Transcript [00:02] life audio [00:05] >> on today's episode of Timeless Wisdom. [00:08] >> Who influenced you or had a great [00:10] influence in you in your coming up and [00:13] then maybe someone that you see today [00:15] that you really admire as a person? [00:18] >> I'm trying to define for my daughters [00:20] the differences between micro issues and [00:24] macro issues. [00:26] >> Jews do not believe in hell. My question [00:28] is what do they believe and what what is [00:30] your belief? [00:31] >> Could you tell me about maybe the [00:33] benefits or the drawbacks of gardening? [00:39] >> That's coming up on Timeless Wisdom with [00:41] Dennis Prager. [00:42] >> As prices keep rising, social security [00:45] is even more important to older [00:47] Americans. [00:48] >> I counted it to pay for groceries and [00:50] prescriptions. Everything costs more [00:52] now. AARP is fighting to protect the [00:54] Social Security Americans earn through a [00:57] lifetime of hard work. [00:58] >> I've paid into Social Security since I [01:01] was a teenager. It isn't a handout. I [01:04] earned it. [01:05] >> Join us to stand up for Social Security. [01:07] Visit aarp.org/social [01:10] securitycurity voter. Paid for by AARP. [01:13] >> Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis [01:15] Prager. Here thousands of hours of [01:18] Dennis's lectures, courses, and classic [01:20] radio programs. And to purchase Dennis [01:22] Prager's Rational Bibles, go to [01:24] dennisprager.com. [01:28] All righty. Whatever is on your mind, [01:29] this is the hour you set the agenda. [01:31] Let's go to Charlie [01:35] uh in uh [01:37] in Arlington, Massachusetts on WTT. [01:40] Hello, Charlie. Dennis Prager. [01:42] >> Hi, Dennis. You're very uh entertaining, [01:44] but I do want to ask you, you always [01:46] invite everyone to ask you about the [01:48] meaning of life, and no one has. So, I'd [01:50] like to hear your discussion of the [01:53] meaning of life. [01:54] >> I don't have a clue. [01:56] No, it's just it's a joke. [01:59] >> What is the meaning? Let me ask you [02:00] this. Well, no. First of all, meaning [02:02] and purpose are not the same things at [02:04] all. [02:04] >> True. [02:05] >> Okay. So, which one are you asking? [02:06] >> Well, you offered on the meaning of life [02:09] going. [02:09] >> All right. Let me ask you this. Do you [02:11] feel you know the meaning of life? [02:13] >> Uh not necessarily. [02:16] uh just to you know you're you're here [02:18] to uh to do uh to be you're God's [02:20] children you know follow follow his uh [02:23] his example and and uh his commandments [02:25] etc. [02:26] >> I that's as good as any frankly uh [02:29] Charlie to be be perfectly honest I [02:31] always invite that because it's my way [02:33] of saying at this hour anything even the [02:35] heaviest of questions is welcome. I have [02:38] never been the biggest fan of the [02:40] question what is the meaning of life [02:41] because there isn't the meaning of life [02:44] it is in the final analysis while of [02:47] course I welcome it is my way of saying [02:49] again that I want the deepest questions [02:51] here uh the the question suggests the [02:55] impossible the meaning of life [02:59] means many many things there are [03:00] multiple multiple meanings to life what [03:02] I can say is if there is no god then [03:06] life is meaningless that I know and and [03:09] that is very important to me and that [03:11] and atheists have to be honest about [03:13] that and you know I have a great [03:15] reverence for the intellectually honest [03:17] atheist. I debated one such man at [03:19] Oxford. [03:21] He was he was remarkable [03:23] and and there were there are many [03:25] religious people who were not fully [03:27] intellectually honest. So uh this is not [03:30] an anti- atheist statement at all. It is [03:32] merely a statement of truth. If there is [03:35] no God, life is meaningless. Life is [03:37] haphazard, random, pointless, [03:41] directionless, creatorless, [03:43] designless. [03:46] So once I know that there is a god, I [03:48] know that there is a meaning. That is [03:50] sufficient for me then to pursue [03:52] multiple multiple meanings. For many [03:55] people, it is different things. You may [03:57] derive meaning in life is from being a [03:59] parent. You may derive it from your [04:00] marriage. You may derive it from your [04:02] work. You may derive it from doing good. [04:05] For different people, there will be [04:07] different answers. But no matter what, [04:11] in the final analysis, one as much as [04:15] one derives subjective meaning from any [04:18] of the things I just mentioned, if there [04:20] is no God, objectively, there is still [04:23] no meaning. Even though you may feel a [04:25] meaning as a parent or as a spouse or as [04:28] a friend or as a worker or what have [04:30] you. All righty. I'm glad you asked it. [04:33] In any event, even though I may have [04:34] disappointed you, I mean, what am I [04:35] going to say? You know, you know, there [04:36] is an old joke about that guy Trex. I [04:39] don't know many jokes. I never tell [04:40] jokes. All the humor is just spontaneous [04:43] on the program. But I I remember this [04:45] one. And it's not going to crack you up. [04:47] It's just it's just an effective way of [04:50] expressing what I just did. man spends, [04:53] you know, hundreds of thousands of [04:54] dollars to trek to a remote uh monastery [04:58] in Tibet where a a monk is known at the [05:02] top of one of the Himalayan mountains to [05:04] to have discovered the meaning of life. [05:07] And finally, this man is spent all his [05:10] money. He's gotten sick climbing. He's [05:12] he's he's uh he's exhausted. He's he's [05:15] penniless by this by ultimately by this [05:18] time. He finally reaches the monk and he [05:20] says, "The monk, I have spent my life [05:22] coming to you and tell me what is the [05:24] meaning of life?" The monk thinks for a [05:26] moment and says to him, "Life [05:29] is a fountain." [05:31] And the man says, "I have spent hundreds [05:34] of thousands of dollars all this time. [05:36] I've gotten sick climbing the the [05:39] Himalayans to find out that life is a [05:42] fountain." And the monk looks at him and [05:44] says, "You mean it's not a fountain? [05:50] It's a terribly silly joke, but it's [05:53] really what is one going to answer the [05:55] question, what is the meaning of life? [05:57] In the final analysis, you can't have a [05:59] one. Well, you know, it is a fountain. [06:01] Life is a fountain. Okay. [06:05] I'm glad you asked it. I had a lot of [06:06] fun with that. 18 Prager 776. [06:11] Dennis Prager. And this is the hour of [06:13] the week. [06:15] Forgive [06:19] me. [06:22] I just [06:25] You guys are funny. I enjoy I enjoy my [06:28] uh my listeners. [06:33] Yeah, you'll