God is a Delusion | Oxford Union Speech - Alex O'Connor

[@DanSoloha]

“You’re about to find out as you meet your maker” actually got a chuckle out of me… you nailed the delivery on that one

[@JediMasterEzio]

He does have good comedic timing, lol!

[@vanessac0382]

Well that's too late

[@enki647]

We will see how smug he is on judgement day

[@lauraj8429]

@@enki647 How smug will you be when you are watching Alex on judgement day?

[@bajscast]

@@enki647 I bet every generation believes there's gonna be a judgement day and it never happens

[@ordinarycynic]

Meeting another philosopher on a boat by chance and being invited to a debate feels very appropriate for a philosopher

[@newtonbelieved]

'By Chance'. If only you had an inkling. Nothing happens by chance. If you don't believe me, study astrology for the next 35 years, every day, and then we can talk again. Until then, continue to throw God out with the orthodox religion bathwater.

[@newtonbelieved]

Alex has his progressed Sun conjunct Saturn next year (2025). Death of a father figure. Chat later then, and I'll tell you more about this universe that God created.

[@DrDr4g0n]

Take your medicine @@newtonbelieved

[@grendy7602]

@@newtonbelieved bro idk what drug you're on, but I want it!

[@miguelpadeiro762]

@@newtonbelieved Boasting about 35 years spent on the notion that stars and planets have power over events in our lives and our personality itself is a weird thing to do

[@akashsrivastava403]

I'm a simple guy. I see a video of Alex, I watch it.

[@oluwolechaviro9937]

Ah, good to see like-minded souls 🥃

[@merelynominal]

​@@oluwolechaviro9937Wait but we have already established that there is no such a thing as a soul

[@opensocietyenjoyer]

you could have just pressed the like button and called it a day. but no

[@akashsrivastava403]

@@opensocietyenjoyer That's what I usually do.

[@patobrien235]

There are worse habits to have😅

[@brianyearling7810]

Alex O'Connor... you sir are a greater proof of a caring and understanding God than any Christian I have met. You will never find God in the writings and teachings of others, but only in the great expanse of your heart.

[@hayleyanna2625]

Impressive. I miss Christopher Hitchens immensely but with brilliant young orators such as Alex, someone dedicated to the truth, give me some hope that it did not die with him. 🥂

[@Intellectuallyanidiot]

As much as I love Alex and his logic and intelligence, Hitchens was just way more ruthless and more cynical which I enjoyed quite a lot.

[@nomen6]

Did not die with him? Alex is farrr better than Hitchens when it comes to truth and Philosophy.

[@zapkvr]

Hitchens was a polemicist he wasn't a debator or a philosopher.

[@Arareemote]

@nomen6 Presently? No not at all. Infact, it's not even close. Though I do think him surpassing Christopher is an inevitability if he continues and persists along this path. Give him 10 more years. He's growing quick, but still has a long way to go.

[@Teeb2023]

@@nomen6 _"Alex is farrr better than Hitchens"_ Better? This is neither a sport nor competition.

[@jphottroddlincoln4424]

Since i discovered Alex I am always impressed by his candor, I have become a better conversationalist listening to him connect thoughts and ideas. But it also reminds me that I need to organize my studies and focus more on tasks. Cut out Television and activities that aren't related to my work.

[@ChristIsLord7]

Duh. And who cares.

[@SuperGoodMush]

​@@ChristIsLord7 i mean, you replied.

[@wicklestein]

agree.

[@NatoSkato]

I feel the same way

[@slik00silk84]

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. LOL

[@MrSenserus]

Alex so impressed with all that you're doing lately. Nice to see you getting big and mainstream well known. Keep it up!

[@juansuarez705]

He speaks from both sides of his mouth.

[@blossom357]

The insult of the simple minded. Life isn't as black and white as that.@@juansuarez705

[@majestic-domination]

@@juansuarez705 No, he simply does not misrepresent or make belittling strawmans of the religious arguments. His stance as an atheist is very clear

[@WayneLynch69]

"If we expect atheism, what would we find and what do we find?" We DO find a universe of heat in DIRECT contradiction to THE MOST PROVEN of all laws known to man: "Thermodynamics is THE ONE LAW of UNIVERSAL content which will NEVER be overthrown"--Einstein "Anyone challenging thermodynamics has no hope...only total humiliation"--Eddington 1st LAW--"heat NEVER comes from cold"...ERGO: this universe of heat DID NOT begin 2nd LAW--"heat goes ONLY to cold"...ERGO: this universe WILL go to equilibrium--it hasn't; IT CAN'T BE ETERNAL AND "ALEX" HAS NO THIRD OPTION...try, try, try as the Penroses "perpetual motion machine" theories pretend --kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnqrfqF6Z6t3m7s Above is the be-sainted Richard Dawkins sitting mute/deaf/sub-moronic as ACTUAL, ACCOMPLISHED biologists, Nobel laureates in biology Hartwell & Altman, along with co-chair of human genome mapping Craig Venter ALL SAYING "it is IMPOSSIBLE that humans will EVER know life's origin". WTF! WTF! WTF!?? THAT'S Dawkins' sine qua non!! Certainly not "selfish genes", as though that adds ANYTHING to Darwin. --No one expects anything out of this simp "Alex". So it falls to me to explain Einstein's, "Did God have a choice in the creation of the world?" archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/millennium/m1/overbye.html?source=post_page WTF do you IMAGINE Overbye means conferring that as the greatest insight in 1,000 years?! Overbye of MIT in physics. HERE I'll make it so easy even "Alex" could have a go: history.aip.org/exhibits/einstein/essay-einsteins-third-paradise.htm No one alive has more ability or insight explaining Einstein's meaning than does Holton (alive at 101); Jewish refugee at 16 of Hitler...Ph.D. in mathematics/professor Harvard...reads and knows Einstein as native German. It means that the Abrahamic God had "no choice other than THIS UNIVERSE when insisting faith alone would absolve" AND SO "ALEX"; in this universe absolutely refusing to prove meaning you have uncontaminated choice for or against faith. THE ONLY FUCKING UNIVERSE THAT GOD COULD HAVE!!

[@Paulstrickland01]

​@@majestic-dominationYou know for a people so powerfully represented and chosen as his divine conduits of the infinite creator of all time and space you sure have delicate little egos so easily bruised by simple logic that even a child could make sense of.

[@dangregory4368]

The process of creating our gods is a gradual accrual of qualities, powers, status, and relationship. As the godly accolades mount, the contradictions beg for exposure. Here, human imagination faces human rational thought. Bravo!

[@josephocallaghan3000]

Man's natural state is to worship an unknown greater something.. or a being, a Creator, unknown - a nourisher, warmth, food, love, protection... provider - it's instinctive from conception The developing child in the womb shows me that

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@josephocallaghan3000 In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@josephocallaghan3000 Yup, makes sense that the creation of a god would center on these things. We are so very trapped in our humanly perspective, and we shape our whole world with this perspective. Necessarily so--it's a perspective that has emerged from the evolutionary processes that have kept our species' lineage alive since the beginning of life on Earth.

[@OniLeafNin]

Seeing the Oxford Latin slogan in the thumbnail, “The Lord is my light”. I can’t help but see the irony here.

[@danstaification]

The fall of man, from light into the darkness of ignorant bliss.

[@colmlooney5843]

​@@danstaification God shot my dad in the gall bladder and robbed the bishops of the church of England for being the son proceeding from the father

[@Santos.Sarmento]

@OniLeafNin, very pertinent observation! Greetings from Brazil.

[@CeuAzulll]

​@@Santos.Sarmento du nada um brasileiro aq

[@bootsie280]

Their lord is satan!!

[@gridLAZER]

if he continues on this trajectory of philosophical discourse, Alex will easily be listed among this generation's greatest orators and thinkers. phenomenal work, sir.

[@ArminiusSage]

He already is, but I hope his reach continues to grow. We need more logic and reason in our societies.

[@kadenhansen948]

I have to agree, just listening to him and watching his stuff feels like reading the other philosophical classics I've read so far. I always find myself thinking harder and researching more after absorbing his content.

