Antinatalism | Is Life Worth Beginning? Alex OConnor 2024-10-21 | Antinatalism | Is Life Worth Beginning?
Why The Government Fired This Drug Expert Alex OConnor 2024-09-22 | Unlock your brain’s potential free for 30 days: http://www.brain.fm/withinreasonFor early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESDavid Nutt is an English neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in the research of drugs that affect the brain and conditions such as addiction, anxiety, and sleep. He was the UK Government's chief advisor on drug policy. He was fired in 2009 after criticising the Government's approach to drug harms. - LINKSBuy David Nutt's books (affiliate link): amzn.to/3TBZCJE - TIMESTAMPS0:00 Why The Government Fired David Nutt2:55 Is Alcohol the Most Harmful Drug?10:35 How Prohibition Led to Cannabis Demonisation15:16 Why Does the Government Hate Drugs?20:50 The UN’s Disastrous Campaign Against MDMA29:50 Why There is a Fentanyl Crisis in America35:24 Peter Hitchens’ Objections44:57 Do We Want a World Without Drugs?50:54 How Kings and Queens Used Cannabis54:28 How Medical Cannabis Saves People - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
The History of the Demiurge - An Ancient Alternate God? @TheEsotericaChannel Alex OConnor 2024-09-15 | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESJustin Sledge is currently a part-time professor of philosophy and religion at several institutions in the Metro-Detroit area and a popular local educator. His YouTube channel is @TheEsotericaChannel. - LINKSBuy "The Evil Creator" by M. David Litwa (affiliate link): amzn.to/47p65NP - TIMESTAMPS0:00 When Gods have a history4:53 What is the Demiurge?7:52 Plato’s Demiurge17:26 The early development of creator gods24:31 How YHWH became an evil Egyptian God37:00 The development of the donkey-headed God42:06 The earliest depiction of Jesus is a donkey-headed God48:10 The early development of Christianity50:58 Marcion and the first Christian Bible1:08:18 The popularity of early Christian gnosticism1:13:12 The connection between the Demiurge and the Jews1:20:12 The evil Demiurge in Christianity1:28:07 The theology of the Demiurge1:35:44 How Christianity merged with other mythologies1:42:56 The context in which Christianity evolved1:48:35 Ending - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
4 Mistakes Christian Art ALWAYS Makes Alex OConnor 2024-09-13 | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESWhat does Christian art get wrong? - LINKSOriginal article on my Substack: alexoconnor.com/p/biblical-inaccuracies-in-religious - TIMESTAMPS0:00 Adam and Eve1:59 Doubting Thomas5:18 Moses' Horns7:33 Jesus' Physical Appearance - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Alex OConnor Live Stream Alex OConnor 2024-09-12 | For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTES - LINKS - TIMESTAMPS - SPECIAL THANKS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Piers Morgan Presses Richard Dawkins on Atheism Alex OConnor 2024-09-11 | Go to piavpn.com/alex to get 83% off Private Internet Access with 4 months free.For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESPiers Morgan debates Richard Dawkins on the question of God's existence, and what if anything came before the big bang. - LINKSPiers' recent interview with Richard Dawkins: youtu.be/pA4Hx-dJAn4?si=kVmqHHrF9WGdVkfbPiers' previous interview with Richard Dawkins: youtu.be/505UazMNgLg?si=z5rQoBY1D-6RXQQB - TIMESTAMPS - SPECIAL THANKS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
