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“We knew so little of the cosmos when the Dead Sea Scrolls were written. Why did the universe continue to bury its secrets so deep, unbeknownst to us, revealing them only at a time and place of its choosing? Was there not a kernel of truth to it?”

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“Something about Israel was speaking to me, planting a seed of faith that would one day prove more fruitful than anything I’d ever harvest. It was the beginning of my most important journey, one I wouldn’t fully appreciate until I had far more to lose in this life than I had to gain.”

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“Our parents were the types to cover our eyes in theaters when movies got violent and our ears if a conversation became explicit. They didn’t want us to grow up so fast that we’d forget what it was like when the only monsters in life were the ones under the bed.”

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“Having never smoked, I hacked after inhaling. The taste was bitter, a flavor marking the twilight of my childhood.”

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“As a young man, I was cocksure, unable to spool the common thread tying together all faiths—a desire for peace, happiness, and purpose. Yet the fountain that sprang from the well of natural selection couldn’t quench my thirst. I was desperate to taste a different elixir.”

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“As days passed, my worldview became a mélange of their arcane narratives, stitched together like a quilt—easy to wrap yourself in but too flimsy to keep you warm.”

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“It’s not easy to forgive—especially in a society obsessed with presentism and castigating past mistakes. The slightest error gets you canceled, forgotten, and erased from history. It feels like there’s no context anymore, just judgment.”

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