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If There Is No God: The Battle Over Who Defines Good and Evil
One of the most important conservative voices of the last century takes on the dangers of secularism in this, the most important book of his life.
Your beloved dog and a stranger are drowning. Who do you try to save first?
Every time famed radio host, New York Times bestselling author, and Co-founder of PragerU, Dennis Prager, has asked this question, one-third of the audience voted for the dog, one-third for the stranger, and one-third was not sure. We live in an era when people increasingly make moral judgments based on their emotions. But if feelings determine what is right and wrong, then whether murder, rape, and theft are wrong is no more than an opinion. Why are those who riot and destroy property wrong, especially if they feel their behavior is justified? Prager explains that without objective morality, the world will descend into chaos, with every individual engaging in any behavior they feel is right.
For fifty years, Dennis Prager, one of the best-known public intellectuals in the Western world, has explored the vital role Judeo-Christian values play in shaping individual lives and entire societies. In If There Is No God, he engages in provocative and sometimes heated exchanges with questioners who offer some of the greatest challenges he has faced concerning how one determines good and evil and why one’s feelings can be life-enhancing yet morally unimportant.
If God exists, why doesn’t He punish the unjust? Why does He allow the innocent to suffer? How can religion better the human condition when so many of the religious are often immoral? These timeless questions are in urgent need of answers. The reader need not be religious or even believe in God to find the arguments and debates in this book compelling and meaningful. All one needs is reason to appreciate the ideas Prager presents.
Thought-provoking, important, and accessible for the devout and the skeptic, If There Is No God is a guide for anyone seeking clarity in a morally troubled age.
Your beloved dog and a stranger are drowning. Who do you try to save first?
Every time famed radio host, New York Times bestselling author, and Co-founder of PragerU, Dennis Prager, has asked this question, one-third of the audience voted for the dog, one-third for the stranger, and one-third was not sure. We live in an era when people increasingly make moral judgments based on their emotions. But if feelings determine what is right and wrong, then whether murder, rape, and theft are wrong is no more than an opinion. Why are those who riot and destroy property wrong, especially if they feel their behavior is justified? Prager explains that without objective morality, the world will descend into chaos, with every individual engaging in any behavior they feel is right.
For fifty years, Dennis Prager, one of the best-known public intellectuals in the Western world, has explored the vital role Judeo-Christian values play in shaping individual lives and entire societies. In If There Is No God, he engages in provocative and sometimes heated exchanges with questioners who offer some of the greatest challenges he has faced concerning how one determines good and evil and why one’s feelings can be life-enhancing yet morally unimportant.
If God exists, why doesn’t He punish the unjust? Why does He allow the innocent to suffer? How can religion better the human condition when so many of the religious are often immoral? These timeless questions are in urgent need of answers. The reader need not be religious or even believe in God to find the arguments and debates in this book compelling and meaningful. All one needs is reason to appreciate the ideas Prager presents.
Thought-provoking, important, and accessible for the devout and the skeptic, If There Is No God is a guide for anyone seeking clarity in a morally troubled age.
256 pages, Hardcover
Published February 24, 2026
About the author
Dennis Prager
47 books484 followersDennis Prager is a best-selling author, columnist and nationally syndicated radio talk show host based in Los Angeles and heard on 150 stations across the country.
A Fellow at Columbia University’s School of International Affairs, where he did graduate work at the Middle East and Russian Institutes, he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the U.S. Delegation to the Vienna Review Conference on the Helsinki Accords, and by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. He holds an honorary doctorate of law from Pepperdine University.
A highly sought-after speaker and frequent cable news show guest, Dennis has lectured all over the world. His New York Times best-selling books include Think a Second Time, Happiness is a Serious Problem and Still the Best Hope: Why American Values Must Triumph. His newest book is The Ten Commandments: Still the Best Moral Code.
A Fellow at Columbia University’s School of International Affairs, where he did graduate work at the Middle East and Russian Institutes, he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the U.S. Delegation to the Vienna Review Conference on the Helsinki Accords, and by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. He holds an honorary doctorate of law from Pepperdine University.
A highly sought-after speaker and frequent cable news show guest, Dennis has lectured all over the world. His New York Times best-selling books include Think a Second Time, Happiness is a Serious Problem and Still the Best Hope: Why American Values Must Triumph. His newest book is The Ten Commandments: Still the Best Moral Code.
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June 18, 2026
While I might not agree with every point of view that Dennis holds, I do strongly agree that he hit the nail on the head as to what is wrong with society today; feelings overriding values!! Doing what FEELS right for me rather than what IS RIGHT. Very good, thought-provoking read!
