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→Muslims and death anxiety
Due to their harsh notion of God, Muslims have a significant amount of death anxiety.<ref>[http://epiphenom.fieldofscience.com/2012/03/fear-of-death-is-highest-among-muslims.html Fear of death is highest among Muslims] By Tomas Rees on Saturday, March 24, 2012]</ref>
Due to their harsh notion of God, Muslims have a significant amount of death anxiety.<ref>[http://epiphenom.fieldofscience.com/2012/03/fear-of-death-is-highest-among-muslims.html Fear of death is highest among Muslims] By Tomas Rees on Saturday, March 24, 2012]</ref>
== Atheism and ultimate meaning and purpose ==
[[Image:Desperation_man.jpg |thumb|right|Atheists have a higher suicide rate than [[theism|theists]].<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15569904 Religious affiliation and suicide rate]</ref><ref>[http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html Adherents.com - suicide rates]</ref> ]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and purpose]] and [[Atheism and meaninglessness]]
Under an [[atheist worldview]], there is no objective meaning or purpose in life.<ref>
*[http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/can-life-have-meaning-without-god Can Life Have Meaning Without God?] by James Anderson
*[http://jwwartick.com/2011/01/03/atheism-meaningless/ Atheism’s Universe is Meaningless and Valueless] by J.W. Wartick, January 3, 2011
*[http://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/can-atheists-have-meaning-and-purpose-in-life/ Can atheists have meaning and purpose in life?]
*[http://www.bethinking.org/atheism/reclaiming-reason-from-atheism Why atheism] by Katie Galloway, 2014
*[http://aviewfromtheright.com/2012/04/19/heat-death-and-atheist-inconsistency-or-isnt-it-ironic/ Heat Death and Atheist Inconsistency (or, Isn’t It Ironic?)]
*[http://www.oocities.org/athens/delphi/8449/atheism.html Atheism and Death: Why the atheist must face death with despair] By Dustin Shramek
*[http://pleaseconvinceme.com/2013/apathy-atheism-and-the-absurdity-of-life-without-god/ Apathy, Atheism, and the Absurdity of Life Without God] by Aaron Brake
*[http://withalliamgod.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/the-meaningless-life-of-atheism/ The Meaningless Life Of Atheism] by Daniel Prayson, 2010</ref> Through [[Jesus Christ]], [[Christianity]] offers objective meaning and purpose to life.<ref>
*[http://carm.org/meaning-of-life What does the Bible say about the meaning/purpose of life?]
*[http://www.christianbiblereference.org/faq_MeaningLife.htm Under a Christian worldview: What is the purpose and meaning of life?]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and purpose]]
In December of 2003, the University of Warwick reported:
{{cquote|Dr. Stephen Joseph, from the University of Warwick, said: "Religious people seem to have a greater purpose in life, which is why they are happier. Looking at the research evidence, it seems that those who celebrate the Christian meaning of [[Christmas]] are on the whole likely to be happier.<ref>http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2003/A/20037338.html</ref>}}
For more information, please see studies and historical data relevant to:
*[[Atheism and depression]]
*[[Atheism and suicide]]
== Atheism and transhumanism ==
== Atheism and transhumanism ==