Within Reason

Alex J O'Connor
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For the curious. A philosophy podcast that sometimes flirts with other disciplines, Within Reason has featured guests including Richard Dawkins, Douglas Murray, William Lane Craig, Peter Singer, Konstantin Kisin, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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    #137 Debunking Arguments for God - Graham Oppy

    Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University. An Australian philosopher of religion, he is often considered one of the most thoughtful and important academic atheists in the world. Buy his book, Arguing About Gods, here. Timestamps: 00:00 - Tour 00:31 - The First Cause Argument 14:14 - Can There be an Infinite Regress? 30:46 - The Modal Fatalism Objection 36:08 - The Kalam Cosmological Argument 51:12 - The Fine Tuning Argument 1:06:15 - The Multiverse 1:10:01 - Are the Constants of the Universe Just Necessary?1:15:37 - Was the Hole Designed for the Puddle? 1:20:20 - Anselm’s Ontological Argument 1:33:59 - The Modal Ontological Argument 1:38:23 - Closing

    1 h 41 min

  2. 26/12/2025

    #136 Why Did The World Get So Ugly? - Alain de Botton

    Get tickets for my UK tour here. Alain de Botton is the creator of The School of Life. A Swiss-born British author and public speaker, his books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasising philosophy's relevance to everyday life.

    1 h

  3. 20/12/2025

    #135 Christmas Isn't What You Think - John Nelson

    John Nelson earned a PhD in New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Edinburgh in 2023. He writes for the Substack Behind the Gospels. 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. Timestamps: 0:00 - Was Jesus Really Born on Christmas Day?2:51 - Are the Birth Narratives Attempts at History?6:34 - Where Was Jesus Actually Born?16:19 - Were the Birth Narratives Added Later?20:54 - Was Mary Really a Virgin?32:57 - Why Does Nobody Else Mention the Virgin Birth?37:39 - Was Jesus a Product of Adultery? 42:22 - Was Jesus Born in a Manger?48:07 - Who Are the Magi?54:05 - Was the Star Really a Star?01:00:03 - Did Herod Really Order a Slaughter of Infants?01:06:26 - Is the Christmas Story Anti-Imperial?01:13:13 - Are Christmas Trees a Pagan Idol?01:16:12 - John’s Book and the Upcoming Tour

    1 h 19 min

  4. 19/12/2025

    1.75m QnA - Triangles, Getting Owned by GodLogic, and Douglas Adams' Puddle

    Timestamps 0:00 - 1,778,795 Q&A0:24 - How Are You?5:12 - If You Could Choose Your Date of Birth, When Would It Be?9:36 - Survival Tips From Bear Grylls?10:21 - How Do You Remember so Much Stuff?15:24 - What is Your Dream Podcast?17:01 - Doesn’t Consciousness Just… Emerge?29:26 - If You Clean a Vaccum, Are You a Vaccum Cleaner?35:41 - Is Water Wet?37:26 - How Many Holes Are In a Straw?40:55 - Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?42:28 - Do You Edit Everything By Yourself?43:23 - What Would It Be Like to Observe a Contradiction?43:33 - Which Philosophical Concepts are Often Misunderstood?50:29 - When I Changed My Mind Mid-Debate01:01:49 - Would You Tour?

    1 h 2 min

  5. 07/12/2025

    #133 Hank Green on God, Science, and Consciousness

    Hank Green (@hankschannel) is one of YouTube's most beloved creators. One half of vlogbrothers, he is also the co-creator and host of SciShow and Crash Course. Timestamps: 0:00 - Where Are All the Aliens?8:08 - What Makes Humans So Special?17:22 - Has the US Lost its Cultural Identity?29:34 - Martin Luther Wrong About God?36:30 - Is the World an Illusion?46:54 - Should We Believe Our Illusions?53:58 - How Objective is Science?59:41 - Does Science Explain Anything?01:11:10 - Could We Explain Cold to an Alien?1:22:03 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness01:27:44 - Will Computers Ever Become Conscious?01:35:58 - Do You Have Two Brains?01:42:30 - Should We Be Worried About TikTok?1:49:08 - Hank’s Video Ideas01:59:39 - What’s it Like Meeting Your Old Heroes?2:05:51 - Being a YouTuber

    2 h 13 min

  6. 30/11/2025

    #132 Vsauce - Does Anything Exist?

    Michael Stevens is the creator of Vsauce, one of YouTube's most popular channels. Alongside Hannah Fry he hosts the newly-launched podcast The Rest is Science. Timestamps: 0:00 - Does Anything Really Exist?10:32 - Is Michael a Mereological Nihilist?19:42 - Are Philosophers Overcomplicating Function Behaviour?25:24 - Do “You” Really Exist?41:57 - Free Will and the Bicameral Mind Theory50:09 - Why the Future Isn’t Changing Like It Used To59:11 - The Scientific Mystery of Torque?01:17:46 - Consciousness

    1 h 35 min

  7. 27/11/2025

    #131 Toby Ord - Will AI Destroy Humanity?

    Timestamps 0:00 - What Existential Risks Does AI Pose?8:57 - How AI Systems Lie to Us26:04 - Why We Should Be Worried About AI33:28 - What Does It Mean for AI System to “Want” Something?43:41 - AI Weapons and Nuclear Warfare48:57 - Where Should We Focus Our Resources?53:35 - What Policies Should We Enact?

    1 h 2 min

  8. 16/11/2025

    #130 Philip Goff - Why I'm a Heretical Christian

    Philip Goff is a British author, panpsychist philosopher, and professor at Durham University whose research focuses on philosophy of mind and consciousness. Specifically, how consciousness can be part of the scientific worldview. Buy Philip's books here. - Timestamps 0:00 - Why Philip Became Religious 07:13 - Panpsychism and the Fine-Tuning Argument 18:46 - Why God’s Power is Limited 30:10 - The Problem of Suffering 42:53 - Non-Western Religious Positions 48:34 - What is the Role of Jesus in This? 57:35 - “Why Aren’t You Just a Hindu?” 01:02:23 - What is the Point in the Crucifixion? 01:09:41 - The Beautiful Uncertainty of Religion

    1 h 18 min
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For the curious. A philosophy podcast that sometimes flirts with other disciplines, Within Reason has featured guests including Richard Dawkins, Douglas Murray, William Lane Craig, Peter Singer, Konstantin Kisin, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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  • Creació
    Alex J O'Connor
  • Anys en actiu
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodis
    133
  • Qualificació
    Explícit
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    © Alex J O'Connor
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