May 8, 2026
I enjoy listening to Dennis Prager’s podcast. He is very wise and a great moral authority. Some of the material in the book was very familiar to me from hearing his podcasts. The arguments are strong and there is much to be learned from them. This is not a book you can easily read a lot of at a time. It is philosophical and you gain a lot more from reading it in short spurts and having time to absorb and mule over the arguments he presents.
I wasn’t expecting the book to be the transcript of a talk with q&as that he gave students in the past. I feel it would have been stronger if he had formatted the book more traditionally.
I recommend this book for anyone interested in a deep book exploring the importance of religion and many more issues of morality.
I wasn’t expecting the book to be the transcript of a talk with q&as that he gave students in the past. I feel it would have been stronger if he had formatted the book more traditionally.
I recommend this book for anyone interested in a deep book exploring the importance of religion and many more issues of morality.
May 12, 2026
Format was question and answer. If not in this format, the argument could have been made in a more succinct, easier to follow way. Loved the summary at the end that brought it all together. Although not always agree, love his logical and straightforward thinking!
June 8, 2026
Shorter book.
A lot of teachings out of the Torah. Well grounded.
Values vs feelings.
A lot of teachings out of the Torah. Well grounded.
Values vs feelings.
June 5, 2026
The Awakening. In-a-Blink-of-an-Eye…
A Bewildering Book.
A wandering hobo even knows, God is not complicated.
In the blink-of-an-eye
since time began
During daylight, night,
peacetime, or war -
The sight and sound
of rushing ocean waves
Have always caressed
the shorelines
- near and far.
In the blink-of-an-eye
when our 'eternal' spirit
Decides to be 'born-again'
in another lifetime -
We're greeted daily
by the rising sun's bright ray's
As a new chapter
of 'opportunity' awaits us
- at God’s unlocked door.
In the blink-of-an-eye
our storybook journey ends -
When we come around full-circle
and return to God
As a completed spirit
after experiencing life’s
'Evolving' lessons
– while on His earth.
I believe,
trust, love, respect, and
have faith in only
One God - God our Father -
our Creator.
With God,
all great things
- are possible.
Without God -
There would be
- No Creation.
In the beginning of time, all ‘spirits’ were created at once, in God’s image, in God's 'Nirvana.'
We are all old ‘spirits.’ There are no new ‘spirit's.'
Our ‘youthful eternal spirits,’ while on God’s ‘physical’ earth, will age in our lifetimes into - ‘older dying human-beings.’
While on His earth -
we are all connected
To God's -
Web-of-Life.
God's plan for us is clear.
In God's, ‘Web-of-Life,’ God's greatest gift of, 'Free-Will,' allows His sons, and daughters, in His 'Spirit Kingdom,' the 'opportunity' to live many lifetimes on His earth, as male and female, and to experience 'life' in each of the 'Races,' and, to learn to make 'Peace on Earth' with one another a reality, while we all 'spiritually evolve' in the 'physical' and come around 'full-circle.'
“We are all time travelers… it can be done.”
——-Stephen Hawking
God is a Supreme Artist
and an All-Knowing Creator.
God does not 'Command' us to do anything.
God does not ‘Interfere’ in our daily 'physical' lives.
God does not play 'favorites.'
God watches from above, and sees everything - the good, and evil doers.
We are all ‘special’ to God.
Each of us - is a storybook, a picture album, consisting of many lifetimes and experiences learned - up to our present lifetime on earth, which are stored in our ‘spirit’s eternal memory.'
‘Souls are poured from one into another of different kinds of bodies of the world.’ – Attributed to the teaching of Jesus Christ in the Gnostic gospels: Pistis Sophia.
God allows His family of ‘spirits’ to chart their own present destiny (Free-Will) and all future quests (spiritual growth).
God’s door is always open for us to seek 'opportunities' at 'physical' life (born-again) to further 'evolve' our 'spirit' to reach a higher level of 'Spirituality.'
All 'spirits' have their own ‘signature’ personality, which identifies their unique 'spirit' from another 'spirit.'
That ‘signature’ belongs to them each and every time their 'spirit' decides to 'incarnate' to ‘physical’ earth.
Some lifetimes are long. Some unfortunately, are short-lived due to an unforeseen accident or circumstance, or, by ‘human’ reckless behavior.
God, our Father, is all-merciful.
God’s unconditional love for His family gives us unlimited chances to succeed in ‘physical’ life.
God ‘is not’ responsible for causing pain, suffering and chaos around an unstable globe.
We are wholly to blame.
We have forgotten the Golden Rule -
‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.'
Instead, we empower evil to flourish and we do nothing to terminate the terror we’ve created from destroying humanity.
Hate is Ugly and a Sign of Weakness.
Hate is the 'Prejudice Labeling' of another human-being.
