What Really Happened on Christmas? - Bart Ehrman Alex OConnor 2023-12-24 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESIn this Christmas special of Within Reason, New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman explores the history and narrative of Jesus' birthday, and demonstrates where the accounts seem to contradict. - LINKSGet Bart Erhman's courses here: bartehrman.com/alex - TIMESTAMPS0:00 Happy Holidays1:36 Is Christmas Pagan?5:42: Are the birth narratives history?10:12 Does Christmas fulfil prophecy?24:19 Do the Gospels contradict?40:22 Do contradictions disprove the historicity of the Gospels?44:18 An obvious Bible contradiction47:57 Should Bible contradictions be a problem for Christians?51:16 Was Joseph the biological father of Jesus?1:01:17 Outro - SPECIAL THANKSAs always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:John EarlyDmitry C.Mouthy BuddhaSolaf - CONNECTMy Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Is God a Dictator? | Analysing Christopher Hitchens CosmicSkeptic 2023-02-01 | Sign up to Morning Brew for free today: morningbrewdaily.com/cosmicskepticSponsored by Morning BrewTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com----------- VIDEO NOTES -----------Is God nothing more than a "celestial dictator"? Christopher Hitchens thought so, and was relentless in exclaiming so. God is an all-knowing supervisor, who judges your thoughts and demands praise and obedience. But does this make him a tyrant?I wanted to spend some time responding to Hitchens' famous argument, and see how it might be responded to.----------------- LINKS ------------------More on hell: youtu.be/mmO9kLOpUL8Hitchens Source 1 (Hitchens vs Hitchens): youtu.be/ngjQs_QjSwc?t=2090Hitchens Source 2 ("Hitch-slap" compilation, Agatan Foundation): youtube.com/watch?v=K5Xx9IxlrEg&ab_channel=AgatanFoundation---------- TIMESTAMPS ------------0:00 The Celestial North Korea1:08 Introduction3:46 What's Wrong With Dictatorship?11:45 What About Freedom?19:50 Bishop Robert Barron23:26 Outro-------SPECIAL THANKS ---------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayJoe DowlingDmitry C.Nolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedyJames DavisFuu Harahap-------------- CONNECT ---------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168------------- CONTACT ----------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Should We Sacrifice One Person To Stop Nuclear War? CosmicSkeptic 2022-11-29 | For three months free with Express VPN: http://www.expressvpn.com/cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com----------- VIDEO NOTES -----------Trolley Problem Memes episode three: the nuclear war trolley problem!---------- TIMESTAMPS ------------0:00 The problem stated0:43 The ethics of friendship2:40 Utilitarianism's easy answer3:05 What about human rights?6:40 Who is violating the rights?9:20 Let's not encourage terrorists9:50 Uno reverse and closing thoughts-------SPECIAL THANKS ---------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayJoe DowlingDmitry C.Nolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedyJames DavisFuu Harahap-------------- CONNECT ---------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168------------- CONTACT ----------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Deconstructing Jordan Peterson on Religion CosmicSkeptic 2022-11-15 | Sign up to Morning Brew for free today: morningbrewdaily.com/comicskeptic(Sponsored by Morning Brew)To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com-------------------------- VIDEO NOTES --------------------------Jordan Peterson is famously vague when asked about his views on the existence of God. He's more enthusiastic about discussing religion and scripture broadly, but still then leaves some mystery about his actual views.In this video, I try my best to identify and unpack Peterson's religious philosophy, before offering some objections.-------------------------------- LINKS ---------------------------------Peterson's podcast with Jonathan Pageau and Douglas Murray: youtube.com/watch?v=4Modzh94MVwPeterson on the Lex Fridman Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=sY8aFSY2zv4Peterson's podcast with Jonathan Pageau and Mohammed Hijab: youtube.com/watch?v=gqS1ov4lSI0Peterson on the divinity of Christ, from "Transliminal", via "Bite-sized Philosophy": youtube.com/watch?v=UKG4_psaC9k------------------------- TIMESTAMPS ---------------------------0:00 Introduction4:02 What is God?14:15 Did the events of the Bible really happen?23:04 "Science presupposes deism"32:50 Peterson misuses religious language42:49 Summary and conclusion---------------------- SPECIAL THANKS ------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayJoe DowlingDmitry C.Nolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedyJames DavisFuu Harahap----------------------------- CONNECT ------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168---------------------------- CONTACT -------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trolley Problem Memes 2 CosmicSkeptic 2022-10-24 | Go to establishedtitles.com/cosmicskeptic and help support the channel. They are now running a massive sale, plus 10% off on any purchase with code "CosmicSkeptic". Thanks to Established Titles for sponsoring this video!To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com-------------------------- VIDEO NOTES --------------------------The trolley problem memes are back by popular demand!To watch the first Trolley Problem Memes video, click here: youtu.be/cj6brWVNhjo------------------------- TIMESTAMPS ---------------------------0:00 Intro0:13 1: Artificial Intelligence6:37 2: Time Travel8:30 3: Ship of Theseus13:07 4: Infinite Death---------------------- SPECIAL THANKS ------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayJoe DowlingDmitry C.Nolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedyJames DavisFuu Harahap----------------------------- CONNECT ------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168---------------------------- CONTACT -------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Are We Too Relaxed About Cannabis? CosmicSkeptic 2022-10-12 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------As Joe Biden moves the United States towards the decriminalisation of cannabis, offering pardons for all previous federal offences of marijuana possession, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman is considering taking an opposite approach for Britain, with the press reporting that she is "receptive" to calls to upgrade the legal category of the drug from class B to class A.I think this is a terrible and self-defeating move, and I wanted to make a video explaining why.