understand why right now. [06:36] All right. Littleton, Colorado, and [06:38] Steve, go ahead. [06:40] >> Hey, Dennis. Yeah, [06:41] >> I love your show. A good show. [06:45] Um, I was wondering, [06:48] could you tell me about maybe the [06:50] benefits or the drawbacks of gardening? [07:02] Yes, I can tell you the benefits of [07:04] gardening apparently are one uh gets [07:08] exercise in a in a rather uh enjoyable [07:11] way. uh one is outdoors. [07:14] Uh one has a chance to see God's [07:16] creations blossom. [07:20] Uh the drawbacks [07:23] for those who are [07:27] for those who are not into it, it is [07:29] exceedingly boring. [07:34] That's the only drawback. Hence, I am [07:36] not into it. it. Uh uh but I I utterly [07:40] and totally appreciate when it's done. I [07:43] love to see our garden. I love it. I I [07:47] really do. I am I and I am as as touched [07:50] as anybody [07:52] uh by uh by the the the creations that [07:56] God has made possible. I'm very serious [07:58] now, but I'm I'm just not personally [08:01] into it. But I I I'll bet I could get [08:04] into it. It's just I need another hobby. [08:07] Uh like I need the mumps. So that's I [08:10] guess that's the way I'd put it. But [08:11] when my wife plants these things, I [08:13] appreciate that very much. But that you [08:15] you did crack me up. Thank you very [08:17] much. Let's go to It's a tough one. [08:20] Elaine, [08:23] Elaine, I'm willing to take this call [08:25] even though I don't have a profound [08:26] answer for you in Carmel Valley, [08:30] California. [08:32] and uh on 12:40. Hello, Elaine. Dennis [08:35] Prager. [08:36] >> Hi, Dennis. What a privilege. I'm so [08:38] excited to speak with you. [08:39] >> Thank you so much. [08:40] >> You don't have a profound answer for me, [08:42] huh? [08:42] >> I don't actually cuz I am conflicted. I [08:46] want everybody to hear your question. [08:47] >> All right. My question is, when my [08:50] family goes into the movie theater, [08:53] quite often we smuggle candy and water [08:56] bottles. [08:57] >> Smuggle. I love it. Yeah. [08:59] >> Yeah. Because we we don't want to pay [09:02] the totally outrageous price that they [09:05] charge [09:05] >> us. $5 for an M&M's. You think that [09:08] that's extravagant? [09:10] >> Do you realize if you bought how many [09:11] how many kids are you bringing in? [09:13] >> Six. [09:14] >> You realize it is true. If you got soda, [09:17] popcorn, and candy for each kid, [09:20] uh it would it would end up $60, [09:23] >> right? [09:25] >> Right. And it [09:25] >> more more out, you think? No, I [09:28] >> $10 a kid. [09:29] >> $10 a kid. That's what I assume. [09:31] >> So, and Yeah. [09:32] >> Yeah. [09:33] >> Yeah. [09:34] >> So, so I I All right. So, here's the So, [09:37] you're asking is it moral or is it [09:38] immoral to do so? Well, first of all, [09:40] the very fact that you even think about [09:42] it is a credit to you. Uh, in my [09:45] opinion, there are two questions here. [09:48] One is, are they moral to charge what [09:51] they're charging? Now, one can say, hey, [09:54] they run it. they can charge a $100 for [09:57] M&M's if they want and there and and [09:59] that's true legally. The question is [10:02] morally. Uh uh so one could ask it in [10:06] both ways. In other words, to there is a [10:09] part of me that says look if you agree [10:11] to go to a movie, you agree to the terms [10:14] under which you go to the movie, one of [10:16] which is presumably you don't bring in [10:18] food, you buy their food. [10:20] >> Mhm. [10:21] >> Okay. So that's the that's why I'm [10:23] ambivalent and don't have a great answer [10:24] for you. On the other hand, there is [10:27] that a voice in me that says, well, at [10:29] what price do do they become the immoral [10:33] party? [10:34] >> Right? [10:34] >> And likewise, I would ask you, could [10:37] they keep it low enough that you [10:38] wouldn't smuggle in, [10:40] >> right? If they did that, I wouldn't, [10:42] >> right? [10:43] >> I would want to give them the business. [10:44] >> Okay. with when you bring six kids and [10:46] pay for six kids to go to a movie, I can [10:48] I I I I hardly think you you know when [10:51] you meet your creator, he will say, [10:54] >> you know, Elaine, I want you to see this [10:56] film of you smuggling in M&M's. So, [11:00] okay. [11:01] >> All right. Well, thank you. [11:02] >> All right. Thank you so much. I I love [11:05] you folks. You just This is the greatest [11:06] job on the face of the earth. It's It's [11:09] beautiful that she thinks about it. [11:10] That's that's you know that struggling [11:13] with issues is sometimes as important as [11:17] what decision you come to. [11:20] Just know that about your your character [11:23] development. The very fact of the [11:24] struggle is a very good a very good [11:26] thing. Sometimes it doesn't matter which [11:28] which uh answer you come up with. Okay. [11:32] Uh now here's a very good I want to get [11:34] this on Paul. Let's quickly get Paul [11:36] here. Paul Dennis Prager. Hi. [11:38] >> Hi. Uh Dennis. I wanted to add in on [11:40] that uh movie uh question earlier [11:43] >> and I wanted to state that I used to [11:45] work at a movie theater and the majority [11:47] of the box office money goes back to the [11:49] studios not to the major theaters. We [11:52] only get about 20% of the box office. We [11:55] make all our money off concessions. [11:58] >> That is right. That is very important. [12:00] On the other hand, if pe if they stopped [12:02] if the movie theaters stopped making the [12:04] money on exorbitant food prices, then [12:08] the the studios would have to give them [12:10] a bigger cut for them to remain open. [12:11] No, no, no. Theaters studios don't get [12:14] movies. On the other hand, you're right. [12:16] And that's why I said I am truly [12:18] ambivalent. Don't go away. The Dennis [12:20] Prager show. [12:22] >> This episode of Timeless Wisdom will [12:25] continue right after this. [12:29] Every day there's another headline about [12:30] artificial intelligence. It's moving [12:32] faster than most of us ever imagined. [12:34] And it raises an important question. [12:36] Where's all this headed? There's one [12:38] reason I think you're going to find [12:39] Carbon Zero so interesting. Because it [12:42] feels so real. It's the latest novel [12:44] from AI pioneer Craig W. 