One of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.
A. J. JACOBSI’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 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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I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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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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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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Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It’s like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.
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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 know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing – but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.
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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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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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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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Scrabble – The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t really explain why.
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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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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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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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