#021 - Elliot Bewick - 21 Year Old Atheist: "There is a Rise in Performative Christianity"

Does God exist? Are all these Christian people genuine? Is Christianity the way? Are SSRIs and antidepressants harmful? What even is depression? Can I out-will the algorithm? How can I retrain myself to focus?

If any of these sound like questions you are asking, give the next 97 minutes your full attention.

Elliot Bewick is a 21 year old atheist and the host of The Next Generation, a podcast for...you guessed it.

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The views expressed are those of the guest, and this conversation is intended for general informational purposes only. It should not be used as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. Never stop or change prescribed medication without speaking to your doctor.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Why He Hid the Bible

1:28 Why Gen Z Is Flocking to the Pews

2:34 We Have No Blueprint Anymore

4:17 The Two Questions That Give Life Meaning

8:33 What If There Is No Meaning?

10:29 What Happens When You Kill God

11:58 Is Being an Atheist Good for Marketing?

13:15 Christianity Would Be Better for Marketing

14:46 The Rise of the Performative Christian

16:58 "Try Harder. You Don't Love Jesus."

20:27 Nobody Ever Knows That God Is Real

21:14 Faith Is the Whole Point

22:15 Ram Dass and the Insane Asylum

24:31 What Is Love Without God?

24:50 How Many Women Are on Antidepressants

25:42 Nobody Knows What Depression Is

26:19 The Chemical Imbalance Was Invented

29:23 His Friend, the Meds and the Breakup

32:24 19 Yr Old Girl DM's Elliot About Zoloft

33:18 She Couldn't Feel Anything

34:09 Where Most Sexual Dysfunction Comes From

36:55 We Live in a Culture of Too Many Labels

41:02 The Day at the White House

42:40 Who the Girl in the DM Actually Is

45:01 What Filled the Last Gap in His Faith

46:52 Love Is a Choice, Not a Feeling

51:37 The Information Age Promised You a Recipe

52:55 Just Do

53:39 "I'm Confused as F*ck Right Now"

55:26 Gen Z are the Victims

56:39 The Blame Game Has No Solutions

1:00:52 The Girl Who Sued Meta and Won

1:02:00 Your Problem Isn't Doom Scrolling

1:05:00 Compartmentalise Your Scrolling

1:05:31 The Science of Getting into Flow State

1:08:18 Breaking a Social Media Addiction

1:09:38 What a Monk Taught Him About Impulse

1:10:43 Willpower Is the Wrong Frame

1:12:13 Our Generation's Worst Habit

1:13:17 Put Down a Vice, Don't Pick Up a Virtue

1:19:43 Comfort Creates a Numbness to Life

1:24:21 The Study on Choosing the Wrong Answer

1:25:14 What Does It Mean to Belong?

1:29:46 Loneliness Is Not About Other People

1:31:01 The Global Village Problem

1:33:24 Elliot's Sponsor, Shift Your Phone