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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2009/02/10) The Laws of the Universe (MP3)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2009

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Edition # 253 The Laws of the Universe Act 1: Bill Maher on The View - The Young Turks Act 2: Faith-based TV repair - The Onion Act 3: Speech excerpt - Alan Watts Act 4: Hooligan transforms into a goat - The Young Turks Act 5: Doubting Hell - This American Life Act 6: God returns from vacation - The Onion Act 7: Pope declares holy war - The Young Turks Act 8: The laws of the universe - Radio Lab Music: Senegal Fast Food - Amadou & Mariam Fix You - Coldplay Whenever God shines his light - Van Morrison Good King Joy - Trans-Siberian Orchestra Stairway to Heaven - Apocalyptica The heart of life - John Mayer What I'm looking for - Brendan Benson Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the best of the left podcast with clips today from The Young Turks, The Onion

0:12.9

Radio News, a speech excerpt by Alan Watts, This American Life, and Radio Lab.

0:21.4

Speaking of people with mental issues, our first organic experience is Bill Mar on the

0:35.6

View.

0:36.6

And I don't mean Bill Mar, I mean Sherry Shepard with the mental issue.

0:39.7

Right.

0:40.7

Bill Mar was on the view and he was talking to Sherry Shepard about religion, right?

0:46.3

And he basically asks her, when you speak to God, does God speak back to you?

0:52.2

It's ought to be good.

0:53.2

And she basically said, yes, well, let's watch.

0:56.2

Okay, let's do it.

0:57.4

But the God who was born of a virgin died was resurrected three days later, died for a

1:04.8

body sins.

1:05.8

That was an old story going around the Mediterranean for a thousand years.

1:10.3

Horace is an Egyptian guy, the exact same story.

1:13.8

He raised somebody named Lazarus from the dead, but for a virgin God, a virgin to be

1:18.8

in God.

1:19.8

Because I know in believing God, you have to suspend a lot of logic in believing God.

1:23.1

But when you did this move, you talked to a lot of people about God.

1:25.8

Have you ever just talked to God and asked God what is he saying?

1:29.7

I love you, look at my wife's face.

1:32.7

Well, it'll be real, it'll be real, it'll be real, it'll be real, it'll be real.

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