When filming this video I didn't realise it was going to coincide with this year's acceptance and rejection emails from Oxford. I'm sorry if you clicked on this video expecting this to be the reason it was made. And if you didn't make it in, I'm also sorry about the disappointment you're probably going through. I have quite enjoyed my time at Oxford, but not because of anything that is particularly unique to that specific university. Every university will have pubs and intelligent conversationalists at its disposal, and you will surely have access to an equally fulfilling experience at whichever university you end up attending.
While I can appreciate the sentiment, the problem is that while "we" can agree that 'every Uni/any Uni experience is valid,' the world does not. The pressure of applying to and working towards top tier Unis comes from the very real perceptions of and benefits to be gained from, these institutions. I can't help but think that someone who is at Oxford saying "Oxford isn't THAT special" is a little... shall we say... well... I don't really know how to say it... its just not a good look and it would be all too easy for people to at least raise an eyebrow if not be resentful of such a gesture. It stinks of the kind of "being rich isn't that good" or "being good looking isn't that good" BS that is frankly, well yeh... BS.
@@satyasyasatyasya5746 I do not agree. The point he is making is that the experience at Oxford is not particularly unique and he mentions in the video that an Oxford degree affords many opportunities. You can make your point, but if you're going to claim he was wrong you are strawmanning and making bad analogies.
@@deeptochatterjee532 I didn't say he was "wrong" actually. I'm saying one way or the other, that essentially, he's being kinda patronising and condescending even if he doesn't mean to be.
Wow man I'm honored! Thank you so much for the kinds words and support. Your channel is awesome- lots of deep topics to get my mind primed to freestyle :)
After the recent dirt slinging towards Paulogia by @Capturing Christianity, I wonder when Alex will receive the same treatment, or Stephen for that matter
Just got my offer to study Law at Oxford! I'm really proud to be going to such a historically significant institution and walking in the footsteps of the intellectual giants who came before me. I have to say I owe some of it to you, Alex, for catalysing my critical thinking and passion for debate. Keep on making top content mate!
Your channel helped me break away from religion during the pandemic and I recommended you to a shit ton of people. Thanks for your being a part of my development, Alex.
@@danielefosa1679 can you brainwashed into atheism? Led into a life of nihilism where there is no meaning or truth in a world full of opinions and ‘evolving’ morality.
You are such a gentle powerhouse of humility and sensibility... I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel...I try not to put anyone on a pedestal... But holy hell... You're an amazing human being.
Alex: "I used to consider myself something of a musician..." Oh come on, dude, you don't give yourself nearly enough credit. Your voice, your guitar & piano skills, and the music you've helped write are all fantastic.
Oh man I remember being in middle school contemplating my atheism and it was primarily your channel that helped me see certain things I wouldn't have thought of before and encouraged me to think about philosophy and theology a lot on my own. It was also your channel that convinced me to go vegan. Now I'm done with high school and this would have been my first year of university if not for covid. You've had a tremendous impact on my life Alex, so thank you and congratulations on the immense success you've earned with this channel
Found you during the beginning of 2020 when I was beginning to cut ties permanently with religion and you've been a great help. Congratulations on 400k
It's amazing to hear a statement on music done by a knowledgeable person who is not a musician. I literally smiled listening to your wonder about music and it's almost scientific brilliance. I feel the same way about it. I practice some sort of music everyday and I still cannot even begin to understand why these arranged vibrations in the air trigger such an emotional response. Congrats on 400K CS! I love all your work!
Extremely grateful for this channel. For too long I was stuck in a world of deceptive and dishonest apologetics, trying to find clarity in reasoning and this channel has truly played a major role in getting me away from that religious toxicity and pursue the truth as honestly as possible.
Congrats man! I was Muslim when I came across your channel. Started out disagreeing with you LOL! But I subbed ever since that switch flipped in my brain and I realized how BS Religion is. I still don't agree on certain issues, but you're one of the most intellectually honest people I have ever heard. Thanks for the channel!
@Nath Krishna Bad doesn't come close. Horrifying would be more appropriate. Just as many Bible verses. The simple and sad truth is that people will commit the most horrible crimes when they believe they are sanctioned by a (non-existent) supernatural entity. Witness the Aztecs and their never-ending human sacrifices, or the Incas, or any other empire in history: brutality is the natural consequence of power, and power can be acquired by appealing to people's credulity.
