Bishop Robert Barron & Alex O'Connor (Cosmic Skeptic) • Christianity or Atheism?

Episode 1 | Season 3 of The Big Conversation
Bishop Robert Barron of Word on Fire and Alex O'Connor of the Cosmic Skeptic channel discuss the evidence for God, the nature of faith and the problem of suffering.

The Big Conversation is a video series from Unbelievable? featuring world-class thinkers across the religious and non-religious community. Exploring science, faith, philosophy and what it means to be human. The Big Conversation is produced by Premier in partnership with John Templeton Foundation.

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[silverwolfmonastery]

As an atheist, I can say that Bishop Barron is an intelligent, warm and interesting individual. It was a pleasure to appreciate his ideas.

[trybunt]

I just thought I'd come straight to the comments to hear the real experts

[flexzone]

I'm not a catholic myself, but bishop Barron sounds like a warm, openminded person. He's very polite and doesnt get his ego conflicted in his arguments. This is the goal of christianity. Love, kindness, courage and little ego. He's a true christian.

[malgrosskreuz]

Bishop Barron makes me so proud to be Catholic! God bless you!

[andrewmorgensen]

Alex and Bishop Barron both did an amazing job. This is how a religious debate should go.

[marktaylor]

This debate piqued my interest of and curiosity about Catholicism. I was baptized and confirmed in the 2023 Easter vigil at Saint Louis De Montfort church of Fishers IN.

After this debate I hunted down every lecture and homily presented by Bishop Barron as I stripped and stained my fence during Summer of 2021. I spent the next year attending Mass every week and finally completing the RCIA program.

Thank you Bishop Barron, today I have an incredible, fulfilling life that I never imagined possible

[LawrenceMeisel]

Of all the time I've wasted today, this has been the most worthwhile.

[robertzabick]

While not a Catholic (yet), I really appreciate the theological intellect of Bishop Barron. As a searching pilgrim, I really enjoyed this conversation.

[borneandayak]

Amazing Bishop Barron, Jesus bless you and the Catholic Church. Amen

[trevoradams]

Bishop Barron gone mess around and make me Catholic!

[ifee]

Alex is intelligent. He asks the bold questions. And Bishop Barron never disappoints. The passage of the Bible where Jesus says 'Don't worry about what to say, the Holy Spirit will give you what to say' is really at play in Bishop Barron.

[millier]

Can I just say? I absolutely adore Bishop Barron.

[franklinpinto]

Wow! This was great! I'm a Catholic and I really loved the nature of Alex. A kind man with a sense of acceptance and understanding and with great formidable arguments. Also, Bishop Barron never disappoints me :")

[christopherjank]

Man this was good. I’ve been following Alex O’Connor for several years now. And I’ve found his arguments pretty impenetrable on most fronts. But Bishop Baron made some great points. I’m gonna have too look up more stuff on him. Mad respect to both of them.

[wissenschaftkraft]

Bishop barron is the finest example of a true intellectual and Christian!

[tcrown]

Also, as an atheist, I was extremely impressed by the way Bishop Barron presented his arguments. A very intelligent and charismatic individual.

[lsqcgrade]

This is what I love to be a Catholic, open to any intellectual discussion. Proud of it!

[conornagle]

Bishop Barron's intellect AND Faith on full display here.

[Cowplunk]

I once heard a Christian on the radio advising his fellow Christians on how to comfort someone who is grieving and asking the question "How could God have allowed this to happen?". His advice was this: Don't even try to explain God's reasons for letting this tragedy happen, because no matter what you say you'll come off sounding like a jerk. That seems wise.

[dawid_dahl]

As a carrot, listening to two non-vegetables was surprisingly surprising.