Philosophy of science
Subject in Philosophy
Philosophy of science has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Alex O'ConnorBritish atheist philosopher and YouTuber, formerly Cosmic Skeptic
O'Connor argues that because science moves toward objectivity and consciousness is subjectivity, scientific description moves away from consciousness.
“the less subjective you get and the more objective you get in your description, the further away you're getting from consciousness”
Modern Wisdom: Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175 (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 39:38
O'Connor argues that the nature of science entails that it will never explain consciousness, and people overestimate its scope.
“I think it entails it. I think that science is extremely good at doing what it does, but people are over-optimistic about its possible extent”
Modern Wisdom: Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175 (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 34:02
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
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.