If a question is personal right now

Some questions here are not only ideas. They are about someone you lost, your own fear of dying, or a faith you are leaving or holding on to. You are welcome here, and your questions matter.

God Plays Dice is a magazine. We are not counselors, therapists, doctors or a crisis service, and our answers can’t replace a real person who knows you.

If you are in danger or thinking about ending your life

Please reach out now. In the US, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time. You can also text HOME to 741741 to reach Crisis Text Line. Outside the US, Find A Helpline lists free, confidential helplines in many countries, or call your local emergency number.

If you can, tell someone you trust how you are feeling. You don’t have to face this alone.

If you are questioning or leaving a faith

There is no right speed for this, and you are not the only one. Recovering from Religion offers peer support by phone and chat, and support groups around the world, for people questioning or leaving a faith. If you are staying in your faith while asking hard questions, you are just as welcome here.

How we write about these topics

Answers about death, grief, near-death experiences and faith are free in full, with no counters and no sales messages. They explain what science, philosophy and different traditions say, and they never tell you what to believe.