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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

I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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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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Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
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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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I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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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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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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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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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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Behavior shapes emotions.
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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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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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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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The Bible talks a lot about thankfulness, and I’m more thankful than I ever was. I try to concentrate on the hundreds of things that go right in a day, instead of the three or four that go wrong.
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