Episode 65, 'The Awe-Some Argument' with Ryan Byerly (Part I - Pantheism)

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🗓️ 18 August 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

University of Sheffield philosopher, Assistant Professor Ryan Byerly is best known for his work in philosophy of religion, epistemology and virtue theory. Publishing widely in these areas, Ryan is also Reviews Editor for the European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Treasurer for the British Society for Philosophy of Religion, and a member of Sheffield’s Centre for Engaged Philosophy. Amongst many other fascinating papers in philosophy of religion, Ryan is the author of ‘The Awe-Some Argument for Pantheism’, which forms our focus for today’s discussion.

Ryan’s argument for pantheism (the belief that ‘God is the universe and the universe is God’) provides an exciting and unique take on not just the type of god we should believe in, but also the way in which we might come to establish its existence. In short, Ryan thinks that the emotion of awe - that profound, ineffable feeling that one has when they see Van Gogh’s Starry Night or a meteor burning up in the atmosphere - can point us in the direction of things which are divine. The greatest object of awe, says Byerly, is the cosmos, and therefore, the cosmos is the most divine thing.

Contents

Part I. The Awe-Some Argument for Pantheism.

Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion.

Links

Ryan Byerly, The Awe-Some Argument for Pantheism.

Ryan Byerly: University of Sheffield Profile.

Ryan Byerly: Website.

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0:00.0	University of Sheffield Philosopher, Assistant Professor Ryan Byerly is best known for his work in Philosophy of Religion, Epistemology and Virtue Theory.
0:16.0	Publishing widely in these areas, Ryan is also reviews editor for the European Journal for Philosophy of Religion,
0:22.8	treasurer for the British Society for Philosophy of Religion, and a member of Sheffield's Centre for Engaged Philosophy.
0:29.3	Amongst many other fascinating papers in philosophy of religion, Ryan is the author of the awesome argument for pantheism,
0:36.7	which forms our focus for today's discussion. Ryan's argument for pantheism, which forms our focus for today's discussion.
0:39.3	Ryan's argument for pantheism, the belief that God is the universe and the universe is God,
0:44.3	provides an exciting and unique take on not just the type of God we should believe in,
0:49.3	but also the way in which we might come to establish its existence.
0:53.3	In short, Ryan thinks that the emotion of awe, that profound, ineffable feeling that one
0:58.5	has when they see Van Gogh's starry night, or a meteor burning up in the atmosphere,
1:03.4	can point us in the direction of things which are divine.
1:06.3	The greatest object of awe, says Briarly, is the cosmos, and therefore the cosmos is the most divine thing.
1:25.1	Hello and welcome to episode 65 of the panpsychast. I'm the awe-struck Jack Symes and I'm joined once again by the awesome Mr. Olly Marley.
1:34.6	Hello.
1:35.5	And the most proper object of our awe, Ryan Byley.
1:38.6	Hi, glad to be here. Thank you for joining us on the show, Ryan.
1:41.1	As always, thank you to Colum St. Gabriel's, West Hill Endowment and all of our patrons for supporting the show. As always, thank you to Cullum St. Gabriel's, West Hill Endowment,
1:44.5	and all of our patrons for supporting the show. In particular, thank you to the woman deserving
1:49.2	of only the Cosmos' greatest ru-awardness, Lily Hooper, the awkward Mr. T, the and or Mouselmousel
1:57.5	David Liginesse, the man we will never withdraw from our love, Mr. Dylan Kirby,
2:03.1	and our awning, sheltering us from the rain which trips from the... Jack, what are you trying to get me to say with this.
2:09.2	Mr. Jim, Claire, Lily, David, Dylan, Mr. T and Jim, we're super awe, you, or, unawful, Lord in every way.
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