Alex OConnor | Atheism Requires Justification Too | Graham Oppy @CosmicSkeptic | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University, CEO of the Australasian Association of Philosophy, Chief Editor of the Australasian Philosophical Review, Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, and serves on the editorial boards of Philo, Philosopher's Compass, Religious Studies, and Sophia. He was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2009.
He joins me today to talk about atheism, whether it has a burden of proof, and whether people can be mistaken about the nature of their own beliefs.
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Graham Oppy, "Atheism, the Basics": amzn.to/47mh6hs
- TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Why do you talk about God so much as an atheist?
2:40 How should atheism be defined?
6:42 Do agnostics have a burden of proof?
27:47 How certain do you have to be to not be agnostic?
30:55 Is Jordan Peterson right that beliefs are revealed through behaviour?
35:58 Can people be mistaken about their own beliefs?
44:49 Do atheists “just believe in one less god”?
55:26 What is the biggest mistake theists make?
58:34 What is the most effective argument for God’s existence?
1:02:42 What is the most overrated/underrated argument for God’s existence?
1:05:39 Is atheism always a simpler explanation than theism?
1:16:47 Outro
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- VIDEO NOTES
Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University, CEO of the Australasian Association of Philosophy, Chief Editor of the Australasian Philosophical Review, Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, and serves on the editorial boards of Philo, Philosopher's Compass, Religious Studies, and Sophia. He was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2009.
He joins me today to talk about atheism, whether it has a burden of proof, and whether people can be mistaken about the nature of their own beliefs.
- LINKS
Graham Oppy, "Atheism, the Basics": amzn.to/47mh6hs
- TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Why do you talk about God so much as an atheist?
2:40 How should atheism be defined?
6:42 Do agnostics have a burden of proof?
27:47 How certain do you have to be to not be agnostic?
30:55 Is Jordan Peterson right that beliefs are revealed through behaviour?
35:58 Can people be mistaken about their own beliefs?
44:49 Do atheists “just believe in one less god”?
55:26 What is the biggest mistake theists make?
58:34 What is the most effective argument for God’s existence?
1:02:42 What is the most overrated/underrated argument for God’s existence?
1:05:39 Is atheism always a simpler explanation than theism?
1:16:47 Outro
- SPECIAL THANKS
As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:
John Early
Dmitry C.
Mouthy Buddha
Solaf
- CONNECT
My Website/Blog: cosmicskeptic.com
SOCIAL LINKS:
Twitter: twitter.com/cosmicskeptic
Facebook: facebook.com/cosmicskeptic
Instagram: instagram.com/cosmicskeptic
Snapchat: cosmicskeptic
The Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168
- CONTACT
Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.com
Or send me something:
Alex O'Connor
Po Box 1610
OXFORD
OX4 9LL
ENGLAND
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