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Hiding God

Data Over Dogma

January 26, 2026

This week we're talking about showing off your love for God, and whether that might not be a such great idea. And our example of not mentioning God comes straight from the Bible?? First, we're looking at the book of Esther.

Speakers Dan McClellan, Dan Beecher

TopicsSociety & CultureHistory

Dan McClellan (0:00)

I don't know about y'all, but the older I get, the more important it is to me that I get a good night's sleep.

Dan Beecher (0:05)

You know what, you getting a good night's sleep is important to me too.

Dan McClellan (0:10)

Particularly because I have a bad lower back because of a sports-related injury from when I was younger. But it has always been important to me to have a firm mattress. And when I ordered my Brooklyn Bedding Plankfirm Luxe California King, it actually didn't go immediately into my bedroom. We actually set it up in the guest room with the intention of then switching out our old mattress afterwards. And there was a night when I was really, really, really sick, and I didn't want to bug my wife. So I went and slept in the guest bed and moved the mattress into our bedroom the very next day while I was still sick because I was like, okay, this is a superior mattress. And it has the Glaciotex covers, got the Copper Flex Foam. I am a hot sleeper. I wake up drenched in sweat sometimes and no longer because this mattress keeps me nice and cool. I always have a good night's sleep on my Brooklyn bedding. California King playing Confirm Lux.

Dan Beecher (1:09)

Always bragging about that California King. Yeah, look, my Brooklyn bedding, I love it as well. And part of the thing that you need to know about them is that they handcraft every mattress in a factory in Arizona. There's not going to be any middlemen. There's no gimmicks. It just comes straight from them to you. It's a top tier quality, honestly priced mattress made with American craftsmanship. Their whole goal is just to give you a better night's sleep. And if you want a Brooklyn bedding mattress, but you're not sure that it'll serve your needs, get one because Brooklyn Bedding offers a 120 night comfort trial. You love it or they'll help you return it or swap it hassle free.

Dan McClellan (1:54)

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Dan McClellan (2:47)

It's a squishy little situation, but definitely don't sing on an airplane. I think, I think the thesis-

Dan Beecher (2:53)

For the love of all that is good and holy.

Dan McClellan (2:55)

The thesis of this episode is just don't sing on an airplane, man.

Dan Beecher (3:00)

Yeah.

Dan McClellan (3:06)

Hey everybody, I'm Dan McClellan.

Dan Beecher (3:08)

And I'm Dan Beecher.

Dan McClellan (3:09)

And this is Data Over Dogma, where we increase public access to the academic study of the Bible and religion, and we combat spread of misinformation about the same. How are things today, Dan?

Dan Beecher (3:20)

Things are good. It's a dark day here in Salt Lake City as we look out over temperature inversion, which if you don't know what that is, you can look it up.

Dan McClellan (3:32)

Yeah, lucky you.

Dan Beecher (3:33)

Yeah, we live in Beijing now when it comes to air pollution. So that's always fun.

Dan McClellan (3:40)

I think somebody said South Jordan, which is the city right northeast ish of me, had like the worst air quality in the country last week. And then like Davis County, Salt Lake City sometimes has among the worst air quality in the world. So yeah, it's an issue.

Dan Beecher (3:58)

So smoke them if you got them, I guess. I don't know.

Dan McClellan (4:01)

You don't have a choice.

Dan Beecher (4:02)

We're all, yeah, exactly. How are you?

Dan McClellan (4:06)

I'm doing all right. I'm about ready to dart off to sunny San Diego to spend a few days away from the inversion with my kids who have a four day weekend.

Dan Beecher (4:18)

You lucky son of a gun.

Dan McClellan (4:20)

Yeah, so there's no Comic-Con to be had, but there's still plenty of sun, sand and surf.

Dan Beecher (4:27)

Yeah, between Comic-Con and whenever the SBL meeting happens there in San Diego for you, this will be a trip where you don't have to hover around that convention center.

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