I talk with Ian about something he said on Twitter. "Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris were all my heroes growing up. Atheist household, so it wasnt rebellious, but we did think the Christian’s were going to destroy the world. Then two years ago I became one of those “world destroyers."
Timestamps
00:00. Introduction and Background
10:20 Ian Clarke's Non-Religious Upbringing and New Atheism Movement
22:32. Ian Clarke's Journey with Atheism and Buddhism
38:00 Screaming on the inside
45:07 Coping with Existential Dread
48:51 Ian Clarke's Personal Life and Covid Experience
56:09 A Personal Testimony of Faith 59:45. Karen's Father's Conversion to Faith
1:06:27 Discussion on Ian's church experience and family's reaction
1:11:12 The Slavery of Self-Importance
1:16:00 Ian's life now and his new restaurant
The Meaning Code