Nath Krishna so, if he still loves me, then he’s not gonna send me to enernal hell, I guess. Or what is your deffinition of love? Is god’s love different from people’s love? Like he loves me so much he has to make me suffer for my “sins”? As a lot of simillar to you use to say he has “parental” type of love? I mean no one ‘not a psycho parent’ is gonna throw their kids into a freaking fire lake. Wake up, even if creator exists, religion is just a tool to manipulate people. Read your Quran/Bible/whatever with an open mind, you’ll realise how much shitty verses there are. YT channel MaskedArab is a good one for muslims
Found your channel a few days ago, I am in love. Listeninig to it all day. I was already a vegan but i'm learning so much (not only the vegan content). THANK YOU!!
I interviewed at Oxford (Keble College) in 2002 for a masters degree. I was greeted by very socially inept interviewers who were I'm sure geniuses, but they struggled to maintain eye contact and put up much of a fight attacking my thesis. However, my high horse was toppled when I managed to get lost on the way out, and become trapped between two electronically-guarded doors, having to tap on the window for somebody to let me out, like a simp. I did, however, get accepted. lol
I also got stuck in a courtyard after leaving an interview. Came out the door, found the gate was locked. Turned back to the door, it had automatically locked behind me
You are at 400k now :). You taught me to be able to see my own biases and understand how values influence argument when I was 14. Now I am a somewhat successful "adult" with the ability to think critically and not be stubborn about my own beliefs and only seeing the world my way. Thanks man, I really mean it. You deserve all the respect and fame. Been a while tho xd
I'm glad to hear that you and I share a fascination with music and music theory! I am a university classically trained musician, and love the crazy theory discoveries and stuff. Don't be afraid to learn as much as you like, the sense of wonder never really leaves!
I'm so happy he talked about the wonder of music. I've felt an overwhelming sense of wonder when thinking about music and how it's created, and I never had the words to explain it.
When you talked about animal products being everywhere, all I could think of is the fact that it took me so long to find a decent 3 finger archery glove that didn’t have leather. I really didn’t think it would be that hard but it took days of looking through online stores and archery blogs
Congrats, Alex! 🎉 You deserve over 1 million subscribers! I’m certain they’ll be coming your way soon. I also hope you can do more interviews with public figures in the future, since I think you’re a stellar interviewer and interviews increase people’s awareness for your channel. But only do whatever you enjoy of course! 🤗
He’s been saying that for a while. I love hitch and he was a big inspiration to me, but he doesn’t even attempt to engage ideas with serious philosophical criticism.
@@specialknees6798 True. The Hitch was an ispiration to me, but he was wont to choose the clever quip over the serious answer. Famously, when Turek asked him "Where does evil come from" he instantly replied "Religion", and got instant gratification in the form of practically an ovation. He was wrong, of course, but his wit was a beauty to behold. Not to mention his encyclopedic knowledge of history and world affairs. I miss him a lot. He was often wrong, but his heart was in the right place, and his command of the spoken word was unparalleled.
Congrats on 400k! Half a million next. And also fantastic that you took (animal) ethics seriously and became vegan. I've followed you for years, as a vegan, and it was wonderful to see someone in the atheist landscape take this on. My university degree has also lost a lot of value to me since I essentially lost all arenas for social connection, friendship and academic community to covid. Better make up for it in reading and putting it all to good use in the world. I wish you the very best, you wonderful human. You are doing the world a huge ammount of good :)
It’s interesting for you to say that assuming you had more time to spend at university actually helped you enjoy your time, as opposed to knowing your time was limited and subsequently panicking/overthinking. I can’t remember exactly where, but I recall you arguing that the belief in eternal life after death would prevent people from spending their time alive as well as they would if they believed that they only had a limited amount of time to enjoy. Do you think that the knowledge of a finite amount of time alive could actually cause people to panic and prevent them from enjoying their lives fully?
I think that by approaching a discussion with the willingness to learn from the other, to reconsider one's own beliefs INDEPENDENTLY of who your conversation partner is (trying to substract personal preference and liking) might be the most important quality humans should be striving for in any of their interactions. This humility bears great chances of discovering new ways of thinking and brings everyone at least a bit closer to the truth of how things are. Plus you often get to change your mind on how you thought of the person in cause before the debate you had with then versus whom they have really shown to be.