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[13:35] >> Oh, [13:38] let's uh move over to Randy in Chicago [13:41] on WINDD. Hello, Randy. Dennis Prager. [13:44] >> Hi, Dennis. [13:45] >> Hi. [13:45] >> I I am a new listener to you and I have [13:48] enjoyed you. So, I got turned on to you [13:50] last fall and I really really enjoy your [13:54] perspective as a Christian myself. [13:56] >> Great. Thank you. [13:57] >> Very refreshing to hear um your [14:00] conversations and I and I really uh I've [14:02] really come to admire your viewpoint. [14:04] >> Oh, great. Thank you. Bring me 10 more [14:06] Chicago listeners. That's that's your uh [14:08] that's your mitzvah for the year. [14:10] >> Everywhere everywhere I go, I tell [14:11] people about you. [14:12] >> Oh, thank you. I appreciate it. [14:13] >> We're bringing them into the fold. Yeah. [14:15] >> A question. who influenced you or had a [14:17] great influence in you in your coming up [14:20] and then maybe someone that you see [14:22] today that you really admire as a [14:24] person. [14:26] >> Well, you I I assume you're talking [14:28] outside of my family cuz there's no [14:30] question that my family has played a [14:32] role in my thinking that is very deep. I [14:35] was raised in a home that had a very uh [14:37] deep preoccupation with great issues and [14:40] with ethical earnestness. So, that that [14:43] was a big factor. Um, so you're I assume [14:47] you mean aside from that or you or [14:49] whether you do or not, that is certainly [14:51] one factor. I actually [14:55] uh [14:57] this is a tough question for me to [14:59] answer because [15:01] I have been influenced by many many [15:03] writers [15:05] and I have met wonderful people in my [15:07] life. [15:09] But I have to say that aside from the [15:13] influences that I just mentioned of of [15:15] writers and my family and so on, I would [15:19] say to you that a a lot of what I did [15:25] was was things that came [15:29] from within my my my own uh soul and and [15:33] uh working them out with my dear friend [15:36] uh from high school, Joseph Tushkin. [15:39] We we would sit for hours and hours and [15:41] hours talking about the greatest issues [15:43] of life, [15:45] but I I you know, there wasn't a a if [15:48] you will, a major mentor in my life, if [15:51] that's what you're asking. [15:54] >> Correct. And and as far as today, I [15:56] would, you know, as you look around the [15:58] landscape of of today's America or even [16:01] the world, is there one person that [16:03] stands out in your mind as saying that [16:06] is a great individual whom I would like [16:08] to be more like? [16:10] >> Oh, that well there are I I do bring to [16:13] the attention of listeners often great [16:16] individuals. I will say this person like [16:20] Paul Johnson is one of the great [16:21] thinkers of our time. [16:23] Uh there are people that I have met that [16:26] I would like to be more like but they're [16:28] but they're but they're not known. I [16:31] because I don't know I know for example [16:33] to take Paul Johnson. He is he is one of [16:37] the great lucid minds of our time. one [16:40] of the great morally uh uh uh [16:45] morally uh clear human beings on the [16:48] planet and and and wisdom and knowledge [16:50] be beyond almost measurability. But I [16:54] don't know how he is individually. I [16:56] mean I don't know if he kicks his dog or [16:58] or you know or loves his wife. I don't [17:00] know anything about that. So I can't [17:01] answer that. Uh but but so the people [17:04] that I would like to emulate you [17:06] wouldn't know. Okay. Thank you very [17:09] much, Dennis. [17:10] >> I appreciate your call very much. Thank [17:12] you. The uh the the the people that uh [17:17] have influenced me in that way. You [17:18] know, I've looked at them and said, you [17:21] know, wow, I this is a person I'd like [17:23] to be be like. I know a man in Israeli [17:25] kibbutz, Yoska Akitu, but but you don't [17:28] know him, but he is a he's a model to me [17:31] of of a of a man who has led a balanced, [17:34] good, fine, wonderful life. Happy to [17:37] mention him. He never did. All right, [17:39] we're back in a moment. I'm Dennis [17:41] Prager. [17:43] Lakewood, Ohio. [17:47] And Bill on WHK. Hello, Bill. [17:50] >> Oh, hey, Dennis. How are you? [17:51] >> Okay. Thank you. [17:52] >> It's a a real treat to talk to you. Got [17:54] your book for Christmas and saw you [17:56] years ago on TV in Cleveland area. [17:58] >> Oh, you saw me. [18:00] >> Mhm. [18:01] >> When I sat in on the morning show? [18:04] >> No, you had a uh your halfhour uh [18:06] program. It was on [18:08] >> Oh. Oh, I see. When I had my own show, [18:10] there was a time. What is your station? [18:13] And I I'm sure they're still not there, [18:15] but it was a a a middle-aged guy and a [18:18] younger woman. Very popular morning [18:20] show. [18:21] >> Mhm. [18:22] >> Do you remember that? [18:23] >> Uh radio or TV? [18:24] >> TV. [18:24] >> Uh Doug Adair, maybe. [18:27] >> I have to I I'll look it up because I [18:29] sat in for the guy vacationing for a [18:32] week. [18:33] >> Mhm. [18:33] >> Uh in Cleveland. I have a lot of uh [18:35] things to do with Cleveland. Anyway, [18:37] thank you. Go ahead. By the way, which [18:39] book did you get for Christmas? [18:40] >> Uh the uh uh Thinking for a Change. [18:43] >> Oh, Think the Second Time. That's my [18:44] most important book. Yes. [18:46] >> Thank you. [18:47] >> Um uh you know, I really admire your [18:50] your interview skills and and how you uh [18:52] speak with your guests and uh people in [18:54] general. And you hear so many uh awful [18:56] interviews where um they don't seem to [18:59] be focused on the guests at all. How do [19:00] you prepare for an interview? and what [19:02] what do you uh see as a successful [19:05] interview after you've conducted it? [19:07] >> Those are important questions and I've [19:09] never been asked them. I did not know [19:12] until really uh well into my career in [19:15] in talk radio that I was a good [19:17] interviewer. And I I really saying this [19:20] there's no boast here. It's it's it's to [19:22] it's like, you know, if I stole bases, I [19:24] would say I'm a good runner. I mean, [19:25] it's just it's either objectively true [19:27] or not. But anyway, uh here is the here [19:31] are some of the quote unquote secrets. [19:34] I am [19:36] uh first I listen very carefully when [19:39] they speak. Most interviewers have a [19:41] list of questions. I know it because I'm [19:43] interviewed a lot and I see them uh when [19:46] I'm when it's on TV. They have a list. [19:48] If if I would say I I've often tempted [19:51] to say and then I considered suicide and [19:54] then they would say well and how do you [19:56] feel Mr. Prager about immigration. You [19:59] get what I'm saying? [20:00] >> Oh, absolutely. [20:00] >> The questions do not react to what was [20:03] just said. [20:04] >> So, there's no it's not a real dialogue [20:07] or a series of questions. Well, it it's [20:10] it's well, it is. It's a series of [20:11] questions. That's all it is. You you [20:13] might as well have uh you know, your [20:16] child ask them. Just give them the [20:18] sheet. [20:18] >> It seems that the interviewer