Are Atheists Unhappy? FACT-CHECKING Dennis Prager
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
05:40 Overwhelming Data
19:06 Broadening Horizons
27:04 Breathtaking Dishonesty
30:55 Opium of the Catholics
39:08 A Master's in Bigotry
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