Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
A. J. JACOBSMore people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action–no matter what the action is–might help you feel better.
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My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It’s far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y’all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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When I was with the serpent-handlers in Tennessee, it was the most bizarre method of worship I could think of. Yet when you sit with these people, you can kind of see how it makes sense.
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My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it’ll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It’s like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.
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After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There’s something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.
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When I went to Israel, it was a little disorienting, because there are so many people who look crazy and were dressed like me. There, I was just one of the apocalyptic crowd.
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I was what they call ‘skinny fat’ – a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
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I don’t believe that prayers actually change God’s mind – if there is a God – but I liked praying for people in need. It was like moral weightlifting. I tend to be self-obsessed, and it was nice to get out of my brain once in a while.
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I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
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It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
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A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It’s just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and spouses.
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Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
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I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
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