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Science Tells You How to Live, Not God | with Michael Shermer
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Michael Shermer and Alex Buxeda get into where morality actually comes from, and why "God did it" doesn't explain a thing. From the Bible and abortion to evolution, markets, tolerance and demographic collapse, they make the case that ethics comes from human nature, not sacred books. Skeptic Magazine: https://www.skeptic.com/ Michael Shermer's books: https://michaelshermer.com/books/ 00:00 – Teaser: "God did it" isn't an explanation 00:51 – Can you identify as a horse? The borders of sex & species 01:50 – The Bible's morality vs. the morality we actually live by 04:23 – Abortion isn't actually in the Bible 06:59 – The Bible as a "wiki" & why Shermer quit theology 09:43 – Scripture that…