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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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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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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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How do you gag the voice in your head that says, ‘You don’t have to [do it] today. There’s always tomorrow.’?
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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you. It’s like, it’s really bad. It’s like Paula-Deen-glazed-bacon-doughnut bad. So I now move around as much as possible.
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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’m not a fan of ‘write what you know.’ If you don’t know, find out. I knew nothing about the Bible before I started writing ‘The Year of Living Biblically.’ That was kind of the point – to learn.
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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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If my former self and my current self met for coffee, they’d get along OK, but they’d both probably walk out of the Starbucks shaking their heads and saying to themselves, “That guy is kinda delusional.”
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In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
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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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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
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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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