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?
There's a lot of food restriction in the Bible, but it does say you're allowed to eat crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. I decided to take advantag… - A. J. Jacobs
There's a lot of food restriction in the Bible, but it does say you're allowed to eat crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. I decided to take advantag…
- A. J. Jacobs
Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight. - A. J. Jacobs
Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero. - A. J. Jacobs
I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz - A. J. Jacobs
It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz
Its sort of my job to feel good. - A. J. Jacobs
Its sort of my job to feel good.
I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven t… - A. J. Jacobs
I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven t…
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-… - A. J. Jacobs
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-…
I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow. - A. J. Jacobs
I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.
I thought religion would eventually wither away and we'd all be worshiping at the altar of science. - A. J. Jacobs
I thought religion would eventually wither away and we'd all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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