serves [20:20] themselves rather than uh tries to uh [20:23] get to know the person they're [20:24] interviewing. That absolutely g that is [20:27] right. So the first thing is be re [20:29] listen and react react to what they just [20:32] said. Oh really? Well then oh if that's [20:35] the case then how come or wow tell me [20:39] more about that or anything. [20:41] >> So that's one thing. And remember most [20:42] television interviews are a minute or [20:45] maybe a a minute and a half. So they [20:48] don't even allow for any depth. But so [20:50] that's also a problem in television [20:52] specifically. Number two, I'm interested [20:55] in a lot of things. So, I really am [20:58] interested in what the person has to [21:00] say. If I'm not, I won't interview them. [21:02] I mean, if a person Well, I I could [21:05] probably do a a decent job interviewing [21:09] someone who wrote a book on gardening, [21:11] but the truth is it would have very [21:12] little to do with gardening, and it [21:14] would have a lot to do with why the [21:16] person loves it. [21:17] >> In other words, I would ask to my [21:18] strengths. I wouldn't say, "Gee, well, [21:20] how do you plant tomatoes? I don't know [21:22] and don't care. I just like to eat them. [21:25] >> Yeah. [21:25] >> So, uh those are factors. Now, here I'm [21:28] going to tell you something. You'll be [21:30] may be surprised. I do a far better [21:32] interview with authors whose books I did [21:35] not read than with authors whose books I [21:38] did read. [21:40] >> Interesting. [21:40] >> And I'll tell you exactly why. I know [21:42] exactly why because I have I have [21:44] compared it. I can't fake anything. [21:48] So, I can't fake asking questions. the [21:51] answers to which I already know. [21:54] I am not going to say uh to to to the [21:57] author, well, gee, what happened then? [22:00] Orwell, what's your view on X when I [22:03] know it? [22:04] I I I I just can't do it. I So I am I I [22:08] I am you asking the author questions [22:12] because you didn't read the book. [22:14] >> A lot of people think, "Oh my god, the a [22:17] guy interviewed the author and you [22:18] didn't even read the book." It's good [22:20] that I didn't. It's better when I have [22:23] read the book. I don't want I the [22:25] questions I have won't interest you cuz [22:27] they're based on already having read it [22:29] and it's it's like an advanced edition [22:31] of questions. [22:33] >> So that's another factor that goes into [22:35] play. Okay. [22:37] >> Uh it's been a pleasure to talk to you, [22:38] Dennis. [22:40] >> All right. Anyway, let's go to uh uh [22:42] Palmdale, California, and Jean. Hello, [22:45] Jean. Dennis Prager. [22:47] >> Uh hello, Dennis. Hi. I'm calling [22:49] because I'm trying to define for my [22:51] daughters the differences between micro [22:54] issues and macro issues and I've heard [22:58] you speak on it and [23:00] >> I I only get to listen to you in my car [23:02] and so I miss out on quite a bit. [23:05] >> Micro is How old is your daughter? [23:07] >> Uh my daughters are 16 and 14. [23:09] >> Oh, that's easy then. Uh it's the same [23:11] as you would say to an adult. Micro [23:13] issues are personal issues that concern [23:16] the individual [23:18] and macro matters are societal [23:20] questions. Politics, philosophy, [23:23] religion. Now, obviously, they may [23:25] concern you, too, but uh how do you feel [23:27] about having a birthday party is a micro [23:29] issue. We'll be back in a moment. [23:33] Are you enjoying Timeless Wisdom? We'd [23:35] love to hear from you. Call 877-2437776 [23:40] and leave a review, share your thoughts, [23:42] or just even an encouraging word for [23:44] Dennis. Your voicemail might just make [23:46] it on the show. That's 877-243776. [23:52] That's 877-243LE76. [23:56] Thanks for listening and for your [23:58] support. [24:06] Alrighty. [24:07] Over to some more calls here in Alisio [24:11] Viejo, California. Debbie, hello Debbie. [24:14] Dennis Prager. [24:15] >> Hi. [24:16] >> Hi. Yeah, I've um listened to you. You [24:18] were the first speaker I listened to as [24:19] soon as I set foil on American soil and [24:21] I haven't turned back since. [24:23] >> Oh, what a sweet statement. Thank you. [24:24] Um, you know, I went to a lot of Jewish [24:26] singles events and you were very helpful [24:27] in helping me find a soulmate because I [24:29] remember you saying to me, you know, you [24:31] don't ask the family, you ask the [24:32] waiter, the waitress, the valet parker. [24:35] And I remember going out with someone [24:36] and he uh he was, you know, had [24:38] everything on paper and then he was so [24:40] rude to the waiter. I was surprised that [24:41] they didn't put poison in our food. [24:43] >> Oh, isn't that interesting? Yep. That [24:46] that isn't that a great rule? [24:48] >> Absolutely. And I tell I passed that on [24:49] to everybody. [24:51] >> Huh. How long you married now? um six [24:53] years and we've just adopted um two [24:55] children from Russia, a sister and a [24:57] brother. [24:58] >> Wow. [24:59] >> Thank God they're doing really well. I I [25:01] remember listening to you saying about [25:03] an incident um at the park when your son [25:05] was little and there was a bully. [25:07] >> Yes. Yes. [25:08] >> And you know, even when I wasn't a [25:10] mother, it just I found it so appalling. [25:12] And I'm having the same sort of [25:13] encounters. You know, my son has a [25:15] little bit of that orphanage mentality. [25:17] he was uh too young for the orphanage, [25:19] but they let him in so as not to split [25:21] up the brother and sister. And you know, [25:23] I know he's small for his age coming [25:25] from an orphanage, but I'm having some [25:26] very ugly scenes with parents. And um [25:29] you know, where where it's that moral [25:31] equivalence where even though their [25:32] son's a bully, somehow it gets turned [25:35] around that I'm the bad guy. So I wanted [25:37] to know how [25:37] >> how does it get turned around? What [25:39] exactly are you or your child blamed [25:41] for? [25:42] >> Okay. Um I was at the gym and this [25:44] bigger child um you know a gym is not a [25:46] contact sport. This bigger child um [25:49] actually um pushed Adam down um threw [25:51] him down and physically restrained him. [25:53] And when I went to intervene um they [25:55] told me to go away etc. And then I [25:57] couldn't find the mother to report that [25:59] to her and so the next week when I came [26:02] back the mother still wasn't there and I [26:03] saw the [26:04] >> Who who told you not to intervene? The [26:06] people who run the gym? [26:07] >> Yes. [26:08] >> Well that's interesting. So it wasn't [26:10] the mother. Why did they say that? What [26:11] was their reasoning? They said, you [26:13] know, we can't have people