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0:00 Charles’s new book, Taking Religious Seriously
8:31 Why Charles finds the idea of divine creation plausible
13:54 Charles’s “road to Damascus” moment
19:25 The appeal of Christianity
24:51 The evidence for life after death
31:38 Charles: “The relative positions of science and religion have flipped”
36:42 The trouble with scientism
40:17 Glenn’s steps toward and away from religion
51:04 Was The Bell Curve putting making a deterministic argument?
Recorded November 4, 2025
Links and Readings
Charles’s new book, Taking Religious Seriously
Charles’s book, Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980
Richard Herrnstein and Charles’s book, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
Charles’s book, Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class
Charles’s book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
Martin Rees’s book, Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe
James Q. Wilson’s book, The Moral Sense
C.S. Lewis’s book, Mere Christianity
Raymond Moody’s book, Life after Life: A Groundbreaking Exploration of Near-Death Experiences and the Transformative Insights into the Afterlife, Backed by Scientific Study and Personal Testimonies
Steven Pinker’s book, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
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Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com
Video Links
0:00 Charles’s new book, Taking Religious Seriously
8:31 Why Charles finds the idea of divine creation plausible
13:54 Charles’s “road to Damascus” moment
19:25 The appeal of Christianity
24:51 The evidence for life after death
31:38 Charles: “The relative positions of science and religion have flipped”
36:42 The trouble with scientism
40:17 Glenn’s steps toward and away from religion
51:04 Was The Bell Curve putting making a deterministic argument?
Recorded November 4, 2025
Links and Readings
Charles’s new book, Taking Religious Seriously
Charles’s book, Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980
Richard Herrnstein and Charles’s book, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
Charles’s book, Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class
Charles’s book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
Martin Rees’s book, Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe
James Q. Wilson’s book, The Moral Sense
C.S. Lewis’s book, Mere Christianity
Raymond Moody’s book, Life after Life: A Groundbreaking Exploration of Near-Death Experiences and the Transformative Insights into the Afterlife, Backed by Scientific Study and Personal Testimonies
Steven Pinker’s book, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

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