that, listen to [20:08] this. They all dress, this is hilarious, [20:11] they get ready as if they are going to [20:13] Iraq. [20:14] They get into, you know, garb. They wear [20:17] all black not to be seen as easily. [20:19] Meanwhile, I'm 6'4" and in shorts, [20:23] long white legs standing out. I mean, I [20:27] get I don't think I ever won. [20:29] >> You should camo paint your legs. [20:30] >> Yeah, right. Exactly. That's what I [20:32] That's right, green and black. Exactly. [20:35] I'd look like a tree. [20:36] That is right. Well, you tell me what [20:38] you get when you when you finally get [20:39] one. [20:40] >> Okay. [20:40] >> All right, thanks very much. All right, [20:42] bye. [20:44] I really do. I I get such a kick out of [20:46] it. [20:47] And you know, I I would be more than [20:49] happy to discuss with any parent, well, [20:51] but my kid is playing with guns. [20:54] I'd be more than happy, but it's since [20:56] it's not raised, [20:57] I'm going to uh [20:59] going to going to [21:01] What am I going to do? Since it was [21:02] raised, I will avoid it. That's it. [21:04] Okay. All righty, to Sandy in Denver. [21:07] Denver, I just said Denver. Hello Sandy, [21:09] Dennis Prager. [21:11] >> Hi Dennis. Thank you for taking my call. [21:13] I admire you so much. [21:15] >> Thank you so much. [21:16] >> Um and I'm trying to read the books you [21:18] recommend of all the people you [21:19] interview and your books, too. But I'm [21:22] also wondering if you read fiction. [21:24] >> I made a decision many years ago [21:27] on two grounds that I I unfortunately [21:30] don't read fiction. It's extremely rare. [21:33] And the the Yes, the reasons are not [21:35] that there is not an immense amount to [21:36] be learned. There is. But I have no [21:38] choice. I I have to I have to know simp- [21:42] I simply have to know so much of what [21:45] has actually happened and is actually [21:47] happening that I I just can't afford [21:50] that time. Secondly, I read slowly. [21:53] If I read fast and I envy fast readers, [21:56] I've never been and will never be [21:58] probably although uh there are speed [22:01] reading things that help, but for what I [22:03] have to read and mark up everything I [22:05] read I I mark up. Every Every book, [22:08] every article. [22:09] Uh I read slowly. [22:11] >> Wow. [22:11] >> And therefore, I would read a a work of [22:14] fiction [22:15] in the time that I, you know, it would [22:17] take too long. But there are works of [22:19] fiction that I read earlier in my life [22:21] that remain with me [22:23] much more than almost any work of [22:25] nonfiction. Great fiction is awesome is [22:28] awesome. The fact that I don't read it [22:30] is no reflection on it. It is just Yes, [22:33] so [22:34] >> All right. [22:34] >> On the other hand, one should not read [22:36] only fiction in my opinion. [22:38] One One does need to know [22:41] uh One needs to know what has happened [22:44] or what is happening. [22:46] And but for many [music] people, fiction [22:48] is their TV and frankly it's far sup- [22:53] infinitely superior [music] [22:54] to TV. So you enjoy yourself if you do, [22:57] uh Sandy, read fiction. [22:59] But uh if I could have any book, great [23:02] history. [music] [23:03] >> This episode of Timeless Wisdom will [23:05] continue right after this. [23:07] >> Mr. Prager, my name is Gregory. I'm a [23:10] direct descendant of the World War II [23:12] generation. Take care of yourself and [23:14] welcome back. You know, may Almighty [23:16] keep you keep you safe and and well and [23:18] the same thing with the rest of your [23:19] family. Shalom. [23:22] >> Are you enjoying [music] Timeless [23:23] Wisdom? We'd love to hear from you. Call [23:25] 877-243-7776 [23:29] and leave a review, share your thoughts, [23:31] or just even an encouraging word for [23:33] Dennis. Your voicemail might just make [23:35] it on the show. That's 877-243-7776. [23:36] [music] [23:40] That's 877-243-7776. [music] [23:45] Thanks for listening and for your [23:47] support. [23:48] Now, back to more of Dennis