The Overthinkers

Should We Move to a Cabin In The Woods?

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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?

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?

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?

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)

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/