Out of control hate is a malignant cancer that spreads and fuels murderous behavior and world destruction.
The mind is a terrible thing to waste on spending a lifetime, labeling, and hating human-beings of all Races.
If hate prevails - humanity fails.
Love and compassion are still – the strongest emotions.
We cannot learn all about life in a single lifetime.
It is impossible.
It takes many lifetimes, being male and female, for our 'spirits' to evolve, and come around ‘full-circle,’ in order to become ‘completed spirits,’ and return to God, on our own 'Free-Will.'
In many cases, Memories, of our past-lives, are 'carried-over' into our next 'physical' lifetime, and are Remembered, after birth, at an early age, after a 'spirit' decides to 'return' soon after passing in their previous lifetime. The memories disappear, as we get older in our 'present' lifetime.
If a 'spirit' was a male, in 'several consecutive' lifetimes, and 'he' chooses to be a 'female' in his next 'physical' lifetime, sometimes his 'past-life male memories' interfere, and become confused (transgender) during the transition, and can't accept / adjust to the sudden change of being in a female's body, and he / 'she' is sometimes likely to feel more comfortable in a he - 'female' / female relationship.
If a 'spirit' was a female, in 'several consecutive' lifetimes, and 'she' chooses to be a 'male' in her next 'physical' lifetime, sometimes her 'past-life female memories' interfere, and become confused (transgender) during the transition, and can't accept / adjust to the sudden change of being in a male's body, and she / 'he' is sometimes likely to feel more comfortable in a she - 'male' / male relationship.
Most 'spirits,' rotate often being male, and female in their previous lifetimes, and are better able to adjust to the 'change' in their current 'physical' bodies, are able to live normal lives, and continue to fulfill their missions (spiritual growth) while ‘evolving’ to reach a higher level of 'Spirituality.'
When an expectant mother has an unfortunate miscarriage, or, the infant is stillborn, it simply means, the in-coming 'spirit,' utilized its 'Free-Will' right, and made a 'Pro-Choice' decision, and changed its mind not to 'enter' the soon to be newborn's body.
In other words, the incoming 'spirit' became 'aware' of an unexpected imminent 'danger' to the 'spirit's' present mission (spiritual growth), and decided at the last moment to, a b o r t, and continues its search in locating another expecting mother, so it can be 'born again' in the 'physical,' and live out its new lifetime to its fullest, and complete its overall 'mission' - to further 'evolve.'
This 'Spiritual' learning process of ‘evolving,’ to reach a higher level of 'Spirituality,' and returning to God, by living in the 'physical,' hasn't changed --- since time began.
God loves us and gave each one of His family, His 'Freedom' gift of, 'Free-Will,' for us to make our own decisions, and choices in life.
Preamble to the Declaration of Independence:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with ‘certain unalienable Rights,’ that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
God's Law of, 'Free-Will,' to all humanity is violated, when human-beings take it upon themselves to force, 'Their-Will,' on other human-beings.
Under God's 'Free-Will' Law - I cannot tell you how to run your life, and you do not have the absolute right to tell me how to run my life.
No fallible human-being, church, government, nor court, has the absolute right to commandeer our all-merciful Father's precious 'Freedom' gift of 'Free-Will, and ‘Pro-Choice’ from us, while we are on our 'Spiritual' journey to 'evolve' in becoming completed 'spirits' on God’s earth.
To force one's 'Free-Will' on another, or on an entire Nation, violates God's ‘Supreme Law of Freedom’ to humanity.
Psalm 119:
163 I hate and loathe falsehood,
But, I love Your law.
165 Those who love Your law have great peace,
And nothing causes them to stumble.
We are all on borrowed time...
Our beloved America (Land of the Free) and humanity will perish -
A) If our country surrenders, without a fight to halt the Illegal Invasion of our Homeland, by the Indoctrinating Controlling Human-Beings in high power positions - as they Knowingly, Intentionally, and Recklessly force their 'Destructive and Misguided Socialist Ideology Will' against God's 'Free' Nation (United States of America and its Constitution).
Freedom is a fragile thing, and
It’s never more than one generation away from extinction -
It is not ours by way of inheritence,
It must be fought for, and
Defended constantly by each generation -
For it comes only once to a people, and
Those in world history who have
Known freedom, and then lost it -
Have never known it again.
——-Ronald Reagan
United We Stand Tall, divided, we fail and fall.
B) When the senseless, continuous cycle of innocent human-beings, young and old, being shot, and murdered in the streets increases to a Barbaric Level (Domestic and War) - Where humanity can no longer Survive to the fullest, and grow 'Freely,' and 'Evolve Spiritually' while on God’s earth.
Our Children’s Future – is in Our Hands.
