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Atheist vs Christian vs Spiritual Thinker: The Paperclip Problem That Exposes Religion!

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Are We Living Through the BIGGEST Crisis of Purpose & Meaning in History?

3 in 5 young Americans believe that their life lacks purpose. This isn’t just a statistic, it’s a silent epidemic reshaping mental health, identity and future...So, how do we fix it?

In this DOAC debate, 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
(02:27) Atheist vs Christian vs Spiritualist
(05:24) What Is Purpose?
(12:56) Is Meaning Necessary?
(17:24) What's the Point of This Conversation?
(18:53) Can Humanity Find Its Purpose?
(36:55) Is It Important to Be Curious About God?
(42:14) Is Modern Society the Reason for a Meaning Crisis?
(42:46) What Is Meaning and Why Do People Feel the Lack of It?
(51:20) The Problem of Consciousness
(1:06:56) How to Find Meaning
(1:25:45) Is Agnosticism the Truth?
(1:35:13) Ads
(1:36:11) Do We Each Have a Specific Purpose or Is It Self-Chosen?
(1:39:59) Dharma and Karma
(1:48:28) Can We Have a Fulfilling Life Without a Transcendent Purpose?
(2:20:02) Ads
(2:22:23) How to Create a Meaningful Life as an Agnostic
(2:40:05) Is Alex on His Way to Getting Closer to God?
(2:51:59) How to Remove the Feeling of Being Lost in Life
(3:05:23) What to Do When You Feel Stuck
(3:11:27) Closing Thoughts

Follow Alex:

YouTube: http://bit.ly/3KCRM0B

Substack: http://bit.ly/46GsExC

Instagram: https://bit.ly/4mBNW5o

Follow Greg:

X - https://bit.ly/4nMy80v

Stand to Reason - https://bit.ly/4pFtYJG

A Gift to DOAC Listeners from Stand to Reason: Download "How God Rescues Broken Souls from Greg Koukl’s book, The Story of Reality, at http://bit.ly/3It65o4

You can purchase ‘The Story of Reality’, here: https://amzn.to/4nGNft3

Follow Dr K:

YouTube - https://bit.ly/48wUuig

Instagram - https://bit.ly/48xxSy3

Twitch - https://bit.ly/42zkAO3

HealthyGamerGG Podcast - https://bit.ly/42gCFAf

You can find out more about Dr K’s guide to mental health, here: https://bit.ly/4nUKjZm
The Diary Of A CEO:

◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/

◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook

◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt

◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb

◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt

◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb

Sponsors:

Adobe Express - http://ADOBE.LY/STEVEN

Plaud - https://www.plaud.ai/pages/steven use DOAC22 for 22% off Note and NotePin

Function Health - https://Functionhealth.com/DOAC with code DOAC100 for $100 towards your membership

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Are We Living Through the BIGGEST Crisis of Purpose & Meaning in History?

3 in 5 young Americans believe that their life lacks purpose. This isn’t just a statistic, it’s a silent epidemic reshaping mental health, identity and future...So, how do we fix it?

In this DOAC debate, 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
(02:27) Atheist vs Christian vs Spiritualist
(05:24) What Is Purpose?
(12:56) Is Meaning Necessary?
(17:24) What's the Point of This Conversation?
(18:53) Can Humanity Find Its Purpose?
(36:55) Is It Important to Be Curious About God?
(42:14) Is Modern Society the Reason for a Meaning Crisis?
(42:46) What Is Meaning and Why Do People Feel the Lack of It?
(51:20) The Problem of Consciousness
(1:06:56) How to Find Meaning
(1:25:45) Is Agnosticism the Truth?
(1:35:13) Ads
(1:36:11) Do We Each Have a Specific Purpose or Is It Self-Chosen?
(1:39:59) Dharma and Karma
(1:48:28) Can We Have a Fulfilling Life Without a Transcendent Purpose?
(2:20:02) Ads
(2:22:23) How to Create a Meaningful Life as an Agnostic
(2:40:05) Is Alex on His Way to Getting Closer to God?
(2:51:59) How to Remove the Feeling of Being Lost in Life
(3:05:23) What to Do When You Feel Stuck
(3:11:27) Closing Thoughts

Follow Alex:

YouTube: http://bit.ly/3KCRM0B

Substack: http://bit.ly/46GsExC

Instagram: https://bit.ly/4mBNW5o

Follow Greg:

X - https://bit.ly/4nMy80v

Stand to Reason - https://bit.ly/4pFtYJG

A Gift to DOAC Listeners from Stand to Reason: Download "How God Rescues Broken Souls from Greg Koukl’s book, The Story of Reality, at http://bit.ly/3It65o4

You can purchase ‘The Story of Reality’, here: https://amzn.to/4nGNft3

Follow Dr K:

YouTube - https://bit.ly/48wUuig

Instagram - https://bit.ly/48xxSy3

Twitch - https://bit.ly/42zkAO3

HealthyGamerGG Podcast - https://bit.ly/42gCFAf

You can find out more about Dr K’s guide to mental health, here: https://bit.ly/4nUKjZm
The Diary Of A CEO:

◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/

◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook

◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt

◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb

◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt

◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb

Sponsors:

Adobe Express - http://ADOBE.LY/STEVEN

Plaud - https://www.plaud.ai/pages/steven use DOAC22 for 22% off Note and NotePin

Function Health - https://Functionhealth.com/DOAC with code DOAC100 for $100 towards your membership

  continue reading

734 episodes

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