-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Is weed "just as harmful" as cocaine?2:11 Is weed a "gateway" drug?6:25 Weed is harmful to your health11:37 Who does criminalisation benefit?----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayJoe DowlingDmitry C.Nolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedyJames DavisFuu Harahap-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why I Don’t Respect the Monarchy CosmicSkeptic 2022-09-26 | Is it time to abolish the monarchy? Watch the full "Why the Monarchy Should Have Died With the Queen" on my YouTube page.
Why the Monarchy Should Have Died With the Queen CosmicSkeptic 2022-09-24 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------The Queen's recent death has been cause for some to reignite the debate surrounding the continuation of hereditary monarchy in the UK. For some time now, I've felt that this institution is past its use-by date, and I thought I would take this opportunity to explain some of the reasons why.-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 The Queen vs the Monarchy2:52 "Royal Highness"5:39 Arrest of protesters7:39 Legal exemptions for the King9:19 "But the King has no real power!"10:10 Performative Grief and Royal Hysteria13:51 Be aware of what the monarchy represents14:56 Can we at least stop obsessing over the monarchy?----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayJoe DowlingDmitry C.Nolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedyJames DavisFuu Harahap-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trolly Problem Memes (But Taking Them Seriously) CosmicSkeptic 2022-09-14 | For three months free with ExpressVPN: http://www.ExpressVPN.com/cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------The Trolley Problem was given its name by Judith Jarvis Thompson in 1976, and since then has become an iconic mainstay of ethical philosophy, and surprisingly embedded into popular culture.The variants on the original problem are now tending towards infinity, and I decided to take some of the more challenging, absurd trolley problems and discuss the implications of pulling that famous lever.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Trolley Problem Memes: facebook.com/TrolleyProblemMemesPrinceton MRI study: https://pr.princeton.edu/news/01/q3/0914-brain.htm-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Intro0:36 The Original Trolley Problem1:45 Problem One5:10 Problem Two8:50 Problem Three13:00 Problem Four15:12 Problem Five17:34 Problem Six19:17 Outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedyJames Davis-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why Is God Hidden From Us? Lukas Ruegger vs Alex OConnor CosmicSkeptic 2022-09-01 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------In this episode of "Unbelievable?", Alex O'Connor and Lukas Ruegger (from "Deflate") discuss the problem of divine hiddenness: why, if God exists, is he apparently hidden from so many of us?Thanks to Justin Brierly for hosting the show, and to Max Baker Hytch for helping us secure a room in Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Max joins the others for a review of the conversation at the end of the video.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------"Deflate" on YouTube: youtube.com/c/Deflate2020Unbelievable on YouTube: youtube.com/c/UnbelievableshowListen to this episode as an audio-only podcast: premierunbelievable.com/unbelievable/unbelievable-why-is-god-hidden-cosmic-skeptic-and-lukas-ruegger-at-oxford-university-with-max-baker-hytch/13642.article-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Preface2:41 Introduction3:41 What is divine hiddenness?8:33 What about all the evidence for God?22:14 Is God revealing himself to Alex?28:28 Does God have good reason to hide himself?31:50 Is Alex truly "non-resistant" to God's existence?42:44 Must a person live like a Christian to start seeing God's existence?59:23 Why does religion exist?1:08:03 Alex's potential future conversion?1:10:10 Post-conversation review with Max Baker-Hytch----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJames O'Neill-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deconstructing Ben Shapiro on Religion CosmicSkeptic 2022-08-23 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------Ben Shapiro believes that atheism is a delusion, and I paid for a Daily Wire Plus membership to find out why. Blitzing through arguments from reason, morality, free will, change, fine-tuning, consciousness, and biology, Ben takes us on a whistle-stop tour of philosophy, which I've tried to break down and respond to in today's video.