Are People Basically Good?
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
Salem Podcast Network
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
On this inaugural episode of the Ultimate Issues Hour, host Dennis Prager tackles the fundamental question: are people basically good, basically bad, or somewhere in between? He shares his own perspective, which lies somewhere in the middle, and explores the implications of this idea on our understanding of human nature and morality. With callers from across the country, Dennis delves into the complexities of this issue, discussing topics like the nature of sin, the role of free will, and the importance of personal responsibility. This thought-provoking conversation sets the stage for a series that will explore the ultimate questions of life.
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| 0:00.0 | On today's episode of timeless wisdom. |
| 0:03.4 | Just like there is an hour each week devoted to happiness. |
| 0:08.1 | We're going to devote an hour each week at this time on Tuesdays to the great ultimate |
| 0:14.0 | issues of life. |
| 0:16.9 | This is the ultimate issues hour. |
| 0:18.8 | And I feel that the best way to inaugurate this series is with a great question that people have not thought through clearly enough. |
| 0:27.3 | That's coming up on timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
| 0:30.7 | Your dog and a stranger are drowning. |
| 0:33.3 | You can only save one. |
| 0:34.6 | Who do you choose? |
| 0:35.5 | Dennis Prager says your answer reveals everything about how you define right and wrong. |
| 0:40.5 | In his new book, If There Is No God, Prigger exposes the danger of emotion-based morality. |
| 0:46.3 | And why, without objective truth, society descends into chaos. |
| 0:50.2 | This isn't a religious book. |
| 0:51.4 | It's a rational case for moral clarity in a confused age. |
| 0:55.8 | If there is no God from Dennis Prager, order now at Pragerstore.com. |
| 1:01.1 | Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
| 1:04.8 | Hear thousands of hours of Dennis's lectures, courses, and classic radio programs, |
| 1:09.3 | and to purchase Dennis Prager's Rational Bibles, |
| 1:11.9 | go to Dennis Prager.com. |
| 1:15.7 | Well, hello, everybody. This is Dennis Prager. And I have a big smile on my face as I |
| 1:23.9 | inaugurate the ultimate issues hour. |
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