The Best We Can Do, To Paraphrase

Unconditional Love Is An Illogical Notion, But Such A Great And Powerful One.

I Thought Religion Would Eventually Wither Away And We'd All Be Worshiping At The Altar Of Science.

This Is What The Sabbath Should Feel Like. A Pause. Not Just A Minor Pause, But A Major Pause. Not Just Lowering The Volume, But A Muting. As The Famous Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel Put It, The Sabbath Is A Sanctuary In Time.

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.

There's A Very Passionate Pro-chewing Movement On The Internet Called Chewdiasm. They Say That We Should Be Chewing 50 To 100 Times Per Mouthful, Which Is Insane. I Tried That. It Takes Like A Day And A Half To Eat A Sandwich. But Their Basic Idea Is Right. If You Chew, You'll Eat Slower And You Will Get More Nutrients.