Began following you when you had around 5000 subscribers. I remember when you got to 10’000. My sincere congratulations to 400’000. Well done. You’ve deserved it!
17:29 Christian here. You make an excellent point here. The point of debate is discussion. If there is any presupposition you should have before you go into a conversation with someone that opposes your point of view it should be that your "opponent" knows something you don't. I enjoy watching your content and debates. I don't agree with everything you say of course but I have certainly learned a few things from you.
Congrats Alex! I look forward to seeing your upcoming debate on Modern-day Debates. *Thank you for being such a courageous advocate for justified rights for OTHAs (other than human animals).*
"And I almost don't want to learn about music theory cause I want it to remain that incredible mystery." Do you think this is analogous to how some people feel about religion?
Good question, but probably more like an approach to art. To exhaust very complex emotional matters somehow kills it a little. There is no faith involved, just a thrilling acceptance of not knowing, but rather experiencing it. Religeous people claim knowlegde. But you might be a little right.
@@adamb4610 Interesting. Isn't it a lot about patterns and math? Like ratios? That is pretty exciting in itself. I actually think religion is based in art itself, but perverted. When I hear Jordan Peterson defend "religion", I hear him instead defend art. Myths are narratives, like fairytales and novels are. With the same emotional and psychological value. I think art enlightens by connecting us with our emotions while also making us capable of seeing life from other perspectives. Ultimately being a therapeutic and social exercise. At least that is my art-theory.
My daughter had an Oxford interview in December and this week was offered a place to study there this Autumn. Very happy about that. Yes, it was challenging in places, but also they were finding out how interested she was in the subject and also how she went about tackling new problems, especially things not on the high school syllabus.
Congrats on 400k man, well deserved. I was a fan a few years ago and stopped watching for a while and came back and I think you’ve really improved. I really love your videos. Also I’m at SJC as well:)
Hey Alex, I've been followed your channel for a while now and as an academic in music theory, I was very surprised to know about your interest in it! I know you said you didn't want to learn more so as to "not ruin the fun" but I promise you it won't, it's a fascinating field. Please feel free to reach out to me if you change your mind about that. I would love to give back after all these years of consuming your content with free tailored tutoring over Zoom into pop, jazz, classical, whatever you like. If you ever find yourself having free time, it would be an honor for me. Best of luck!
Where I live, we don't have vital wheat gluten flour (seitan) and they only offer ready-made seitan sausages and such, which are super expensive. So my mom and I buy normal flour, make it into a dough, then wash all the starch off until we're left with the plant protein (or something like that, she knows better than I do). Then we put it into a broth and cook it to make seitan! It's time consuming but a very cheap alternative to some of the expensive vegan options where I live.
My dream also was to apply for a (neuroscience) masters position in Oxford to the deadline one week ago, and I'd actually say that my chances of getting accepted weren't too slim. However, one consequence of the Brexit is that German/EU students now have to pay the overseas fee (26000£), which is far more than I could ever stem. I'm now going to a good university in a country where I don't have to pay so much money, but all that still left a rather bitter taste in my mouth.
@@ProfRonconi Literally you're analogy is wrong. It's basically an American telling a Mexican : hey I'm American but I dont believe in bulding a wall. Athiests and muslims on general start on a negative approach I just wanted to show my appreciation despite my opposite belief
@@AbdallaAmeri Nope. My analogy is right, and yours wong. It's nothing like an "American" talking to a Mexican; it's like a Trump supporter talking to a Mexican. Islam is not a nationality, but a set of beliefs based on a holy book. If you don't accept that the Q'uran is holy and infallible, then you're not a Muslim. Full stop. If you accept that everything Muhammad supposedly said is sacred and unchangeable, then you're a fascist moron. Full stop. Now, what is it?
@@AbdallaAmeri Also, "literally" does not mean anything in your comment. One can be wrong or one can be right; one cannot be "literally" right or wrong.
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When filming this video I didn't realise it was going to coincide with this year's acceptance and rejection emails from Oxford. I'm sorry if you clicked on this video expecting this to be the reason it was made. And if you didn't make it in, I'm also sorry about the disappointment you're probably going through. I have quite enjoyed my time at Oxford, but not because of anything that is particularly unique to that specific university. Every university will have pubs and intelligent conversationalists at its disposal, and you will surely have access to an equally fulfilling experience at whichever university you end up attending.