[@ArminiusSage]

@@kadenhansen948 if you like his content, I highly recommend reading “reason; the only oracle of man” by Ethan Allen. You can read it for free off of google books. It gives great insight into one of America’s founding fathers who was adamantly against organized religion. For a book that was writ 225 years, Ethan Allen makes some great points.

[@newtonbelieved]

That doesn't make him, or Dawkins, right. He speaks of 'sheer coincidence' in meeting someone. May he live long enough to find out that absolutely nothing happens by coincidence. Coincidence is an illusion resulting from synchronicity, most likely designed to fool leading thinkers like this, in that they are never able to see beyond the veil. Everyone you meet in life is by design. Speak to me in 40 years, son. At your age, I too, thought there was nothing.

[@mohannedalmohandes4944]

I just wish he looks at Islam again because his first debate was a disaster, (when I say disaster I mean that some disingenuous things happened and our religion wasn't portrayed properly)

[@Terron29]

Delighted to see Alex making it big. Hes a great clear speaker.

[@joman388]

Yes another religious speech by a atheist. thanks

[@dragonmartijn]

@@joman388Yes, you are right.

[@DatHombre]

​@@joman388so funny to me how the religious LOVE to call atheism religious lol. "Yes, we recognize that being religious is dumb, so we'll just say 'I know you are, but what am I?' haha, got you so good!!!".

[@joman388]

@@DatHombre Your little joke was utterly halarious. Religion. a pursuit or interest of supreme importance. That fits atheism ,wouldnt you say illregardless if you think it is dumb.Do you always think definitions are dumb or just this one? thanks

[@DatHombre]

@@joman388 God, how much I love when people use secondary definitions to try to "prove their point" lol. Reminds me of when "racism" was "changed" a few years ago to "prejudice with power, so only white people can be racist", and people would bring up that cherry picked definition to prove their point. Like gee, I wonder why you chose not to list any of the other definitions? You had to have read all of them first since they were at the top, but you then went to the next when you saw that it didn't back your point, right? And you know the one you listed could be used for anything, right? "I collect stamps all the time, collecting them is my interest of supreme importance- it's my religion!". Like it's very obviously the "colloquial" definition. But most importantly, do you seriously think that atheists are as interested in their lack of belief in God as theists are in their belief? Let's put it this way- if all theists left the Earth, do you think atheists would all sit around and talk about how much they don't believe in a god? Obviously not- what would there even be talk about lol? Now, if all atheists left the Earth, would theists still sit around and think about God? Yes, every single day lol. The only reason that "a-theism" even has any meaning is BECAUSE theists exist- like what do we call a non-unicorn believer? And how often do non-unicorn believers think about their lack of belief? Never, unless someone who believes in unicorns tells them to believe in them ("or you'll burn for eternity!!!" lol).

[@LowandFast357]

What an exceptional communicator. I love your vocabulary as well as your delivery; so eloquent, so articulate. I'll continue to pray for you, Alex! You'll be a champion for Christ one day, Sir. I hope I'm around to see it, but if not, others will rejoice! God bless you and keep on searching!

[@TheBastius]

He already knows the complete bullshit that faith is and what fallacious reasoning it is based on. Once you see the absurdity of faith, you can't unsee it.

[@LowandFast357]

@@TheBastius Well I certainly appreciate your opinion. It's definitely something I too have considered. But then I discovered the actual truth. Is there anything I might be able to pray for you for? Health, finance, security, family, work, etc. You name it, and I'll be more than glad to offer support through prayer. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! God bless!

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

@@LowandFast357 "But then I discovered the actual truth." LOL. Good one! You WERE joking, right? Right?

[@LowandFast357]

@@CNCmachiningisfun No, not at all. It's quite liberating. I can't wait for the day that you make this discovery yourself. I'll be smiling ear to ear and overwhelmed with joy. And I sincerely mean this. I'm not a troll, I'm just here to let people know that I love them and that I care. Doesn't matter to me if I'm a weirdo or not. I can live with that so long as it's under the premise that I'm trying to show others God's love. Please be safe around those CNC machines, friend. God bless!

[@TheBastius]

@@LowandFast357 Since you people stubbornly refuse to show your god exists like petulant children (because you consciously know no god exists), it means you shamelessly lied when you pretend a god exists. You people are a pathetic display of human intellect. Babies in adult's clothing that childishly refuse to embrace reality and hide behind fantasies instead. Show a god exists. You'd be the first. Clown you. LIAR you.

[@ged9925]

What an exceptional role model and public speaker!

[@thehigherevolutionary]

I've been following him since the beginning of his channel, when he was just in his bedroom with books on his desk. It's nice to see how things have changed for him, and how he's grown as a thinker and speaker.

[@-Thauma-]

​@@thehigherevolutionary LoL I could literally have written your comment myself. I have followed Alex since the early days, here on YT. Do you remember he had the drawer from Beauty and the Beast and the inflatable globe 🤗

[@jazzman2516]

Agreed.

[@resinsminia]

That drawer though@@-Thauma-

[@-Thauma-]

@@resinsminia 😊

[@Arabian_Abomination]

The accent adds 50 IQ points

[@panzerjäger_1]

You mean English accent. Because a Scottish accent is British and that would be -50 IQ points

[@lorddevonshire6382]

Oh dear. As a Brit, I just want to say that it really doesn't. There are so many idiots out there in the UK who can oil their way around with a refined accent (Cameron is one).

[@Arabian_Abomination]

Of course to you it doesn't. But us in the USA. When Brits speak they automatically sound intelligent because of their accent. @@lorddevonshire6382

[@Paulstrickland01]

Calling an English accent British is as stupid as calling every person from Argentina to the border of Canada real Americans.

[@GRbabyfox]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gorefieldluvr6921]

Alex is the only philosophy person I keep coming back to and agreeing with every single thing he says. Always needle sharp and straight to the point. Always effective and clear. Very much appriciated 🤗

[@exucia669]

if only there was a noun in use in common parlance that stands for 'philosophy person'

[@delocon]

He's just reaffirming your biases, it's easy to agree. Go and seriously watch somebody you disagree with every single thing on, and then consider they might be right.

[@hendricklamar5061]

​@delocon sure, always a good idea. But it's also good to watch arguments from your own side to implement what you've learned from the other side.

[@OldGamerPapi]

I used to watch him “religiously” until he became vegan and started preaching about that

[@intrinsicfreedom]

actually, it's likely not (just) that simple. Your bias is that it is. He's made some terrific points that few would dispute, like the example of the three bishops terminated for stepping outside the "official" box. Yes, there's more digging to be done, but on the surface the point is well made. @@delocon

[@MissBlennerhassett876]

The three in the background look like they've been up all night at a wedding reception and are miserably starting to sober up.

[@slik00silk84]

Naw, that's the glazed look of ignorance.

[@Seekingsophia00]

Alex, I extend my profound gratitude. Over the course of several years, I have ardently admired your accomplishments, witnessing with awe the remarkable evolution and exemplary proficiency you have demonstrated.

[@helviov]

I thought you were seeking sophia, not sophism.

[@Seekingsophia00]

@helviov No deceit here. Just pure love baby! ❤️

[@jebediah4780]

So in order to feel better about being a terrible person, and the fact that you are a slave and a hostage to your sins which you cannot hope to control, you worship Alex for deceiving you in to believing that man created God and that actually your sins are not sins at all, because there is no right or wrong. And yet... every day you are reminded of the consequences of sin and the horrific world we live in where everyone worships themselves instead of God. So you watch Alex again... and gain momentary relief from the distraction. Every day you are confronted with the reality that if there is no right or wrong... why is everything going so wrong in the world and in my life? What if I told you that there was a way to be completely free from your lusts and desires, to break free from the cycle of sin and consequence over and over again, to no longer be a slave to your selfish desires? What if like magic, you woke up one day and were twice as good of a person as you were before? What if you experienced true happiness, and true love? What if it were as easy as making a wish in a well? What if all of these things made more sense than you could ever dream of and all you had to do was see for yourself? It is all of these things and more. Will you come back to the light?

