<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Ask Jim Holt Anything: Favorite Religious&nbsp;Jokes?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[
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<p>Jim Holt has a new book out,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Why-Does-World-Exist-Existential/dp/0871404095" target="_self"><em>Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story</em></a>. On a more serious note, we&nbsp;<a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/07/ask-jim-holt-anything.html" target="_self">asked</a>&nbsp;him earlier this week why there&#8217;s something rather than nothing. Full &#8220;Ask Anything&#8221; video archive&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos.html#ask-andrew-anything" target="_self">here</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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