While I can appreciate the sentiment, the problem is that while "we" can agree that 'every Uni/any Uni experience is valid,' the world does not. The pressure of applying to and working towards top tier Unis comes from the very real perceptions of and benefits to be gained from, these institutions.
I can't help but think that someone who is at Oxford saying "Oxford isn't THAT special" is a little... shall we say... well... I don't really know how to say it... its just not a good look and it would be all too easy for people to at least raise an eyebrow if not be resentful of such a gesture. It stinks of the kind of "being rich isn't that good" or "being good looking isn't that good" BS that is frankly, well yeh... BS.
I love your videos, Alex, and I just got accepted to study PPE at Oxford. So frustrating that I'll miss studying at the same time as you by one year!
@@satyasyasatyasya5746 I do not agree. The point he is making is that the experience at Oxford is not particularly unique and he mentions in the video that an Oxford degree affords many opportunities. You can make your point, but if you're going to claim he was wrong you are strawmanning and making bad analogies.
@@deeptochatterjee532 I didn't say he was "wrong" actually. I'm saying one way or the other, that essentially, he's being kinda patronising and condescending even if he doesn't mean to be.
@@willhart7594 well done!
Wow man I'm honored! Thank you so much for the kinds words and support. Your channel is awesome- lots of deep topics to get my mind primed to freestyle :)
The Mack! Stoked you saw this - thanks for helping us get through the pandemic!
Love your raps, Harry! Keep being you and doing your thing bro!
Mack always killing it with the positive energy! Keep it up brother ✌️
@@CosmicSkeptic you should have Mack on the podcast one of these days 😁
I'd watch the hell out of that haha
Harry Mack and CosmicSkeptic collab is what 2021 really needs.
Thanks for the kind words, Alex! You’re also at the top of my list. Looking forward to having you back on!
As a Christian he’s my favorite atheist 💯💯
After the recent dirt slinging towards Paulogia by @Capturing Christianity, I wonder when Alex will receive the same treatment, or Stephen for that matter
oh God I remember when you had 20k, I'm so proud of you!!!!!
Thanks for sticking around!
Just got my offer to study Law at Oxford! I'm really proud to be going to such a historically significant institution and walking in the footsteps of the intellectual giants who came before me. I have to say I owe some of it to you, Alex, for catalysing my critical thinking and passion for debate. Keep on making top content mate!
Congratulations!
I’m only 14 but I’m thinking of doing the same as you if I can. Good luck !
Hey I'm doing A Level Law, any tips to get high grades?
@@persononinternet7868 Sorry mate, if I had any I would tell you, but my school doesn't even offer A-Level Law so I haven't done it.
@@CosmicSkeptic hope you do a video on the fallacy of karma. The Abrahamic religions aren’t the only ones with logical fallacies baked up in them
Your channel helped me break away from religion during the pandemic and I recommended you to a shit ton of people.
Thanks for your being a part of my development, Alex.
load or tonne maybe :) ?
‘Break away from religion’ what does that mean?
You mean brainwashed you away from religion?
@@flippinheck68 Thanks for the correction. I didn't notice it.
@@danielefosa1679 can you brainwashed into atheism? Led into a life of nihilism where there is no meaning or truth in a world full of opinions and ‘evolving’ morality.
When does the Onlyfans come out??
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yo wut
I’m still waiting 🙄
Piss off
Please dont for Suika's sake
Congratulations at hitting 400K!! So proud and so happy you are reaching more and more people! 🥰
Congratulations this is SO well deserved! Proud patron here
I’m a Christian who’s followed your channel for years, and allow me to offer you my congratulations! I greatly enjoy your content.
Big Fan 🙌 from Afghanistan, a third world and religious country. Anyhow, I have learn a lot from your contents. Keep the great work up.
Be careful with the Talibans nowadays...
Here I am eating branflakes with oatmilk instead of regular milk thanks to this channel.
Same here. Raisin bran with soy milk.
"I will come on your weekly grocery shop..."
Now, there's an image!
You are such a gentle powerhouse of humility and sensibility... I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel...I try not to put anyone on a pedestal... But holy hell... You're an amazing human being.
Alex: "I used to consider myself something of a musician..."
Oh come on, dude, you don't give yourself nearly enough credit. Your voice, your guitar & piano skills, and the music you've helped write are all fantastic.
