Episode
WOF 318: What Makes Life Meaningful?
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January 10, 2022
· 28:06
WOF 318: What Makes Life Meaningful?
What makes life meaningful? What is meaning, and where do we find it? Those are the pressing questions Brandon Vogt and I discuss today on “The Word on Fire Show.” We also recap my conversation with Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, and John Vervaeke, and highlight two recent surveys dealing with the question of meaning.
A listener asks whether it’s really true that nobody pursues evil for its own sake.
Links
- Evangelization and Culture Journal - new issue on “Freedom”
- “The 4 Horsemen of Meaning” (YouTube) - Bishop Barron, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, and John Vervaeke
- Lifeway Research Poll - “Americans’ Views of Life’s Meaning and Purpose Are Changing”
- Pew Research Center Poll - “What Makes Life Meaningful? Views From 17 Advanced Economies”
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