Atheist vs Christian vs Spiritual Thinker: Is Not Believing In God Causing More Harm Than Good?!

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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