Prager's [23:51] >> [music] [23:51] >> Timeless Wisdom. [23:53] >> All right, let me take a really tough [23:54] one and I mean it. This is I never [23:56] thought about this one. I'm going to [23:57] have to respond [music] spontaneously. [24:00] In English, Indiana. You pronounce it [24:02] English or English? [music] [24:05] John? [24:06] >> Hello, Dennis. [24:06] >> Hi, is it English or English? [24:08] >> English. [24:09] >> Just as the language. English, Indiana. [24:11] John, go ahead. Hi. [24:13] >> Yes, sir. This is John from your last [24:15] two cruises. [24:16] >> Oh, hi John. [24:17] >> Hi, it's such a pleasure to talk to you [24:19] again. [24:19] >> Thank you. [24:21] >> Um [24:22] I wondered, I've heard you say [24:24] >> [clears throat] [24:25] >> if you were a parent and uh [24:30] would you rather your child smoke a [24:32] cigarette or cheat on a test? [24:34] >> Right. [24:35] >> And um [24:35] I wanted to know what you would say [24:39] um in regarding to marijuana. [24:43] >> Right, that's a great question and I [24:45] said I'd never actually thought it [24:47] through and I'm going to do it with you [24:48] on the air. [24:50] When I ask the question of parents, [24:51] would you rather your your teenager [24:54] smoke a cigarette [24:56] or cheat on a test. What I am [24:58] contrasting is [25:01] are you more concerned with your child's [25:03] character [25:05] or your child's eventual [25:08] and I mean really far down the road [25:10] health. [25:12] And to me there's no question. I'd [25:13] rather my child smoke a cigarette than [25:16] cheat on a test. [25:18] However, I don't think that the problem [25:20] with marijuana is a health problem. [25:23] So we're now we have now changed the [25:25] question. Cuz I do believe and this will [25:28] this will disturb a lot of people. [25:31] And I don't mean to disturb them and I [25:33] may well be wrong, but my inclination is [25:36] not to regard marijuana and and [25:39] certainly not the more intense or [25:41] heavier drugs [25:43] as just health problems. I regard them [25:46] as character problems. [25:49] >> I see. [25:50] >> And so what you're asking me in a sense [25:52] is between two character problems, I [25:56] think that a high school kid smoking a [25:58] joint is a is an issue. I think [26:00] almost anybody smoking a joint I mean [26:02] except I don't have a problem with [26:04] cancer patients having marijuana or [26:06] anything like that. That's [26:06] >> that. [26:07] >> Oh, it's a non-issue to me. That that's [26:09] that's to me crazy. [26:10] It's crazy that somebody could alleviate [26:13] some pain and with cancer with marijuana [26:14] should be banned. [26:15] >> Mhm. [26:16] >> I I don't I don't [26:17] I don't I don't want to go there. [26:19] >> Yeah, it's just draconian. [26:20] >> Well, it is. It It's It's heartless in [26:22] the worst sense of the word. [26:23] >> Mhm. [26:24] >> Uh but but for the the problem is that a [26:27] lot of people fighting for legalization [26:29] of marijuana use the the good intentions [26:32] of the great majority of Americans [26:35] to get the door opened [26:38] to legalizing marijuana generally and [26:40] will abuse it. That's the problem. But [26:42] in and of itself, of course a cancer [26:45] patient should have [26:46] uh the the ability to access a joint. I [26:48] mean it it it it it's ba- b- blows my [26:51] mind. All right, anyway. But having said [26:53] all that, outside of certain [26:55] circumstances, the reliance on getting [26:58] high [26:59] is very, very troubling to me [27:02] for the development of one's character, [27:04] as is cheating on a test. So, now we're [27:07] talking apples apples, and therefore I I [27:10] I [27:11] I don't know exact- I would have to know [27:13] the circumstances under which each of [27:15] them happen. How often is the cheating? [27:17] How often was the mar- was the marijuana [27:19] a a [27:20] a one-time experiment? Or was the [27:22] cheating a one-time experiment? Do you [27:24] understand? [27:25] >> Yes. [27:26] >> But but to me, the eventual