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#137 Debunking Arguments for God - Graham Oppy

from Within Reason · host Alex J O'Connor

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.Buy his book, Arguing About Gods, here.Timestamps: 00:00 - Tour00:31 - The First Cause Argument14:14 - Can There be an Infinite Regress?30:46 - The Modal Fatalism Objection36:08 - The Kalam Cosmological Argument51:12 - The Fine Tuning Argument1:06:15 - The Multiverse1:10:01 - Are the Constants of the Universe Just Necessary?1:15:37 - Was the Hole Designed for the Puddle?1:20:20 - Anselm’s Ontological Argument1:33:59 - The Modal Ontological Argument1:38:23 - ClosingCONNECTMy Website: ⁠⁠https://www.alexoconnor.com⁠ ⁠SOCIAL LINKSTwitter: ⁠⁠http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskeptic⁠ ⁠CONTACTBusiness email: [email protected] enquiries: [email protected]

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