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Maybe this is another way to think about original sin—the ingrained lure of the possibility of going numb, a habit of acquiescence to it.

Krista Tippett

Maybe this is another way to think about original sin—the ingrained lure of the possibility of going numb, a habit of acquiescence to it.

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About Krista Tippett

Krista Tippett (née Weedman; born November 9, 1960) is an American journalist, author, and public intellectual. Since 2003, she has served as creator and host of the Peabody Award winning program On Being. In 2014, Tippett was awarded the National Humanities Medal by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Tippett is the author of The New York Times best selling books Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living (2016), Einstein's God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit (2010), and Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters—and How to Talk About It (2008). In 2019 she was named the Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor at Stanford University. In 2025 Tippett was named a Chubb Fellow at Yale University.