coming out [26:14] there and having fights and it's not my [26:16] job. And I said, you know, I have a [26:18] right to defend my child. Anyway, this [26:19] is what happened. Um I I I finally saw [26:22] the mother and I told her what happened [26:24] and she, you know, she just she just [26:26] turned it around that, you know, she [26:27] said, "Well, my son must have been [26:29] provoking her son." And [26:31] >> Oh, I see. Oh, okay. What exactly did [26:34] the did the other boy do do to your son? [26:36] And is are they the same age? [26:38] >> You know, I'm not sure. or I know that [26:40] my son's small for his age, so it's hard [26:41] to tell. I didn't really know that. [26:43] >> All right, go on. [26:44] >> Um, you know, but when when my son saw [26:47] that boy, he didn't want to go to the [26:48] gym class. He started crying [26:50] hysterically, [26:51] >> right? [26:51] >> And um, you know, I I the mother wasn't [26:54] around. So I said to the boy, you know, [26:56] that was really unacceptable what you [26:58] did last week. And now, you know, Adam [26:59] doesn't want to do the gym class because [27:01] you hurt him. you know that I was hooked [27:03] into head office and the mother raised [27:04] her voice at me saying, you know, how [27:06] how dare I reprimand the son and I said, [27:09] you know, that's a little bit of a harsh [27:10] word, but this is breeding so [27:12] sociopathy. If you reinforce bad [27:14] behaviors and if they're not um you [27:16] know, if they're not nipped in the bud, [27:18] then that's what causes, you know, all [27:19] sorts of maladaptive behaviors. So um [27:23] >> well you know the the problem with my [27:25] answering is that these are it's too [27:28] complex for for a generalized answer. [27:32] First of all [27:34] uh there is always going to be [27:36] roughousing between boys. [27:38] >> Mhm. [27:39] >> Number two mothers hate it. Mothers it [27:44] is one of the aggravating parts of [27:45] motherhood is to see their boy uh in a [27:49] fight with another boy. Especially if if [27:51] your their boy loses [27:53] >> and if their boy wins, it's aggravating [27:55] cuz they don't want their boy to fight [27:56] anyway. [27:57] >> Exactly. [27:58] >> Yes. So, this is that the reason I can't [28:00] answer you is cuz I have to have been [28:02] there. [28:04] There are bullies and I hate their guts. [28:06] I'd like them to be beaten up. On the [28:08] other hand, I'll tell you the other hand [28:10] as soon as we come back. [28:12] >> This episode of Timeless Wisdom will [28:15] continue right after this. [28:19] What happens when AI follows our [28:21] instructions just a little too well? [28:23] That's the question at the heart of [28:25] Carbon Zero, a new technothriller from [28:27] AI pioneer Craig W. Stanfel. I keep [28:30] having him on my show because his [28:32] insights are real and I can't not [28:34] believe how great this book really, [28:36] really is. You're going to love Carbon [28:38] Zero. The story begins with what seems [28:40] like an innocent request. A brilliant [28:42] young AI researcher jokingly tells an [28:44] advanced AI to stop global warming. fun, [28:47] right? Instead of treating it like a [28:49] joke, the AI really gets to work and the [28:51] consequences quickly spiral beyond [28:54] anyone's control. This is the kind of [28:55] book that keeps you turning pages [28:57] because the technology feels [28:58] surprisingly real and it makes you [29:00] wonder whether fiction is really that [29:02] far from reality. If you're fascinated [29:04] by where AI is taking our world or you [29:06] just love a smart suspenseful thriller, [29:09] buy now. Carbon Zero is available now. [29:11] Go to Amazon and search for Carbon Zero [29:14] by Craig W. Stanfill. That's carbon [29:16] zero. Go get your copy today and love [29:19] it. [29:21] Now, back to more of Dennis Prager's [29:24] timeless wisdom. [29:25] >> Hello, Paul. How old are you, Paul? [29:27] >> I'm 88. [29:28] >> And how's your health? [29:30] >> Pretty good. [29:32] >> And are you are you married? [29:34] >> Yes. 64 years. [29:36] >> 64 years. And is it going well? [29:40] >> Fine. [29:40] >> Good. [29:41] >> Excellent. [29:42] >> Pleasure to hear from you, sir. [29:44] What can I do for you? [29:45] >> Well, a Jewish man the other day on TV [29:48] said they Jews do not believe in hell. [29:51] My question is what do they believe and [29:54] what what is your belief about heaven [29:56] and hell? [29:56] >> Yeah. Well, you see there it was a [29:59] slight of hand that this man engaged in. [30:02] He's right. Most Jews probably don't [30:04] believe in it. But the question is not [30:06] what mo do most Jews believe. It's what [30:09] does Judaism believe. [30:10] >> That's right. And uh so you see uh it's [30:14] it's it's it's an unintentional or [30:16] intentional misleading statement when [30:20] people ask and it's usually not [30:22] intentional when people ask or answer [30:25] well this is what Jews believe. [30:27] Uh it it it doesn't that's an [30:30] interesting sociological [30:33] fact but it has no bearing on Judaism. [30:37] Uh so Judaism as the encyclopedia [30:41] Judeaica which is the greatest work of [30:42] Jewish scholarship and written and [30:46] edited by secular Jews [30:49] under the heading afterlife says Judaism [30:53] has always believed in an afterlife. [30:56] Now whether you call uh the place we get [30:58] punished or the way we get punished hell [31:01] or you call it Jerry's Bar and Grill, it [31:05] doesn't matter. There is in Judaism the [31:08] deepest belief. It is one of the 13 [31:11] principles of the Jewish faith set forth [31:14] by mymonities 800 plus years ago that uh [31:18] that the good are rewarded and the bad [31:20] are punished. Okay. [31:22] >> Yeah. [31:23] >> All right. Thank you very much. It is a [31:25] very common uh problem that uh you run [31:28] against is you can it's a problem that [31:31] you can have with Christians. what [31:33] Christians believe or what many [31:35] Christians believe and what is [31:36] Christianity, they're hardly always the [31:39] same. Which Christians are you talking [31:41] about? [31:43] Uh the Christians who believe that uh [31:46] that God uh wants marriage to be [31:48] redefined or that God wants the marriage [31:51] to remain male female. I mean that's [31:53] rather large difference. [31:55] So the question of what do Jews believe? [31:58] What do and what does Judaism believe? [32:00] What do Christians believe? What does [32:02] Christianity believe? These are very [32:03] important distinctions. Now, ideally, [32:06] the two will be similar, but but they [32:10] never are or they no not never are. [32:14] They often are not. That's the better [32:16] way of putting it. [32:20] I uh I promised that I would continue a [32:22] thought over the break and