SOLOMON HAD IT ALL—SO WHY DID HE CALL LIFE MEANINGLESS?

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Witness Wednesday!

Todd Friel is at Kennesaw State University where he’s talking with students about faith, evolution, and the human condition.

Segment 1:

• A future dentist, Nick, wrestles with the complexity of human anatomy—too intricate to be accidental?

• Todd challenges the evolutionary perspective, arguing that microevolution doesn’t explain the leap to full-functioning systems—evidence of intelligent design.

• Nick concedes that a creator may have "set the ingredients," but stops short of committing to full belief.

Segment 2:

• Todd presents the moral argument—every human has broken God's law and faces judgment.

• The courtroom analogy: good deeds can’t erase guilt, but Christ’s sacrifice can fully satisfy divine justice.

• Nick agrees it sounds logical but hesitates to call it absolute truth, raising the question of objectivity.

Segment 3:

• Sociology student Jordan acknowledges the surge in suicide rates, citing academic pressure and societal expectations.

• Todd argues that postmodernism and evolutionary thinking have stripped young people of meaning, leaving them lost.

• Jordan admits many in her generation feel directionless, questioning, "What’s the point of life?"

Segment 4:

• Todd presents the Gospel as the final answer to life's biggest questions—purpose, morality, and eternity.

• Jordan, though religious, realizes she hasn’t fully considered if she truly believes in salvation through Christ.

• The urgency—this isn’t just theology; it’s a decision that determines eternity.

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0:32.3	Tote Freel. Wednesday. Wednesday. Hey, Witness Wednesday here on Rretched Radio. Hey, I'm
0:41.4	Jimmy Hicks in the studio. Well, Todd and team are out on campus today at Kennesaw State University.
0:48.9	And we'll check in with Todd in just a moment. But first, before we do, I wanted to take just a second to encourage all of you listening today.
0:58.6	I know evangelizing and approaching people out of the blue like Todd does on Wednesdays can seem intimidating.
1:04.6	It's even awkward in some cases. I get it. I've been there, but it doesn't have to be.
1:10.0	Find something that'll help you open the lines of communication, be kind of an icebreaker with people. Now, you don't need to have anything, but it can definitely be helpful. Obviously, I would recommend that you go to wretched.org and check out our evangelistic booklets in the Rretched store. Of course, I'm biased, but these are great tools and resources to have as you start conversations with people. And if you want even more help and more guidance, you can also check out the terrified 2 DVD also in the Ratchet store at wretched.org. All right. So now that I've got that out of the way, it's my required cheap plug for the day. Let's check in with Todd and the team on campus at Kennesaw State University.
1:49.0	You'll probably be able to guess what Nick is studying.
1:52.2	Look at those choppers.
1:53.0	Dude, you got nice teeth.
1:53.9	Well, look at that.
1:55.8	You're going to become a dentist, correct?
1:57.7	That's the plan.
1:58.7	Cool.
1:59.0	All right.
1:59.2	So I always think about this.
2:01.2	Anytime I go to the dentist office, optometry, ears, I just think about the complexity of the mouth,
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