Outgrowing NEW ATHEISM - Alex O’Connor

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Atheist YouTuber sensation Alex O'Connor tells his story of moving beyond his “New Atheist” heroes (alongside his "childish" username @CosmicSkeptic) to embracing a more mature and nuanced approach to religious & worldview discourse as his fame and success grew. He also shares his view on Justin's thesis about The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God, and what might bring about his own conversion. Alex O'Connor is an Oxford graduate in Philosophy & Theology, hosts the Within Reason podcast, runs a YouTube channel of 1 million subscribers, writes for UnHerd, and has chaired conversations with public intellectuals and influencers including Jordan Peterson, Richard Dawkins, William Lane Craig, and Iain McGilchrist. 📘 Read a FREE CHAPTER from Justin’s book “The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God”: http://justinbrierley.com/get-justins-newsletter/ 🎁 Support Justin’s work financially: http://justinbrierley.com/support-me/ 🎧 Listen to The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God podcast: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Alex O’Connor’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@CosmicSkeptic?si=Mqc4vNUxVYSSPnsB Alex O'Connor's video "This is why I don't believe in God": https://youtu.be/Wu2hvtR5-5M?si=Mxa43EOmJXH2d6DF 00:00 Intro 01:43 Cosmic Skeptic is dead? 03:26 Teenage channel origins 05:28 Botching the Ontological Argument & humility 12:32 New Atheism is dead? 15:42 Is Religion inherently bad? 21:50 Did New Atheism give atheists a bad name? 24:09 About “The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God” podcast 24:58 A new interest in God among intellectuals? 29:10 What would make Alex believe? 35:12 Is there a rebirth of Belief in God? 37:05 Watch Next…!