9 Questions Atheists CANNOT Answer - With @unsolicitedadvice9198 Alex OConnor 2024-09-09 | Try AG1 today: https://www.drinkAG1.com/withinreasonFor early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESJoe Folley runs the YouTube channel Unsolicited Advice @unsolicitedadvice9198 - he graduated from Cambridge University with an MPhil in Philosophy, specialising in logic, in 2023.Watch my previous episode with Joe: youtu.be/6bJk00UM_9o?si=1E32qj1IVpzUx28Y - TIMESTAMPS00:00 Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?32:20 Atheists Can’t Answer ‘Why’ Questions40:59 Atheists Can't Get an ‘Ought’ From An ‘Is’59:05 How to Explain Sensus Divinitatus1:14:23 Why Has Atheism Never Worked on a Civilisational Level?1:23:41 Trusting Human Rationality as a Guide to Truth1:38:05 Where Do the Laws of Logic Come From?1:53:00 What is Consciousness?2:13:14 How Atheists Respond to Fine-Tuning - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Why We Cant Find Meaning and What to Do About It - Alex OConnor and John Vervaeke Alex OConnor 2024-09-02 | For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESThis conversation took place at the Dissident Dialogues festival in Brooklyn in May 2024. - TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro2:50 Is there a meaning crisis?11:56 Is philosophy the way to meaning?18:50 The value of the non-propositional25:05 Are we screwed? - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Deceiving AI Might Backfire On Us - Nick Bostrom Alex OConnor 2024-09-01 | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESNick Bostrom is a philosopher known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, and superintelligence risks. His recent book, Deep Utopia, explores what might happen if we get AI development right. - LINKSBy Deep Utopia (affiliate link): amzn.to/4g1lyrn - TIMESTAMPS0:00 Are you optimistic or pessimistic about AI?4:05 What is the biggest threat from AI?7:37 What are the biggest benefits AI might bring?12:26 What happens to meaning in an automated world?30:45 What does life look like in the AI utopia?39:27 Will AI become our victim?45:28 What can we do to prevent AI dystopia?56:07 What does conscious AI look like? - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
The Moustache, The Bible, And The Kalam - 850k QnA Alex OConnor 2024-08-25 | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic- LINKSMy writing on Unherd: unherd.com/author/alex-oconner - TIMESTAMPS00:00 An Ethical Coin-Flip03:51 A Day in Alex’s Life06:31 Mixing Blue & Yellow M&Ms08:07 If Determinism is False11:23 Is the Glass Half Full?12:41 Moral Relativism14:35 When Alex Has Changed His Mind16:54 Alex’s Loosely-Held Opinions18:59 The Wisest Book in the Bible23:02 Views on Consciousness23:55 Is a Meal Deal Really a Deal?25:53 The Kalam Cosmological Argument28:37 Favourite US State28:58 Jordan Peterson’s Suits29:40 Alex’s Passionate Hates31:15 Is From Ought32:25 The First Cause of Everything32:33 Teaching Kids About Free Will34:02 What Colour Was the Dress?36:08 Is the Milk or Cereal First?36:33 The Problem with Sam Harris' Moral Landscape38:28 Plantinga’s Argument from Reason43:32 Where Are the Drawers?43:37 Beard Care Routine43:48 The Moustache43:53 If Alex Wasn’t Human44:02 When is Alex Releasing a Book?45:36 Thoughts on Alcohol45:43 The Opposite of Spicy 48:09 Christianity’s Biggest L & W50:50 Being Used by Fundamentalists52:25 Alex’s First Job53:06 OutroMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Trump: Gods Chosen President? Alex OConnor 2024-08-16 | Read more on my Substack: alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
The Origins of Satan - Who is The Devil? Alex OConnor 2024-08-11 | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESElaine Pagels is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism. - LINKSBuy "The Origin of Satan" by Elaine Pagels (affiliate link): amzn.to/4dFHs18 - TIMESTAMPS0:00 Who is Satan?6:37 Early Satan in Job and Zechariah8:32 The development of Satan in the Babylonian Exile12:32 What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?15:34 The Book of Enoch17:58 Satan in the New Testament21:11 Did Zoroastrianism Inspire the Character of Satan?23:38 Satan in John’s Gospel28:58 Are the Jews Responsible for Jesus’ Death?38:14 The Origins of Christian Antisemitism45:11 Satan in the Real World54:30 Satan in Revelation1:00:53 Was Satan the Snake in the Garden of Eden?1:04:41 Why Specialise in Satan? - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Why Logical Thinking is Illogical - Rory Sutherland Alex OConnor 2024-07-29 | For early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESRory Sutherland is a British advertising executive, and vice chairman of the Ogilvy & Mather group of companies. - LINKSRead Alchemy by Rory Sutherland: amzn.to/4cXswMbRead Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly, by John Kay: amzn.to/3LO4Uxm - TIMESTAMPS00:00 Why Podcasting is the Supreme Philosophical Form08:39 What Do We Want Out of AI?16:09 Why Google Maps Sucks20:40 Why We Need a Quaker Revival28:17 What's the Point in Voting?37:19 Is Just Stop Oil Effective? 