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------"The Atheist Delusion" on Daily Wire Plus: dailywire.com/show/debunkedGenetically Modified Skeptic's video: youtu.be/aZjnS1mp88EMy podcast with Joe Schmid: youtu.be/_cPfxjwAubYMy video, "Why Free Will Doesn't Exist": youtu.be/OwaXqep-bpkEd Feser’s book, Five Proofs of the Existence of God: amzn.to/3wnkskhWilliam Lane Craig on Hilbert’s hotel and actual infinites: youtube.com/watch?v=lobeX6ft6PA&ab_channel=drcraigvideosMy podcast with William Lane Craig: youtu.be/eOfVBqGPwi0Chico the Philosurfer: youtube.com/c/ChicothePhilosurferGraham Oppy and Ed Feser discuss God's existence: youtube.com/watch?v=XoVDutpB4Cw&ab_channel=CapturingChristianityMy podcast on the problem of evil: youtu.be/hxUgziZ4vro-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Introduction2:12 No such thing as a real atheist6:23 Getting an "ought" from an "is"8:20 A dishonest edit of Neil deGrasse Tyson9:55 God is necessary to trust reason itself14:21 God is necessary to ground morality19:46 The Argument from Change39:22 Gödel's incompleteness theorem41:00 Evolution and God43:00 The fine-tuning argument46:38 Human consciousness proves God?47:59 Outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedyJames Davis-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Catholic, Protestant, Atheist and Agnostic Discuss the Problem of Evil CosmicSkeptic 2022-07-02 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------The problem of evil is one of the most difficult challenges facing a theist who wishes to defend the existence of a good god. In this episode of the Cosmic Skeptic Podcast, Alex is joined by Joe Schmid, an agnostic, Cameron Bertuzzi, a protestant, and Trent Horn, a catholic, to discuss the problem in detail, and analyse various responses to it.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Cameron Bertuzzi: youtube.com/c/CapturingChristianityTrent Horn: youtube.com/c/TheCounselofTrentJoe Schmid: youtube.com/c/MajestyofReason-Cameron’s discussion with Philip Goff: youtube.com/watch?v=IZZp_Q3If7oMy debate with Trent on God's existence: youtu.be/5PF1JgXOKDQMy video on Stephen Law's evil god challenge: youtu.be/xLnsY5io964Trent's debate with Matt Dillahunty on the Resurrection: youtu.be/7V6UNSvHVDMBetter Never To Have Been, by David Benatar: amzn.to/3NFsPOa-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Intro1:16 Is God's Power Limited?16:15 Evidential vs Logical Problem of Evil25:53 The Problem of Animal Suffering42:23 Skeptical Theism50:22 Does God Have to be Good?56:23 Higher Order Goods and The Experience Machine1:04:20 Comparing Theodicies with Antinatalism1:10:38 Closing Thoughts----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedy-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arguments For Gods Existence Tier List CosmicSkeptic 2022-06-16 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------Natural theology has been a focus of this channel and podcast for the past six years, but never have I attempted to rank arguments for God's existence until now.To do this, I enlisted the help of Joe Schmid from the Majesty of Reason, a delightfully knowledgeable philosopher, whose channel you can find below.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Majesty of Reason (Joe's channel): youtube.com/c/MajestyofReasonJoe's 12 hour video on 150 arguments for God: youtu.be/iP0Mh42jvV4GM Skeptic's tier list video: youtu.be/cpC8WtufJboAlexander Pruss' paper on the Hume-Edwards Principle: philpapers.org/rec/PRUTHPMy podcast with William Lane Craig: youtu.be/eOfVBqGPwi0Joe's video series with Rationality Rules on the kalam: youtu.be/ZTDbUE83JyIMy podcast with Rationality Rules discussing the ontological argument: youtu.be/gxsC2UvCR_wMaximally Great Philosophy: youtube.com/c/MaximallyGreatPhilosophyMe and Joe discussing symmetry breakers on Capturing Christianity: youtu.be/czPBS4FVi2Q-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Introduction2:47 The Contingency Argument19:12 The Kalam Cosmological Argument35:07 The Anselmian Ontological Argument49:17 The Modal Ontological Argument1:07:13 The Fine Tuning Argument1:28:39 The Moral Argument1:40:30 The Argument From the Resurrection of Jesus1:55:25 Outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedy-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Is Religion All That Bad? | Genetically Modified and CosmicSkeptic CosmicSkeptic 2022-06-07 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------Drew McCoy is the host of the Genetically Modified Skeptic YouTube channel, which is, with now over 500,000 subscribers, perhaps the largest atheist YouTube channel in the world right now.We are often compared (and confused), and the last time we collaborated was in 2017, so we thought it would be a good idea to film a podcast together.The video we made five years ago argued that, as well as being false, religion is also mostly harmful. In this podcast we discuss our current views on that subject, and examine how they have changed.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Genetically Modified Skeptic: youtube.com/c/GeneticallyModifiedSkepticOur last collaboration (2017): youtube.com/watch?v=gcw87ynDlhI&ab_channel=CosmicSkepticThe Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt: amzn.to/3ml0WQ5-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Introduction0:52 Cosmic vs Genetically4:43 Atheist? Agnostic? Activist?7:55 Drew's reasons for atheism12:16 Is religion harmful? 16:07 Does Drew want Christianity to be true?23:00 Does atheism entail nihilism?33:00 Should we try to prevent people becoming religious?39:09 Has Drew ever been pulled back to Christianity?50:22 Does a person have to challenge their views if they're too scared to?55:08 Where to go to start challenging your faith1:01:10 Outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedy-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEBATE: Theism vs Atheism | Jonathan McLatchie vs Alex O’Connor CosmicSkeptic 2022-05-25 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------This debate between Dr Jonathan McLatchie and Alex O'Connor took place at Sattler College in Boston Massachusetts on the 16th of May 2022. The motion was, "Theism or Naturalism, which provides a better account of reality?" Both speakers agreed that the term naturalism and atheism were in this context being used almost synonymously, and that the video upload could be titled with atheism instead of naturalism.