C) When God's 'Natural Law and Order' of Life between His Kingdom (Spirit), and His earth (Physical) is disrupted and severed, by Unrestrained Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Cloning of human-beings.
The Forbidden Fruit - Genesis 2:16-17 (KJV).
When that dire day in history arrives, Good vs. evil, Love vs. hate, Peace vs. war, will start all over again - somewhere in time - forever and ever --- until we all get it right.
Psalm 34:
12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
Truth
is learned-
One person
-at a time.
Virtūs et Honos.
——-Rick Sulik
A Bewildering Book.
A wandering hobo even knows, God is not complicated.
In the blink-of-an-eye
since time began
During daylight, night,
peacetime, or war -
The sight and sound
of rushing ocean waves
Have always caressed
the shorelines
- near and far.
In the blink-of-an-eye
when our 'eternal' spirit
Decides to be 'born-again'
in another lifetime -
We're greeted daily
by the rising sun's bright ray's
As a new chapter
of 'opportunity' awaits us
- at God’s unlocked door.
In the blink-of-an-eye
our storybook journey ends -
When we come around full-circle
and return to God
As a completed spirit
after experiencing life’s
'Evolving' lessons
– while on His earth.
I believe,
trust, love, respect, and
have faith in only
One God - God our Father -
our Creator.
With God,
all great things
- are possible.
Without God -
There would be
- No Creation.
In the beginning of time, all ‘spirits’ were created at once, in God’s image, in God's 'Nirvana.'
We are all old ‘spirits.’ There are no new ‘spirit's.'
Our ‘youthful eternal spirits,’ while on God’s ‘physical’ earth, will age in our lifetimes into - ‘older dying human-beings.’
While on His earth -
we are all connected
To God's -
Web-of-Life.
God's plan for us is clear.
In God's, ‘Web-of-Life,’ God's greatest gift of, 'Free-Will,' allows His sons, and daughters, in His 'Spirit Kingdom,' the 'opportunity' to live many lifetimes on His earth, as male and female, and to experience 'life' in each of the 'Races,' and, to learn to make 'Peace on Earth' with one another a reality, while we all 'spiritually evolve' in the 'physical' and come around 'full-circle.'
“We are all time travelers… it can be done.”
——-Stephen Hawking
God is a Supreme Artist
and an All-Knowing Creator.
God does not 'Command' us to do anything.
God does not ‘Interfere’ in our daily 'physical' lives.
God does not play 'favorites.'
God watches from above, and sees everything - the good, and evil doers.
We are all ‘special’ to God.
Each of us - is a storybook, a picture album, consisting of many lifetimes and experiences learned - up to our present lifetime on earth, which are stored in our ‘spirit’s eternal memory.'
‘Souls are poured from one into another of different kinds of bodies of the world.’ – Attributed to the teaching of Jesus Christ in the Gnostic gospels: Pistis Sophia.
God allows His family of ‘spirits’ to chart their own present destiny (Free-Will) and all future quests (spiritual growth).
God’s door is always open for us to seek 'opportunities' at 'physical' life (born-again) to further 'evolve' our 'spirit' to reach a higher level of 'Spirituality.'
All 'spirits' have their own ‘signature’ personality, which identifies their unique 'spirit' from another 'spirit.'
That ‘signature’ belongs to them each and every time their 'spirit' decides to 'incarnate' to ‘physical’ earth.
Some lifetimes are long. Some unfortunately, are short-lived due to an unforeseen accident or circumstance, or, by ‘human’ reckless behavior.
God, our Father, is all-merciful.
God’s unconditional love for His family gives us unlimited chances to succeed in ‘physical’ life.
God ‘is not’ responsible for causing pain, suffering and chaos around an unstable globe.
We are wholly to blame.
We have forgotten the Golden Rule -
‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.'
Instead, we empower evil to flourish and we do nothing to terminate the terror we’ve created from destroying humanity.
Hate is Ugly and a Sign of Weakness.
Hate is the 'Prejudice Labeling' of another human-being.
Out of control hate is a malignant cancer that spreads and fuels murderous behavior and world destruction.
The mind is a terrible thing to waste on spending a lifetime, labeling, and hating human-beings of all Races.
If hate prevails - humanity fails.
Love and compassion are still – the strongest emotions.
We cannot learn all about life in a single lifetime.
It is impossible.
It takes many lifetimes, being male and female, for our 'spirits' to evolve, and come around ‘full-circle,’ in order to become ‘completed spirits,’ and return to God, on our own 'Free-Will.'
In many cases, Memories, of our past-lives, are 'carried-over' into our next 'physical' lifetime, and are Remembered, after birth, at an early age, after a 'spirit' decides to 'return' soon after passing in their previous lifetime. The memories disappear, as we get older in our 'present' lifetime.
