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Stress is not a state of mind... it's measurable and dangerous, and humans can't seem to find their off-switch.

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...I might continue to believe that there is no god even if it were proved that there is. A religious friend of mine once remarked that the concept of god is useful, because you can berate god during the bad times. But it is clear to me that I don't need to believe there is a god in order to berate him.
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