Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author. He’s the founder of Flight Story – a media company – and Flight Fund, an investment fund backing the next generation of category-defining businesses.
He created The Diary Of A CEO to share the unfiltered pages of the personal diaries of the world’s most fascinating CEOs, experts, therapists, and leaders – with the hope that their lessons will help both you and him live better lives.
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Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author. He’s the founder of Flight Story – a media company – and Flight Fund, an investment fund backing the next generation of category-defining businesses.
He created The Diary Of A CEO to share the unfiltered pages of the personal diaries of the world’s most fascinating CEOs, experts, therapists, and leaders – with the hope that their lessons will help both you and him live better lives.
DOAC is a double acronym: Diary Of A CEO, but also Dreamers, Open-minded, Awareness, and Connection.This is your corner of the internet to dream boldly, think openly, expand your awareness, and feel more connected.
My New Book: https://g2ul0.app.link/DOAC
IG: https://www.instagram.com/steven
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbartlett-123
Atheist vs Christian vs Spiritual Thinker: The Paperclip Problem That Exposes Religion!
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
3 hours 21 minutes
1 day ago
Atheist vs Christian vs Spiritual Thinker: The Paperclip Problem That Exposes Religion!
Are We Living Through the BIGGEST Crisis of Purpose & Meaning in History?
3 in 5 young Americans believe that their life lacks purpose. This isn’t just a statistic, it’s a silent epidemic reshaping mental health, identity and future...So, how do we fix it?
In this DOAC debate, 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
(02:27) Atheist vs Christian vs Spiritualist
(05:24) What Is Purpose?
(12:56) Is Meaning Necessary?
(17:24) What's the Point of This Conversation?
(18:53) Can Humanity Find Its Purpose?
(36:55) Is It Important to Be Curious About God?
(42:14) Is Modern Society the Reason for a Meaning Crisis?
(42:46) What Is Meaning and Why Do People Feel the Lack of It?
(51:20) The Problem of Consciousness
(1:06:56) How to Find Meaning
(1:25:45) Is Agnosticism the Truth?
(1:35:13) Ads
(1:36:11) Do We Each Have a Specific Purpose or Is It Self-Chosen?
(1:39:59) Dharma and Karma
(1:48:28) Can We Have a Fulfilling Life Without a Transcendent Purpose?
(2:20:02) Ads
(2:22:23) How to Create a Meaningful Life as an Agnostic
(2:40:05) Is Alex on His Way to Getting Closer to God?
(2:51:59) How to Remove the Feeling of Being Lost in Life
(3:05:23) What to Do When You Feel Stuck
(3:11:27) Closing Thoughts
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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author. He’s the founder of Flight Story – a media company – and Flight Fund, an investment fund backing the next generation of category-defining businesses.
He created The Diary Of A CEO to share the unfiltered pages of the personal diaries of the world’s most fascinating CEOs, experts, therapists, and leaders – with the hope that their lessons will help both you and him live better lives.
DOAC is a double acronym: Diary Of A CEO, but also Dreamers, Open-minded, Awareness, and Connection.This is your corner of the internet to dream boldly, think openly, expand your awareness, and feel more connected.
My New Book: https://g2ul0.app.link/DOAC
IG: https://www.instagram.com/steven
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbartlett-123
