Episode #1366
Richard Dawkins
Books mentioned
Outgrowing God
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:00
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The God Delusion
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:00
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The Book of Mormon
Mentioned by Richard Dawkins · at 00:15:11 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Bible
Mentioned by Richard Dawkins · at 00:33:29 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Quran
Mentioned by Richard Dawkins · at 00:33:29 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Epic of Gilgamesh
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:59:54 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Richard Dawkins discusses his books on atheism, including Outgrowing God and The God Delusion, and examines religion’s relationship to tribalism, morality, irrational belief, and secular movements. He and Joe Rogan also explore religious indoctrination, the declining influence of religious belief, and how evolution and natural selection provide explanations through examples such as peppered moths and domestication.
What they talked about
- New book Outgrowing God for young readers
- Debunking religious arguments and atheism
- Origins and persistence of religion across civilizations
- Psychedelics and consciousness
- Mormonism and Scientology as modern cults
- Placebo effect and homeopathy
- Morality without religion and cultural evolution
- Teaching evolution and natural selection
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