health [27:28] benefits pale before character [27:30] developments. But I do regard the uh the [27:34] use of of marijuana as a character issue [27:37] as cheating on a test, okay? [27:39] >> Yes, I understand. [27:40] >> All right, thank you very, very much. I [27:42] I hope I got that That was a tough one. [27:45] All righty, uh 18 Prager 776 in [27:49] Minneapolis. Tony, hello Tony. Dennis [27:51] Prager. [27:53] >> Hi Dennis, thank you for taking my call. [27:54] >> Thanks for calling. [27:55] >> Uh first, I must preface by saying [27:58] um I listened to you for a couple years [27:59] here, and you really have helped me in [28:01] my daily struggle to become a better [28:03] man. [28:04] >> Wow, that's that's some compliment. [28:06] Thank you so much. [28:07] >> Which Which brings me to my question is [28:09] is it first more most important to [28:12] become a better man [28:14] or [28:15] is it more important to become a better [28:17] father [28:19] or like a better husband? Is there a [28:21] priority? [28:22] >> Yeah, better man will will always win [28:24] because a good man will become a better [28:27] father and a better husband. [28:29] >> Okay, that's exactly what I was [28:31] thinking. [28:31] >> Oh, good. Okay, I'm going to let you go [28:33] cuz of a lot of noise there. Oh, [28:34] absolutely. Work on your men, [28:37] work on yourself, and likewise women. [28:41] It is the better a woman you become, the [28:44] more at peace with your with your female [28:46] nature, with the more at peace with [28:49] being a woman and working on your [28:50] character, and also working [28:53] uh uh on suppressing the bad parts of [28:55] the female nature, just as men have to [28:57] suppress the bad parts of male nature. [29:00] Part of being a man is is is [29:02] self-suppression. Or if you will, [29:04] channeling. Same with a woman. [29:07] I cannot emphasize this too often that [29:10] we do not uh I do not believe that by [29:13] and large we raise girls to confront [29:15] their natures as much as we raise boys [29:17] to confront their natures. [29:19] And we are paying a terrible price for [29:21] both sexes. [29:22] >> This episode of Timeless [music] Wisdom [29:24] will continue right after this. [29:29] Artificial intelligence is already [29:30] changing the way we work, communicate, [29:32] and live. The question isn't whether AI [29:34] will shape our future, the question is [29:36] how. That's what makes Carbon Zero such [29:39] a fascinating read. Author Craig W. [29:41] Stanfill isn't just a novelist, he's an [29:44] AI pioneer who's taken today's rapidly [29:46] advancing technology and imagined where [29:48] it could lead if we're not careful. I [29:50] have my copy and I got to tell you, I [29:51] can't put it down. Carbon Zero combines [29:54] suspense, believable technology, and [29:56] thought-provoking questions about [29:58] freedom, responsibility, and the [30:00] unintended consequences of letting [30:01] machines make decisions that affect all [30:04] of us. It's a great thriller with lots [30:06] of action, but it's also a story that [30:08] stays with you long after you finish the [30:10] last page. Carbon Zero, available for [30:12] pre-order now, and for a limited time [30:13] the Kindle edition is just $2.99 for my [30:16] audience. Go to Amazon and search for [30:18] Carbon Zero by Craig W. Stanfill. That's [30:21] Carbon Zero. Go get it at the discounted [30:23] rate during the pre-order time now. [30:25] Carbon Zero by Craig W. Stanfill. [30:30] >> Now, [music] back to more of Dennis [30:32] Prager's Timeless Wisdom. [30:34] >> Okay. And we go to uh [30:38] Los Angeles and James. Hello, James. [30:40] Dennis Prager. [30:41] >> Yes, sir. [30:42] >> Hi. [30:43] >> Hey, well, my question is uh [30:45] I was wondering on that on happiness in [30:47] a relative sense on what you would think [30:49] of like uh [30:50] I mean, do you think Hitler really [30:52] inside of his heart do you think he [30:54] could be happy that he was a happy [30:56] person to himself thinking that what he [30:58] was doing [30:59] was