Which Worldview Best Explains Meaning and Purpose?

10/10/2025 49 min
Which Worldview Best Explains Meaning and Purpose?

Listen "Which Worldview Best Explains Meaning and Purpose?"

Episode Synopsis

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


Get a free copy of a chapter from The Story of Reality


#STRask podcast with Greg and Amy