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The Mortal Atheist

What happens to an atheist when they die?

What happens to an atheist when they die?

All, DiscussionsTMANovember 1, 2022Midnight Mass, atheism, death, mortality, secular mortality Comments

Death Interrupted (Blair Bigham)

Death Interrupted (Blair Bigham)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMANovember 1, 2022death, medicalizationComment

Dead Mom Walking (Rachel Matlow)

Dead Mom Walking (Rachel Matlow)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Memoirs, ReviewsTMAOctober 10, 2022cancer, dying, memoirComment

The Hour of Our Death (Philippe Ariès)

The Hour of Our Death (Philippe Ariès)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMAOctober 3, 2022death, history, culture, death attitudes Comment

Meanings of Life (Roy F. Baumeister)

Meanings of Life (Roy F. Baumeister)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMASeptember 27, 2022meaning, meaning of life, social science, purpose, value, secular meaning, atheism, Dec.23 books about meaning Comments

Meaning in Life Trilogy (Irving Singer)

Meaning in Life Trilogy (Irving Singer)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAAugust 31, 2022meaning, meaning in life, philosophy, love, art, secular meaning, valueComment

Meaning in Life - The Creation of Value (Irving Singer)

Meaning in Life - The Creation of Value (Irving Singer)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAAugust 15, 2022value, meaning, meaning of life, meaning in life, secular meaning, death, mortalityComment

Spirituality for the Skeptic (Robert C. Solomon)

Spirituality for the Skeptic (Robert C. Solomon)

All, Books-on-Meaning, Reviews, Books-on-SpiritualityTMAAugust 2, 2022spirituality, secular spirituality, atheism, Nov.23 books about spiritualityComment

Ultimate Questions (Bryan Magee)

Ultimate Questions (Bryan Magee)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAJuly 16, 2022meaning, big questions, atheist, atheism, secularComment

The oblivion of death and the uncaring cosmos

The oblivion of death and the uncaring cosmos

All, DiscussionsTMAJuly 6, 2022death, dying, oblivion, atheism, mortality, meaning, meaninglessness, nihilism Comments

The Meaning of Life: Religious, Philosophical, Transhumanist, and Scientific Perspectives (John G. Messerly)

The Meaning of Life: Religious, Philosophical, Transhumanist, and Scientific Perspectives (John G. Messerly)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAJune 29, 2022meaning, mortality, death, meaning on life, meaning of life, nihilism, atheism, secular meaning, subjective meaning, objective meaning, Dec.23 books about meaningComment

The Sunny Nihilist (Wendy Syfret)

The Sunny Nihilist (Wendy Syfret)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAJune 7, 2022meaning, meaning of life, nihilism, atheism, mortality, meaninglessnessComment

A Meaning to Life (Michael Ruse)

A Meaning to Life (Michael Ruse)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAMay 14, 2022meaning, meaning of life, michael ruse, philosophy, naturalismComment

The Birth and Death of Meaning (Ernest Becker)

The Birth and Death of Meaning (Ernest Becker)

TMAMay 2, 2022 Comments

The Power of Regret (Daniel H. Pink)

The Power of Regret (Daniel H. Pink)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMAApril 26, 2022regret, live without regret, atheism, mortalityComment

Four Thousand Weeks (Oliver Burkeman)

Four Thousand Weeks (Oliver Burkeman)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMAApril 18, 2022mortality, atheist, atheism, time management, cosmic insignificance, existential overwhelm, meaning, secular meaningComment

Waking Up - A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion (Sam Harris)

Waking Up - A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion (Sam Harris)

All, Books-on-Meaning, Reviews, Books-on-SpiritualityTMAApril 4, 2022atheism, secular spirituality, meditation, self-transcendence, Nov.23 books about spirituality Comments

Transcending Self-Interest (Wayment and Bauer)

Transcending Self-Interest (Wayment and Bauer)

All, Reviews, Books-on-Meaning, Books-on-SpiritualityTMAMarch 25, 2022self-transcendence, mortality, mortality salience, terror management theory, quiet ego, noisy ego, Nov.23 books about spiritualityComment

Straw Dogs (John Gray)

Straw Dogs (John Gray)

Books-on-Meaning, All, ReviewsTMAMarch 18, 2022mortality, morality, immorality, misanthropy, nihilism, fatalism, freedom, meaning, meaning in life, secular meaning, secular humanism Comments

Interview with Carol Fiore (author)

Interview with Carol Fiore (author)

All, InterviewsTMAMarch 4, 2022grief, grieving, secular grief, loss, atheist, atheism, secular death, bereavement, mourningComment