the right thing? [31:01] >> I believe that there were many sincere [31:03] Nazis. People who truly believed that uh [31:06] that killing every Jew Jewish man, [31:09] woman, and baby [31:11] was a good thing. They really They [31:13] really were people who believed that. Uh [31:15] there are many uh there are many in the [31:17] Muslim world today who believe that of [31:19] Jews. Uh and uh they they're sincere. [31:23] Now, are they happy people? In general, [31:25] I believe that good people are happier [31:27] than bad people. [31:29] Uh there is there is some form of [31:31] comfort in in massive uh hatred. There [31:35] is. Uh but in the final analysis, it [31:38] doesn't come from a happy disposition. [31:41] And uh our reports of Hitler were that [31:43] he was essentially uh [31:46] uh anhedonic. The man was not did not [31:48] have a joy of life. [31:50] Uh and certainly uh later on in his life [31:53] relied on tremendous injections of from [31:55] his personal physician to keep the to [31:57] sustain his his mood to to even continue [32:00] with life. [32:01] Uh I don't believe in the final analysis [32:04] that people choose evil [32:06] from a happy part of themselves. [32:08] I I do not identify the uh the suicide [32:12] terror world and its supporters with [32:13] happiness. [32:14] They They may They may be jubilant uh at [32:17] the death of of Jews or Americans, but [32:20] these are not happy people. [32:21] >> Okay, I see. [32:23] Okay, Dennis. I appreciate it. [32:24] >> it's a great question. It really was. I [32:26] thank you very much. [32:29] All right. And also in Denver is Diane. [32:33] Hello, Diane. Dennis Prager. [32:35] >> Hi. Thank you for taking my call and for [32:37] doing? [32:37] >> Thank you. [32:38] >> Okay, earlier this week you talked about [32:40] the boy in Utah who almost died cuz he [32:42] was too scared of being um strangers. [32:45] So, I want to know what we should be [32:46] teaching our kids so that they're safe [32:48] without making them scared of all [32:50] strangers. [32:52] >> It's a very fine question. Other than [32:54] never go to their car [32:58] if if so if a stranger beckons you to to [33:01] his car, don't go. [33:03] And never go anywhere and don't go out [33:06] of a classroom unless there is a uh code [33:10] word. [33:11] Uh I I I [33:13] unless you live in a particularly awful [33:15] neighborhood, I think that there you [33:17] have to just take the risk. [33:20] Uh I mean, there is risk-taking in [33:21] having children and any parent who wants [33:25] to have no risks to their child will [33:27] risk a very confused and psychologically [33:31] undeveloped child. So, there's a price [33:33] paid for absolute safety. [33:36] And I have decided that I would gamble [33:38] with absolute safety for the sake of [33:40] their of their psychological and [33:42] emotional health. [33:44] >> Do you let your kids um your son go [33:46] anywhere by himself? [33:47] >> Yeah, uh let's see. Where does he go? He [33:49] will go [33:51] uh [33:52] to get something to eat that is nearby. [33:54] Yep, uh during the day, sure. [33:57] Yes, I do. [33:58] Uh but of course, he's 12 now. I don't [34:00] know at what age we started allowing him [34:03] to do so. [34:05] >> So, even not in groups, like he's not [34:06] walking? [34:07] >> No, not necessarily. That's right. And I [34:09] certainly flew on his own very early, [34:12] but of course, that's so safe. I mean, [34:14] it you know, they're [34:15] >> Right. [34:15] >> You you bring them to the airport and [34:17] then an adult picks them up at the other [34:18] end. [34:20] Uh uh but I uh I I will tell you [34:23] I I parents need to acknowledge [34:26] that a price is paid for absolute [34:28] safety. [34:30] And moms in particular need to That's [34:32] why moms and dads have different roles. [34:34] Mothers worry more. I remember how often [34:37] my father would say to my mother, "What [34:38] are you going to do? Keep him in a China [34:40] closet?" [34:41] And I It's funny cuz I never understood [34:42] what a China closet was. I thought