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existence

A Biologist Looks at Religion, the Humanities, and Our Compulsive Sociability

March 19, 2015 by Brock Haussamen

What is the true purpose of sociality, religion, and the humanities in human existence?

Categories Free Tags existence, humanities, meaning, purpose, religion, ritual Leave a comment

The Ultimate Existential Crisis

March 8, 2015March 5, 2015 by Jennifer Hancock

“Being alive means I’m lucky, because at some point, I won’t be.”

Categories Free Tags coping with, death, existence, existential crisis, existentialism, facing death, humanism, humanist, mortality 1 Comment

Spirituality and Responding to the Meaning Crisis Part 4: Why Meaning Can Be Put at Risk

July 6, 2015July 24, 2014 by John Vervaeke

How can our sense of meaning and identity in the world be threatened, and why is our particular historical situation so threatening to it?

Categories Free Tags absurdity, alienation, depression, existence, meaning, mystery, philosophy 7 Comments
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