[@invalidopinion5384]

​@@jebediah4780you are off your rocker mate

[@jebediah4780]

Tell me one thing I've said that is wrong or crazy in any way, good luck! And guess what, that message also applies to you and anyone else who reads it. :)@@invalidopinion5384

[@Datokah]

An erudite and concise speech, as always, from Mr O'Connor.

[@Scynthescizor]

Was it though? It's basically: Let's ignore all the arguments for God's existence, and instead focus on psychology.

[@MattFitzgerald-it2zp]

@@Scynthescizor His point was that psychology seems to be the main argument for religion.

[@DanielBoonelight]

@@Scynthescizor yikes. take the first part of your statement, end with political agenda, and you have exactly what he speaks clearly about with the conversion story he elucidates here. then the very clearly goes through several arguments which apparently went over your head, one of which would be the suffering built into design, then the history and very nature of suppression built into belief, etc etc. maybe listen with less bias my guy. as your claim is pretty cringe tbf

[@Scynthescizor]

@@MattFitzgerald-it2zp Right, which is incredibly stupid and intellectually dishonest.

[@Scynthescizor]

@@DanielBoonelight ... I didn't say Alex made no arguments. I said he addressed none of the arguments that theologians/philosophers make for God's existence.

[@Filipe9171]

I met your channel when you were speaking from your room, and now you’re on tv and big debates. So proud of you, brother. Keep up the good work 👏🏻

[@goaty1964]

I agree - the beard works, it completely throws people off when they hear not only a well constructed argument, but one that is presented with some wisdom and humility - out of someone who looks to be too ' fresh-faced' - I really appreciate the attitude of someone who wants to do more than 'win' the debate and score points - the difficult work is to find common ground and agreeing basic aims for the discussion

[@EngineerBC]

Mee too i saw him in his room😊😊

[@brixan...]

Did you and his channel become good friends?

[@Cup_of_tea424]

his eloquence is literal gold in my ears

[@nickharvey7233]

I see the Union crowds are still as turgid and listless as they were back in my day (mid-90s). Great speech, well-delivered.

[@richardlangellotti6208]

Some of them, particularly the fellow behind Alex to the right, seems totally flaccid.

[@peterlpool1387]

Cambridge man myself. Wouldn’t get that from my fellow students. Particularly in the boat race

[@JediMasterEzio]

Alex never ceases to amaze. What an incredible mind. Incredible content Alex. Thank you.

[@zootsoot2006]

Evolution is brutal. Agreed. A mind forged purely from the furnace of evolution finding it repugnant. How on earth does that make any jot of sense?

[@johnbr59]

He's a maggot buddy 🤣

[@samluciano2309]

Hes dumb, a fool says in his heart there is no god

[@ERS2fast4U]

He spoke such eloquent BS🤗😆

[@JediMasterEzio]

@@ERS2fast4U , BS to those unequipped to offer any substantial rebuttal...

[@Robert-yc9ql]

Thank you for continuing the great fight. Your humor makes your message more powerful because we all need to laugh more at the human condition. Nicely done. 😊

[@Lotterywinnerify]

What is great about this fight? I understand Alex is obviously a son of the revolution, but still

[@Paulstrickland01]

​@@LotterywinnerifyFor over two thousand years now authoritarian religion (Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism and whoever I've forgotten are not) has strangled the evolution of the human mind and society as a whole leaving us so backwards and so demented that we pretend that we've advanced yet religious zealots are no different to the same individuals who'd bash each others brains out with a rock in bronze age middle east because their views about the talking magical moonwalking baby of Mary the clearly not a virgin woman didn't match their own. That's why the fight is awesome because like anything in life there becomes a time where holding onto the blanket and keeping the nightlight on only weakens you because authoritarian religion does not offer real truth, real development and real personal accountability for the empowerment of the self it offers escape denials and balme shifting All in the pursuit of personal and selfish comfort.

[@cuzins101]

lol the fight towards what ? and when is it won ?

[@Paulstrickland01]

@@cuzins101 Once delusional children realise that a sky dweller doesn't run their life.

[@cuzins101]

@@Paulstrickland01 ok then what?

[@adritachanda]

I am heavily spiritually aligned. But faith needs room for doubt and skepticism. This is where your speeches come in. I'm in awe of your eloquence every time I watch your videos.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I like how you said "faith needs room for doubt and skepticism". I'm a Christian believer but I'm struggling with some doubts. So I appreciate your honesty. I need to ponder your words. Respectfully...

[@isupportthecurrentthing.1514]

It is hard to understand how a loving God would create so much suffering. I asked Him about it, and he told me that there was nothing to fear because we are God , and after we die , we'll be God again. The ego is an illusion. Suffering is a necessary part of this simulation to juxtapose love. We're here as God's tentacles to feel and experience it all so he can learn through us. I still find it hard not to fear suffering, but I'm not as concerned about death anymore.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 why would you struggle when god is personal?

[@HarryNicNicholas]

@@isupportthecurrentthing.1514 so you're saying that suffering is fine cos it's all in his plan> so i cause as much suffering as i possibly can cos, well it's okay by god, it will lead to a greater good. see how daft your religion is? there is no god.

[@justthev9074]

@@isupportthecurrentthing.1514God created the possibility to sin just how a woman creates the possibility for her child to sin when she gives birth to him, but He didn’t create it. We created it. Also how are we God? We are not God, straight up

[@Tesserex]

There were moments here where I heard Hitch's voice coming through. Very well done, and you have an exciting future ahead.

[@kencreten7308]

Except he's more nice! heheh

[@goaty1964]

@@kencreten7308 He's a big fan of Hitchens, but also does a great critique of him in a youtube video, you can learn from your mentors without putting them beyond criticism ..

[@thedoorsbest]

This is like watching Hitchens resurrected. And I mean that as a big compliment. Keep it up man. Cheers.

[@PrestonJacobstheSweetrobin]

Alex is far, far more logical than Hitchens.

[@thedoorsbest]

Might be, I meant more style of speech, presence and charisma. Which you either have or don't have. And this guy has it.@@PrestonJacobstheSweetrobin

[@DS-nl8ci]

he's got that Hitchens-coolness 😎 (the Christopher that is, not the other one 😂)

[@DundG]

He will be better than Hitchens. I looking forward to this!

[@jazzman2516]

Hitchens with much more class and composure.

[@gamerchief7740]

Alex is exceptional. So happy to see all his progress.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@stephenwright4973]

CS Lewis articulated the exact same case against religion's central truth claim, and later in life he vigorously proclaimed its philosophical inadequacy.

[@bradthompson5383]

CS Lewis was an idiot. Only evangelicals think he was philosophically significant.

[@convinceme6676]

and? your point? any of Lewis’s philosophical points you would like to bring up that led him to his conclusion. Not the Mic drop you think it is.

[@stephenwright4973]

@@convinceme6676 I don't know what mic drop means, but my point was, the argument that he is making is old, and it has been answered many times...including by persons like Lewis who once thought it to be profound and unanswerable. Lewis's books "Miracles," "The Problem of Pain," and "Mere Christianity " each give excellent answers.

[@bradthompson5383]

@stephenwright4973 CS Lewis was a moron. What he thought profound is trite.

[@m.n.executor1902]

@@stephenwright4973 dude, hes saying that if you have a counter, post the counter, not the idea that there is one lol

[@johnfox9169]

How beautifully articulate and well-said!!

[@Remiel_Plainview]

Alex, looking ahead for your debate with Dinesh D'Souza. Keep up the good work man. Love from 🇮🇳

[@judoyodan]

Is he open to debating felons?

[@martin2289]

Not sure what could be gained from "debating" with a mendacious propagandist and pathological liar like D'Souza.

[@diaryofnricom163]

​@@judoyodan😂😂😂

[@diaryofnricom163]

Waffle D'Souza? 😂😂

[@MrBoredinthedorm]

Is the perpetual Man-Child not in jail? I could of sworn he was.

[@warrencolegrove1]

Amazing ! Thanks for all you do Alex !!