didn't. And [32:24] that was because I was so distracted by [32:26] the funny call about gardening. [32:28] It was about the bullying question. [32:31] And to the to the woman in San Diego, I [32:33] had mentioned that I hate bullies as any [32:36] one of you knows. But at the same time, [32:39] it is very important for mothers and [32:42] mothers, I direct this to you directly [32:44] to know that boys fight [32:47] and it is very hard for you to watch, [32:51] but it is the way boys are. What you [32:54] need to distinguish is between [32:58] dangerous, really dangerous fighting and [33:02] malicious fighting and fighting. [33:06] That's the way boys act. Uh my son, my [33:09] younger son would greet friends at the [33:12] door by pouncing on them as soon as they [33:14] came to the door. They would wrestle at [33:16] the door at the door post [33:18] to the threshold of the house. Girls [33:21] don't do that. But of course, if you go [33:23] to graduate school, this is confusing [33:24] because you taught that boys and girls [33:26] or you were I was are basically the [33:29] same. [33:30] So I don't know the situation and can't [33:32] comment on it. But I can comment on [33:35] you're having to be aware of how [33:38] protective you are doubly so over a [33:40] normal mother. And this is uh uh [33:44] something to be aware of. And that's one [33:46] of the reasons that I am in a big favor [33:50] uh in big favor of opposite sex marriage [33:55] because children need the input of a [33:57] male and a female. Uh alrighty to uh [34:02] Walnut, California on 870 KRLA. It's [34:05] Jerry. Hello Jerry. Dennis Prager. [34:07] >> Hello Dennis. Thank you for taking my [34:09] call. [34:09] >> Thank you for calling sir. [34:10] >> Yes. So my question is uh I hear you [34:12] mention the music that you enjoy to [34:15] listen to and it seems like it's always [34:17] instrumental music. So my question is do [34:19] you enjoy [34:20] >> You are a perceptive young man Jerry. [34:24] >> I actually [34:27] >> this is a very painful confession. I do [34:30] prefer I do prefer instrumental. [34:33] However, that has begun to change in the [34:37] last few years where I have fallen in [34:40] love with the a genre of American song. [34:45] >> Yeah. [34:45] >> Of uh uh female, especially female uh uh [34:51] jazz [34:53] uh singers. [34:54] >> Diana Crawl. [34:55] >> Well, that's in the modern time. Diana [34:57] Crawl and others. Correct. uh Rosemary [34:59] Clooney, uh um Blossom Deiri, uh a whole [35:04] a whole uh group of of women who I love [35:07] their their lyrics, I love their [35:09] singing. Uh also Frank Sinatra, I just I [35:12] absolutely have fallen in love with with [35:15] him. Uh however, uh in my my original [35:19] love of classical music, I I to this day [35:22] I far prefer uh the uh uh music without [35:26] words. Okay. [35:28] >> That that has tended to touch me the [35:30] most deeply. Well, [35:31] >> since you mentioned Frank Sinatra, have [35:34] you listened to Dean Martin and do you [35:37] prefer Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra? [35:39] >> Oh, Frank Sinatra is is is the Beethoven [35:42] of of that type of music? I mean, there [35:44] I I have enjoyed Dean Martin. Yes. But [35:47] but uh I don't think that I don't think [35:48] most people who know a lot more about [35:50] that music than I would compare the two. [35:52] Frank Sinatra is a giant. Frank's he he [35:55] he he could sing the telephone book as [35:57] far as I'm concerned and I would be [35:59] moved. We'll be back in a moment. Thanks [36:01] Jerry. We'll be back. 18 Prager 776. [36:04] This episode of Timeless Wisdom will [36:06] continue right after this. [36:11] What happens when AI follows our [36:12] instructions just a little too well? [36:15] That's the question at the heart of [36:17] Carbon Zero, a new technothriller from [36:19] AI pioneer Craig W. Stanfel. I keep [36:22] having him on my show because his [36:23] insights are real and I can't not [36:26] believe how great this book really, [36:28] really is. You're going to love Carbon [36:30] Zero. The story begins with what seems [36:32] like an innocent request. A brilliant [36:33] young AI researcher jokingly tells an [36:36] advanced AI to stop global warming. Fun, [36:39] right? Instead of treating it like a [36:41] joke, the AI really gets to work and the [36:43] consequences quickly spiral beyond [36:45] anyone's control. This is the kind of [36:47] book that keeps you turning pages [36:49] because the technology feels [36:50] surprisingly real and it makes you [36:52] wonder whether fiction is really that [36:54] far from reality. If you're fascinated [36:56] by where AI is taking our world or you [36:58] just love a smart suspenseful thriller, [37:01] buy now. Carbon Zero is available now. [37:03] Go to Amazon and search for Carbon Zero [37:06] by Craig W. Stanfill. That's Carbon [37:08] Zero. Go get your copy today and love [37:10] it. [37:13] Now, back to more of Dennis Prager's [37:15] timeless wisdom. [37:18] >> You're listening to the Dennis Prager [37:20] show. I'm glad that you are. I hope [37:22] you're glad, too. [37:25] And I figure most of you are because [37:27] it's a voluntary act. Unless you're in [37:29] the car with somebody forcing you to [37:31] listen, which does happen. So, let me [37:33] say to those of you being forced to [37:34] listen to my show, I absolutely [37:36] empathize with your pain. I I hear your [37:39] pain and your suffering, but give me a [37:42] little chance and you may reluctantly [37:45] come to enjoy listening reluctantly. And [37:48] you don't even have to admit it to the [37:49] person who's forcing you to do so. Over [37:52] to uh Denton [37:56] and Casey in Texas and Andrew. How you [37:58] Andrew? Dennis Prager. [38:00] >> How are you doing, sir? [38:01] >> Good, thank you. [38:03] >> Well, this is my first time to call, so [38:05] I do want to thank you. I've been [38:06] listening to you for about half a year [38:08] and I mean it's completely changed my [38:10] life and the way I approach people. So I [38:12] want to thank you first. [38:14] >> Thank you. That means everything to me. [38:15] Thank you. [38:17] >> Well sir, this is currently what I'm [38:20] going through. I'm at a point in my life [38:22] where I realize there's greater things [38:24] for me to accomplish and there's greater [38:26] ambitions that I want to achieve, but [38:28] the friend base that I have are really [38:32] content and they're just really happy [38:33] with what they have in life. And I'm [38:36] really at a point where I'm struggling [38:39] whether or not I should consistently [38:41] hang around them on a continual basis. [38:44] It's not that I want to separate my [38:45] friends in a sense that I never talk to [38:48] them again, but I want to continue to be [38:51] their friends, but