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Do you believe in miracles? Why they make perfect sense for many

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Depiction of the miracle of the Resurrection, the central belief in Christianity.Romalo Tavani/Shutterstock.com

This year, one of the most essential holy days in the Christian calendar, Easter, coincides with perhaps the silliest of annual secular celebrations, April Fools’ Day. Easter commemorates a miraculous event, the resurrection of...

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