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When children's questions expose your existential uncertainty

My teenage son asked me what happens when we die and I realized I have no idea what I actually believe and this is keeping me awake at night.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The responsibility of guiding others can reveal the depth of our own unexamined beliefs about ultimate questions.

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“Where Are You with Existential psychology — meaning death freedom?”

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