not be associated [38:53] with them, whereas their lifestyle is [38:55] going to infringe on what I want to [38:56] accomplish with my life. Does that make [38:58] sense? [38:58] >> Makes perfect sense. How old are you? [39:01] >> I'm 23 years old. [39:02] >> So, let me tell you, let me tell you [39:04] something that that should help you and [39:07] and relieve you. It is extremely normal. [39:11] It is common. It is normal. It is okay. [39:14] It is it is fine to change and drop [39:19] friends at any time in life and [39:21] especially when you're young like your [39:23] age. That is it is that is makes perfect [39:26] sense. This is the time of tremendous [39:29] change and growth in your life and it [39:32] may not be the same change and growth [39:34] that accompanies your friends lives. So [39:37] it is perfectly natural. almost nobody [39:40] has the same friends at my age that they [39:42] did at 23. [39:44] Think about it. Look at it that way. So, [39:48] it's it's it's it's painful because you [39:51] feel a certain loyalty to them and it's [39:53] perfectly understandable, but and you [39:55] don't have to make an announcement, you [39:57] folks are out of my life or whatever. [39:59] just just gradually [40:02] play it cooler uh slower and and let it [40:07] just uh uh die of its own accord and and [40:10] and no one is wrong. There is no [40:12] judgment here. Uh it the beauty of [40:15] friends as opposed to relatives is [40:17] precisely that you want people in your [40:19] life voluntarily. You you want them [40:23] because you want them, not because you [40:26] have to have them as in the case of a [40:28] relative. [40:30] >> Okay, [40:31] >> sir. And I have one more question for [40:33] you concerning your life. How many good [40:36] friends would you say is necessary? [40:39] >> One. [40:40] >> One. [40:41] >> Beyond that is gravy. And you are a very [40:44] lucky person. [40:47] >> Well, thank you, sir. I appreciate your [40:48] time. [40:49] >> Thank you. It's very kind of you to say [40:50] that. That's I I hold uh if there were a [40:54] PhD in friendship, I think that I would [40:56] have one. Uh I have always all since [41:01] sixth grade, I have always had at least [41:04] one extremely close male friend and it [41:09] has been one of the greatest joys of my [41:13] life. It has been sustaining. It has [41:16] given me uh uh companionship, comfort, [41:20] confidence, fun. [41:23] They were always good people who uh I [41:26] was be and I was better because I knew [41:29] them. And so and now I have more than [41:32] one and I'm just very very lucky. But if [41:35] you find one [41:37] uh person like that, and I could almost [41:40] use the term soulmate, it's just it's [41:42] it's of the same sex and and for the [41:44] vast majority of us, it's a non-erotic [41:46] relationship. Uh it it is one of the [41:49] greatest single joys of one's life for a [41:53] woman to have this in a female friend [41:54] and a man to have it in a male friend. [41:58] But it uh beyond I mean, and if you can [42:00] have it in three that or four, that's [42:02] incredible. But in one you should be [42:05] very grateful. A lot of people don't [42:07] have one. [42:10] A lot of people don't. I I I've I've [42:12] spoken about this to uh uh Dr. Marmmer, [42:14] the psychiatrist I just had on the show [42:16] for the happiness hour. And uh [42:21] he says, "Dennis, you just you have no [42:22] idea how many lonely people are out [42:24] there. It's not cuz they're not married. [42:27] Uh there are lonely married people. It [42:29] is because they don't have a friend." [42:32] We'll be back uh in uh in a moment. This [42:34] is the uh this is the hour where you set [42:37] the agenda. 18 Prager 776 [42:40] and this is the Dennis Prager show. [42:46] Saul in Southfield, Michigan on Detroit [42:49] Talk Radio WDTK. Hi. [42:52] >> Hi. I can't believe I'm on this. What a [42:54] pleasure. I got on my desk a stack of [42:56] your tapes [42:57] >> and books. Oh, [42:58] >> and this is a a a special moment for me. [43:01] >> That's so sweet of you to say. [43:02] >> Popping a tape in the show because I got [43:04] to tape this. [43:06] >> You you can you can get it from the [43:08] website. [43:09] >> Okay. I'm turning it off. [43:10] >> Okay. [43:10] >> Okay. My question for you is I I I've [43:13] read a lot of your books, listened to a [43:14] lot of your talks, and I'm trying to [43:16] figure out where exactly it is that you [43:19] part company with orthodoxy and why. [43:21] >> Uh in Judaism. Yeah. [43:23] >> Uh it is easily it is easily answered [43:26] actually. Uh, I share with Orthodox Jews [43:29] and Orthodox Judaism a a a belief in the [43:32] 13 principles of the Jewish faith. I [43:34] believe that the Torah is divine. I [43:37] believe that we are obligated to its [43:39] laws. That is we we Jews. Uh, and I [43:42] believe in choseness and I believe in [43:44] God Torah Israel. I mean, you you know, [43:46] across the [43:47] >> You believe in the divinity of the [43:48] Torah? [43:49] >> Yes. [43:49] >> Okay. [43:50] >> Absolutely. But I do not believe in the [43:51] divinity of rabbitic law or of oral law. [43:56] And that's where that is where I part [43:58] with the orthodont. I believe that [44:00] rabbitic law even more important I [44:02] believe rabbitic law must change. [44:05] >> So who do you rely on to interpret the [44:07] Torah cannot be interpreted by lay [44:09] people. So who do you interpret? [44:11] >> Well, but there are rabbis who interpret [44:12] it. uh you know uh except that what has [44:16] happened is over the course of centuries [44:18] it has been interpreted uh uh in in in [44:22] directions that I don't think were were [44:24] true to the intent of the Torah. Now [44:26] this can get very involved and and uh [44:29] you know it is not a theological or or [44:31] you know or or rabbitic show but that is [44:33] the issue my friend that is that is the [44:36] dividing issue and I have written on it [44:38] and I would love to have a dialogue with [44:40] you just this isn't the best place to do [44:41] it because a lot of people won't know [44:43] what we're talking about. Thank you very [44:46] much. Uh that is that's a it's it's a [44:49] it's a big passionate subject to me but [44:51] I don't know if it's a big passionate [44:53] subject to everybody listening. That's [44:55] that's uh I am I am you know I don't use [44:59] this word much anymore. Those of you who [45:01] know me from early radio those [45:02] specifically it would have to be Los [45:04] Angeles area listeners. It's where I [45:06] began my radio. I always called myself [45:08] and I still believe I am a passionate [45:10] centrist. And religion is a very good [45:13] example. I'm a very very religious [45:15] person and very rational at the same [45:18] time and very open to change at