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The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

S1 E04. Alex O'Connor: Losing faith in New Atheism

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8592 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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A bonus episode of full conversation with popular atheist YouTuber Alex O Connor (aka Cosmic Skeptic). He talks to Justin about his own changing relationship with new atheism, and why he is rethinking some of his early takes on Christianity. The documentary format resumes next week. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Ep 4 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/episode-4-alex-oconnor-losing-faith-in-new-atheism-the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god-podcast/ Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust & the Christian Evidence Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:22.5

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0:33.6

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0:39.3

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0:42.1

You'll get to take home recordings of all of the sessions and get a front row seat to what God is doing.

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1:03.7

So I was a little bit like, is it true?

1:05.6

Like nothing?

1:08.1

In terms of the experience, I think probably.

1:09.8

But in terms of arguments, like, the arguments I consider them more tenable now than I did before.

1:15.4

And I think that there are more of them that are essentially successful at moving the dial.

1:22.9

And so in the intellectual space, yeah, I think I take religion or like theism, I should say, much more seriously than I did before.

1:39.1

Hello, and welcome back to the surprising rebirth of belief in God with me, Justin Briarly.

1:44.3

Today is a break from the usual documentary format to bring you a bonus episode,

1:49.0

my full interview with Alex O'Connor, formerly known as Cosmic Skeptic.

1:53.4

I'll be bringing you these kinds of fuller conversations every few weeks as we transition between acts in this documentary series.

2:01.6

Call it a pallet cleanser or something between courses.

2:04.9

Our first act was the first three episodes on the rise and fall of new atheism.

2:09.5

And next week we begin Act 2, the new conversation on God, when we'll be back to the docu-series format.

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