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Nathan A. Heflick, Ph.D.

Nathan Heflick

Nathan Heflick completed his Ph.D. in social psychology at The University of South Florida.  In the fall, he will begin working as a post-doctoral researcher at The University of Kent (England). His research explores the psychology of religious and spiritual beliefs, death and dying, dehumanization and self-perceived objectivity. 

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Tolstoy once wrote that there is no source of meaning and purpose that death cannot undo and destroy. This is the basic issue behind most of my research and most of this blog: How do people find meaning, purpose and value, while remaining aware that they, and everything they value, could ultimately be destroyed at any moment? This focus perhaps sounds negative, but I believe it also can be freeing and exhilirating. As many scholars have written, if we truly remain aware we will die, then we can invest our time and efforts more wisely, and ultimately be happier as a result.

Recent Posts

The Effects of Death Reminders on Atheists' Supernatural Beliefs
Exploring Beliefs About our Own Biases
Hindsight bias and self-criticism
Do you see what I see?
Jealousy drives schadenfreude.
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