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I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.

A. J. Jacobs

I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven times after coitus).
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Birth Control Delicious Idea Jumping Technique
I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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Accept Adventure Comfort Dull Explore Life Risk World Zone
It’s a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn’t about rights. It’s about responsibilities.”–Mr Bill Berkowitz
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Different Life Responsibility Way World Yourself
More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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Death Drink Drive People
In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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Avoid Commitment Myself Sin Try
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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Kind Method People Religion See Worship Yourself
Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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Alive Eat Emotion Jealous Myself Time Wasted Time
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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Cloud Ground Head Live Religion World
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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Immunity Invitation Polite Stay System Welcome Yourself
I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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Cause Dignity Identity Image Little Name Reward Shame Think
I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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Grew Home Hormone Mature Nature Quality Responsibility Up Zero
Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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Decision Life Ourselves Power
After a while, if you’re committed, you start to believe in the things in which you’re praying. It’s just cognitive dissonance. You can’t live a completely religious life and not start to have it sink in.
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Believe Commitment Life Prayer Religious Start Yourself
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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Delay Sheep Sleep Study
One of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.
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Evolution God Growth Interest Kindness Oneself
Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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Art Move Painting

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