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Dr. Jonathan McLatchie: jonathanmclatchie.comAlex O'Connor: cosmicskeptic.comPrevious debate between these speakers in 2019: youtu.be/woqy13ZkeqM-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Introduction and format3:22 Jonathan Opening Statement23:26 Alex Opening Statement43:20 Jonathan First Rebuttal55:45 Alex First Rebuttal1:07:44 Jonathan Second Rebuttal1:14:21 Alex Second Rebuttal1:20:45 Cross examination1:41:32 Audience Questions2:13:12 Jonathan Closing Statement2:18:22 Alex Closing Statement2:23:30 Outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedy-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Have I Ever Considered Reverting to Christianity? CosmicSkeptic 2022-05-19 | For three months free with Express VPN: http://www.expressvpn.com/cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------I'm sometimes asked if, during my time discussing religion as an atheist, I have ever considered reverting to Christianity. Whilst I like to think that I have, that may not mean exactly what is expected.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Debate with Jonathan McLatchie: youtu.be/rnIQFI1pYLMEvent with Trent Horn: capturingchristianity.com/events/cc-exchange-2022Video debunking myself on the kalam: youtu.be/MGJq5C9wuzkMore on divine hiddenness: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/divine-hiddenness/----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedy-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Veganism Reconsidered | Earthling Ed and CosmicSkeptic CosmicSkeptic 2022-04-20 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------Ed Winters ("Earthling Ed") is a vegan educator, best-selling author, public speaker and content creator, widely known for his viral debates, speeches, and video essays.Ed was on the Cosmic Skeptic Podcast in 2019, making him the first guest to appear for a second time. He and Alex discuss the definition and nature of veganism, the limits of "practicability", the ethics of unnecessary vegan food, and much more.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Buy "This Is Vegan Propoganda" by Ed Winters: amzn.to/3rEJYPSEd's first appearance on the Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: youtu.be/r-BTN8Ajs04Ed's video on crop deaths: youtu.be/0QTNgKpV_K4Ed's video on hunting: youtu.be/BODIUmBTWk8Ed's mentioned video discussing halal meat: youtu.be/UWp9qBTz1a8Vegan Camp Out UK: vegancampout.co.ukVegan Camp Out Australia: https://vegancampout.com.au/-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Introduction2:00 When is it permissible to eat animals?10:22 Can everybody be vegan?16:05 Is nonessential vegan food ethical?18:38 Is it sometimes more vegan to eat an animal?32:36 Reducing suffering vs animal *rights*36:29 Do animals have a right to life?45:50 Do animals feel less pain than us?51:01 Utilitarianism and the experience of suffering58:18 Most "moral" debate is not about morality1:01:52 Ed's favourite conversation1:04:41 Which vegan stereotype does Ed most dislike?1:11:03 Ed's book and outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedy-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why Im a Christian Now | Cosmic Christian Podcast #1 CosmicSkeptic 2022-04-01 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------On this the first of April in the year of our Lord 2022, I am glad to make it known that I am now a Christian. That might change again by tomorrow.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Rationality Rules: youtube.com/channel/UCqZMgLgGlYAWvSU8lZ9xiVgWilliam Lane Craig podcast: youtu.be/eOfVBqGPwi0Maximally Great Philosophy: youtu.be/QokjqfqPmuMSteve and Alex talk about nihilism in 2018: youtu.be/58lKcxs1FUg-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Introduction2:06 Conversion to Christianity6:21 The Ontological Argument38:06 Jesus, Hell, and Vegans42:52 Atheists Just Want to Sin48:22 The Problem of Evil1:18:38 Summary and Conclusion1:21:48 Outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedy-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why George Orwell Hates The Way You Speak CosmicSkeptic 2022-03-15 | For three months free with Express VPN, go to http://www.expressvpn.com/cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------George Orwell is one of the most celebrated writers of the twentieth century. Most loved and remembered for his fiction, he also produced an expansive array of essays, including "Politics and the English Language", which contains his advice regarding clarity in writing and speaking.Today's political and academic landscape is often accused of being rife with rambling unclarity, and this was something Orwell also perceived and lamented in his own time, making much of his advice on how to avoid this still relevant today.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Read Politics and the English Language: libcom.org/files/Politics%20and%20the%20English%20Language%20-%20George%20Orwell.pdf-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------Intro 0:00Examples of "bad modern English" 2:20"Dying Metaphors" 7:36"False Verbal Limbs" 10:47"Pretentious Diction" 12:51"Meaningless Words" 15:28Summary 18:30Closing thoughts 19:47----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davisg8speedy-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Descartes Most Famous Idea | Explained CosmicSkeptic 2022-01-05 | For three months free with ExpressVPN: http://www.ExpressVPN.com/CosmicSkepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------"I think, therefore I am" is perhaps the most famous phrase in the history of Western philosophy. Most people have heard it, many know what it means, but fewer still are aware of the myriad debates surrounding its meaning, translation, and success. I certainly wasn't before encountering it at university, where I chose to specialise in early modern philosophy.This video is an introduction to "the cogito", as it is often called, and a brief exploration of some of the debates that surround it.(A note: I refer to a horse and a horn as a Humean "simple idea" - this is not quite right: a simple idea is one which cannot be broken down into further simple ideas (such as colours, smells, etc.). To explain this nuance would have been an irrelevant detour, and the point ought still carry. A unicorn is, to correctly invoke Hume, a complex idea made up of further complex ideas, made up of simple ideas, which originate in simple impressions.)