{"id":25707,"date":"2026-06-25T03:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=25707"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:28:38","slug":"just-one-question-rainn-wilson-why-are-you-not-an-atheist","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/just-one-question-rainn-wilson-why-are-you-not-an-atheist\/","title":{"rendered":"Just One Question | Rainn Wilson: Why Are You NOT an Atheist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/1632d73c-91ea-42a8-a3db-a62b135d081c\/episodes\/8b5be725-2699-44cb-9571-0a4c788c80d9\/embed?theme=dark-custom&amp;primary_color=%238c72cb\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you say when you tried atheism \u2014 genuinely tried it \u2014 and it just didn&#8217;t hold? When the mystery of your own consciousness, the fact that humans write operas and weep and hold babies, simply refused to reduce to atoms and molecules?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s where Rainn Wilson starts. Known to millions as Dwight Schrute from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Wilson has spent the last several years stepping fully into his spiritual life \u2014 writing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soul Boom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, hosting a podcast, and doing the uncomfortable work of saying out loud, in Hollywood of all places, that he believes in God. In this exchange, Tami asks him the question at the heart of it all: why are you not an atheist?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His answer is disarming. He honors skeptics, wrestles honestly with inherited images of God, and finds unexpected footing in the Lakota Sioux concept of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wakan Tanka<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 the Great Mystery \u2014 a God not above nature but woven through it. And he arrives, with characteristic candor, at something that feels true rather than tidy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What you&#8217;ll hear in this exchange:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Wilson tried atheism and what ultimately made it impossible for him to stay there<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How the Lakota concept of the Great Mystery opened a new way of thinking about God<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What it actually costs to come out as devout in the entertainment industry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why spiritual tools don&#8217;t just transform individuals \u2014 they transform communities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the kind of conversation that makes you want to hear the whole episode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This clip is taken from the full <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insights at the Edge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conversation with Rainn Wilson: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soul Boom: Standing for a Spiritual Revolution<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Find the complete interview in this feed or at soundstrue.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This episode is sponsored by Omega Institute, a global gathering hub for lifelong learning and spiritual exploration. Omega offers weekend workshops, special events, rest and rejuvenation retreats, professional training, online learning, and more. Discover what calls to you at<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/eomega.org\/true\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eomega.org\/true<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25695,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[386],"tags":[170],"contributor":[815],"class_list":["post-25707","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spirituality","tag-insights-at-the-edge","contributor-rainn-wilson"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Just One Question | Rainn Wilson: Why Are You NOT an Atheist? | Sounds True<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Just One Question | Rainn Wilson: Why Are You NOT an Atheist? | Sounds True\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What do you say when you tried atheism \u2014 genuinely tried it \u2014 and it just didn&#8217;t hold? 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