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Stories and Sadness

Watch humanist celebrants describe how stories can help us to cope with the grieving process at humanist funerals

Themes

  • Humanists do not believe in an afterlife – they believe there can be value in accepting our mortality
  • Humanists believe the telling and sharing of stories about a person’s life can support the grieving process

Question: What comfort can be found following the death of a loved one for those who do not believe in an afterlife?

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Humanist Lives, with Alice Roberts

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