Greg Koukl (Christian), Alex O’Connor (atheist), and Dr K (psychiatrist) explore why so many feel lost, whether God is the answer, how death anxiety drives our search for meaning, and how YOU can find direction…today.
This isn’t just a discussion. It’s a confrontation with life’s hardest challenge: finding meaning, and how faith, reason, and spirituality compete to fill the void.
Greg Koukl is a Christian apologist, speaker, and founder of Stand to Reason, Alex O’Connor is a philosopher, writer, and host of the Cosmic Skeptic channel, and Dr K, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, mental health educator, and co-founder of Healthy Gamer.
Together, they discuss:
◼️If God gave you a purpose…what does that actually mean?
◼️Why “do what makes you happy” is terrible advice for finding meaning
◼️How comfort is quietly killing your sense of purpose
◼️The shocking truth about modern loneliness and identity loss
◼️The “paperclip problem” that exposes religion
(00:00) Intro
(02:32) Why Are People Drawn to Your Mission
(03:53) Alok's Perspective and Experience
(05:29) What Is Purpose and Spiritual Practice?
(08:01) Greg's Perspective and Experience
(09:45) Alex's Perspective and Experience
(13:01) Is Meaning Necessary?
(17:29) What's the Point of This Conversation?
(18:58) Can Humanity Find Its Purpose?
(36:59) Is It Important to Be Curious About God?
(42:19) Is Modern Society the Reason for a Meaning Crisis?
(42:51) What Is Meaning and Why Do People Feel the Lack of It?
(51:25) The Problem of Consciousness
(1:07:01) How to Find Meaning
(1:25:50) Is Agnosticism the Truth?
(1:35:18) Ads
(1:36:16) Do We Each Have a Specific Purpose or Is It Self-Chosen?
(1:40:04) Dharma and Karma
(1:48:32) Can We Have a Fulfilling Life Without a Transcendent Purpose?
(2:20:07) Ads
(2:22:28) How to Create a Meaningful Life as an Agnostic
(2:40:10) Is Alex on His Way to Getting Closer to God?
(2:52:04) How to Remove the Feeling of Being Lost in Life
(3:05:28) What to Do When You Feel Stuck
(3:11:32) Closing Thoughts
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