[@marcjamesjamos]

Great speech. I love that this guy debates without needle and stuck to the seeking the truth and asking the difficult questions.

[@bootsie280]

Your idol is Alex!! Lol

[@marcjamesjamos]

@@bootsie280 lol! Hardly!

[@davidmuller1958]

He actually allows for the possibility of a God, meanwhile the majority of commenters are atheist, which beloeve there is no such thing 😂. Hilarious!!!

[@Honeybee9630]

Alex has no chill and I love it.

[@The_Legend_Himself]

Nah he’s pretty chill and well composed

[@proddreamatnight]

Dude you are popping off right now, 1 million subs for sure this year

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@-Thauma-]

Such a fine, well-spoken young man ❤

[@joman388]

Fine and well spoken but utterly wrong. The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom. thanks

[@antondovydaitis2261]

​@@joman388I fear Jehovah as much as I fear Zeus or Sauron.

[@joman388]

@@antondovydaitis2261 I assure you ,your lack of fear will only be temporary.The evidence is overwhelming for the God of the bible. thanks

[@antondovydaitis2261]

@@joman388.I am sure there as much evidence for Jehovah as there is for Vishnu. And I am pretty sure you don't believe that Vishnu is real. Really, if you weren't so absorbed with fantasy, you might actually be able to do some good.

[@joman388]

@@antondovydaitis2261You apparently are so absorbed in your fantasy that you dont know there is no such thing as good,without God. Good for you.thanks

[@POK2008]

I've watched this channel for years now, and I'm glad to see that people are getting to see just how good Alex speaks and articulates his thoughts.

[@Jack-s6i1y]

how well*

[@cozm0859]

This kid has really come into his own. I remember his videos before he left for university. Keep working young man!

[@daymi7300]

this is crazy.. I've been watching you since we were both kids.. man how time flies

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I've been watching since I'm an old man. And now I'm even older ! Respectfully

[@surajbhat5447]

It really is! I started watching when I was a young teenager, and I always assumed Alex was 20-something man. Imagine my surprise when, 2 years before I myself went to college, Alex announced he was going to uni! And now I’m a full blown tax paying adult and Alex has only continued to grow and mature as a rhetorician and philosopher

[@Ethic007]

Alex, in my view, you're brightening a space, in your own way, that had dimmed considerably at the passing of Christopher Hitchens. I appreciate you, and look forward to hearing more!

[@bengeurden1272]

Don't forget Rochard Dawkins.

[@user-heeyu4heeyu]

​@@bengeurden1272Dr. Dawkins is a scum who supported Nazirael 🤢🤢

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@bengeurden1272 I'd kind of like to forget him. I admired him until he came out as a bigot.

[@bengeurden1272]

Rochard = Richard

[@bengeurden1272]

@@zoyadulzura7490 he can be a bigot sometimes but I still love his ideas

[@hopelessnerd6677]

Religion is different than any other way of thinking. If you tell somebody, "I don't do cosplay, or I don't play chess" it's not likely to upset them in the least, but if you tell somebody "I don't worship any gods", they get deeply upset, almost as though it's a physical attack. Then the irrational fears show up, and threats of Hell and eternal torture follow.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@SupremeModes]

Can you present a reason why we should besides what you’ve read in a very flawed book? Why would we believe something full of so many lies, inaccuracies, and contradictions?

[@Crozzzbonez0]

​God created evil and sinning though. Why create a problem and then expect praise for fixing it? And not even really fixing it, some people still get eternal suffering. Why punish his creation for his own faults?@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@SupremeModes God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.

[@bauch69]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 "rose from the dead" .... This is scientifically and physically impossible except if it's written in a story book. Religion are fading more and more because people are more and more educated and knows that there's way too many things in all religion that is simply impossible. Keep believing in your false god. One thing for sure, you will end up just like everyone on this planet, 6 feets under when you die.

[@LacayoDe]

You make me so proud to be a human. Such eloquence and so much powerful logic line after line.. sentence after sentence. That's the affinity that gives me energy everyday go to do my job. I'm so happy to be a beliver a beliver of peer-reviewed EVIDENCE.

[@HaydenPianoCovers]

One random collection of atoms bumping into other atoms ultimately leading another collection of atoms to release and cause pleasure in another collection of atoms, making that collection proud to be part of a category of collections of atoms with limited difference from a pile of horse excrement or an ant colony. How ironic. It’s almost like you’re saying that logic, eloquence, and most of all humanity, are somehow “good.” Interested to hear how that works with your worldview.

[@LacayoDe]

@@HaydenPianoCovers it's simple it also makes me feel lucky. Makes me feel lucky to know that I was born human( the most capable animal on earth). But also, the fact that I was born in the 90s and I get to experience the 2020s relatively young.

[@kahpyvara]

Im convinced Alex is going to become one of the biggest modern age philosophers

[@gorefieldluvr6921]

Me too, it's going to be amazing reading his books, watching his debates.

[@swerremdjee2769]

No he wont🙂

[@bryanscruggs7566]

*atheists

[@lauraj8429]

Yep. I think that's inevitable. Amazing.

[@ballisticfish1212]

@conforzohe’s about 24 I think and has been producing articulate arguments for years now. It’s not unrealistic to think he may move into his own philosophy

[@christiantaylor9309]

Your vocal mannerisms are starting to remind of Christopher Hitchens, Alex. Brings a tear to my eye.

[@bobbyg309]

i'm gay too

[@Paulstrickland01]

​@@bobbyg309it's not that kinda party fruity tooty.

[@Arareemote]

Which is hilarious considering Hitchens debating style/oratory is probably the only thing Alex respects about Christopher anymore lmao.

[@bengeurden1272]

Don't forget Richard Dawkins.

[@smackyay]

It reminded you? It is practically a carbon copy of Hitchens. Plagiarism almost

[@auny87]

Wow! Concise and precise! This boy is something!

[@malik_alharb]

What a refined gentleman Alex is

[@FilipinaVegana]

A very refined Silly Socialist SHILL. I am not really concerned about what any particular person BELIEVES. You may believe that there is an old man with a white beard perched in the clouds, that the Ultimate Reality is a young blackish-blue Indian guy, that the universe is eternal, that Mother Mary was a certifiable virgin, or that gross physical matter is the foundation of existence. The ONLY thing that really matters is your meta-ethics, not your meta-physics. Do you consider any form of non-monarchical government (such as democracy or socialism) to be beneficial? Do you unnecessarily destroy the lives of poor, innocent animals and gorge on their bloody carcasses? Do you believe homosexuality and transvestism are moral? Do you consider feminist ideology to be righteous? If so, then you are objectively immoral, and your so-called "enlightened/awakened" state is immaterial, since it does not benefit society in any way.

[@Knytz]

he is

[@19snips]

Subscribed. Mr O'Connor you have my full support! I look forward to hearing more from you sir. Thank you!

[@ramanhalder3147]

Huge Respect for you. These topics needs to be addressed. As we can see what's happening on the world.

[@ctylsh1214]

Yeah like the spread of nihilism and atheism which is illogical

[@Grimscribe732]

You really have become a great orator, Alex. Absolutely impressive performance.

[@newtonbelieved]

Yes, like all the great nihilists, impressive in their complete wrong branch of the tree. I wasted 20 years trying to get Dawkins to see the light, and now we have another. This time, I am not going to waste my time, secret knowledge is just that. Protected.

[@timmayers4965]

@@newtonbelieveddo you do stand up 😂

[@Grimscribe732]

@@newtonbelieved Sure.

[@skeptyka]

This hits the nail on the cross

[@gts3004]

Maybe to a moron like you it does

[@zapkvr]

Jesus was tied to a cross.

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

[@TheSignofJonah777]

I'm asking but where does it say that in the bible.@@zapkvr

[@antondovydaitis2261]

​I am even less afraid of Jesus than I am of Zeus or Sauron, ​@@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive

[@cheshireket3132]

Alex is just brilliant. I love how respectful and kind/well educated he is. The future looks bright for the nonreligious.

