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The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Bedrooms, Bathroom, & God: Why We Laugh - 4/14/18

The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Blaze Podcast Network

Religion, Philosophy, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8842 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

What really distinguishes liberalism from conservatism.  Holding your own baby for the first time matters to all people in all places at all times.  Tennis and marshmallows do not.  Feeling hope as the sun rises is something all humans everywhere have always known.  Riding a rollercoaster ride is not. Ancient Jewish wisdom’s take on Scripture is that it covers everything that is applicable to all people everywhere, always.  Such a universal experience is laughter.  What is it and what makes some things funnier than others?  Why does so much comedy revolve around toilet functions, sexual functions and God?  Which is the better blueprint for families, companies, organizations and countries; kindness & compassion or law & discipline?  Do you know what is so funny about laughter in the Bible?  Who laughs more; liberals or conservatives? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Blaze Radio Network

0:02.5

On Demand

0:06.5

The more the world changes, the more we find comfort in the things that never change.

0:13.1

This is Rabbi Daniel Abbin, on demand.

0:16.2

On the Blaze Radio Network. Hello, everybody.

0:39.3

I am your rabbi.

0:41.5

Rabbi Daniel Lapin, revealing how the world really works here on the Rabbi Daniel Lapin show.

0:49.8

Thanks for being part of the show.

0:52.2

Thanks for being here and listening and for all you do to help promote the show.

0:56.4

But more on that later on right now.

0:58.7

Let's dive into the difference between things that are the common concerns of all people in all places at all times versus the things that are not.

1:18.2

Tennis is an example of something that is not.

1:22.3

Marshmallows, some people like and some people don't.

1:25.6

But the common experiences, things that regardless of where about on the planet, what period of time, always mean the same thing.

1:36.2

The first time you ever hold your newborn baby, the feel of someone who loves you touching your skin, the feel of watching a sunrise,

1:51.4

the sense of hope and possibility, the colder sense of looking at the moon on a clear

2:00.6

starlit night.

2:02.6

All of these things are very basic.

2:05.8

The relationships we have with our parents, the relationships we have with our siblings.

2:13.8

These are things that are always relevant.

2:17.3

They are common concerns of all people. Now, we don't necessarily react to them all the same. How we treat our parents is very different across the entire spectrum of cultures on the planet. How we react to pleasure, how we seek out pleasure, whether

2:40.5

there are any restrictions at all, that we place upon our attaining pleasure, particularly

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