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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>
== Study shows that thinking about atheism increases Americans thoughts about death ==
A study by done at the College of Staten Island involving 236 participants found that when people thought about atheism it increased their thoughts about death (this was also true for the atheists in the study as well).<ref>[http://www.vice.com/read/atheism-terrifies-people-because-it-makes-us-think-about-death-511 Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death] by Simon Davis, Vice News, May 11, 2015</ref> Furthermore, When study participants thought about atheism, it activated concern about death to the same degree as actually thinking about death.<ref>[http://www.vice.com/read/atheism-terrifies-people-because-it-makes-us-think-about-death-511 Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death] by Simon Davis, Vice News, May 11, 2015</ref>
== Atheism and ultimate meaning and purpose ==
== Atheism and ultimate meaning and purpose ==