it [34:44] was a closet from China. And I You know, [34:46] I didn't I didn't understand. [34:49] But he was right. [34:51] And you can't On the other hand, mothers [34:52] have to worry, too. [34:56] And now to Pasadena and Kathy. Hello, [35:00] Kathy. Dennis Prager. [35:02] >> Hello. It's such a pleasure to talk to [35:04] you. I'm so honored. [35:05] >> Oh, that's very sweet. Thank you. [35:06] >> Um I just wanted you to know that every [35:08] time that you say, "Allen, write that [35:11] down." It just cracks me up and I just [35:13] start to wonder how long is that list? [35:15] >> asked I just asked him that knowing your [35:17] question and he said it's three pages [35:19] long. [35:19] >> Oh my gosh. [35:21] >> [laughter] [35:21] >> That's a very [35:22] >> But you I want to tell you though it is [35:24] a major factor in why this program is [35:27] and this is my intention for the show to [35:29] be relentlessly interesting. [35:31] >> And it And I I know that. I mean I [35:34] often wondered what would you do without [35:36] him. In fact, [35:37] >> I would I would shoot myself. It is [35:39] clear. It has been established. [35:42] >> heaven with Allen following you around [35:45] whenever you think of a question for [35:46] God, "Allen, write that down." [35:48] >> That is funny. No, he's not following me [35:50] around. I wish he were. I I I actually, [35:52] believe it or not, don't see him uh [35:54] quite that often. [35:56] >> Oh, really? [35:56] >> Yes, it's it's something I mean, you [35:58] know, we have the show, obviously, but [35:59] beyond that and we're very dear friends. [36:02] We Our friendship has preceded this. But [36:04] we're not we're not in each other's [36:06] physical presence all that much. And it [36:09] you know, and and so I will often [36:12] text message him with Oh, got an idea. [36:16] And so that's you know, that'll work, [36:18] too. [36:18] >> Well, it really works and I I I just [36:21] wanted to give a [36:22] good going, Allen. [36:24] Too. [36:24] >> Oh, he needs that. He needs that. He He [36:26] suffers from deep He suffers from deep [36:29] insecurity, so it's very good that you [36:31] said that. [36:31] >> Oh, well. [36:32] Keep up the good work. [36:34] >> All right, he will. Thank you. That's [36:36] That's great. It's a great call. [36:38] How long is the list? I didn't know [36:40] either. I actually asked him. [36:43] What would I do without him? I wouldn't [36:44] shoot myself. [36:46] Uh but I threaten to. That That's why [36:49] that way uh he just remains working with [36:51] me uh because of guilt. [36:54] Cuz he just [music] He doesn't want me [36:56] to shoot myself. [36:58] We uh we will continue [37:01] on uh on the Dennis Prager Show with [37:04] >> [music] [37:04] >> your questions. What is anything you'd [37:06] like me to to deal with from the most [37:08] heavy to the most light. 1-8 Prager 776. [37:12] We resume [37:12] >> [music] [37:12] >> momentarily. [37:14] >> This episode of Timeless Wisdom will [37:17] continue right after this. [37:21] Everyday there's another headline about [37:23] artificial intelligence. It's moving [37:25] faster than most of us ever imagined, [37:27] and it raises an important question. [37:29] Where is all of this headed? That's one [37:31] reason I think you're going to love [37:33] Carbon Zero. Carbon Zero is the latest [37:36] novel from AI pioneer Craig W. Stanfill, [37:39] someone who has spent years working in [37:41] artificial intelligence and truly [37:43] understands both its incredible [37:45] potential and its very real risks. In [37:48] the story, one harmless instruction to [37:50] an advanced AI sets off a chain of [37:52] events no one saw coming. It's a [37:53] fast-paced thriller, but what makes it [37:55] especially compelling is how believable [37:57] it feels. If you love stories that make [38:00] you think as much as they entertain, [38:01] check out Carbon Zero. Should we be [38:03] scared of AI? This book paints a [38:06] picture. Carbon Zero available for [38:07] pre-order now. For a limited time, the [38:09] Kindle edition