Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week's interview features...me! I have finally gotten around to answering all the questions you sent me when we hit 3,000 subscribers. Yes, this video is v late. Yes, it is v worth the watch. Prepare for a more informal, cheeky side of me.
This interview is also available as a podcast:
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:20 Which guest has challenged you the most?
00:01:12 Are the fundamental constants independent?
00:02:44 What are your hobbies outside philosophy?
00:03:49 Were you ever an atheist?
00:03:52 Why is there something rather than nothing?
00:05:18 Have you ever considered becoming a model?
00:05:22 How much do you think about modality?
00:05:52 Have you ever had a religious experience?
00:06:13 What are the best arguments for theism?
00:07:27 What are the chances that universalism is true?
00:08:16 Were you always smart?
00:08:19 Paul Draper’s understated evidence objection
00:10:50 Will theism grow among philosophers?
00:11:43 An empirical approach to religion
00:12:42 The aesthetic argument for God
00:13:55 Will philosophy ever abandon materialism?
00:15:08 How have your views on theism evolved?
00:17:45 Is universalism true or theism false?
00:18:44 What is your journal acceptance rate?
00:18:57 What do you think about TAG?
00:19:27 How can someone find their life’s purpose?
00:20:00 Does universalism weaken the problem of evil?
00:21:56 What makes you doubt Christianity?
00:23:50 Has Paul Draper weakened your theism?
00:25:34 Which dead philosophers would you speak to?
00:27:46 Do theistic arguments depend on modality?
00:29:30 Where do you hope to be in ten years?
00:29:38 What if fine-tuning gave no support to theism?
00:29:54 Why does God exist?
00:31:02 Can you publish without a philosophy degree?
00:31:19 What does it mean to exist?
00:32:09 Are theistic arguments more technically vulnerable?
00:34:32 Who are you?
This week's interview features...me! I have finally gotten around to answering all the questions you sent me when we hit 3,000 subscribers. Yes, this video is v late. Yes, it is v worth the watch. Prepare for a more informal, cheeky side of me.
This interview is also available as a podcast:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/93-your-favorite-philosopher-answers-all-your-questions/id1776277450?i=1000779160633
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7qx6EvrfXmQKb08rtH173l?si=3c2a565bd74b4e93
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/mileskdonahue/p/93-your-favorite-cheeky-philosopher?r=1pf1v9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Check out my Substack where you can get a paid membership because you're awesome: mileskdonahue.substack.com
To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating via Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mileskdonahue.
Follow me on X: twitter.com/PhilosopherMKD
EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:20 Which guest has challenged you the most?
00:01:12 Are the fundamental constants independent?
00:02:44 What are your hobbies outside philosophy?
00:03:49 Were you ever an atheist?
00:03:52 Why is there something rather than nothing?
00:05:18 Have you ever considered becoming a model?
00:05:22 How much do you think about modality?
00:05:52 Have you ever had a religious experience?
00:06:13 What are the best arguments for theism?
00:07:27 What are the chances that universalism is true?
00:08:16 Were you always smart?
00:08:19 Paul Draper’s understated evidence objection
00:10:50 Will theism grow among philosophers?
00:11:43 An empirical approach to religion
00:12:42 The aesthetic argument for God
00:13:55 Will philosophy ever abandon materialism?
00:15:08 How have your views on theism evolved?
00:17:45 Is universalism true or theism false?
00:18:44 What is your journal acceptance rate?
00:18:57 What do you think about TAG?
00:19:27 How can someone find their life’s purpose?
00:20:00 Does universalism weaken the problem of evil?
00:21:56 What makes you doubt Christianity?
00:23:50 Has Paul Draper weakened your theism?
00:25:34 Which dead philosophers would you speak to?
00:27:46 Do theistic arguments depend on modality?
00:29:30 Where do you hope to be in ten years?
00:29:38 What if fine-tuning gave no support to theism?
00:29:54 Why does God exist?
00:31:02 Can you publish without a philosophy degree?
00:31:19 What does it mean to exist?
00:32:09 Are theistic arguments more technically vulnerable?
00:34:32 Who are you?