(Note 2: Some empiricists will claim that knowledge comes *primarily* from our sense data, allowing for some limited a priori knowledge, and still call themselves empiricists.)---------------RECOMMENDED READING----------------René Descartes, "Meditations on First Philosophy" (meditations one and two): amzn.to/32SiBZdJohn Cottingham, "Descartes" (chapter 2): amzn.to/3t8dv5MGeorges Dicker, "Descartes: An Analytical And Historical Introduction" (chapters 1-2): amzn.to/3HAv6rePeter Markie, "The Cogito and its Importance", reprinted in the Cambridge Companion to Descartes: amzn.to/3ePTuZHAlso relevant:For more information on rationalism - John Cottingham, "The Rationalists": amzn.to/336jEo5David Hume's epistemology is mentioned, which can be read about in his "A Treatise of Human Nature", Book I, Part 1 and Book I, Part III §5: amzn.to/3380K0pBaron Reed's example of psychological certainty is taken from his SEP entry, "Certainty": https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/certainty/-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Introduction1:05 1: Rationalism3:58 2: The Evil Demon6:36 3: The Cogito10:16 4: Deduction or Intuition?15:30 5: A Mistranslation of Descartes?18:35 6: Certainty vs Truth20:43 Closing----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davis-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to be an ACTUAL Skeptic | Alex OConnor at the University of Dundee CosmicSkeptic 2021-12-08 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------This talk was originally delivered to the University of Dundee Free Speech Society on the 19th of March, 2021.The talk covers the nature of scepticism, and its equivocation by many with atheism, as well as God's existence, the problem of evil, evolution, and veganism.I had originally intended not to upload this talk, since it was delivered virtually, and the camera quality is poor, but listening back to it in order to find clips for my second channel, I realised it is perhaps my favourite talk of the many I have given this year, and so decided to upload it in full.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Dundee University Free Speech Society: youtube.com/channel/UCeWFNz7nTRQTzoduYwfA_Qg"Christianity's Biggest Problem": youtu.be/5KDnnp0sDkI"Should You Sell All Your Possessions?": youtu.be/fMp0WLLrFng-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Introduction1:36 Main Talk34:45 QnA----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davis-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? (4 Answers Discussed) CosmicSkeptic 2021-12-01 | For three months free with ExpressVPN: http://www.ExpressVPN.com/CosmicSkepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------The problem of evil has historically been one of the most famous and troubling objections to the existence of a good God. But undoubtedly, the current coronavirus pandemic has brought the problem into sharp focus.Dr. Andy Bannister of the SOLAS Centre for Public Christianity has some suggestions regarding why a good God might allow the COVID pandemic to take place, and in this video I respond to each of his rather unique hypotheses.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Original video: youtube.com/watch?v=GhIbKcGkWVw-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Where is God?2:30 1. Science Can’t Answer Everything6:56 2. COVID makes us reevaluate our source of meaning10:08 3. Society is instinctively Christian 15:33 4. COVID reminds us of our mortality18:38 Closing----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentMonstarSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davis-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Do Animals Have a Right to Life? CosmicSkeptic 2021-10-01 | For three months free with ExpressVPN: http://www.ExpressVPN.com/CosmicSkepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------Do nonhuman animals have a right to life? It seems like an easy question for a vegan to answer, but it may not be so straightforward. If a right to life is always inviolable, what do we do about the animals we kill in crop production?-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Intro1:03 Do animals have a "right to life"?12:53 Goofy or regular?12:58 What books on my shelf have I not read?14:00 Favourite bad movie14:31 What daily changes should we make in our lives?20:48 Outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentMonstarSeth BalodiCitizens of CivilizationJames Davis-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Absurd: UK Lords Debate New Law Recognising Animals Can Suffer CosmicSkeptic 2021-08-01 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------The so-called Animal Sentience Bill currently being debated in the UK House of Lords seeks to establish, for the first time in history, a recognition that animals can feel pain in UK law.Opposition has been raised to the bill, on the grounds that it may threaten certain institutions, such as angling, hunting, and food production, among other things. Critics of the bill seem not to realise how raising such objections only demonstrates how urgently we need it to be passed into law.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Read the Bill: bills.parliament.uk/bills/2867The Times Report: thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-rebels-fear-activists-will-hijack-animal-sentience-bill-5qb97vx3lThe Times' Opinion Piece: thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-the-animal-sentience-bill-happy-creatures-jxfkgdb9v(Sources for quotes can be found in the Times report)----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentMonstarSeth BalodiCitizens of Civilization-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Evils of Cancel Culture | CosmicSkeptic Oxford Union Debate Speech CosmicSkeptic 2021-07-10 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------This is a clip of my speech from a debate hosted by the Oxford Union in February 2021 on the motion, "This house would cancel cancel culture", for which I was arguing on proposition.The full debate can be viewed here: youtu.be/ZJpD2TbCm8w--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------The full debate: youtu.be/ZJpD2TbCm8w----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlySvelineTeymour BeydounAdam GrayNolan KentMonstarSeth BalodiCitizens of Civilization-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
