Which Worldview Best Explains Meaning and Purpose?
Update: 2025-10-10
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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.
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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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