Dr. Sam Wilkinson

We have become disconnected from real human interaction, which is for most people the source of the deepest sense of meaning and purpose. We were created for in-person interaction and there's been overemphasis on the individual for the last 50 years in Western society that has, I think, paradoxically led us to more suffering.

We have become disconnected from real human interaction, which is for most people the source of the deepest sense of meaning and purpose. We were created for in-person interaction and there's been overemphasis on the individual for the last 50 years in Western society that has, I think, paradoxically led us to more suffering.

We have become disconnected from real human interaction, which is for most people the source of the deepest sense of meaning and purpose. We were created for in-person interaction and there's been overemphasis on the individual for the last 50 years in Western society that has, I think, paradoxically led us to more suffering.

John, thanks for having me on. I'm excited to be here.

John, thanks for having me on. I'm excited to be here.

John, thanks for having me on. I'm excited to be here.

No, I'd be happy to. So as you mentioned, I grew up with a religious background that was an important part of my family's life. And I served a two-year mission for my faith when I was 19 or so, 18 or 19. And that really opened my eyes to the way that some people live. I served mostly among Spanish speaking people. It was here in the United States, but mostly working with immigrants and such.

No, I'd be happy to. So as you mentioned, I grew up with a religious background that was an important part of my family's life. And I served a two-year mission for my faith when I was 19 or so, 18 or 19. And that really opened my eyes to the way that some people live. I served mostly among Spanish speaking people. It was here in the United States, but mostly working with immigrants and such.

No, I'd be happy to. So as you mentioned, I grew up with a religious background that was an important part of my family's life. And I served a two-year mission for my faith when I was 19 or so, 18 or 19. And that really opened my eyes to the way that some people live. I served mostly among Spanish speaking people. It was here in the United States, but mostly working with immigrants and such.

And I think one of the ways that it really impacted me was actually during my medical training. So I finished my undergraduate education and then I started medical school and within the year of starting medical school.

And I think one of the ways that it really impacted me was actually during my medical training. So I finished my undergraduate education and then I started medical school and within the year of starting medical school.

And I think one of the ways that it really impacted me was actually during my medical training. So I finished my undergraduate education and then I started medical school and within the year of starting medical school.

I really went through this period where I was struggling almost in a religious sense where it seemed like what I was learning in school was at odds with the sense that I had that most people have that life has purpose and value and meaning.

I really went through this period where I was struggling almost in a religious sense where it seemed like what I was learning in school was at odds with the sense that I had that most people have that life has purpose and value and meaning.

I really went through this period where I was struggling almost in a religious sense where it seemed like what I was learning in school was at odds with the sense that I had that most people have that life has purpose and value and meaning.

And I went through this internal struggle, this wrestle where I had to draw on different sources, both religious, but also scientific and figure out how, if I could, first of all, and then how I could try to fit these together in my mind and say, yes, I think there is a purpose to our existence, a purpose to our lives. And it fits in with science in this way.

And I went through this internal struggle, this wrestle where I had to draw on different sources, both religious, but also scientific and figure out how, if I could, first of all, and then how I could try to fit these together in my mind and say, yes, I think there is a purpose to our existence, a purpose to our lives. And it fits in with science in this way.

And I went through this internal struggle, this wrestle where I had to draw on different sources, both religious, but also scientific and figure out how, if I could, first of all, and then how I could try to fit these together in my mind and say, yes, I think there is a purpose to our existence, a purpose to our lives. And it fits in with science in this way.

And that really was a very pivotal moment and changed the way that I think see people and also see life. And it has laid the way for a lot of the topics that I tried to study and research in my career.

And that really was a very pivotal moment and changed the way that I think see people and also see life. And it has laid the way for a lot of the topics that I tried to study and research in my career.