51:23 Encouraging People to Spend Money57:23 Is Housing a Good Asset?1:05:45 Explaining Georgist Economics 1:13:05 Property Ownership Makes People Stupid1:19:59 Why Double-Income Households Have Become the Norm1:29:38 The Government Needs to Experiment More1:36:10 Why We Buy Such Unremarkable Things1:41:12 Predicting Elon Musk’s Big Plan - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Trying to Convince ChatGPT Its Conscious Alex OConnor 2024-07-25 | Go to piavpn.com/alex to get 83% off Private Internet Access with 4 months freeFor early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESChatGPT is an impressive mimicry of a fully-conscious conversational partner. Perhaps too impressive? - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
The Lost Gospel of Jesus Betrayer - What is the Gospel of Judas? Alex OConnor 2024-07-21 | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESBart Ehrman is a New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity.His courses are available for study here: bartehrman.com/alex - TIMESTAMPS0:00 Substack0:07 Who Was Judas Iscariot?04:32 Why Did Judas Betray Jesus?12:01 Is Judas in Hell?19:05 The Historical Judas21:28 What is the Gospel of Judas?23:09 Explaining Gnosticism29:38 How Gnosticism Describes the Material Realm37:05 The Gnostic Role of Jesus42:32 The Beginning of Judas’s Gospel48:38 Jesus’s Teachings to Judas54:16 Why This Gospel is So Confusing59:15 Judas Being Called the 13th Spirit1:02:45 Jesus Appearing as a Child1:04:50 The Person Who Carries Jesus Around1:06:57 How This Gospel Explains Adam & Eve1:11:24 Destiny of the Cosmos1:14:33 Evidence That Judas Was Saved1:18:42 Judas’s Motivation to Betray Jesus1:21:34 How Ancient is This Text?1:24:10 Where Was it First Rediscovered?1:33:50 How Old is the Coptic Version?1:38:33 Bart’s Reaction to the Gospel of Judas1:48:26 Publishing the Gospel of Judas - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Deconstructing the Fall of Adam and Eve - Jonathan Pageau Alex OConnor 2024-07-14 | For early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESJonathan Pageau is a French-Canadian icon carver, YouTuber and public speaker on symbolism, religion and the Orthodox faith. - LINKSJonathan’s channel: @JonathanPageau - TIMESTAMPS00:00 Origin of ‘Bless You’06:16 Alex’s Conversation With Jordan Peterson14:01 Alex’s Primary Issues With Genesis26:04 The Problem With Purpose34:27 Why is the Serpent in the Garden?44:28 Was it Fair for Eve to Be Punished?53:36 The Big Problem With the Creation Story1:03:05 Could Eve Have Turned Down the Fruit?1:09:25 The Gnostic Interpretation of Genesis1:27:51 Jesus’s Role in Eden1:39:42 An Alternative Version of Events1:48:28 Why Did it Happen This Way?1:55:32 Jonathan’s Thoughts on Alex - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Destiny on Jordan Peterson, Voting, and Political Principles Alex OConnor 2024-07-07 | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at patreon.com/alexocTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESSteven Bonnell II is a popular American political streamer known online as Destiny. - LINKSDestiny: @destiny - TIMESTAMPS00:00 Why Destiny Got Banned From Twitch10:16 Should Social Platforms Be Liable for What People Post?19:00 Being Governed By the Popular Vote31:55 The Ethics of Voting42:27 Debating Jordan Peterson53:35 Does Anyone Have Political Principles?1:03:22 Legal and Moral Principles1:16:06 Just Stop Oil's Radical Action1:29:31 Why Just Stop Oil Won't Turn Violent1:49:16 The Last Time Destiny Changed His Mind2:03:32 Dissecting Jordan Peterson's Debating Style - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
