What Alex O'Connor has said about Prayer
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026
Alex O'Connor, British atheist philosopher and YouTuber, formerly Cosmic Skeptic, has been quoted on Prayer 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 petitionary prayer is mainly for the person praying, as a way to align oneself with the will of God.
“they're for you. Prayer is an opportunity to align yourself with the will of God”
Modern Wisdom: Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175 (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:27:19
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.
Others on Prayer
- Robert Barron · 1 quote
Alex O'Connor on other topics
- Consciousness · 3 quotes
- Embryo selection · 2 quotes
- Philosophy of science · 2 quotes
- Pornography · 1 quote
- Infidelity · 1 quote
- Meditation · 1 quote
- Idealism · 1 quote
- Emergence · 1 quote