21. Valerie Jack on Finding Peace in Grief without God

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“The irony of man's condition is that the deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation; but it is life itself which awakens it, and so we must shrink from being fully alive.” ― Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

Episode References:

• BBC News: New extremism definition unveiled by government
• Humanists UK: Extremists ‘negate the fundamental rights and freedoms of others’ – humanists analyse new definition
• ‘Resisting extremism means defending a tolerant society’, Andrew Copson
• Atheist Bus Campaign
• Radio 5: Elis James and John Robins Show

About Valerie Jack;

• Living with Life without God
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Valerie's References:

• How religious and spiritual beliefs explain prolonged grief disorder symptoms, Kim M. Christian, Samar M. Aoun & Lauren J. Breen
• The Denial of Death, Ernest Becker
• Why Death is Nothing to Fear: Lucretius and Epicureanism, Jack Maden, PhilosophyBreak
• Snoopy Carto

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