Philosophical Atheism | Graham Oppy | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #8

🔍 Overview: This episode dives into Atheism as a philosophical subject with Professor Graham Oppy. Together, we explore what atheism is, how it differs from theism, agnosticism, and innocence, and what this means for how we think and explore philosophy of religion.

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🗣️ Highlights
[Highlight 1]: What are the differences between atheism, theism, agnosticism and innocence?
[Highlight 2]: What is atheism often conflated with?
[Highlight 3]: Do 'fundamental mysteries' such as consciousness or value provide theists ground for claiming God to be true?

🕒 Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
1:57 - Graham Oppy and Philosophy
3:17 - Religion and Existential Solace
10:31 - Atheism, Theism, Agnosticism and Innocence (Belief, Conviction and Credence)
14:46 - Belief Control
18:26 - Hume, Lennon & Orwell - Religion's Persistence
22:05 - Atheism - Proof and Certainty
24:48 - Atheism as a Religion
27:24 - Conflating Atheism (Materialism, Naturalism, Physicalism, Scepticism and Humanism)
33:16 - Fundamental Mysteries (Example: Consciousness)
37:13 - Fundamental Mysteries (Example: Value)
42:57 - Causal Reality and Foundational Claims
44:58 - God: Bigfoot vs Being Itself
49:51 - Worldviews: Theism vs Atheism (Rational, Moral & Liveable)
1:01:26 - How Things Are vs How We Want Things To Be
1:05:40 - Atheism vs Theism: Human Ability, Worth and Restrictions
1:10:01 - Atheistic/Godless Societies
1:14:18 - Censuses and Atheism
1:17:26 - The Decline of Atheism
1:20:30 - Atheism and Theism: Moral, Rational and Liveable
1:22:51 - Closing Remarks

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