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Considering what work looked like in even the 18th century it was indeed rest in comparison.
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Going to church is equivalent to watching tv, its not work.
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Having to keep up social appearances within an accepted range and suppressing ideas and behavior that conflict with rules imposed by a religious organization does not sound relaxing to me like watching TV does. My white collar labor is less stressful to me than religious strictures would be.
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People didn’t have much more to do back then. There was no TV.
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