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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.

A. J. Jacobs

Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It’s not until the second year that they learn the cures.
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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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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 love to live things, so I wanted to immerse myself and get into the mindset – and sandals – of my forefathers.
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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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I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.
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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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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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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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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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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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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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Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He’s wrathful, but at other times, He’s incredibly compassionate. He’s not a one-dimensional figure at all.
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