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Bokononism

Bokononism is the fictional religion practiced by many of the characters in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle.

It is based on living by the untruths that make one happy. Bokononistic sex is a union of two souls achieved by placing the soles of two people's feet together.

See also Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons[?].

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