Everyone, everywhere, and all the time, used to laugh at me when I was growing up. So, when … - Emo Philips

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There are several different meanings of the words "religion" and "spirituality," all of which are important. The whole point about an integral or comprehensive approach is that it must find a way to believably include all of those important meanings in a coherent whole.

Emo Philips

Everyone, everywhere, and all the time, used to laugh at me when I was growing up. So, when I was around 18, I thought, 'I'll become a comedian, and then if everyone laughs at me, I'll be famous. ' So I went on stage one night and, for the first time in my life, everyone stopped laughing at me.

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