[@rutomeds]

100%, faith is fine and all but the forceful implications and the flaws of each religion were never highlighted as much as it does now. Many people have started to realise the materialistic reality and truth. It's only about time when most of the west would be a more scientific mind than a religious person. The top 5 asian countries have already begun to become more and more atheistic in their approaches like china, korea and japan. Pretty sure this will only increase.

[@AWT8900]

Indeed, whatever happened to the hubris of the 'Brights'?

[@gregczarlinski2811]

Imagine if every human being was as logical and well spoken as this young man, one can only dream. The next Christopher Hitchens

[@glenliesegang233]

That is the problem. Humans are not rational, and merely use rationality to justify their emotional conclusions. Scientific rationalism is not a viable path forward for humanity because it assumes the vast majority think, reflect, ponder, and then act on that pondering. Atheists may not need God, but the vast majority of the non-intellectuals do.

[@luke_Realtor]

He’s already past hitchens imo. Hitchens had a tendency to argue with more emotion than rationality

[@josephocallaghan3000]

bow the knee and worship, every person must have an idol ..... pop idol, sporting idols...celebs

[@JoanneArc-or9sr]

If everyone was the same it would be a very bland world. And you all here, are quite quite bland. You all need some salt lol

[@AbsurdlyGeeky]

​@@JoanneArc-or9srnah, some of us have high blood pressure... because of religious doctrines

[@FurbyPurrson]

I love you man one of the best philosophers in the 21st century. You explain truth like the alphabet..

[@oldpoppywasop5038]

Great speech. Touched on so many key points in such a short amount of time.

[@withlessAsbestos]

It’s funny, I’m a theist, but I love how Alex’s speeches really challenge me and my beliefs. I disagree with each at a certain point, but he really is one of, if not, the best speakers on behalf of the atheistic worldview.

[@user-heeyu4heeyu]

​@@withlessAsbestos혹시 귀신을 믿나요?

[@withlessAsbestos]

@@user-heeyu4heeyu Translate is not working, and I can only read the Greek, Latin, and Cyrillic alphabets, not Hangul, nor can speak Korean. Sorry, but could you translate to English or Spanish (whichever is easier.)

[@user-heeyu4heeyu]

@@withlessAsbestos do you believe in ghosts

[@withlessAsbestos]

@@user-heeyu4heeyu Define Ghost.

[@JamesMThayer]

One of the most famous conversions in all of history was Saul of Tarsus converting to Christianity. His flipping the switch from extreme zealot against Christianity to the for-runner of the faith itself was nothing short of miraculous. He had an encounter with the risen Jesus he could not deny. Even the famous philosopher CS Lewis had a conversion from atheism to theism, and then Christianity where his heart went first and his mind followed. Could it be God is personal? And if so, would it really be shocking that people encounter Him like one does a new friend or spouse and not like learning the quadratic equation?

[@coreyander286]

What reason is there to expect nonbelievers to take the existence of God seriously if you grant that there's no real reason to believe in Him prior to a direct personal encounter?

[@markfultonorg]

Paul's so called conversion on the road to Damascus is a fiction created by the author of Acts. How do I know? Paul himself writes nothing about it. If such a monumental event actually happened, Paul would wax lyrical about it in his letters, and he doesn't.

[@nicrosilmind]

@@markfultonorgArgument from silence.

[@markfultonorg]

@@Theophanic93 The name "Luke" only appeared in the late 2nd century. No one knows who "he" ie "Luke" was. "He" may have been the same author who wrote the gospel now called "Luke," but that means little , as we don't know who "he" was. All explanations about the real identity of "Luke" are nothing more than guesswork from the church fathers, including the idea "he" was a companion of Paul. The only thing we can say with any certainty about "Luke" is that "he" borrowed heavily from "Mark" ( who's identity we also don't know.) Please read Galatians 1;11-24. The KJV version is probably the most honest. There is no road to Damascus, no vision of Jesus, no blinding of Paul. Instead we get a Christ revealed to Paul by "God", who "revealed his son in me, " by which Paul probably means he interpreted scripture ( ie the Jewish scripture) so as to create the Christ. This section also reveals Paul's total lack of interest in the remaining disciples and family ( in particular James, Jesus' brother) of a possibly once living flesh and blood Jesus. Hence the entirely fabricated nature of the supposedly cordial relationship between Paul and disciples of Jesus is revealed in Paul's own writing. If one looks at the original writings of Paul it becomes quite clear that the original disciples and followers of Jesus (the Nazarene sect) quite clearly hated Paul's guts, as they were philosophically and religiously opposed to him. The antagonism and conflict of religious ideas jumps out at you from Paul's writing. The author of Acts tried to paper over their differences. I can provide more evidence for this if you are interested.

[@markfultonorg]

@@nicrosilmind Yeah, but if a Jesus' ghost appeared to you, blinded you for a few days and asked you to follow him, you would want to tell the world about it. Paul somehow forgot to do this, even though he was desperate to promote his own version of religion. This undoubtably meant the whole road to Damascus scenario was made up by somebody else ie the author of Acts.

[@VictorMainaKinuthia]

The fact that I'm alive at the same time as this man breathing the same air blows my mind.

[@BasedinReality1984]

Please explain …..

[@HarryNicNicholas]

@@BasedinReality1984 love the peacock vid.

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

I am 65 years of age, reasonably intelligent, well educated and very well read. My only real talent has been a facility with the English language but that has allowed me to bamboozle people into thinking I'm smart. I sit and listen to Alex O'Connor and I wonder where it all went wrong. If I am as clever as I think I am, why am I not Alex? 😁 Keep a close eye on this young man, I foresee great things in his future. As for God, like Mr O'Connor I am an agnostic atheist but I think the hypothesis unlikely.

[@edk484]

I am afraid the future of Alex will be not so bright. A future without Jesus...you are intelligent, maybe better check out Hugh Ross, a very intelligent professor. He can show you the other side of the " delusion ". Please, check Hugh Ross. All the best to you !!

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

@@edk484 I am fully aware of Hugh Ross and he is not someone you want to follow. He has embarrassed himself among his peers by trying to force his religious beliefs and his science together to form what he calls the truth of old earth creationism. In order to do so,he has applied his own, totally unsupported, interpretations to biblical texts whilst ignoring all the text that cannot be made to fit and, of course, rejecting all he knows about science. Ross is an excellent example of how religious belief can make you behave irrationally by forcing you to ignore facts you already know in favour of what you merely want to be true. He saw the nonsense of young earth creationism and biblical inerrancy and instead of allowing his science to speak for itself, he invented his own religious nonsense, with no more evidence to support it than the religious claims he rejects. I understand that you believe in Jesus and God and that is absolutely your right. I don't share your beliefs but you should never let anyone tell you, you are wrong to believe. But facts are important too and nothing Ross says is a fact. Everything is just another religious idea and, as i'm sure you know, there have been millions of those. Ultimately, all religion is belief not fact. Because there are no facts supporting any religious assertion. We cannot truly know God exists or that there was a divine Jesus, or that Mohammed received dictation from an angel or that there is a god who looks like a blue elephant and so we must decide what we believe. Please don't let people like Ross fool you into thinking they know more than you. They don't.

[@edk484]

@@Outspoken.Humanist Okay, I just wish that you will KNOW that Jesus is alive before you die. It must be interesting to listen to the arguments that Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Alex and others will exchange why God is a delusion. In the mean time I will be in the presence with Jesus and I will miss that discussion.

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

@@edk484 Thank you but you seem to have missed the point. You do not know that Jesus lives and you do not know that you will be with him. You sincerely and deeply believe these things. You might be right but you might be wrong because belief is just another way of saying opinion and there is absolutely no way to discover the facts without evidence. In the meantime, I hope your beliefs continue to bring you hope and comfort and stay way from anyone, atheist or theist, who tries to tell you they know more than you about God or what happens after death. They are either deluded or liars.