If a 'spirit' was a male, in 'several consecutive' lifetimes, and 'he' chooses to be a 'female' in his next 'physical' lifetime, sometimes his 'past-life male memories' interfere, and become confused (transgender) during the transition, and can't accept / adjust to the sudden change of being in a female's body, and he / 'she' is sometimes likely to feel more comfortable in a he - 'female' / female relationship.
If a 'spirit' was a female, in 'several consecutive' lifetimes, and 'she' chooses to be a 'male' in her next 'physical' lifetime, sometimes her 'past-life female memories' interfere, and become confused (transgender) during the transition, and can't accept / adjust to the sudden change of being in a male's body, and she / 'he' is sometimes likely to feel more comfortable in a she - 'male' / male relationship.
Most 'spirits,' rotate often being male, and female in their previous lifetimes, and are better able to adjust to the 'change' in their current 'physical' bodies, are able to live normal lives, and continue to fulfill their missions (spiritual growth) while ‘evolving’ to reach a higher level of 'Spirituality.'
When an expectant mother has an unfortunate miscarriage, or, the infant is stillborn, it simply means, the in-coming 'spirit,' utilized its 'Free-Will' right, and made a 'Pro-Choice' decision, and changed its mind not to 'enter' the soon to be newborn's body.
In other words, the incoming 'spirit' became 'aware' of an unexpected imminent 'danger' to the 'spirit's' present mission (spiritual growth), and decided at the last moment to, a b o r t, and continues its search in locating another expecting mother, so it can be 'born again' in the 'physical,' and live out its new lifetime to its fullest, and complete its overall 'mission' - to further 'evolve.'
This 'Spiritual' learning process of ‘evolving,’ to reach a higher level of 'Spirituality,' and returning to God, by living in the 'physical,' hasn't changed --- since time began.
God loves us and gave each one of His family, His 'Freedom' gift of, 'Free-Will,' for us to make our own decisions, and choices in life.
Preamble to the Declaration of Independence:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with ‘certain unalienable Rights,’ that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
God's Law of, 'Free-Will,' to all humanity is violated, when human-beings take it upon themselves to force, 'Their-Will,' on other human-beings.
Under God's 'Free-Will' Law - I cannot tell you how to run your life, and you do not have the absolute right to tell me how to run my life.
No fallible human-being, church, government, nor court, has the absolute right to commandeer our all-merciful Father's precious 'Freedom' gift of 'Free-Will, and ‘Pro-Choice’ from us, while we are on our 'Spiritual' journey to 'evolve' in becoming completed 'spirits' on God’s earth.
To force one's 'Free-Will' on another, or on an entire Nation, violates God's ‘Supreme Law of Freedom’ to humanity.
Psalm 119:
163 I hate and loathe falsehood,
But, I love Your law.
165 Those who love Your law have great peace,
And nothing causes them to stumble.
We are all on borrowed time...
Our beloved America (Land of the Free) and humanity will perish -
A) If our country surrenders, without a fight to halt the Illegal Invasion of our Homeland, by the Indoctrinating Controlling Human-Beings in high power positions - as they Knowingly, Intentionally, and Recklessly force their 'Destructive and Misguided Socialist Ideology Will' against God's 'Free' Nation (United States of America and its Constitution).
Freedom is a fragile thing, and
It’s never more than one generation away from extinction -
It is not ours by way of inheritence,
It must be fought for, and
Defended constantly by each generation -
For it comes only once to a people, and
Those in world history who have
Known freedom, and then lost it -
Have never known it again.
——-Ronald Reagan
United We Stand Tall, divided, we fail and fall.
B) When the senseless, continuous cycle of innocent human-beings, young and old, being shot, and murdered in the streets increases to a Barbaric Level (Domestic and War) - Where humanity can no longer Survive to the fullest, and grow 'Freely,' and 'Evolve Spiritually' while on God’s earth.
Our Children’s Future – is in Our Hands.
C) When God's 'Natural Law and Order' of Life between His Kingdom (Spirit), and His earth (Physical) is disrupted and severed, by Unrestrained Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Cloning of human-beings.
The Forbidden Fruit - Genesis 2:16-17 (KJV).
When that dire day in history arrives, Good vs. evil, Love vs. hate, Peace vs. war, will start all over again - somewhere in time - forever and ever --- until we all get it right.
Psalm 34:
12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
Truth
is learned-
One person
-at a time.
Virtūs et Honos.
——-Rick Sulik
March 8, 2026
These takes come off childlike. In his own words, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and right to teach… but I think readers should consider Prager’s only relevant merit is creating a short-form conservative media organization. He has a lot to say about other people’s lack of wisdom and morality when his own lacks perspective and experience.