How I Got Over My Fear of Hell (as a Lapsed Catholic) CosmicSkeptic 2021-06-30 | For three months free with Express VPN: expressvpn.com/cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------My current illness has made it tricky to make the content I want to be making right now, and so I thought I would check in with a QnA, which turned into an opportunity to put out an update on the fear of hell I made a video about roughly half a decade ago.I'm glad to report that this fear no longer exists, and hope that those of you who felt similarly can find some solace too.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------My original video about fearing Hell: youtube.com/watch?v=wrfBFZggqhgThree things atheists should stop saying (why the Christian God is perfectly just): youtu.be/fbqLXsTeTQ4-Why Free Will Doesn't Exist: youtube.com/watch?v=OwaXqep-bpk-Richard Dawkins on my podcast: youtu.be/tsLEf1Uwb5oThe Sophistry of Christopher Hitchens: youtube.com/watch?v=fopo9E7UAVQ-My music channel: youtube.com/watch?v=wSVljLh1VmI-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------I have COVID 0:00Thoughts on Capital Punishment 0:47Do I Still Fear Hell? 4:09Will I be the Fifth Horseman of New Atheism? 10:50Maybe I'm Not an "Atheist" 12:45My Musical Ambitions 14:32An opinion I am not decided on 15:03Closing 16:01----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid NehlsenCitizens of CivilizationDavid NehlsenWilliam Davies-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOOKSHELF TOUR | A Tour of a Philosophy Students Books CosmicSkeptic 2021-05-18 | For three months free with Express VPN: http://www.expressvpn.com/cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------Since so many of you have asked for it, I thought I'd take a moment to give you a tour of the books that are on the shelves in the background of my videos!Thanks to Riley Agutter for helping to film this video - he has recently started a channel, check it out here: youtube.com/channel/UCXUxag86QDyuKIMpE5pQzbQ--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------For 50 book recommendations (with links): youtube.com/watch?v=3C5z8SVzUb4----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid NehlsenCitizens of CivilizationDavid NehlsenWilliam Davies-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Can You Answer These Tricky Moral Dilemmas? CosmicSkeptic 2021-03-26 | For three months free with Express VPN: http://www.expressvpn.com/cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------I was recently introduced to an interesting website that has a variety of philosophy quizzes on it. I thought, after realising the questions were quite interesting, that I would make a video going through some of them, and explaining my thinking!--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------The quiz in this video: philosophyexperiments.com/moralityplay/Default2.aspxPhilosophy Experiments website: philosophyexperiments.comWatch 'Should You Sell All Your Possessions': youtu.be/fMp0WLLrFng-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------Intro 0:00Question One 1:07Question Two 8:10Question Three 9:59Closing Thoughts 18:16----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid NehlsenCitizens of CivilizationDavid NehlsenWilliam Davies-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Christianitys Biggest Problem CosmicSkeptic 2021-03-08 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------I have spent years criticising Christianity. In that time, I have found that one particular objection to it is more powerful than any other, and I thought i would make a video explaining why.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Watch my TEDx talk: youtube.com/watch?v=j3-evFI1FisFollow me on Instagram: instagram.com/cosmicskepticMethods of animal predation: longtermrisk.org/the-importance-of-wild-animal-sufferingNumber of wild animals: reducing-suffering.org/how-many-wild-animals-are-thereDebate between William Lane Craig and Stephen Law (quoted section begins 43:51): youtube.com/watch?v=APfd7B3CEhI-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Intro0:33 The problem introduced3:19 Why it is such a problem6:45 Responding to William Lane Craig14:55 Can animals feel pain?19:32 Outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid NehlsenCitizens of CivilizationDavid NehlsenWilliam Davies-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEBATE: Could God Be Evil? | Alex OConnor vs Max Baker-Hytch CosmicSkeptic 2021-02-24 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------This debate was hosted by Cameron Bertuzzi on his YouTube channel Capturing Christianity. Subscribe here for more debates similar to this one: youtube.com/channel/UCux-_Fze30tFuI_5CArwSmgTwo months ago I released a video called 'Could God Be Evil?' (youtu.be/xLnsY5io964) in which I discussed a strange and unique angle to the problem of evil for religion. If we would reject the existence of an all-evil god due to the pervasiveness of good in the world, why can't we also reject the existence of an all-good god due to the pervasiveness of evil?Dr. Max Baker-Hytch is a tutor in philosophy at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. He co-authored a paper on the so-called 'evil god challenge', objecting to it in various ways. So, he and I had this discussion, to see if the evil god challenge as I originally presented it can hold up.