{"podcast":{"title":"The Next Generation","slug":"the-next-generation-7040486","podcast_index_feed_id":7040486,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107851968/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://substack.com/@elliotbewick","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44111306/44111306-1753996735676-ffcbc51019e73.jpg","author":"Elliot Bewick","episode_count":113,"summary":"20 year old. I talk to anyone and everyone. The Next Generation is a place to be exposed to different opinions, learn lessons from the past & search your way to a meaningful and fulfilled life...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T20:18:14.542561+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486"},"episode":{"title":"I Want God But Can’t Believe: Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle Answer | #75","slug":"i-want-god-but-can-t-believe-cliffe-stuart-knechtle-answer-75","published_at":"2026-05-03T11:50:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486/i-want-god-but-can-t-believe-cliffe-stuart-knechtle-answer-75","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elliot-bewick/episodes/I-Want-God-But-Cant-Believe-Cliffe--Stuart-Knechtle-Answer--75-e3iqft8","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107851968/podcast/play/119405928/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-3%2F423360860-44100-2-ee86a7f13369b.mp3","summary":"Should I become a Christian? Is God real or is my desire to believe a trick of evolution?Evangelists Cliffe and Stuart help me with some of my deepest fears and hardest questions as I ask myself, should I take the leap of faith?This is the Knechtles as you’ve never seen them before.Check out their channel: @givemeananswer Get the new book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310370809Check out 321 here: https://321course.com/nextgenTry Jamie AI and use my code ELLIOT to get 20% off: https://www.jamie-ai.com/CHAPTERS00:00 What is stopping me from becoming a Christian?05:03 Is the desire for God a product of evolution?08:47 Even atheists have faith09:50 How can you believe enough to take the leap of faith?14:07 What would it take for you to leave Christianity?18:27 Without God, nothing is sacred.26:35 Is Christianity too individualistic?30:17 Is Alex O’Connor illogical?36:25 Is it impossible to find truth without God?40:45 I fear what my life will look like if I don’t convert46:14 How do you feel about the sins of others?54:55 Do you guys live too comfortably?58:37 What would it take for you to become a Christian?1:03:15 Praying for the first time1:04:32 What is the success rate of prayer?1:08:42 What about all the suffering in the world?My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliotbewick/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elliotbewickX: https://x.com/elliotbewickABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION: In a world saturated by social media and marked by skyrocketing rates of anxiety, depression, and ADHD among Gen Z, young people are growing up in a landscape of chaos and contradiction. While protests swell in city streets and activists hurl soup at famous artworks to demand climate action, a quieter crisis unfolds within - the mental and emotional battles faced by a generation trying to make se…","meta_description":"Should I become a Christian? Is God real or is my desire to believe a trick of evolution?Evangelists Cliffe and Stuart help me with some of my deepest fea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4471,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-next-generation-7040486/episodes/i-want-god-but-can-t-believe-cliffe-stuart-knechtle-answer-75/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486/i-want-god-but-can-t-believe-cliffe-stuart-knechtle-answer-75.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}