What Alex O'Connor has said about Emergence
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026
Alex O'Connor, British atheist philosopher and YouTuber, formerly Cosmic Skeptic, has been quoted on Emergence once in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on November 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
O'Connor argues that every example offered for emergence is something emerging within conscious experience, so it cannot explain consciousness.
“every single example of emergence they ever give is something which emerges in conscious experience”
Modern Wisdom: Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175 (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:16:46
Episodes
Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175Modern Wisdom · Nov 12, 2026 · 1 h 57 min
Alex O'Connor tells Chris Williamson why consciousness undermines materialism, how mysticism and prayer work, and discusses embryo selection, the non-identity problem, and fantasy as cheating.
Alex O'Connor on other topics
- Consciousness · 3 quotes
- Embryo selection · 2 quotes
- Philosophy of science · 2 quotes
- Pornography · 1 quote
- Infidelity · 1 quote
- Prayer · 1 quote
- Meditation · 1 quote
- Idealism · 1 quote