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Capturing Christianity: youtube.com/channel/UCux-_Fze30tFuI_5CArwSmg'Could God Be Evil?' (The video that inspired this debate): youtu.be/xLnsY5io964Dr. Baker-Hytch's paper - "Meeting the evil God challenge": https://www.academia.edu/41284402/Meeting_the_evil_god_challengeMore about Dr. Baker-Hytch: philosophy.ox.ac.uk/people/max-baker-hytch----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid NehlsenCitizens of CivilizationDavid NehlsenWilliam Davies-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Strangers Confront a Vegan on Omegle (Change My Mind) CosmicSkeptic 2021-02-13 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------For a while I have been meaning to set up a 'change my mind' table on veganism. With COVID meaning I can't do this at the moment, I realised I could try the same concept on Omegle, with surprisingly good results!For those who don't know, Omegle is a website that connects you with a random stranger from around the world via webcam.-------------------------------LINKS----------------------------------Why It's Time to go Vegan: youtu.be/gcVR2OVxPYwA Meat Eater's Case for Veganism: youtu.be/C1vW9iSpLLkFor help going vegan: veganuary.com/try-vegan?d=cosmicskeptic----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid NehlsenCitizens of CivilizationDavid NehlsenWilliam Davies-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
CosmicSkeptic Talks Veganism on BBC News #shorts CosmicSkeptic 2021-02-03 | In case you missed it, here's a brief clip from my appearance on the BBC discussing veganism.I decided to upload this as a #shorts video to make use of the new feature! (YouTube is trying to integrate short, vertical videos onto the platform to mirror the success of other apps.)I'm not sure this style of clip is a good fit for my channel; we'll see how it goes.#vegan #veganism #animals #cosmicskeptic #bbc #news
Science Has Buried God CosmicSkeptic 2021-01-29 | For three months free with Express VPN: http://www.expressvpn.com/cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------Thanks to Daniel for sending this video to me for a response! If you have any video suggestions for me to respond to, send them to contact@cosmicskeptic.com.Many atheists suggest that Christianity is incompatible with modern science. Whilst I do not think this is strictly true, I think that many specific Christian claims can be undermined by the scientific enterprise, but Dr. Andy Bannister of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity thinks that, in principle, science *cannot* undermine Christianity.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Original video: youtube.com/watch?v=RZM751HreIQ&feature=youtu.beMy video on Galileo: youtu.be/-vrUmQpvsQAGalileo's letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany: https://web.stanford.edu/~jsabol/certainty/readings/Galileo-LetterDuchessChristina.pdfDarwin's letter to John Fordyce: darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/DCP-LETT-12041.xmlBuy The Origin of Species,: amzn.to/3iSUg9sOr read it for free online (and compare editions): gutenberg.org/files/1228/1228-h/1228-h.htm-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Introduction2:06 The founding fathers of science were religious5:12 Isaac Newton6:07 Galileo Galilei7:21 Charles Darwin9:36 Atheists have no reason to do science14:28 Atheists have no reason not to lie16:02 Closing thoughts and outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid NehlsenCitizens of CivilizationDavid NehlsenWilliam Davies-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: cosmicskeptic@gmail.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why I Eat Dog Meat CosmicSkeptic 2021-01-18 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------Whilst it is generally socially condemned, consuming dog meat has a host of benefits with regards to food waste, the environment, and moral consistency. Do let me know if you think it is, in fact, unethical to kill animals for food!--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------[1] (4th century depictions of dog slaughter): salon.com/1998/10/28/feature_81[2] (Mexican hairless dog as main food animal of the Aztecs): Schwabe, 'Unmentionable Cuisine', pp. 168, 176.[3] (Captain Cook): Cook, 'Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific: As Told by Selections of His Own Journals, 1768-1779', p. 291.[4] (Euthanised dogs and cats): aspca.org/animal-homelessness/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics#:~:text=We%20estimate%20that%20the%20number,670%2C000%20dogs%20and%20860%2C000%20cats).Also, Safran Foer, 'Eating Animals: Should We Stop?', paperback, p. 27.[5] (Jonathan Safran Foer quote): Safran Foer, 'Eating Animals: Should We Stop?', paperback, p. 28.----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid NehlsenCitizens of Civilization-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: cosmicskeptic@gmail.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
What is an Oxford Interview Like? Favourite Theists? + More | 400k QnA CosmicSkeptic 2021-01-14 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------400,000 subscribers is a lot of people! Thank you all for sticking around. I thought I would do a QnA to mark the occasion. Timestamps can be found below!------------------CHANNELS MENTIONED------------------Genetically Modified Skeptic: youtube.com/channel/UCG1uayRlzz3ahT8ISRdyw7QRationality Rules: youtube.com/channel/UCqZMgLgGlYAWvSU8lZ9xiVgHoly Koolaid: youtube.com/channel/UCzvoUDoDu-cKIb11rg4ODDQCapturing Christianity: youtube.com/channel/UCux-_Fze30tFuI_5CArwSmgJustin Brierly: youtube.com/user/PremierUnbelievableNPR News Desk Concerts: youtube.com/user/nprmusicSofar Sounds: youtube.com/user/SofarsoundsHarry Mack: youtube.com/user/hmckenzie217--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Animal Liberation by Peter Singer: amzn.to/3oJ2bIlPhilip Larkin's Collected Poems: amzn.to/3nN8kSCThe Sophistry of Christopher Hitchens: youtu.be/fopo9E7UAVQMy debate with Jonathan McLatchie: youtu.be/woqy13ZkeqMMy debate with Frank Turek: youtu.be/b5a3MxIqZOsMy debate with Trent Horn: youtu.be/5PF1JgXOKDQMy podcast with William Lane Craig: youtu.be/eOfVBqGPwi0Notes From The Underground by Dostoyevsky: amzn.to/3ibS50h-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Intro0:32 What was your Oxford interview like?6:04 What brings you a sense of wonder?7:31 What if being vegan is too expensive?10:39 Who is your favourite poet?10:42 What’s your view on politics?10:46 Unexpected places to find animal products12:16 What do you wish you realised earlier in life?12:29 Has veganism affected your friendships?14:00 Favourite atheists/theists online?18:09 Favourite non-philosophy YouTubers?19:14 Who is the greatest guitar god?19:18 Favourite Dostoyevsky novel?19:45 Is Oxford University worth it?23:03 Outro----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid NehlsenCitizens of Civilization-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: cosmicskeptic@gmail.