Oh man I remember being in middle school contemplating my atheism and it was primarily your channel that helped me see certain things I wouldn't have thought of before and encouraged me to think about philosophy and theology a lot on my own. It was also your channel that convinced me to go vegan. Now I'm done with high school and this would have been my first year of university if not for covid. You've had a tremendous impact on my life Alex, so thank you and congratulations on the immense success you've earned with this channel
Cheers to you mate! Love you!
Found you during the beginning of 2020 when I was beginning to cut ties permanently with religion and you've been a great help. Congratulations on 400k
It's amazing to hear a statement on music done by a knowledgeable person who is not a musician. I literally smiled listening to your wonder about music and it's almost scientific brilliance. I feel the same way about it. I practice some sort of music everyday and I still cannot even begin to understand why these arranged vibrations in the air trigger such an emotional response. Congrats on 400K CS! I love all your work!
Congratulations. You deserve this and much more ❤️❤️❤️
Extremely grateful for this channel. For too long I was stuck in a world of deceptive and dishonest apologetics, trying to find clarity in reasoning and this channel has truly played a major role in getting me away from that religious toxicity and pursue the truth as honestly as possible.
Congrats man! I was Muslim when I came across your channel. Started out disagreeing with you LOL! But I subbed ever since that switch flipped in my brain and I realized how BS Religion is. I still don't agree on certain issues, but you're one of the most intellectually honest people I have ever heard. Thanks for the channel!
Hey, I was in the exact same situation. I'm glad to see that someone had the same experience as me!
Congratulations to you all! Proud of you
@Nath Krishna Bad doesn't come close. Horrifying would be more appropriate. Just as many Bible verses. The simple and sad truth is that people will commit the most horrible crimes when they believe they are sanctioned by a (non-existent) supernatural entity. Witness the Aztecs and their never-ending human sacrifices, or the Incas, or any other empire in history: brutality is the natural consequence of power, and power can be acquired by appealing to people's credulity.
Nath Krishna so, if he still loves me, then he’s not gonna send me to enernal hell, I guess. Or what is your deffinition of love? Is god’s love different from people’s love? Like he loves me so much he has to make me suffer for my “sins”? As a lot of simillar to you use to say he has “parental” type of love? I mean no one ‘not a psycho parent’ is gonna throw their kids into a freaking fire lake. Wake up, even if creator exists, religion is just a tool to manipulate people. Read your Quran/Bible/whatever with an open mind, you’ll realise how much shitty verses there are. YT channel MaskedArab is a good one for muslims
Im an atheist because of him too! Great news for you brother! :D
Congratulation 🎉
Found your channel a few days ago, I am in love. Listeninig to it all day. I was already a vegan but i'm learning so much (not only the vegan content). THANK YOU!!
Love your content!! Congratulations
Comgrats mate! Thanks for the great content
Thanks for mentioning the north. Congratulations from Canada.
Congrats man been here since 20k love the way your channel is doing!
Congratulations! So happy for you
Congrats!!!❤❤❤❤
Wow, I remember Alex celebrating 10k. Time flies.
Time flies like a banana
Congratulations Alex you earned it.
I interviewed at Oxford (Keble College) in 2002 for a masters degree. I was greeted by very socially inept interviewers who were I'm sure geniuses, but they struggled to maintain eye contact and put up much of a fight attacking my thesis. However, my high horse was toppled when I managed to get lost on the way out, and become trapped between two electronically-guarded doors, having to tap on the window for somebody to let me out, like a simp. I did, however, get accepted. lol
😂
I also got stuck in a courtyard after leaving an interview. Came out the door, found the gate was locked. Turned back to the door, it had automatically locked behind me
Congrats for 400k subscribers. Greetings from India 🇮🇳
I’m so glad to have stumbled across your channel! You’re awesome
really proud of you Alex.
You are at 400k now :). You taught me to be able to see my own biases and understand how values influence argument when I was 14. Now I am a somewhat successful "adult" with the ability to think critically and not be stubborn about my own beliefs and only seeing the world my way. Thanks man, I really mean it. You deserve all the respect and fame. Been a while tho xd
I'm glad to hear that you and I share a fascination with music and music theory! I am a university classically trained musician, and love the crazy theory discoveries and stuff. Don't be afraid to learn as much as you like, the sense of wonder never really leaves!
Congrats for the 400K
Greetings from Mozambique 🇲🇿
Very excited about your conversation with Bishop Barron, who is one of the brightest men I’ve listened to.
thank you for the videos, Alex!
