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Greta Christina on Coping with Death, No Afterlife Required

Greta Christina on Coping with Death, No Afterlife Required

FromPoint of Inquiry


Greta Christina on Coping with Death, No Afterlife Required

FromPoint of Inquiry

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description


Our Guest this week is Greta Christina, popular atheist blogger, speaker and author of several books on atheism including her newest, “Comforting Thoughts About Death That Have Nothing to Do With God.”
 
Christina discusses with Lindsay Beyerstein the tendencies we have to avoid and deny death and how it affects our abilities to cope. Christina explains how the concept of an afterlife may actually be failing to prepare people for the end of their lives, and how we can use our humanism and skepticism to find comfort in the midst of mortality and grief.

 
Released:
Dec 22, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Launched in 2005, Point of Inquiry is the premier podcast of the Center for Inquiry. Point of Inquiry critically examines topics in science, religion, philosophy, and politics. Each episode takes on a specific issue and features in-depth discussions with leading scientists, researchers, and writers.