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Fake It

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Where Did Heaven
Come From?

The idea that Christians go to heaven upon dying isn't found in the oldest books in the New Testament, such as the letters of Paul and the Gospel of Mark. In this excerpt from the new book The Evolution of God , Robert Wright suggests that early Christianity adopted the idea from a competing religion in the Roman Empire.

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Reader Voices

Inspiring stories from Beliefnet members.

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Can a Smart Person Believe in God?

Contrary to the slanders voiced by arrogant atheists, we who believe in God are in very distinguished company indeed.

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Is Oprah America's Most Effective Pastor?

The talk show host stresses confession, personal responsibility, and reconciliation. No wonder she's our guru.

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Planet with a Purpose

If Earth is an organism getting ever more complex, doesn't that mean humans might have been made for a reason?

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Earth and Evolution: No Purpose, No Design

Evolution happens because it can. Period.

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A Frame For Black History

America substitutes Black History Month for radical education that transforms people into moral agents.

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Good Guys Finish First

In a remarkable new book, Robert Wright contends that most human interactions have had 'nonzero' or 'win-win' outcomes

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