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"Live by the foma (harmless untruths) that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy."- The Books of Bokonon. I:5
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Erika Hartley August 20, 2003 Period 2 "Live by the foma (harmless untruths) that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy."- The Books of Bokonon. I:5 Foma, are an everyday part of life. No one knows if there truly was a person who created the earth and all its inhabitants, or if one person can start a whole new way of life with just one idea. One must live by certain foma, but at the same time a person must know which ones not to live by. America itself is one giant foma. There are untruths about religion, family life, war, and society in general spread all across America today. Religions are foma in themselves, for it is not certain what a religion is based on, or if the stories of that religion are even true. People, not just in America, but all around the world believe in something that has not been...
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