EPISODE · Apr 13, 2026 · 1H 18M
#151 John Lennox - What Nearly Dying Taught Me About God
from Within Reason · host Alex J O'Connor
Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.John Lennox is a Northern Irish mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist originally from Northern Ireland. He has written many books on religion, ethics, the relationship between science and God, and has had public debates with atheists including Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Exclusive discount: Listeners to my show can get 30% Off John Lennox’s autobiography, My Story when shopping directly from his publishers. Visit https://spckpublishing.co.uk/my-story and enter AOC30 at checkout to get 30% off. TIMESTAMPS(00:00) How Pressure Can Produce the Best Work(02:29) Does the Incarnation Make Sense?(06:22) John’s Richard Dawkins Debate(14:39) What Did the New Atheists Get Wrong About God?(26:21) Science Cannot Explain Everything(31:22) What Did the New Atheists Get Right?(35:18) Why Does God Hide From So Many People?(44:36) Why Does God Allow Arbitrary Suffering?(56:25) Is Faith “Belief Without Evidence”?(1:00:33) How Could God Punish a Mere Lack of Faith?(1:08:14) How Christopher Hitchens Agreed with Jesus(1:13:03) Does Christianity Cause Evil?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: [email protected] enquiries: [email protected]
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Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.John Lennox is a Northern Irish mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist originally from Northern Ireland. He has written many books on religion, ethics, the relationship between science and God, and has had public debates with atheists including Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Exclusive discount: Listeners to my show can get 30% Off John Lennox’s autobiography, My Story when shopping directly from his publishers. Visit https://spckpublishing.co.uk/my-story and enter AOC30 at checkout to get 30% off. TIMESTAMPS(00:00) How Pressure Can Produce the Best Work(02:29) Does the Incarnation Make Sense?(06:22) John’s Richard Dawkins Debate(14:39) What Did the New Atheists Get Wrong About God?(26:21) Science Cannot Explain Everything(31:22) What Did the New Atheists Get Right?(35:18) Why Does God Hide From So Many People?(44:36) Why Does God Allow Arbitrary Suffering?(56:25) Is Faith “Belief Without Evidence”?(1:00:33) How Could God Punish a Mere Lack of Faith?(1:08:14) How Christopher Hitchens Agreed with Jesus(1:13:03) Does Christianity Cause Evil?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: [email protected] enquiries: [email protected]
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