is just $2.99. Go to [38:11] Amazon and search for Carbon Zero by [38:13] Craig W. Stanfill. That's Carbon Zero. [38:16] Go get it at the discounted rate during [38:18] pre-order time now. Carbon Zero. [38:23] Now, back to more of [music] Dennis [38:25] Prager's timeless wisdom. [38:29] >> All right, in [38:30] in Los Angeles, Tim. Hello, Tim. Dennis [38:32] Prager. [38:33] >> Hi, Dennis. [38:34] >> Hi. [38:35] >> Uh my question is uh my stepdaughter not [38:38] my stepdaughter, my stepsister my [38:40] stepmother's daughter just killed [38:42] herself. [38:43] And she had three small children. I just [38:46] wondered, what do you say [38:48] to the mother? [38:49] >> Well, [38:51] other than [38:52] in other words, what do you say in [38:53] addition to what you would say if, let [38:55] us say, she had died of a disease [38:57] or of a drunk driver? You know, what [39:00] additional things would you say [39:02] because it's a suicide? [39:05] Is that what you're asking? [39:06] >> Yeah. [39:07] Other than Other than Other than I'm [39:09] sorry, what else can you say? [39:11] >> Well, there isn't always that much, but [39:13] I The thing that comes to my mind is [39:16] that I would assume that any parent [39:18] whose child commit suicide has enormous [39:22] guilt. [39:24] And you need to reassure her that she, [39:28] the mother, is in no way responsible [39:30] unless the you know, unless the mother [39:32] I don't know, abused her as a child and [39:34] you know, locked her in a closet and and [39:35] froze her. [39:37] >> No. [39:37] >> Exactly. But otherwise, uh it it is not [39:40] the parent's fault. And parents Parents [39:43] the burden I'm parent The burden we [39:45] parents have about our children's uh [39:48] happiness is [39:50] is really unfair to us, but we have it. [39:53] I mean, parents feel bad if their kid [39:56] And their kid could be 10, 20, 30, 40, [39:59] 50, 60, it doesn't matter. They feel bad [40:02] if their kid is depressed. Imagine how [40:04] they feel if the kid commit suicide. [40:08] So, what you have to try to do is [40:10] reassure her, you are not responsible. [40:14] We don't know why people commit suicide, [40:16] but it has nothing to do with you. [40:18] >> How do you say that? [40:19] >> In those words. [40:21] Say if you're close enough to say, [40:23] "Listen, [40:24] it's the most maybe the most natural [40:25] thing for you to feel some [40:26] responsibility. You have none. You must [40:29] say that to yourself and you must know [40:31] it even if your heart tells you [40:33] otherwise. I am talking to your mind and [40:37] your mind must know you are not in any [40:40] way responsible. [music] [40:42] Okay? [40:43] >> Yep. [40:44] >> That's the best thing you could tell [40:45] her, I think. [40:46] Denver, Mark. Hello, Mark. Dennis [40:48] Prager. [40:49] >> Oh, hi Dennis. [40:50] >> Hi. [40:51] >> I just want to let you know that I I [40:52] discovered a reliable way of keeping [40:54] slow drivers out of the left lane. [40:56] >> Other than bumping them? [40:59] >> Well, that works, but this is a little [41:01] better. It and it it's funny I was [41:04] taking my video camera in for repair. [41:06] And so, [41:08] it was in the right seat there and um [41:10] there was a slow driver in the left lane [41:12] and I got that video camera out, put it [41:14] right on the on the dashboard there and [41:16] pointed it at him [41:18] and he couldn't get out of there fast [41:20] enough. [41:21] >> I love it. I love it. If it were I think [41:23] anything that will not cause an accident [41:26] should be done because I consider that [41:29] to be selfish, narcissistic, [41:32] uh and injurious to the flow of traffic [41:34] and I thank you. I love it. Any other [41:36] ideas to get slow drivers out of the [41:38] left lane, you will always have a voice [41:42] on this show, the Dennis Prager show. [41:45] Uh in Queen Creek, [41:48] Arizona, Nathan. Hello, Nathan. Dennis [41:50] Prager. [41:51] >> Hey Dennis, how you doing? [41:52] >> Okay, thank you. [41:54] >> I've been an avid video game player for [41:55] quite some time now [41:57] and I have noticed [41:59] uh myself slipping into uh pretty lazy [42:03] cycle of putting video games over work [42:07] as far as priority. [42:08] >> Uh-huh. [42:08] >> And [42:09] I'm wondering if uh you think this is [42:12] common among video game players. [42:15] >> I believe that anything can [42:19] become [42:21] anything with a screen can become [42:23] addictive. [42:24] There is actually they have done [42:26] physiological experiments and show we [42:29] are actually there's something there's [42:30] an effect [42:32] of that tube or even if there's no tube [42:35] if it's an LCD screen but there is an [42:37] effect that watching a screen has [42:40] on people and [42:42] a TV [42:44] uh [42:45] computers, video games are examples of [42:48] it. [42:49] And so there you can absolutely become [42:51] addicted to it. There's no question. You [42:54] one could become addicted to almost [42:55] anything as as it happens. Wherever [42:57] there is a great chemical [42:59] uh to the extent that addiction is [43:01] chemical and not just psychological [43:03] there are actual endorphins or other [43:04] chemicals that are secreted that are [43:06] pleasure [43:08] that are pleasure inducing. And we seek [43:10] to repeat pleasures. And pleasures that [43:14] are gained through addiction [43:16] need to be increased. That is why at [43:19] dope addicts [43:21] uh narcotic addicts they need a greater [43:24] dose or a more frequent dose because the [43:27] same pleasure can now be derived only at [43:29] a greater dose. [43:31] And you have to watch out for is an hour [43:35] that gave me pleasure in the past now [43:37] insufficient and it must be 2 hours. So [43:40] my question to you is a time one. How [43:42] much [music] do you spend playing video [43:44] games? [43:45] >> Uh probably about an hour and a half a [43:48] day or so. [43:49] >> [music] [43:49] >> And is that your is that your only [43:52] diversion? [43:54] >> From what? [43:55] >> From from [43:56] >> [music] [43:56] >> you know, is that your only [43:58] pointless diversion? I play Spider [44:00] Solitaire. I probably play an hour [44:02] [music] a day. [44:03] I don't I don't I don't worry about it [44:05] taking from my work [44:07] because you're not supposed [music] to [44:08] work all day. [44:09] You're allowed. I would just max it out [44:12] at 90 minutes. [music] [44:14] All righty, let's go to Denton, Texas. [44:18] Drew, hello Drew. Dennis Prager. [44:20] >> Sir, I thank you for this call and I'll [44:21] try to be brief and to the point, but I [44:23] want to say you changed my life in [44:25] regards to Jewish people. [44:27] >> Uh-huh. [44:27] >> And I've seen that I've had a bias, very [44:30] subtle, but it's very deep. [44:32] >> Uh-huh. [44:32] >> But my life has been changed and I do [44:34] thank you, sir. [44:35] My question is in regards to the will of [44:37] God. Coming what or coming from a [44:40] Christian perspective, there's there's [44:42] people, say for instance, like Billy [44:43] Graham who says, you know, the will of [44:45] God for my life is to be a, you know, [44:47] evangelist. [44:48] >> Mhm. [44:48] >> But what is the Jewish tradition and [44:51] what is your thoughts on the will of God [44:53] for a person's life? Like did you think, [44:55] hey, the will of God for my life is to [44:56] be a talk show radio host? [44:58] >> You're asking in effect in in some sense [45:01] the wrong guy. I had such a strong sense [45:04] of divine mission. [45:06] Uh I I wrote it in my in the journal [45:08] that I kept in high school that I [45:10] believe that I am on this earth to try [45:13] to influence people to be good. That's [45:15] what I wrote when I was a junior in high [45:17] school. I don't that's not a normal [45:19] thing to write, but I have always had a [45:21] sense of of mission [45:23] uh in that sense and it is [45:25] on the on the rare rare rare moments of [45:28] my life that it has left me I was bereft [45:31] of a sense of purpose and it was very [45:33] painful. So I I was blessed by God