My Experience Debating Jordan Peterson - Destiny Alex OConnor 2024-07-05 | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.Watch the full episode with Destiny now: alexoconnor.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESSteven Bonnell II is a popular American political streamer known online as "Destiny" - LINKSWatch Destiny's podcast with Jordan Peterson: youtu.be/ycDUU1n2iEE?si=k6b65tdAGxcF_7ve - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
What Is Judaism? - Rabbi David Wolpe Alex OConnor 2024-06-30 | For early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at patreon.com/alexocTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESDavid Wolpe is an American rabbi, and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Divinity School. He was named the most influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek in 2012. - LINKSMore about David Wolpe: sinaitemple.org/about/clergy-senior-staff/rabbi-david-wolpe - TIMESTAMPS0:00 What is Judaism?7:44 How To Become a Jew16:11 Are Jews the Chosen People?21:01 Old Testament Atrocities36:07 How Should We Read the Hebrew Bible?39:45 The Book of Job43:27 How is Suffering Explained in Judaism?48:02 Does Judaism Have an Afterlife?54:50 How Do You Explain Jesus?1:01:40 Circumcision1:07:29 Christopher Hitchens1:18:58 Outro - SPECIAL THANKSA special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon:Tom RindellJames Younger, DDS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
The Difference Between Islam and Christianity - Jordan Peterson Alex OConnor 2024-06-28 | Watch the full, two-hour conversation: youtu.be/T0KgLWQn5Ts?si=c9G-MuENG-clZLl4To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESJordan B. Peterson is a clinical psychologist and one of the world's most famous public intellectuals. - SPECIAL THANKSA special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon:Tom RindellJames Younger, DDS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Arguments For Atheism Tier List Alex OConnor 2024-06-23 | Check out Joe's channel: @MajestyofReason To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESJoe Schmid is a PhD student in philosophy at Princeton University. He graduated with a B.A. in philosophy from Purdue University in 2022. He has published articles in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of time, and the author of books including "Existential Inertia and Classical Theistic Proofs".Today, we construct a tier list of arguments for atheism, covering:The Problem of EvilDivine HiddennessReligious ConfusionThe Stone ParadoxThe Scale of the UniverseThe Evil God ChallengeThe Improvability ArgumentThe Argument from Material CausalityThe Modal Argument From Evil - LINKSJoe's channel: @MajestyofReason Felipe Leon’s 200 arguments for atheism: exapologist.blogspot.com/2023/03/200-or-so-arguments-for-atheism.html - TIMESTAMPSIntroduction - 0:00Problem of Evil - 03:34Divine Hiddenness - 19:43Religious Confusion - 42:37Stone Paradox - 57:17Universe Big - 01:08:28Evil God - 01:22:07Improvability Argument - 01:50:15Material Causality - 02:06:19Modal Argument from Evil - 02:22:17 - SPECIAL THANKSA special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon:Tom RindellJames Younger, DDS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Why I Dont Trust the Bible Alex OConnor 2024-06-19 | Watch the full debate: youtu.be/UMKkX8qRHsw?si=d-N-Nq7wz6W5mHjvFor early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at patreon.com/alexocTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESFrom the debate, "Is The Bible True?" held in the Bronx, NYC between Alex O'Connor and Dinesh D'Souza on June 1st, 2024. - SPECIAL THANKSA special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon:Tom RindellJames Younger, DDS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
