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Sean Michael Carroll is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 – Tour

0:32 – Can Science Alone Explain the Universe?

6:08 – The Principle of Sufficient Reason

10:07 – What Are the Laws of Physics?

18:22 – The Fine-Tuning Argument

32:39 – Does the Multiverse Undermine Morality?

36:29 – Free Will and the Multiverse

42:24 – What Is Emergence?

56:21 – What “Stuff” Do Materialists Believe In?

1:02:41 – How Does Consciousness Work on Materialism?

1:17:31 – What Could Move Sean Away from Materialism?

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 – Intro

0:32 – Are All Things Full of Gods?

8:51 – Subjectivity and the Scientific Third Person

18:56 – What is the Materialistic Worldview?

28:45 – Consciousness of the Gaps?

38:21 – What’s Wrong with Emergence?

1:00:18 – Why Panpsychism is False

1:10:25 – Is There a Fundamental Unit of Consciousness?

1:23:08 – Why Are There Individual Selves?

1:27:43 – What’s Special About the Brain?

1:40:35 – Where Does the Self Go After Death?

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Rhett McLaughlin is a comedian best known for creating the internet’s most-watched daily talk show, Good Mythical Morning‬, alongside Link Neal. The pair also host a weekly podcast, ‪Ear Biscuits‬.

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Timestamps:

0:00 – Tour

0:32 – Did Rhett Break Christianity on Easter Sunday?

6:15 – What About Christianity Needs Rethinking?

12:16 – Christians Should Embrace Faith

23:39 – Christians Should Stop Relying on Evidence

37:01 – Christians Should Stop Relying on Philosophy

49:05 – Christians Should Embrace Truth

55:15 – Why Do Christians Resist Evolution?

1:02:55 – Are Alex and Rhett About to Convert to Christianity?

1:07:49 – Christians Should Embrace Jesus

1:34:30 – Rhett’s New Channel

Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University. An Australian philosopher of religion, he is often considered one of the most thoughtful and important academic atheists in the world.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Tour

00:31 - The First Cause Argument

14:14 - Can There be an Infinite Regress?

30:46 - The Modal Fatalism Objection

36:08 - The Kalam Cosmological Argument

51:12 - The Fine Tuning Argument

1:06:15 - The Multiverse

1:10:01 - Are the Constants of the Universe Just Necessary?1:15:37 - Was the Hole Designed for the Puddle?

1:20:20 - Anselm’s Ontological Argument

1:33:59 - The Modal Ontological Argument

1:38:23 - Closing

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Alain de Botton is the creator of The School of Life. A Swiss-born British author and public speaker, his books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasising philosophy's relevance to everyday life.

John Nelson earned a PhD in New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Edinburgh in 2023. He writes for the Substack Behind the Gospels.

His thesis is the first book-length study of Jesus' physical appearance in the Gospels. He runs a weekly Substack called "Behind the Gospels" which aims to make Biblical studies accessible to all.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Was Jesus Really Born on Christmas Day?

2:51 - Are the Birth Narratives Attempts at History?

6:34 - Where Was Jesus Actually Born?

16:19 - Were the Birth Narratives Added Later?

20:53 - Was Mary Really a Virgin?

32:57 - Why Does Nobody Else Mention the Virgin Birth?

37:39 - Was Jesus a Product of Adultery? 

42:22 - Was Jesus Born in a Manger?

48:07 - Who Are the Magi?

54:04 - Was the Star Really a Star?

01:00:03 - Did Herod Really Order a Slaughter of Infants?

01:05:09 - Is the Christmas Story Anti-Imperial?

01:09:04 - How Would Jewish Readers Interpret the Christmas Narratives?

01:13:13 - Are Christmas Trees a Pagan Idol?

01:16:12 - John’s Book and the Upcoming Tour

Timestamps

0:00 - 1,778,795 Q&A
0:24 - How Are You?
5:12 - If You Could Choose Your Date of Birth, When Would It Be?
9:36 - Survival Tips From Bear Grylls?
10:21 - How Do You Remember so Much Stuff?
15:24 - What is Your Dream Podcast?
17:01 - Doesn’t Consciousness Just… Emerge?
29:26 - If You Clean a Vaccum, Are You a Vaccum Cleaner?
35:41 - Is Water Wet?
37:26 - How Many Holes Are In a Straw?
40:55 - Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?
42:28 - Do You Edit Everything By Yourself?
43:23 - What Would It Be Like to Observe a Contradiction?
43:33 - Which Philosophical Concepts are Often Misunderstood?
50:29 - When I Changed My Mind Mid-Debate
01:01:49 - Would You Tour?

Hank Green (@hankschannel) is one of YouTube's most beloved creators. One half of vlogbrothers, he is also the co-creator and host of SciShow and Crash Course.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Where Are All the Aliens?
8:08 - What Makes Humans So Special?
17:22 - Has the US Lost its Cultural Identity?
29:34 - Martin Luther Wrong About God?
36:30 - Is the World an Illusion?
46:54 - Should We Believe Our Illusions?
53:58 - How Objective is Science?
59:41 - Does Science Explain Anything?
01:11:10 - Could We Explain Cold to an Alien?
1:22:03 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness
01:27:44 - Will Computers Ever Become Conscious?
01:35:58 - Do You Have Two Brains?
01:42:30 - Should We Be Worried About TikTok?
1:49:08 - Hank’s Video Ideas
01:59:39 - What’s it Like Meeting Your Old Heroes?
2:05:51 - Being a YouTuber

Michael Stevens is the creator of Vsauce, one of YouTube's most popular channels. Alongside Hannah Fry he hosts the newly-launched podcast The Rest is Science.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Does Anything Really Exist?
10:32 - Is Michael a Mereological Nihilist?
19:42 - Are Philosophers Overcomplicating Function Behaviour?
25:24 - Do “You” Really Exist?
41:57 - Free Will and the Bicameral Mind Theory
50:09 - Why the Future Isn’t Changing Like It Used To
59:11 - The Scientific Mystery of Torque?
01:17:46 - Consciousness

Timestamps

0:00 - What Existential Risks Does AI Pose?8:57 - How AI Systems Lie to Us26:04 - Why We Should Be Worried About AI33:28 - What Does It Mean for AI System to “Want” Something?43:41 - AI Weapons and Nuclear Warfare48:57 - Where Should We Focus Our Resources?53:35 - What Policies Should We Enact?