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 Things Atheists Should STOP Saying CosmicSkeptic 2021-01-05 | To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------Having spent the better part of five years talking about religion and atheism on YouTube, the same talking points tend to regularly arise over and over again. I wanted to talk through some of those which I believe to be the least useful, and explain why.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Subscribe to my new second YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UC-WIym34xBTuFVRyd-5zVQgGenetically Modified Skeptic's Videos: youtube.com/watch?v=3rR7jTgfpSkyoutu.be/Ww6G-IO5Mc0My debate with Jonathan McLatchie: youtu.be/woqy13ZkeqMMy old video on the kalam cosmological argument: youtu.be/P28hy8JRYUkDebunking my old video on the kalam: youtu.be/MGJq5C9wuzkChristopher Hitchens on antitheism: youtu.be/Bm1DCgQmWAoMy video, 'Could God Be Evil?': youtu.be/xLnsY5io964-------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Intro1:03 Arguments must independently establish a conclusion5:15 “If God existed, I wouldn’t worship him.”8:28 “Religion is irrational.”----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJames O'NeillJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon TrainingDavid Nehlsen-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: cosmicskeptic@gmail.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to Cause a Pandemic CosmicSkeptic 2020-12-28 | For help going vegan: http://www.veganuary.com/try-vegan?d=cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------COVID-19 has devastated the world, but have we failed to learn one of its most important lessons? It should be obvious now that prevention is better than cure, but we are failing to eliminate one of our greatest contributions to global health risk.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Try veganism this January: http://www.veganuary.com/try-vegan?d=cosmicskepticAll factory farm footage in this video is from Dominion (2018), a film you can watch for free here: youtube.com/watch?v=LQRAfJyEskoFootage from Dominion is free to use and share, so long as credit is provided. dominionmovement.com/faqSources:210 million land animals killed per day: sentientmedia.org/how-many-animals-are-killed-for-food-every-dayJosh Balk on factory farms and pandemics: youtube.com/watch?v=_nivxAjJJWMMore information about antibiotic resistance: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antibiotic-resistanceJane Goodall quote: https://www.ciwf.eu/news/2020/06/jane-goodall-tells-eu-if-we-dont-do-things-differently-were-finished----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJames O'NeillJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon Training-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: cosmicskeptic@gmail.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
Should You Sell All Your Possessions? CosmicSkeptic 2020-12-16 | For three months free with Express VPN, visit http://www.expressvpn.com/cosmicskepticTo support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskepticTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskepticTo purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com--------------------------VIDEO NOTES--------------------------In 1971 Peter Singer proposed a now famous challenge to the idea that giving to charity is, whilst a good thing to do, not a moral obligation. He suggested (and still suggests) that since the nonessential purchases most people regularly make are nowhere near as important as the lives of those who are starving, dying, and otherwise suffering around the world, we should refuse to buy these things in order to give the money we save to charitable causes.There is some plausibility in this view, but should it lead us to sell all our possessions and give the money to charity?A special thanks to Mattie McDonagh for his help in producing this video.--------------------------------LINKS---------------------------------Get started with charitable giving: thelifeyoucansave.orgRead Peter Singer's 'Famine Affluence and Morality' online: personal.lse.ac.uk/robert49/teaching/mm/articles/Singer_1972Famine.pdfBuy Peter Singer's 'The Life You Can Save': amzn.to/3oUnsPdMy podcast with Peter Singer: youtu.be/tSEfiPm_YRETimmerman, 'Sometimes there is nothing wrong with letting a child drown': philpapers.org/rec/TIMSTIBuy the sweater I wear in this video: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com/product/orbit-sweatshirt -------------------------TIMESTAMPS---------------------------0:00 Intro0:52 The Drowning Child3:36 The Distance Objection5:23 The Demandingness Objection8:48 Sometimes We Can Let a Child Drown14:52 Closing Thoughts----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons:Itamar LevEvan AllenFaraz HarsiniJames O'NeillJohn EarlyAustin ChiappettaSvelineTeymour BeydounIsaac MedinaAdam GrayNolan KentJadeMonstarSeth BalodiAnon Training-----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticSnapchat: cosmicskepticThe Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168----------------------------CONTACT-------------------------------Business email: cosmicskeptic@gmail.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------------------------------------