[@edk484]

@@Outspoken.Humanist I did not miss the point at all. I do not just believe in Christ. That would not be enough for me. Long story short...one day I considered this. Suppose that it is true, that Jesus actually came to us as a man, that He died on the cross and rose again....Just suppose...in case that is true and He is alive...it must be possible to ' communicate ' with Him, right ? So, one day I took a deep breath and decided to ask Him to show me that He is alive. What to expect? To see the light or to hear a voice ? Anyway, I asked Him and now I KNOW that He really is alve...Atheïst of course will tell me that it was a delusion. Jesus said :" Come to me and I will give you rest ". Well, I came and now I have rest, peace, joy, hope, future, love, light and external life in His presence. Please do not miss the point. You can have a relation with Jesus. He is not a religion or jyst Christianity with all the bad examples of behaviour. We have 3xd death, devil, darkness and Jesus can change it into 3x L love, light, life He invites us to come voluntarily. It is our choice to come or to reject it. Choose well!!

[@tigere1111]

My first time ever hearing Alex. I’m sad that I’m late to the party but I’m happy to be here ❤

[@PoserPunk85]

On point as usual. Thanks Alex!

[@--1337--]

Pretty amazing how incredible good you speak. Its not only the words but everything. Keep it up man. Please never stop.

[@ryandagoose]

As a Christian, I am still very challenged and intrigued by Alex. I love a lot of his work and have a lot of respect for him and his profound ability to communicate and express his positions as well as he does. He is compelling, charismatic, and you can see how much philosophy means to him. I disagree irrationally and I am delusional to believe what I believe. If that is the conclusion I have to live with then live with it I shall. Going premise for premise in regards to proving/disapproving theism is never going to end so I spectate respectfully. Thanks Alex for your mind.

[@majmage]

You don't have to live with it though. You could choose to stop believing an idea if you discover there's no good reason to have believed in it in the first place.

[@ryandagoose]

@@majmage But i do have personal experience and thats the only reason I need.

[@majmage]

@@ryandagoose Are you saying you think a god was involved in a personal experience of yours? How did you confirm it was a god? (Note that god doesn't mean "any unexplained thing".)

[@ryandagoose]

@@majmage Firstly I am compelled by the historical documentation of the Life of Jesus. The testimony is VERY compelling. Not just this but I have witnessed miracles, been a part of miracles, heard what I presume to be his voice, had visions, dreams, and my prayers are answered. I also feel the change after receiving salvation. I feel the effects of what I am compelled to believe is something far beyond any rational explanation or understanding of reality and this life we live.

[@BrotherTris]

Good testimony, thanks. Hold on to it, it's precious. I wish everybody knew what we know. Peace of the Lord be with you :) @@ryandagoose

[@Nathanatos22]

3:54 Sorry to nitpick, but I wouldn’t say atheism is synonymous with materialism. There are many people who identify as atheist or non-theistic who also claim to have a rich spiritual life. 9:19 I also say this because I’ve spent far too much time listening to apologists: Your opponents will almost certainly disagree with the claim that “faith is belief without evidence.” They’ll claim that the evidence is all there, and faith is just trust.

[@DundG]

1. True. But I guess even theists conflate those two, so this error is easy to make! 2. Of course apologists claim that evidence is everywhere. But if you press them to present said evidence, they either fail, refuse to give concrete examples, or come up with their own definition of evidence, usually the kind a respectable sceptic will deny. And at some point you know all the responses that just repeat themself, so you gonna draw the line and stick with your definition AND conclusion, despite what others say.

[@TheLetterJ-c8n]

​@@DundGDo you not know philosophy? You're asking physical evidence of the metaphysical. Could you tell me that laws exist using your logic?

[@mcollins476]

What does 'Spiritual' mean?

[@Kielkirzodkiewki_956]

2) And they would be right in my opinion. You can be not convinced by their arguments, but as long as they present some evidences, I think this definition of faith should not be used. Not to say that you can’t believe in sth if there are no evidences, but i don’t think it is inherently woven into faith.

[@kevinjohnson4498]

@@DundG But there are two dictionary definitions for faith, and neither of them are "belief without evidence". The first definition is "complete trust or confidence in someone or something", and everyone has faith of some type. The second definition is "strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof." But lack of proof does not mean lack of evidence, just a lack of overwhelmingly convincing evidence, although I have a feeling that God could fully reveal himself to a skeptic and the skeptic would still not be convinced.

[@chrisgrill6302]

What an extraordinary young man.

[@keirthomas3197]

I love how he has done his research, he has studied religion deeply. He is a wise man.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

God is the epitome of Holiness because He is sinlessly perfect, A sinner (liar, sexually immoral, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, thief etc) cannot be in the presence of God or else he will be utterly consumed therefore repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven

[@slik00silk84]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 The god of the Bible is a piece of shit! . . . a depraved criminal! He murdered millions of children and babies with a flood, not to mention all of the innocent animals. He commanded the Israelites to murder more children and babies, as well as more innocent animals, in wars. The God of the Bible also allows slavery, including selling your own daughter as a sex slave (Exodus 21:1-11), child abuse (Judges 11:29-40 & Isaiah 13:16), and bashing babies against rocks (Hosea 13:16 & Psalms 137:9). This type of criminal behavior should shock any moral person.

[@JoanneArc-or9sr]

He's not wise, he's just well read and studied. Doesn't make him wise. Wise is the person who reads the word of God and believes in him.

[@slik00silk84]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 LOL A god you have no reason to believe in except for your cowardice. All you know about him is the shit fed to you by fools believing in a book written by primitive ignorant men thousands of years ago when the fools had no idea how big our world is, much less our universe.

[@slik00silk84]

@@JoanneArc-or9sr Wise is the person who realizes the "word of God" is but the ignorant writing of primitive ignorant people thousand of years ago who barely knew their ass from a hole in the ground. You revel in being as ignorant as them because you are the same silly cowardly kind of fool as them, fearing death and the end of your existence.

[@jerryodonovan8624]

Alex is as cool as a cucumber and his thinking and ability to express himself are very impressive.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@larrygarland3728]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 , If you re-post this copy-n-paste jibberish enough times, does that make it true?

[@HassanRadwan133]

Eloquently put as always, Alex.

[@thegrunbeld6876]

Assalamualaikum, Hassan :)

[@HassanRadwan133]

@@thegrunbeld6876 wa alaykum Assalam

[@ryanmcknight9999]

he's our new Hitchens. been a subscriber for a long time now and he just keeps getting better

[@penboyasgod6103]

[@josephocallaghan3000]

your new idol to bow down before, your man-god who will be immortal

[@ishiftfocus1769]

Religion: What man does to earn merit or favor with God. Grace: What God does to provide salvation freely to man.

[@ishiftfocus1769]

When the Emperor Constantine declared himself to be the Summus Pontifex, what followed was more than ten centuries of Dark Ages, during which time people who professed Christ rather than Mary or the Popes, people who denied transubstantiation, were fed to lions or burned at the stake. During the Dark Ages, for a common person to read the Bible was a sin for which there was no forgiveness; and so the people were spoon-fed from the papist pulpit. The Bible was said to exist only in the Latin text and the common and largely illiterate people could learn the stories that were in the Bible from paintings and stained glass windows. Those who first made the Bible available in the language of the people were killed for their trouble; but when Martin Luther quoted Paul, of all people, the Protestant Reformation began. The gospel that saves is that Christ accomplished everything needed to save you from sin and death when he died on the cross for sins.

[@kitadams2099]

@@ishiftfocus1769 You're wrong. Your argument is not based in any historic or scholarly reality. You simply tied together a variety of misconceptions and lies that not even most atheists would have come up with. When I was a Protestant I made some of the same mistakes. You're pulling things up from the Renaissance and attributing them to St. Constantine baselessly. If you're going to try and comment on an intellectual video and "sway" anyone to your view, you must first have an actually intellectual argument to begin with. We can see through this. It's invalid.