May 12, 2026
This book. WOW!
The questions, the ideas, the answers, the way the author/speaker presented his case was eye opening and mind bending.
If you're someone who can't get passed people who say they are spiritual or religious and you feel their arent.
If you're someone who thinks you're basically a good human so you've got to be on the righteous side of heaven.
If you have been conflicted with people who have taught you that the Bible is law but you can't get passed some deep seeded morals/values you have that don't mirror the Bible.
If you've been influenced by society/politics/education/circumstance/situational awareness and socioeconomic standards into how you think, feel, act and believe.
If you have questions or your kids have questions or people in your inner circle have questions about why you believe or they believe differently and who is "right" or "wrong."
THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU, MY FRIENDS.
Anyone who knows me a tiny bit knows that I can get down with some very deep conversations on religion and I think of myself as a little bit of a "challenger" when it comes to what I've been taught vs what I've learned myself as I step into a deeper relationship with God. And my most favorite thing is trying to make sense of what I know to be true and find examples to make concepts easy for others to understand.
This book took the majority of things I've wrestled with to find a clear way to say them and made it easy to digest but left me thinking about them for weeks.
There were a few things the speaker said that didn't make me change my stance and even fewer things that made me think my values/morals are rooted wrong. However, the majority of what I read made me burst open my brain and start dissecting it with the questions that light up the pages. But, ,that's the beauty of opening up your mind and heart so there can be open discussions and conversations about hard things that people grapple with on the daily.
I found myself taking the same polls the author introduces to his audience and then watching myself change my stance or become clearer as to why I do believe differently than the majority or the masses. And this book gave me the ammo I've been looking for when someone corners me about my beliefs. If you're religious, if you're not religious, if you want to figure out why there is such a difference between left and right and generational influences...this book is for you.
This book encourages discussion and communications and the ability to think!
It's a book that will now be passed off through my family so I can have people to discuss it with. And, I happen to think a few of these questions will be ones I ask to new friends I meet along this life journey to see where they stand on certain topics.
If you pick it up to read it, let me know your thoughts!
The questions, the ideas, the answers, the way the author/speaker presented his case was eye opening and mind bending.
If you're someone who can't get passed people who say they are spiritual or religious and you feel their arent.
If you're someone who thinks you're basically a good human so you've got to be on the righteous side of heaven.
If you have been conflicted with people who have taught you that the Bible is law but you can't get passed some deep seeded morals/values you have that don't mirror the Bible.
If you've been influenced by society/politics/education/circumstance/situational awareness and socioeconomic standards into how you think, feel, act and believe.
If you have questions or your kids have questions or people in your inner circle have questions about why you believe or they believe differently and who is "right" or "wrong."
THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU, MY FRIENDS.
Anyone who knows me a tiny bit knows that I can get down with some very deep conversations on religion and I think of myself as a little bit of a "challenger" when it comes to what I've been taught vs what I've learned myself as I step into a deeper relationship with God. And my most favorite thing is trying to make sense of what I know to be true and find examples to make concepts easy for others to understand.
This book took the majority of things I've wrestled with to find a clear way to say them and made it easy to digest but left me thinking about them for weeks.
There were a few things the speaker said that didn't make me change my stance and even fewer things that made me think my values/morals are rooted wrong. However, the majority of what I read made me burst open my brain and start dissecting it with the questions that light up the pages. But, ,that's the beauty of opening up your mind and heart so there can be open discussions and conversations about hard things that people grapple with on the daily.
I found myself taking the same polls the author introduces to his audience and then watching myself change my stance or become clearer as to why I do believe differently than the majority or the masses. And this book gave me the ammo I've been looking for when someone corners me about my beliefs. If you're religious, if you're not religious, if you want to figure out why there is such a difference between left and right and generational influences...this book is for you.
This book encourages discussion and communications and the ability to think!
It's a book that will now be passed off through my family so I can have people to discuss it with. And, I happen to think a few of these questions will be ones I ask to new friends I meet along this life journey to see where they stand on certain topics.
If you pick it up to read it, let me know your thoughts!
May 23, 2026
I bought my first Dennis Prager book at the Borders Book Store at 5 World Trade Center in 1998. That’s my last memory of the store, as 5 World Trade Center was destroyed on 9/11.
The book had an unusual title: Happiness is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual. Though 14 years sober at the time, I was going through an emotional relapse following the loss of my Greenwich Village store and I was deeply unhappy. I sorely needed a human nature repair manual. I became a fan of Prager immediately and in recent years read two of his "The Rational Bible" series: "Genesis," and "Exodus."