the same [45:20] time but not to change the basics. [45:23] So, it's uh it's it's a tough issue. [45:26] Alrighty. Uh let's go to Janet in San [45:30] Diego. Janet on KCBQ. Dennis Prager. [45:32] Hello. [45:33] >> Hi. [45:33] >> Hi. [45:35] >> Um my question for you, I was wondering [45:37] if you'd have any advice is um what do [45:40] you do when you've reached a certain age [45:42] and you find the men that are the same [45:44] age as you not to be attractive [45:47] physically because most of them seem to [45:49] have let themselves go or maybe have [45:53] aged beyond their years. And then [45:55] younger men, while they look good, [45:58] you don't share a point of reference [46:00] with them mentally. [46:02] >> So therefore, the conversation isn't [46:04] very stimulating. [46:08] >> Well, uh, if that is your Have you ever [46:10] been married? [46:11] >> No. And I'm ready now. [46:12] >> Yeah. No, for some reason I assume that. [46:14] That's why I asked you. By what is your [46:18] age? [46:18] >> I'm 42. [46:20] Most women by 42 [46:24] uh tend to find men attractive, I think. [46:27] And I'm, you know, you you I may well be [46:30] wrong, but by and large, what renders [46:33] men attractive [46:36] ha doesn't have a lot to do with their [46:39] bodies and their uh and their faces. [46:42] Most men are not particularly gorgeous [46:44] and not particularly ugly. [46:47] Uh and uh and in any event, very few [46:50] women agree on who's a gorgeous man as [46:53] whereas most men will agree on who's a [46:55] gorgeous woman because women react to [46:58] men far more subjectively and [47:00] non-physical things tend to make a lot [47:03] of what makes a man attractive. For [47:06] example, I suspect that you would [47:08] compromise on a man's body uh if he were [47:11] a millionaire and loved you. [47:14] Well, that would depend on the degree of [47:16] compromise. [47:17] >> Okay, that's that's fair. But I would [47:20] argue to you that as the money goes up, [47:22] the compromise would go up. And I don't [47:24] and I don't say that at all critically. [47:26] Not at all. [47:27] >> Just as the for many men, as the level [47:30] of beauty goes up, they aren't going to [47:31] compromise on other things that they [47:33] might want. It is very it is a very [47:36] attractive thing to most women. I'm not [47:38] saying it's noble or ignoble. This is [47:40] just I'm just talking fact not that what [47:42] is what is wonderful. Uh uh if a man is [47:45] successful and can make a provide for [47:48] her and give her a good life in that way [47:51] I'm talking about a loving man not a [47:53] jerk. I don't think you can ever [47:54] compromise in that arena. [47:56] >> I agree [47:56] >> women then become uh prisoners go in a [47:59] golden prison. But but on the body issue [48:03] uh I I think that women are very very [48:05] flexible and find that over time a man's [48:09] charm and kindness and intelligence and [48:12] success will over will overwhelm uh [48:15] deficiencies in the body. [48:18] So that's that. On the other hand, uh I [48:21] I think that guys should uh maintain [48:23] their their health and and work out and [48:26] uh not let themselves go. Uh while at [48:29] the same time, if you I suspect that [48:32] almost any deep woman would prefer a guy [48:35] who spent 6 hours, 8 hours uh at work [48:39] rather than eight hours at the gym. [48:42] >> Well, I I definitely would. I definitely [48:44] would. But [48:45] >> see the and the reason that I asked you [48:47] whether you had been married was I when [48:50] women tell me about the importance of [48:51] men's bodies and and they I usually am [48:55] talking to an 18 or 20 or 21 year old [48:57] girl. When women do it later I I have a [49:01] sense that they that in some ways they [49:04] still see men like they did when they [49:06] were 21. [49:08] And that's why I assumed you weren't [49:10] married. [49:11] >> That was a good assumption. [49:13] Yeah, I guess it was. Thanks for [49:15] calling. I appreciate it. Yeah, one of [49:18] the great benefits, in fact, it's one of [49:20] the biggest argument that well, it's one [49:22] of the biggest arguments I have for [49:24] marriage is that one one does mature [49:27] where even if your marriage is lousy, [49:29] marriage does in fact make you wiser. It [49:33] it matures you. And when you don't when [49:37] you are ne have never been married, your [49:40] vision of the opposite sex almost [49:42] remains static. [49:45] It it has not grown. [49:48] And so a 42year-old woman who was never [49:51] married is very possibly going to still [49:53] see men the way she did when she was 20. [49:56] Whereas had she been married that would [49:58] not be the case. That's how I guessed [50:00] it. And and to you know it was it was an [50:03] important guess. Tomorrow on Timeless [50:06] Wisdom with Dennis Prager. [50:07] >> I have told you often, my friends, that [50:09] I had Carl Sean on my television show, [50:11] the the most well-known astronomer [50:14] probably in American history, who's [50:16] popularized it with his famous [50:17] television PBS series Cosmos. And he [50:20] said, "Tennis, the more I look into the [50:22] universe, I'm paraphrasing here, and see [50:24] how vast it is, the more I realize how [50:26] insignificant we people are." and he [50:28] said it with his big smile as if there [50:30] was some joy in announcing how utterly [50:33] and totally insignificant we are. [50:36] I just I found it remarkable that he had [50:40] some joy. [50:42] You know, if he had said it and say, you [50:44] know, Dennis, I'm sorry to say, but [50:46] we're really we're we're infinitely less [50:48] significant than any worm. at least if [50:50] he would acknowledge that his emotional [50:52] reaction was one of sadness. But he [50:54] seemed to revel in the fact that you and [50:56] I are absolutely worthless nothings uh [50:59] in a universe that couldn't care less [51:01] about us and is so vast anyway that we [51:03] are far smaller to the universe uh than [51:06] a worm is to the earth. You realize that [51:08] folks join us tomorrow to hear more on [51:11] timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager. [51:14] Visit dennisprager.com for thousands of [51:17] hours of Dennis's lectures, courses, and [51:19] classic radio programs and to purchase [51:22] Dennis Prager's Rational Bibles. [51:28] We want to take just a second to thank [51:29] the team at Lifeauudio for their [51:31] partnership with us on the podcast. Go [51:33] to lifeaudio.com to find dozens of other [51:36] faith center podcasts in their network, [51:38] including shows about prayer, Bible [51:40] study, parenting, and more. [51:42] What happens when faith and mental [51:44] health meet for real? [51:46] >> What's up? I'm Grace Graer. 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