[@josephocallaghan3000]

@@ishiftfocus1769 Put it another way, Socrates, Aristotle, Plato were genuiuses who worsiped one eternal God. And discovered as Newton did - universal physical & math laws The early church=Monasticism. That grew through the so-called dark ages+ to become SCOLASTICSM; The Church was the first CE body to sponsor science. Moving on, the greatest minds, the founders of modern science were followers of Christians, Jews or theists: A/Greeks, Thomas Aquinus, Galileo, Capernicus, Issac Newton, Francis Bacon, Kepler...[Jenner, Pastuer, Currie..vaccine, peniclin, X rays... Christian discoverers are many. Atheists - in their cynicm - produced ....? Magna Carta 1215. Church and monarch set down the first biulding blocks of modern democracy, building on the A/Greek model. Greatest men & women to bring freedoms and rights: A Lincoln, Wilberforce, Shaftesbury - abolishing slavery, providing rights to chidren, w/free education. M L King, another who made major changes to bring all people equality. Vicorian church movement - equality/votes for all; first to set up charities; free libraries to educate the population; homes for widows, orphnages... social services 1st schools, hospitals. uni's in the Commom Era... [560 AD plus] Britian, Europe, North/S America Founded by Christians 1905 Nobel Prizes. Over 90% of winners ID as Jews or Christians So what [what hope, what substance] has atheism actually provided? Bar misery under Stalin, Mao, Lennin and other Marxists and Trotcky-ists [slaughtering their own peasants]- C. Hitchens boasted of the latter, ie, being a communist. He couldnt even get a 2nd class degree. Still smoked with a throat tumour

[@AbsurdlyGeeky]

(confirmation failed)

[@ggbuddy165]

“He catches the wise in their craftiness” “The lord knows the thoughts of the wise ,that they are futile”

[@Big-Papa-Smurf]

I love when Christians say "You can't say 'Oh my God', you're an atheist." Okay, then you can't say really basic words like "coincidence" or "chance".

[@LastBastian]

You can't say "Thursday" unless you believe in Thor and Odin.

[@danf7568]

My existence is profound and precious and I fill more gifted than granted the miracle of life. Alex registers with me.

[@pleasedontkillme1185]

These things are always so odd to me, like how can a religious person find the world to be so amazing because it was made to look a specific way? The world is even more amazing because of the way its shaped up without a creator in the skies deciding how it looks. Because it's all basically by time and chance, every country has spectacular sights to see and at every place its formed by chance and laws of the universe.

[@_blank-_]

There are 8 billion like you, you're not that important.

[@simonlawrencesings]

I really hope Alex starts writing some books. I think he has some excellent books in him that could become as popular as The God Delusion and God Is Not Great.

[@Arareemote]

Give him 10 years and he'll be ready to write that book I think. He's incredibly well studied but there's a lot of growing still to be done. (And I don't say that to denigrate him. He's a very intelligent young man. )

[@londonl.5892]

That opening was one of the best concessions and rebuttals I have ever seen. Very well done.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

God is the epitome of Holiness because He is sinlessly perfect, A sinner (liar, sexually immoral, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, thief etc) cannot be in the presence of God or else he will be utterly consumed therefore repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven.

[@ronwright6870]

I'm so impressed with Alex. I marvel at how someone so young can be so brave and calm when talking about religion as he does.

[@adamc1694]

It is called narcissist. It is very common among new atheists.

[@derpy9452]

@@adamc1694 No its not, its because you ran out of arguments a long time ago, so instead you call them disingenuous and narcissistic because you have no counter claim.

[@kushlinfield7106]

You’re doing God’s work, Alex 🙏

[@rjsclips691]

Alex is profound in getting to the point, and not beating around the bush with weak points. and as always eloquently and diligently delivered.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@georgenorris2657]

Strange how listening to Alex always makes me even more certain of God.

[@lokibdsh]

As a christian, how so?

[@georgenorris2657]

@@lokibdsh The God that Alex doesn't believe in is also the God that I don't either.

[@X1Y0Z0]

Congrats Alex! Keep on being greater and greater

[@jasonrobolakis865]

As a Christian I really like Alex. I feel he presses atheist on their views just as hard as theists on theirs. A real truth seeker.

[@Bids-Shadowbread]

I don't think he presses on atheist POVs at all

[@teotlxixtli]

@@Bids-Shadowbreadhe doesn’t have to, the atheist POV is objectively correct

[@greggerypeccary88]

Well, this comment section turned into a toxic dumpster fire. As usual when someone criticizes Christianity.

[@lauraj8429]

This should be a pinned comment. It says it all.

[@davidmuller1958]

Same happens with atheist when you tell them abortion is murder, or that you cant become a man, when you were born a woman. 😂😂😂. In fact, atheist are even more hateful than theist, they actively look to hurt believers and censor as much as they can

[@anuragsinha2013]

You are still banging on about it! This is so 2000-01 debate topic.

[@gregoberski5897]

LOL the existence of god has been debated for thousands of years, probably hundreds of thousands of years

[@anuragsinha2013]

@@gregoberski5897 I'm just saying! This is such a time pass subject, boring and less important than actual things happening in the world right now. I think Alex is 24-25 born around the same time 2000 these debates were more in vouge. Alex has a good video though, with Joely June "something stupid" song, i recommend you that video.

[@anuragsinha2013]

​@@gregoberski5897 for the last 75 years we have been discussing that American Football is JUST : Non American Hand Egg throwing Competition, but that didn't change anything.

[@gregoberski5897]

@@anuragsinha2013 I reject your notion that because there was a period of increased "vogueness" in early 2000s that therefore this topic is passé. This topic is eternal as long as there is one person in the world who claims to know that there is a Creator of the Universe, and especially if they claim to know His thoughts. Also many things happening in the world right now have their roots in religion and religious belief. There is never a wrong time to question beliefs and think critically.

[@anuragsinha2013]

@@gregoberski5897 for the last 75 years we have been discussing that American Football is JUST : Non American Hand Egg throwing Competition, but that didn't change anything.

[@randyshibai5364]

Absolutely fantastic, Alex!

[@JenQ_1]

One day, and I think soon, Alex is going to be grouped in with the likes of Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, and Dennett. He’s really making a name for himself.

[@johmyh14]

There's a need for a replacement Horseman. Alex would do well. I would very much like to see such four fine gentlemen together in a room talking for two hours, it's been 14 years. Edit: a bit more, the talk was in 2007.

[@JenQ_1]

@@johmyh14 I'd like to see that too

[@juilianbautista4067]

Alex is actually polite and not disingenuous and cedes points to the opposite side when he knows he argued wrongly. Dawkins and Hitchens are just known more for their disingenuity and sophistry. Alex is much better than them. Harris is incapable of defending his secular humanism and faceplants whenever he asserts flourishing is good without proving it.

[@ManUnitedNZ-ng5jw]

All of them God deniers, all going to hell

[@simoncordingley3122]

Oh dear! Surely he’s not that bad?!

[@thetonymasters]

Bruh I remember watching your vids when you first started. You were sitting in your room with the books in the background. It’s insane how far you’ve made it and how much further you’ll go. I knew you’d blow up if you just stayed the course.

[@castielcollin4173]

Well spoken young man with a great mind, thnk u for you work & knowledge....🇬🇾

[@StrafePX]

The days of some funky draws seem so long ago. Keep up the amazing work!

[@CaesarMarcusAurelius]

As a Christian I truly respect you for your opinions. You make very good points and some that I can’t answer myself. You actually make me think, although I still am a firm believer.

[@Cheximus]

Because you were brainwashed by your parents?

[@theodorevibritannia7988]

Curious as to why you would make such a - pardon me for being blunt - useless comment. Essentially, you are just reaffirming something which all skeptical atheists have known about, that Christians who are still believing do not care about truth and prefer unjustifiable and irrational belief over facts and logic.

[@markb3786]

This is how you should be. Faith is just that. You keep your faith regardless of the other evidence. Just please stop attacking our democracy and our public schools and stop trying to control women's bodies.

[@thomasferebee9535]

⁠@@markb3786 That’s quite the assumption that just because he says he is a Christian he is, by default, against democracy, attacking public schools, and pro-life.

[@Ex_christian]

@@thomasferebee9535well, look at what the Christian cult is doing to America today…. Less education, no sex ed, groomed and brainwashed into the lies of the Christian cult…….

