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Irvin D. Yalom Quotes: Death anxiety is the mother of all religions, which, in one way or another, attempt to temper the anguish of our finitude.
         

Death anxiety is the mother of all religions, which, in one way or another, attempt to temper the anguish of our finitude.


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This page presents the quote "Death anxiety is the mother of all religions, which, in one way or another, attempt to temper the anguish of our finitude.". Author of this quote is Irvin D. Yalom. This quote is about grief, counseling, staring-at-the-sun, death-anxiety, psychology,.