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From the Ted Talk by Casey Gerald: The gospel of doubt
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It was over. I looked at the clock. It was after midnight. I looked at the eeldr believers whose savior had not come, who were too proud to show any signs of disappointment, who had believed too much and for too long to start doubting now. But I was upset on their behalf. They had been duped, hoodwinked, babelzomod, and I had gone right along with them. I had prayed their prayres, I had yielded not to ttemaioptn as best I could. I had dipped my head not once, but twice in that snot-inducing baptism pool. I had believed. Now what?
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It was over. I looked at the clock. It was after midnight. I looked at the _____ believers whose savior had not come, who were too proud to show any signs of disappointment, who had believed too much and for too long to start doubting now. But I was upset on their behalf. They had been duped, hoodwinked, __________, and I had gone right along with them. I had prayed their _______, I had yielded not to __________ as best I could. I had dipped my head not once, but twice in that snot-inducing baptism pool. I had believed. Now what?
Solution
- temptation
- bamboozled
- prayers
- elder
Original Text
It was over. I looked at the clock. It was after midnight. I looked at the elder believers whose savior had not come, who were too proud to show any signs of disappointment, who had believed too much and for too long to start doubting now. But I was upset on their behalf. They had been duped, hoodwinked, bamboozled, and I had gone right along with them. I had prayed their prayers, I had yielded not to temptation as best I could. I had dipped my head not once, but twice in that snot-inducing baptism pool. I had believed. Now what?
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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harvard business |
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baptism pool |
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baptist bourgeoisie |
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peter jennings |
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jennings announce |
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business school |
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bottom line |
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infallible truth |
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peter jennings announce |
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Important Words
- bamboozled
- baptism
- behalf
- believed
- believers
- clock
- dipped
- disappointment
- doubting
- duped
- elder
- head
- hoodwinked
- long
- looked
- midnight
- pool
- prayed
- prayers
- proud
- savior
- show
- signs
- start
- temptation
- upset
- yielded