Hi, guys.

I have so many questions for you, Ross.

My children, I'm here.

I'm here with answers.

Oh, Father Ross.

From New York Times opinion, I'm Michelle Cottle.

I'm Ross Douthand.

I'm Carlos Lozada.

And this is Matter of Opinion.

Thank you. is matter of opinion.

Our Mary Moo Band is back together.

And this week, we're talking about religious faith, why it matters and why we should all have it.

Fortunately, blessedly, providentially, Ross wrote a book about all of this. It's called Believe, why everyone should be religious. Hardy congratulations to Ross, our beloved co-host.

So Ross's book is coming to us at a very interesting moment. There is a sense that, at least here in the U.S., maybe less religion isn't yielding the most stable results, and maybe religion has a little bit more to offer.

So here comes Ross with a guide for the serious, rational, and modern to embrace religious faith and recognize the supernatural.

So, guys, shall we get into it?

Yes, yes.

You're going to have to explain the book to the moobsters.

The mobsters have, you know, listened to me rant and rave about these things, probably,

in sort of the back ends of episodes for a long time.

So no one who is a consistent listener of this show, I'm sure will be surprised that I am pro-religion and pro-religious

faith. But this book, well, it's an attempt to sort of write into what I think is a very

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