S1 E24. Alex O’Connor & Justin Brierley: Is The Rebirth Real? Edinburgh Debate

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Justin engages with atheist youtuber Alex O'Connor in a live audience conversation in Edinburgh, hosted by Patrick Brown of Trinity Forum Europe. They discuss Justin's 'Surprising Rebirth' thesis and whether the Bible is the foundation of Western morality. Alex also surprises the audience by reciting a CS Lewis poem from memory. For Justin's speaking dates in the USA & UK: https://justinbrierley.beehiiv.com/p/2024-summer-speaking-dates For the video of this debate: https://youtu.be/1aGDjOA9sJ4?si=pPz7uSK8af8CLIsx 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 24 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/24-alex-oconnor-amp-justin-brierley-is-the-rebirth-real-edinburgh-debate 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	Well, we were not prepared for this. The venue is full. However, the mission is bigger than the room. You can still join us. Due to the incredible uptake, our responding to the Rebirth Conference will now be live streamed. Book your online pass now at rebirthconference.net. You may not be in the room, but you can still be part of the
0:22.5	response from anywhere in the world on Saturday the 22nd of November. On the live stream,
0:28.5	you'll get full access to all keynote sessions, panels and interviews with guests, including
0:33.6	John Lennox, Paul Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Oldfield and Al Gordon.
0:39.3	You can take part in the Q&A.
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.
0:45.7	A rebirth is happening.
0:47.6	Let's respond together wherever we are.
0:49.8	Book your live stream pass at rebirthconference.net.
1:06.4	I don't see what this has got to do with belief in God.
1:08.4	We're not talking about a surprising rebirth of belief in the utility of believing in God. There is this meaning crisis. A lot of people who were holding
1:14.4	onto the atheist materialist thing have been let down. The kind of Christianity that returns
1:18.4	might be the kind of strong-armed, aggressive, arrogant Christianity that we've been quite right
1:23.4	to criticize and condemn. The fact that you find those verses morally repugnant is because,
1:28.9	is because I'm going to do the Tom Holland thing. What is the one piece of evidence that convinces
1:34.0	Justin that there is a god? Do not all charms fly the mere touch of cold philosophy? And what is
1:39.8	one piece of evidence that convinces Alex that there is not.
1:55.6	Welcome back to the surprising rebirth of belief in God with me, Justin Briley.
2:02.0	Today, a live bonus episode recorded recently in Edinburgh where I was in conversation with well-known atheist YouTuber Alex O'Connor. And we decided to bring this episode forward a little on the podcast
2:07.1	this week as we recently made the video of this conversation available over on our YouTube
2:12.6	channel. And there's a link with today's show if you want to watch it. We'll return to the
2:17.4	current act of our documentary series on mind, meaning and the materialists next time.
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