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afterlife

An afterlife for Atheists? Read for yourself

Blog

The Atheist Afterlife, describes a non-religious afterlife that requires nothing more than physics and therefore no supernatural realm.

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Varanasi, India: where Hindus go to die

Features

Hinduism’s holiest city, Varanasi draws a million pilgrims each year. Their mission is to pray, to wash away their sins in the Mother Ganges River, and to die.

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Sum by David Eagleman: April’s book of the month

Perspective

Usually the answer to the question of afterlife is based on one’s spiritual belief system, or lack thereof. But we don’t need to be limited to religious definitions of “the great beyond” thanks to David Eagleman’s imaginative new book, Sum: Forty Tales From the Afterlives.

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When I am Gone and Dead and Done

poetry

Where do you want to be when you’re done with this life and go on to the next?
New lyrical Prose from Emily Wilson.

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“Stars” by Maya Weksler

Blog

If it’s possible for a four-and-a-half minute animated short to capture the power of religious myth, this little gem has done it.

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