
Oh No, Ross and Carrie Ross and Carrie and Lessons From the World of Belief: Cherry Picking Edition
Aug 18, 2019
A humorous talk about picking useful practices from varied belief systems. Stories range from Mormon preparedness and Scientology techniques to vegetarian lessons from Adventists. He shares calm chanting and laughter yoga takeaways, speed-reading tricks, and tips for talking with people who distrust science. The finale covers undercover reporting and a candid ayahuasca account.
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Adopting Vegetarianism After Prophecy Lectures
- Ross attended a long end-times lecture series (Seventh-day Adventist) and adopted vegetarianism partly due to their community and dietary emphasis.
- He stayed vegetarian for over two years, crediting the religiously motivated example.
Laughter Yoga Works By Faking It Till It’s Real
- Ross and Carrie tried laughter yoga where adults fake-laugh together until it becomes real.
- He reports it as harmless, sociable, and genuinely mood-lifting in group settings.
Calming Effect Of The Eckankar HU Chant
- Ross attended an Eckankar conference and learned the HU chant, which he found calming and now uses with his son.
- He notes an app with recordings of thousands singing HU for shared meditative experience.




