The Overthinkers

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Should We Move to a Cabin In The Woods? Oct 02, 2023

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Should we leave society and move to a cabin in the woods? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes discuss whether packing up and leaving society is really the best solution to our problems.

Where Is the Modern Day C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? (With Annie Crawford) Sep 24, 2023

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CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were giants of fantasy literature and Christian thought. So why haven't there been others like them since? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson invite cultural apologist Annie Crawford to discuss the conditions that created Lewis and Tolkien and how we can create those conditions again.

Should We Read Fiction? (With Amanda Dykes) Sep 17, 2023

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Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes welcome on celebrated author Amanda Dykes to discuss why we seem so embarrassed to read fiction and why that's a mistake.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/17/us-losing-appetite-for-reading-fiction-research-finds#:~:text=But%20novels%20and%20short%2Dstory,24%2Dyear%2Dolds%E2%80%9D.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/388541/americans-reading-fewer-books-past.aspx

https://markmanson.net/read-fiction

https://hbr.org/2020/03/the-case-for-reading-fiction

Should We Care About Pop Culture? (With Dr. Daniel Blackaby) Sep 10, 2023

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People tend to either think that pop culture is harmful or that it doesn't matter. But is pop culture more important than we think? And might it be a positive force for good? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson bring on author and culture critic Dr. Daniel Blackaby to discuss.

Times of India

Are young people of a society more influenced by pop culture?

Rohit Chowdhury

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/areyoungpeopleofasocietymoreinfluencedabypopculture/are-young-people-of-a-society-more-influenced-by-pop-culture-50519/

New York Times

Americans Despair of Popular Culture

https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/20/movies/americans-despair-of-popular-culture.html

Welcome to the Era of Unapologetic Bad Taste

Judy Berman

https://time.com/6176272/bad-taste-pop-culture-summer-2022/

Why Don’t Men Go To Church? (With Jesse Dvorak) Sep 03, 2023

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Why do men go to church so much less than women do? We bring on men's coach and filmmaker Jesse Dvorak to discuss why church isn't working for men and what to do about it.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/04/06/christian-women-in-the-u-s-are-more-religious-than-their-male-counterparts/

Are Women Having An Identity Crisis? (With Keelia Clarkson) Aug 28, 2023

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Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes talk to writer and podcast host of "The Wallflower Journal" and "Dear Wallflower" about why women seem to be having an identity crisis that nobody is talking about.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478054/

https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/health/women-anxiety-disorders/index.html

Should We Be Scared of AI? Aug 20, 2023

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Everyone's talking about AI. Is it something we should be scared of? If so, what should we be scared of about it? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes discuss.

https://www.ibm.com/topics/artificial-intelligence

https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/10/31/should-we-be-afraid-of-ai/?sh=2b90d8274331

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/06/youre-right-to-be-scared-of-ai-white-house-advisor-ivy-league-expert.html#:~:text=Among%20the%20other%20concerns%3A%20AI,countless%20human%20jobs%20to%20machines

Can God Make A Stone So Heavy He Can’t Lift It? Aug 13, 2023

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It's one of the most famous paradoxes in history. But is it really that big a deal? And what's the answer? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson answer the omniscience paradox on this latest episode.

The Omnipotence Paradox

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/omnipotence/#IntrPrel

A God Problem

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/opinion/-philosophy-god-omniscience.html

The Rock God Can’t Lift: Actually, It’s NOT Complicated!

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/the-rock-god-can-t-lift-actually-it-s-not-complicated

The Omnipotence, Omniscience, and Omnipresence of God

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/omnipotence-omniscience-omnipresence-god/

How Should You Define Success? Aug 06, 2023

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Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes discuss how society defines success and how we could or should define it differently.

Dictionary

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/success

The moral consequences of teleological beliefs about the human species

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-92110-001?fbclid=IwAR0gIv8NdbnL9jl92aRi5K3_s1zB6xaRXND_MsX47o-bDC-1xRJTF-sv-k8

‘Is This It?’ When Success Isn’t Satisfying

https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-this-it-when-success-isnt-satisfying-6fbd62f1?mod=WSJ_ACQ_NA_META_US_CONTENT_DPA_PAID&fbclid=IwAR25IDvxHUlgl0Cb8k0FwcU68X1AbHsP09KRUAk9NqvBdGx9RjGiM-i0E_w

The Triumph of Coming in Third

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/winning-third-place-competition-effort-happiness/674489/

Teleology

https://www.britannica.com/topic/teleology

Salary Makes You Happier… to a certain point.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/28/how-your-salary-affects-happiness.html#:~:text=Psychologists%20have%20long%20agreed%20more,even%20if%20your%20income%20increases.

Should Preachers Have Nice Things? (With Ben Kirby) Jul 31, 2023

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Why do we feel uncomfortable with preachers having lots of money? Is there something wrong with pastors having expensive things? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes bring on Ben Kirby--author and man behind the viral "preachers and sneakers" account--on this latest episode.

History of prosperity gospel: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/what-you-should-know-about-the-prosperity-gospel/

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