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Charles Murray – A Controversial Political Scientist's Spiritual Awakening
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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…