Christianity Can Anchor Your Life Because It’s True
Greg and Tim finish their conversation about The Diary of a CEO, discussing anchoring one’s life in Christianity, the existence of evidence for Christianity, why the world is broken, pre-human animal suffering, evolving morality, advice for someone searching for meaning, and more.
Topics:
Christianity can anchor your life because it’s true. (00:00)
There is evidence that Christianity is true. (09:00)
Spiritual thinker Dr. K’s response to why children get cancer. (13:00)
Atheist Alex O’Connor challenges Greg’s explanation for why the world is broken. (20:00)
What about pre-human animal suffering? (32:00)
Does morality evolve over time? (41:00)
Do people in every religion all over the world arrive at similar conclusions? (47:00)
What Greg would say to someone searching for meaning. (53:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Greg on The Diary of a CEO
Get a free copy of a chapter from The Story of Reality
Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Francis Beckwith and Greg Koukl
Related Links:
Why God? Part 1 and Part 2
The Mathematical Argument for the Existence of God – Short video from Reasonable Faith, includes links to videos about the kalam cosmological argument, the moral argument, the fine-tuning argument, the contingency argument, and an argument for the resurrection of Jesus.
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Can Evolution Explain Our Sense of Meaning?
Greg and Tim continue evaluating clips from The Diary of a CEO, discussing the need for meaning to inform purpose, whether evolution can explain our sense of meaning, whether subjective experience can be evidential, atheist Alex O’Connor’s advice for finding meaning, and more.
Topics:
Meaning comes first, then purpose flows from meaning. (00:00)
It’s not just a matter of finding “something” to give you purpose. (07:00)
Is purpose found in working on a task you believe will fulfill you when you finish? (15:00)
Can our sense of meaning be explained by evolution? (22:00)
Is technology destroying our sense of meaning by exposing us to competing understandings of the world that show us our beliefs are merely subjective? (31:00)
Can the subjective sense of meaning a person feels be evidence for the truth of his view? (37:00)
Atheist Alex O’Connor’s advice for someone who wants to stir up feelings of meaning in his life. (46:00)
What’s the purpose of religion? (52:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Greg on The Diary of a CEO
Get a free copy of a chapter from The Story of Reality
Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal’s Pensees Edited, Outlined and Explained by Peter Kreeft
Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Francis Beckwith and Greg Koukl
Related Links:
Values Fight Poverty by Amy Hall
The True Story of Christian Missionaries by Amy Hall
How Christianity Changed the World – Impact 360 video
Wilberforce and Social Change by Melinda Penner
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Which Worldview Best Explains Meaning and Purpose?
Greg and Tim review clips from a conversation between Greg, atheist Alex O’Connor, and Hindu Alok Kanojia, discussing why human beings flourish in a particular way, the foundation of meaning and purpose, the meaning crisis, Alex’s paperclip analogy, and more.
Topics:
Greg was on The Diary of a CEO with host Steven Bartlett, atheist Alex O’Connor, and Hindu Alok Kanojia. (00:00)
The biblical take on reality is the best explanation for the way things are. (06:00)
Is “death denial” behind our attempts to make meaning in our lives? (17:00)
Why is there a meaning crisis? (26:00)
Does the paperclip analogy disprove Greg’s claim that we find purpose in doing what we were created to do? (32:00)
Would you do anything meaningful if you thought everything would cease to exist tomorrow? (44:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Greg on The Diary of a CEO
The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl
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#STRask podcast with Greg and Amy
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Are These My Thoughts, or Is God Speaking to Me?
Greg answers questions about how to tell the difference between your own thoughts and God speaking to you, near death experiences, cremation vs. the regular burial process, leaving a church without feeling a calling from God, and dealing with burnout in ministry.
Topics:
How can I tell the difference between my thoughts and God speaking to me? (02:00)
What do you think about the near death experiences where Jesus gives people a second chance at life? (19:00)
What are your thoughts on cremation vs. the regular burial process? (37:00)
What advice do you have for someone who is going through burnout, and would you say it’s okay to look for a job at a different church even if we’re not feeling a calling from God to do so? (47:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl
Beyond Death: Exploring the Evidence for Immortality by Gary Habermas and J.P. Moreland
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Why an Emotivist Can’t Use Suffering to Argue Against the Existence of God
Greg talks about atheist Alex O’Connor’s use of suffering as an argument against God, then he answers a caller’s question about how God could create people with autism—something that adds such difficulties to a person’s life and makes it harder for people to connect with God.
Topics:
Commentary: Why an emotivist can’t use suffering to argue against the existence of God (00:00)
How could God create people with autism? (31:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Greg on The Diary of a CEO
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How God Destroyed My Atheism – David Wood’s testimony
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