Alex O'Connor: God, Evil, and Why Reality Is So Strange (Full Conversation)

What happens when you strip religion back to its deepest philosophical questions? Alex O'Connor and Robert Lawrence Kuhn explore what God might mean, whether evil and free will fit with theism, how faith relates to philosophy, and whether questions of consciousness, purpose, and existence reach beyond what science can explain. 0:00 What We Mean by God 14:57 God and the Ontology of Evil 28:57 Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom 45:01 Faith Seeking Understanding 55:54 Philosophy and Religious Belief 1:11:53 Jesus, Divinity, and the Trinity 1:24:34 Religious Diversity and Ultimate Reality 1:37:31 The Limits of Science and Religion 1:52:13 Consciousness and Life After Death 2:02:56 Teleology Without a Creator 2:18:58 Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing Alex O'Connor, also known as CosmicSkeptic, is an English podcaster and YouTuber known for his long-form explorations of ethics, religion, and secularism. He hosts the Within Reason podcast. Alex is going on tour in North America this November — get your tickets: https://www.alexoconnor.com/p/tour YouTube:    / cosmicskeptic   Instagram:   / cosmicskeptic   Facebook:   / cosmicskeptic   More from Alex O'Connor on Closer To Truth: Closer To Truth: The Podcast:    • Closer To Truth: The Podcast   Understanding Consciousness playlist:    • Understanding Consciousness - Closer To Tr...   Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor... Landscape of Consciousness website: https://loc.closertotruth.com/ Every Theory of Consciousness — Robert Lawrence Kuhn interviewed by Alex O'Connor:    • Every Theory of Consciousness   Subscribe to Closer To Truth:    / @closertotruthtv   Join the Community: Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closert... Follow Us: Facebook:   / closertotruthtv   Instagram:   / closertotruth   X:   / closertotruth   TikTok:   / closertotruthtv   Closer To Truth, created and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, presents the world's greatest thinkers exploring humanity's deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence and sentience. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. #CloserToTruth #AlexOConnor #PhilosophyOfReligion #UltimateReality