with [45:36] with a sense of that so early, I didn't [45:38] really need to work at it. [45:40] But generally speaking one one thing [45:44] that Judaism, remember, Jews have to be [45:46] divided between those who who live [45:48] Judaism and those who don't. [45:50] There are there are very many secular [45:51] Jews, unlike secular Christians, [45:53] although there really are secular [45:55] Christians, they're just not in name. [45:57] Uh you know, cultural Christians they're [45:59] called. Uh there are, if you will, [46:01] cultural Jews, but Jews who take Judaism [46:03] seriously have a built-in mission [46:06] uh, because there is a belief that the [46:08] which you share as a Christian that the [46:10] Jews are God's chosen people. And and [46:12] and have to be a light unto the nations [46:14] and have to live a certain life uh, of [46:18] of holiness and ethics uh, emanating [46:20] from observance of the laws. [music] One [46:23] area where there would be a [46:24] Jewish-Christian difference on the role [46:25] of law, but uh, but it is built [music] [46:28] in and so now your question might be, [46:31] how does one individually find one? [46:33] >> [music] [46:33] >> And that would be the same for a Jew or [46:35] a Christian or anybody else, I think. I [46:38] wish I had more time on that. Likewise [46:40] [music] for John and Jennifer and [46:41] Anthony and the names that I don't see [46:44] because coming up now are the highlights [46:46] of the week that we put together for [46:48] you. So, [music] you always enjoy that. [46:50] Stay tuned, I'll be right back with you. [46:52] >> Tomorrow on Timeless Wisdom with Dennis [46:55] Prager. The university is secular and [46:57] there is more idiocy in the in the [46:59] university than at your local church. [47:03] >> Well, it's a fun enough if that's what [47:05] you mean. I I didn't think that was the [47:07] shape your question would take. [47:08] >> Well, let let let's be let's I mean [47:09] that's what you mean. [47:10] >> Yeah, that is what I mean. [47:11] >> I actually in some ways you're pushing [47:14] at an open door. I mean, the same as Jew [47:16] of Hollywood, I suppose. It's not [47:17] exactly religious. It's very respectful, [47:19] too much so I think of religion, but [47:21] you couldn't say [47:22] >> Well, leave Hollywood. The university is [47:24] takes secularism seriously. It is the [47:26] most secular of our major institutions [47:28] and it's the only place in the western [47:30] world where people still believe, for [47:32] example, that men and women are [47:33] basically the same. Just as I was taught [47:35] when I went to Columbia University. [47:38] >> I don't know if it's actually taught by [47:39] the university, but I know what you [47:40] mean. It's it seems to be [47:43] a prevalent assumption. They confuse [47:45] equality with identity, but that's [47:47] that's not [47:48] necessarily a secular [47:50] >> No, no, no, but but a lot of but it [47:52] doesn't matter if it's necessarily [47:54] >> look, I mean, I know that concede this [47:56] to you now. I mean, an atheist can be [47:59] a nihilist [48:00] or a fascist. Um it can be a national [48:03] socialist. Um most national socialists [48:05] were pagans and worshipers of [48:08] odd cults. And of course, many of them [48:10] were Christians, too. [48:11] An atheist can be a Stalinist. An [48:13] atheist can be a sadist or a masochist. [48:15] It [48:15] doesn't It doesn't say anything about [48:17] your morality or your intelligence to be [48:19] a non-believer. [48:20] >> All right. So, all I'm saying is when [48:21] you spoke about I think you used the [48:23] word stupidity as I as essentially [48:25] synonymous with religious belief. Uh I'm [48:28] saying to you that institutionally, [48:30] there is more stupidity in secular [48:31] institutions than in religious ones in [48:34] my country, the United States of [48:35] America. [48:36] >> Join us tomorrow to hear more [music] on [48:38] Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. 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