The title “If There Is No God” is taken from a sentence in that first book I bought at Borders. It’s an exploration of how the belief that there is no God leads us to define good and evil for ourselves and thus to “play God,” as we say in AA. Happiness then becomes a very serious problem indeed, for left to our own devices it is in our human nature to self-destruct—and destroy others along the way.
Having read “Happiness” I was looking forward to If There is No God. In fact, I was very grateful that Dennis had found the fortitude to put the book together after the accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Though I benefitted from the book, however, I must admit that the benefit was limited by the fact that the book was written for a difference audience, written really for high school students.
Yet If There’s No God served a useful purpose. It inspired me to take Happiness off the shelf and read it again for a third time. Twenty-eight yeas later, I found that as rewarding as the first two times. And once again I gave God thanks for giving us Dennis Prager.
The book had an unusual title: Happiness is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual. Though 14 years sober at the time, I was going through an emotional relapse following the loss of my Greenwich Village store and I was deeply unhappy. I sorely needed a human nature repair manual. I became a fan of Prager immediately and in recent years read two of his "The Rational Bible" series: "Genesis," and "Exodus."
The title “If There Is No God” is taken from a sentence in that first book I bought at Borders. It’s an exploration of how the belief that there is no God leads us to define good and evil for ourselves and thus to “play God,” as we say in AA. Happiness then becomes a very serious problem indeed, for left to our own devices it is in our human nature to self-destruct—and destroy others along the way.
Having read “Happiness” I was looking forward to If There is No God. In fact, I was very grateful that Dennis had found the fortitude to put the book together after the accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Though I benefitted from the book, however, I must admit that the benefit was limited by the fact that the book was written for a difference audience, written really for high school students.
Yet If There’s No God served a useful purpose. It inspired me to take Happiness off the shelf and read it again for a third time. Twenty-eight yeas later, I found that as rewarding as the first two times. And once again I gave God thanks for giving us Dennis Prager.
March 10, 2026
I was very disappointed with this title. Normally, Dennis has such groundbreaking ideas that are worthy of being in a book.
For example, his one book Still the Best Hope is a must read for all Americans. The problem with this book is it was basically a lecture that he put into a book.
Lectures read very different from books because books are much more well thought and can incorporate much grander ideas in my opinion. I’m always impressed with Dennis‘s lecture skills and his ability to think on the fly, but I was really expecting something thought-provoking instead of just listening to him debate with ignorant college students.
This was a copy-paste book which I really think was a waste of my time. I absolutely adore and love Dennis Prager, but you could listen to his fireside chat and make better use of your time than to read this book
For example, his one book Still the Best Hope is a must read for all Americans. The problem with this book is it was basically a lecture that he put into a book.
Lectures read very different from books because books are much more well thought and can incorporate much grander ideas in my opinion. I’m always impressed with Dennis‘s lecture skills and his ability to think on the fly, but I was really expecting something thought-provoking instead of just listening to him debate with ignorant college students.
This was a copy-paste book which I really think was a waste of my time. I absolutely adore and love Dennis Prager, but you could listen to his fireside chat and make better use of your time than to read this book
July 4, 2026
Definitely some wonderful topics addressed. A book to be contemplated and absorbed slowly to let his points sink. I wish the book was set up into chapters and topics which I think could have been an easier read.
With the 250th birthday of America, it reinforces what our founders stated in our Declaration of Independence. Those whom believe in a creator (which our country is founded on) helps us have a moral code derived from our creator. If not for that fact people would believe in only people and in forming laws based on their feelings. Frightening to think we have many trying to prove that point today.
Topics discussed unfortunately will not be read by those that need it most. We can only hope that believers spread the news and keep our America an exceptional place to live.
With the 250th birthday of America, it reinforces what our founders stated in our Declaration of Independence. Those whom believe in a creator (which our country is founded on) helps us have a moral code derived from our creator. If not for that fact people would believe in only people and in forming laws based on their feelings. Frightening to think we have many trying to prove that point today.
Topics discussed unfortunately will not be read by those that need it most. We can only hope that believers spread the news and keep our America an exceptional place to live.
April 25, 2026
This really is a great read done in a different way as Dennis answers many questions from a young audience regarding God, evil, suffering in the world, feelings or opinions versus beliefs or values, faith requires reason, how to know what truth is, etc. Also included at the end is Appendix I: The Death Penalty for Murder is a Moral Cornerstone of Society" and Appendix II - "Why God is Depicted in Male Terms". There are so many nuggets in here scattered throughout that Dennis gives his young audience. This is well worth the read since it reflects the years of sage wisdom and advice that he has authored and offered concerning these topics.
March 18, 2026
Prager leads with a groundbreaking approach to develop an argument for the necessity, not the existence, of God. From start to finish, Prager formats the book as a discussion, based off a school engagement he had years ago. It is accessible, reasoned, logical and brutally honest.
