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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?

A. J. Jacobs

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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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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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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I’ve never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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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 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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I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
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The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one.
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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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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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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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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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Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
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