What Alex O'Connor has said about Mysticism
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026
Alex O'Connor, British atheist philosopher and YouTuber, formerly Cosmic Skeptic, has been quoted on Mysticism 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 philosophy of religion makes no progress because it is an experiential phenomenon rather than a consensus-building enterprise.
“There's no progress to be made because philosophy is not about establishing consensus through arguments which cannot be refuted. It's an experiential phenomenon”
Modern Wisdom: Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175 (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 10:11
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