
Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast
Which Worldview Best Explains Meaning and Purpose?
49 min·October 10, 2025
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About this Episode
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)
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