Can Atheism Justify Human Rights? | Subboor Ahmad & CosmicSkeptic (Alex J. O'Connor)
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Length: 104min 59sec (6299 seconds)
Published: Tue Mar 10 2020
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As a Christian, I actually really like Alex O'Connor. He treats these subjects with charity and intellectual authenticity that the other atheists are not known for.
He still gets stuck in some of the semantic mires that the New Atheist thinkers he admires get stuck in (this being one of them.)
I truly believe that Alex is charitable enough and willing to listen that he could even someday adjust his position on atheism - provided he speaks to theists that are just as intelligent and charitable and willing to listen as he is.
In fact, I'd go so far as to say if he does NOT change his perspective, theists will have no one to blame but ourselves.
Whilst trying to abide by rule 1, there is a discord server that can probably help you when you learn about Islamic Philosophy (based on your title description). I hope this doesnt go under proselytizing, since everyone is welcome to join:
https://discord.gg/GxJJ5T2
Any highlights from the debate you'd like to point out?
You're absolutely right, though. It's impossible to ground Human Rights in a materialist worldview.
Here is a revealing moment from a debate with Matt Dilahunty: https://youtu.be/7gL0MxUUDm8