If There Is No God will be mandatory reading for my children one day, and a book I continually reference back to in my own personal life.
No matter your beliefs, or lack thereof, you will find this book of great value - and as a bonus, a very quick read.
If There Is No God will be mandatory reading for my children one day, and a book I continually reference back to in my own personal life.
No matter your beliefs, or lack thereof, you will find this book of great value - and as a bonus, a very quick read.
June 21, 2026
If There Is No God: The Battle Over Who Defines Good and Evil is an excellent book and enlightens the reader regarding the difference between feelings and values. Young people should read this book because it makes one think about why there is a lot to consider when raising children and giving them a firm foundation about making choices in their lives. Everyone who reads the book will gain a better understanding about what is missing in today's world and how to correct the way people make judgments and decisions.
March 22, 2026
Dennis Prager dialogued with young people with thought provoking questions as he related why God should be an important part of their ethos, their lives. In the last part of the book Dennis Prager gives an answer as to why there should be a death penalty. Having "read" the book by audiobook it was harder for me to absorb all the author said than by reading a physical book. This kind of book needs time to re-read and really think about the arguments for why God is important.
March 11, 2026
Clarity in assessing values vs feelings & other guiding subjects
Brilliant, straight talk about the importance of Values upon the stability of society: not just values, but where they are derived & how they impact behavior. I intend to reread portions to better grasp its concepts so I can share them.
Brilliant, straight talk about the importance of Values upon the stability of society: not just values, but where they are derived & how they impact behavior. I intend to reread portions to better grasp its concepts so I can share them.
March 31, 2026
This book is based on the transcript of an event Prager held for teenagers in 1992 and is structured as a dialogue between the speaker and audience members. Prager has, however, obviously added material to update the material for more recent cultural developments; I feel it would have been more transparent to bracket off these additions than to elide them into the original transcript.
April 11, 2026
This was a very provocative book to read. Prager presented his thoughts clearly, but is it fair to impose western Christian/Judea values, morals & laws to all religions & people of the world. Must all people marry into the same religion as their spouse? I found some of his ideas antiquated for the divese world we live in today.
June 1, 2026
I had hoped for a more philosophical or insightful review of the issue. Instead, rubbish. In addition to several factual inaccuracies within the opening chapters, the approach to considering the nature of these questions is structured poorly. Wouldn’t hold water in an undergrad philosophy class. Read the classical works instead.
March 4, 2026
I was not familiar with Dennis Prager before this book but I loved his logic and his easy to understand examples. Rather than a book, this was more of a transcript from Q&A with teenagers over a several day period. I look forward to reading more of his work.
March 21, 2026
Really found this audiobook academically inspirational. Sounds strange, but Prager's view on values vs behaviors makes perfect sense. I wish this book would have been available when I was a young adult and I hope other young adults will read it.
June 30, 2026
I don't always agree with everything Dennis Prager has to say but I respect his practical and insightful approach to discussing Old Testament writings. He's fascinating and knows how to speak to people in ways that they can relate to.
July 2, 2026
I am so glad I read this. Great look at where we get our values from and why it is so important to know the difference between values and feelings. I would want all my friends to consider reading this.
March 16, 2026
FANTASTIC READ
I wish that this book could be required reading in every Christian college in America! It would be a great read in secular colleges as well.
I wish that this book could be required reading in every Christian college in America! It would be a great read in secular colleges as well.
March 25, 2026
Insightful reading
Great book! Truly made me think and was educational. Highly recommend it! Dennis Prayer is an amazing light to this sometimes dark world.
Great book! Truly made me think and was educational. Highly recommend it! Dennis Prayer is an amazing light to this sometimes dark world.
March 30, 2026
Answers question I have always wanted to ask and the answers given were comprehensive and underscored my understanding.
April 23, 2026
Feelings vs Values
Good question and answer session with Dennis Prager on Judeo Christian values. The rational explanation of why values matter to our society is spot on.
Good question and answer session with Dennis Prager on Judeo Christian values. The rational explanation of why values matter to our society is spot on.
May 29, 2026
Very thought provoking that I’m going to read (listen) to it again
June 24, 2026
Necessary Reading
July 5, 2026
Thought provoking, secular and concentric thinking
The style of writing was awkward
The style of writing was awkward
May 11, 2026
I really, really like Dennis Prager and all his great 5 minute videos to use as a learning tool so I was excited to read this book. He is very smart and easily explains everything; however, this book was a 3.5 for me. I didn't think he would be doing the book as a Q&A and just hearing some stupid questions made it harder to read. But I love his values, faith, truth speaking and he doesn't stop which is what this world needs….faith, truth and values!
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