What Did Jesus Really Look Like? - The Latest Research Alex OConnor 2024-06-16 | Subscribe to Behind the Gospels: behindthegospels.comTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESJohn Nelson earned a PhD in New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Edinburgh in 2023. His thesis is the first book-length study of Jesus' physical appearance in the Gospels. He runs a weekly Substack called "Behind the Gospels" which aims to make Biblical studies accessible to all. - TIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction01:44 Does God Look Like Elon Musk?04:52 Jesus Christ’s Physical Appearance08:30 Was Jesus Short?17:49 Where Else is His Appearance Spoken Of?23:00 Intentionally Withholding Physical Descriptions28:53 Imagining Christ in Different Ethnicities32:48 Is it Significant That Jesus is a Man?37:35 Should We Depict Jesus?45:42 Could Jesus Have Been Disabled?53:29 What Did Jesus Wear?59:29 Is it Inappropriate to Fixate on Christ’s Appearance?1:03:27 Where to Find John - SPECIAL THANKSA special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon:Tom RindellJames Younger, DDS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
How Did The Bible Know That? - Scientific Predictions in Genesis? Alex OConnor 2024-06-15 | Watch the full debate: youtu.be/UMKkX8qRHsw?si=d-N-Nq7wz6W5mHjvFor early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at patreon.com/alexocTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESFrom the debate, "Is The Bible True?" held in the Bronx, NYC between Alex O'Connor and Dinesh D'Souza on June 1st, 2024. - SPECIAL THANKSA special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon:Tom RindellJames Younger, DDS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Im Getting Sick to Death of This - Alex vs Dinesh on Amalekite Slaughter Alex OConnor 2024-06-13 | Watch the full debate: youtu.be/UMKkX8qRHsw?si=d-N-Nq7wz6W5mHjvFor early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at patreon.com/alexocTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESFrom the debate, "Is The Bible True?" held in the Bronx, NYC between Alex O'Connor and Dinesh D'Souza on June 1st, 2024. - SPECIAL THANKSA special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon:Tom RindellJames Younger, DDS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Yahweh Is Acting Like a Tribal War God! Heated Old Testament Debate Alex OConnor 2024-06-12 | Watch the full debate: youtu.be/UMKkX8qRHsw?si=d-N-Nq7wz6W5mHjvFor early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at patreon.com/alexocTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESFrom the debate, "Is The Bible True?" held in the Bronx, NYC between Alex O'Connor and Dinesh D'Souza on June 1st, 2024. - SPECIAL THANKSA special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon:Tom RindellJames Younger, DDS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
Nihilism: An In-Depth Discussion - @unsolicitedadvice9198 Alex OConnor 2024-06-09 | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, support the channel at patreon.com/alexocTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTESJoe Folley is the creator of the YouTube channel "Unsolicited Advice" (@unsolicitedadvice9198) which creates short, digestible philosophical videos on a wide range of topics.He joins me today to discuss nihilism: its history, its meaning, and its significance in philosophy. - LINKSFind Joe's Channel here: @unsolicitedadvice9198 - TIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction04:32 Why Focus on Nihilism?11:40 Nihilism's Ancient Origins?21:47 Was Diogenes a Nihilist?31:37 Dostoyevsky and Nihilism41:15 Was Nietzche a Nihilist?49:32 The Myth of Sisyphus1:02:41 Is Existentialism Just a Cope?1:08:02 Is There Such a Thing as a Nihilist?1:19:07 Where to Find Joe - SPECIAL THANKSA special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon:Tom RindellJames Younger, DDS - CONNECTMy Website: alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKS:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comOr send me something:Alex O'ConnorPo Box 1610OXFORDOX4 9LLENGLAND------------------------------------------
