Derek Thompson

And I realized after months, maybe years, of believing quite fervently in the concept of lucky socks, I was like, my theology is that there is no God except a God of socks.

Like, the Almighty...

has no control over anything in the world, and there's no point to praying to him or her, except after creating the heavens and the earth and the animals and the humans, his only domain of care is the degree to which these striped socks lead to an enjoyable date.

And I was like, that's just like, it's just so interesting how...

individual theologies can sometimes make absolutely no sense when you look at them from 30,000 feet up.

But this is the nature of human belief.

A lot of it comes from a place of instinct that isn't exactly well-planned before it's articulated.

So anyway, I interrupted your wonderful four-part breakdown.

We've talked about the spiritual but not religious, S-B-N-Rs.

Keep us going.

What are the other three subcategories?

That's a wonderful rundown.

I want to circle back to the spiritual but not religious.

You have a really fabulous picture of how they are different from the rest of the none category.

They are more likely to do yoga.

They're more likely to meditate.

They're more likely to believe in astrology or horoscopes.

They're more likely to use crystals.

They're more likely to use tarot cards.

They're more likely to burn sage at home in their business or use mind-altering substances.