[@Prof-Joe-H]

People, right in this moment we are listening to a historical grand philosopher who is going to be remembered for a long, long time. Hands & heads down on Alex O'Connor. 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@alexhay7446]

You have to be joking

[@Prof-Joe-H]

Last one laughing. 😎

[@Prof-Joe-H]

@@alexhay7446Last one joking. 😃

[@joelrobertsonmusic]

Alex is really the only atheist I can listen to. Much respect to you man.

[@iainrae6159]

As a follower of the Spaghetti Flying Monster, even I was impressed by Alex's debating skills.

[@penboyasgod6103]

Personally, I've always been partial to the Lasagna Flying Monster -- it better sticks to the ribs.

[@hugoazeredo6995]

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22 : 39‭-40‬ ‭ [39] And the second [commandment] is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ [40] On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” If someone does not love their neighbors, he/she is not a good Christian. The answer is not secularism, but more Jesus-like love. ♥️

[@simoncordingley3122]

@franksengatti5499Why? You don’t keep your anti-theism to yourself.

[@epicchocolate1866]

It also a says to whip women who disobey their husbands. It also says women should not speak to men without permission, or enter a church. Stop with your religious bs

[@epicchocolate1866]

@@simoncordingley3122atheists do. It’s Christians who are advocating for religious law, for religion in schools, and religiously intolerant laws like anti LGBT laws, abortion laws.

[@Esteban45696]

​@@simoncordingley3122 The fact we even have to have a lable for people who reject this nonsense just shows how badly infected every part of society is with this crap. Imagine a bunch of alchemists moaning that chemists weren't taking them seriously and their gibberish and ignorance is as valid as our knowledge in chemistry. That's the level of stupidity of what you're saying.

[@Esteban45696]

Very telling of you to ignore the specific command to murder an entire neighbouring tribe of people except the virgins girls for some general command that doesn't even mean what you're implying. It's not neighbour as in the people next door it's about you're fellow hebrew/Christian.

[@MrAwesome739]

Most conversion stories start with a personal narrative. Fair enough, but I've heard a number of "de-conversion" stories and the knife cuts both ways. The truth is that for the most part people don't make life decisions for "rational" reasons. They make decisions for personal reasons and justify them later on.

[@ronaldlindeman6136]

I've noticed that people don't make observations based on rational reasons, but make observations based on personal reasons and then justify them later on.

[@xklepx]

I have been thinking this recently. It seems like people's decisions are made intuitively, or through emotions, or through authority... and all evidence is secondary as justification to rationalize that belief. Like no one is given all the evidence that say (as an example most people would argee on) the earth is a globe -- and then after that they make up their mind what they believe.

[@tasdrouille]

The amount of work that goes into these speeches is more than anyone would know. This, just not come that easily to anyone.

[@johnharrison9954]

A very well spoken and eloquent young man. Now filling the huge void left when Christopher Hitchens passed away.

[@steven2183]

I have yet to see anyone who could rival Hitchens' use of scathing wit and eloquence.

[@kencreten7308]

Nicely delivered; well said.

[@ChuckDickens24]

As a former alter boy myself, you rock, Alex! Well done

[@TheMakefate]

Alex,Let your words resound in every corners of the world. Jesus is your guardian. Go on!

[@aphsychopath7690]

His accent makes me believe anything he says

[@FilipinaVegana]

I am not really concerned about what any particular person BELIEVES. You may believe that there is an old man with a white beard perched in the clouds, that the Ultimate Reality is a young blackish-blue Indian guy, that the universe is eternal, that Mother Mary was a certifiable virgin, or that gross physical matter is the foundation of existence. The ONLY thing that really matters is your meta-ethics, not your meta-physics. Do you consider any form of non-monarchical government (such as democracy or socialism) to be beneficial? Do you unnecessarily destroy the lives of poor, innocent animals and gorge on their bloody carcasses? Do you believe homosexuality and transvestism are moral? Do you consider feminist ideology to be righteous? If so, then you are objectively immoral, and your so-called "enlightened/awakened" state is immaterial, since it does not benefit society in any way.

[@Knytz]

haha his accent is astonishing

[@uselessgarbagehandler]

Those aren't examples of meta-ethical positions. But go off on your strange diatribe!@@FilipinaVegana

[@mrcodpwns]

​@@FilipinaVeganai consider radical feminist righteous, does that makes me objectively immoral?

[@GrandmasterFerg]

​@@FilipinaVeganaSho me bobs and vegana

[@ArminiusSage]

Hey Alex, have you ever read “Reason; the only oracle of man” by Ethan Allen? I read it at the age of 10, and for a book that was wrote 240 years ago, it was book that helped open my eyes to the cult that my parents went to. It’s a fascinating read that shows the train of thought of a man who founded the state of Vermont, and his views on the church. It’s a great read, and I can’t recommend it more. You probably don’t read comments much on here, but if you do, I gotta to say I appreciate you. Stay beautiful and logical my friend.

[@toothbrushingfan]

I'm speaking here, as a Catholic. I'm going to summarize the arguments/claims made by Alex, which I am totally open to being not wholly correct/missing stuff. Just my own summary: Claim 1 - Many people believe in religion because of non-rational reasons. Argument 1 - Life has developed largely via survival of the fittest; and in the same vein, the death of millions of innocent animals. It seems this is how we would expect life to come about by purely amoral, natural means - but certainly not through the hands of a benevolent, all-powerful God. Quite the interesting take, in my opinion, on the classic "argument from suffering." Argument 2 - Many times throughout history, religious people have gone to war over even minor religious differences. Why is it that, if religion is supposed to be the starting point for all noble pursuits of mankind, we cannot even agree on even what God is real or what they are like? Moreover, if there is so much disagreement on religion, how can anyone claim it is self-evident. And, if religion is not self-evident, why so? That's the main stuff I got out of the video. Now I'd like to share my thoughts. To begin with, I will start with the claims I find less-challenging to my own personal views. This would be claim 1 and part of argument 2. I think the facts that people believe in religion for stupid reasons and stupidly go to war over minor differences in belief are more a reflection of the occasional stupidity of people rather than a reflection of the truth of these beliefs. Although it is true it is dumb to believe in religion solely for personal reasons, I disagree that you could infer from that that there are no good, sound reasons to believe in religion. Now that that is out of the way, I will try to defend my view from the more challenging claims and arguments from Alex. To be straightforward, I do not honestly know how to reply to these claims. It is true, at least the majority of science will attest, that life evolved from some kind of "survival of the fittest." And, it seems clear that "survival of the fittest" means death and brutal suffering to those "not fit." Now, I have heard (I think it is him at least) William Lane Craig argue that the suffering of animals is not an issue because they do not feel pain. This seems like a bad argument, though. For instance, why would, in general, all animals avoid suffering if it did not cause pain? I digress... Ultimately, I am just going to have to admit here there is no good response. I think, unfortunately, this is something I'd need to think seriously about if I am to remain Catholic. Really, there seems to be little holes in this argument. My only response would be maybe you could say that there is the possibility that the suffering of these creatures is in God's plan because it was the only way He could bring about the best possible existence for all creatures in general? Of course, that may, rightfully, seem like quite a vague and unfair copout from a serious argument. I don't know. Finally, I think that the fact that there are so many different religions only means that religion isn't as straightforward as some fundamentalists claim. I think you could argue, as a religious person, that there may be good reason that God made himself be hidden, at least right now. Perhaps, for instance, there is more happiness than there would be otherwise from people having to struggle some to find God. My last point would be to address the argument from intuition as I would call it. It may seem, so the argument goes, that intuition tells us that Godless world would lead to what we see (i.e. lots of religious differences and life coming about through death and suffering). However, I think intuition is only that, intuition - not truth. Intuition can certainly help us find truth, but it sometimes, as I'm sure you know, leads us down to error. Moreover, sometimes our true intuition is unclear - we may think we intuitively know we want to be a painter, for instance - but, really, we have that "intuition" merely because of say, environmental factors. Ok, that's all for me. Hope someone gets some use out of this rant. :)

[@bates0077]

Great presentation Alex considering the short notice to prepare. Cheers.