This is Why I Don't Believe in God

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[bobnavonvictorsteyn]

just realised the name change from cosmic skeptic to alex o connor. i’m glad you feel comfortable enough to use your real name, one of my favourite content creators 🐐

[bernielarson]

Alex, I am a Christian. Just wanted to say that I love your videos, and from what I have seen in your videos is a very polite, respectful, extremely intelligent, empathetic man who is genuinely and unashamedly searching for the truth. Thank you for your channel and the challenging arguments that you bring up!!

[ThePurplizer]

As a muslim one thing I love about Alex is his demeanor and class act. He does not raise his voice, He does not disrespect the people he debates and his proficiency in verbal communication is truly remarkable and articulate.

[Lfyjaberg]

I rarely engage in religious discussion like this, but I feel compelled to share my experience with discovering God. When I hear Alex talk, I am reminded of myself to a degree. I am 27, grew up most of my life believing religion was "for stupid people" and that it was purposeless. Yet all the while, was plagued by incessant nihilism that accompanied secularism. Existential misery was slowly growing in my life and I had no way to rectify it.

I fell for the "well there's no scientific evidence for God, so it's all BS" stance, but it was when I just entertained the notion that God could (not does. Could) exist that I started to see whispers of Him in life. As of now, I am not a devout church goer, I belong to no denomination, I have no real stances on a lot of Christian doctrine. I am still developing a relationship with God and even as "underdeveloped/early" as this relationship is, I prefer it to being an atheist.

I pray that Alex spends more time in prayer/surrender and less time in trying to "force" God to reveal Himself. His attitude sounds like a man trying to will his way to God. If he is content with living a life of non-belief, so be it. I have no desire to convert people, but speaking for myself, I do not envy nor want the life that atheists have. I am finding peace, purpose, and contentment walking with God. Also, I'm curious to see Alex in 20 years and whether he's made any progress in his discovery of God.

Last thing. My interpretation of one theme of the Gospel is faith. Even while Christ performed so many miracles, the disciples still doubted Him at times. Peter still doubted while on the water; Thomas still doubted the resurrection wanting "hard proof." I see a lesson in the gospels as a call to develop faith in God and that those who even have all the evidence" can still not believe.

[hoabinh]

I like how polite everyone is, they don't interrupt but are here to listen to a debate and let everyone speak.

[MindShift-Brandon]

I loved this debate when I first saw it. You have been the number one inspiration in me starting my own channel, and I just wanted to say thank you sincerely for all your work!

[Steventrafford]

From watching a young lad doing debunks in his bedroom to Conversations with some of the greatest minds of our time. It’s been a Joy to see your career take off.

[PatrickWDunne]

Alex is only 25, but he manages to crush absolutely every debate he's in.

[CellarDoor-rttt]

@4:49 as someone who has panic attacks about death and dying because I don’t know what will happen to my consciousness, I literally know for a fact that I would be a happier person if I were to be truly convinced of god’s existence. Yet, I remain unconvinced

[matthewmorgan]

I’ve been watching your videos for years and I gotta say, you’ve really grown into a fantastic public speaker. Can’t wait to see more of you!

[njhoepner]

I think the three points you made are very powerful. A god who genuinely wants to save people (2 Pet 3:9) has no room to hide from any seeker...and yet, completely hidden.
I spent twenty-six years as an Evangelical believer. I wasn't even an unresistant non-believer, I was all in - and even so I remember trying SO hard to convince myself that prayer was not just talking to myself, working SO hard to convince myself that it was all true, striving to believe that I had an actual relationship with a being whom I could not see and who never once spoke to me like a person, never communicated to me clearly at all, wanting SO desperately to hear from him just one time, just once...begging for some assurance...and nothing...AND being told that I should just accept that as part of the "relationship."
It occurs to one, eventually, that this "relationship" is in every point indistinguishable from an imaginary friend relationship...except we use a name from an old book rather than just calling it "Harvey" or something.
Your efforts as a skeptic to get in touch with this being are impressive indeed.

[based]

My grandmother prayed every day to God, she attended mass, she was a good loveing person. Yet she died while suffering, she had cancer, she could barely walk.

She died at age of 63, I think deep inside that was the point of me doubting.

[wishmakr]

That was one of the best deliveries, I have ever heard. I was engaged the whole time. You didn't make anyone feel dumb, you made yourself incredibly likeable(in my opinion) and I will be surprised if you didn't open a few eyes in the process. Excellent speech. I feel like you can definitely call yourself an authority on this subject.

[mariadinn]

I just discovered Alex tonight. Been snooping around his podcast and youtube vids. Very excited to dive into his work.

[lauren]

As a Christian, I love free speech and the respect given to his lecture. It’s very important to listen to opposers and supporters of your beliefs

[thunderbird]

"Faith" is required to "Believe in Lies" and "Faithfulness" is used to maintain Power and Control over their Subjects

[PrttypeSky]

The scariest response I heard a Christian say for why there is suffering, is that all suffering is good and not evil, just as cutting a person open might be ultimately good if purpose was to remove a tumor; suffering is ultimately good and there is no evil cause it’s all part of a “good” gods plan. Therefore people should embrace and rejoice in suffering cause god wants it.

[InformationIsTheEdge]

I too have very carefully and sincerely looked for the presence of god. I read the bible. I prayed. I attended services. I listened to lectures and read books on faith. I had conversations with peers, clergy and even some fairly high ranking church authorities. I can even remember, as a child, begging Jesus through wracking sobs and flooding tears to let me feel his presence as so many of my community have experienced. Nothing. Every time I bent my neck, clasped my hands and closed my eyes it was always just me.

[SlWinners-kv]

Muslims- we are the truth 😡
Christian- we are the truth😡
Buddha - Don't trust what i say just becuase I say it or just because it's in a book. You are the saviour of yourself. If you want to see the mechanics of the universe and how to escape this cycle of birth and death, here are the techniques, practise them and develop your mind and experience the truth for yourself. 🗿

[sebastianleon]

The first point is exactly the reason I stopped believing in gods, there is no answer, nothing definitive that points necessarily to god. At the beginning it was disappointing, but now I feel free and at peace. Brilliant lecture.