Congrats on 400K!!!
Dang bro. I thought Mohammed Hijab was gonna be one of your favorite theists 😂
The debate was a disaster
Mohammed Hijab freak
Nah I think Ali Dawah
Wow, your reaction to music theory is the very factor that catapulted me into it. It feels good to hear some random validation.
Wow I've been here for about 2 and half years. You've been great. Top tier content.
Congrats Alex!!!!!
I'm so happy he talked about the wonder of music. I've felt an overwhelming sense of wonder when thinking about music and how it's created, and I never had the words to explain it.
Well done 👍 for 400K! Thanks for all your videos
When you talked about animal products being everywhere, all I could think of is the fact that it took me so long to find a decent 3 finger archery glove that didn’t have leather. I really didn’t think it would be that hard but it took days of looking through online stores and archery blogs
my favorite youtube forever and ever
Thank you Alex for this wonderful video
You are one of my favorite people.
Congrats, Alex! 🎉 You deserve over 1 million subscribers! I’m certain they’ll be coming your way soon. I also hope you can do more interviews with public figures in the future, since I think you’re a stellar interviewer and interviews increase people’s awareness for your channel. But only do whatever you enjoy of course! 🤗
Been watching you since high school, congrats on the journey!
“Christopher Hitchens isn’t actually that good at philosophy”
Oh how Alex’s views have changed over the years 😂
I dont know enough bout him to have much of opinion but I remember a lot of gotchas
He’s been saying that for a while. I love hitch and he was a big inspiration to me, but he doesn’t even attempt to engage ideas with serious philosophical criticism.
@@specialknees6798 True. The Hitch was an ispiration to me, but he was wont to choose the clever quip over the serious answer. Famously, when Turek asked him "Where does evil come from" he instantly replied "Religion", and got instant gratification in the form of practically an ovation. He was wrong, of course, but his wit was a beauty to behold. Not to mention his encyclopedic knowledge of history and world affairs.
I miss him a lot. He was often wrong, but his heart was in the right place, and his command of the spoken word was unparalleled.
@@ProfRonconi Hitch, I think, is best appreciated as a performance artist rather than an intellectual.
@@ProfRonconi
Similarly, when asked about free will.
"Yes I have free will; I have no choice but to have it."
Congratulations Alex!
Congratulations Alex. 🤯
Congrats on 400k! Half a million next. And also fantastic that you took (animal) ethics seriously and became vegan. I've followed you for years, as a vegan, and it was wonderful to see someone in the atheist landscape take this on.
My university degree has also lost a lot of value to me since I essentially lost all arenas for social connection, friendship and academic community to covid. Better make up for it in reading and putting it all to good use in the world.
I wish you the very best, you wonderful human. You are doing the world a huge ammount of good :)
Well deserved! Congrats
Congrats from Brazil, pal. You deserve it!
Great job! You should do another hatemail video.
You're a bloody pleasure to watch Alex
Great stuff, as always!
Thanks for everything Alex!
It’s interesting for you to say that assuming you had more time to spend at university actually helped you enjoy your time, as opposed to knowing your time was limited and subsequently panicking/overthinking. I can’t remember exactly where, but I recall you arguing that the belief in eternal life after death would prevent people from spending their time alive as well as they would if they believed that they only had a limited amount of time to enjoy. Do you think that the knowledge of a finite amount of time alive could actually cause people to panic and prevent them from enjoying their lives fully?
You’re an inspiration to many!
I think that by approaching a discussion with the willingness to learn from the other, to reconsider one's own beliefs INDEPENDENTLY of who your conversation partner is (trying to substract personal preference and liking) might be the most important quality humans should be striving for in any of their interactions. This humility bears great chances of discovering new ways of thinking and brings everyone at least a bit closer to the truth of how things are. Plus you often get to change your mind on how you thought of the person in cause before the debate you had with then versus whom they have really shown to be.
*alex completely dodges interview question for theology program*
Interviewer: “you’re gonna make a great apologist, welcome aboard”
Began following you when you had around 5000 subscribers. I remember when you got to 10’000. My sincere congratulations to 400’000. Well done. You’ve deserved it!
Congratulations Alex on your 400,000 subscribers. Well deserved.
17:29 Christian here. You make an excellent point here. The point of debate is discussion. If there is any presupposition you should have before you go into a conversation with someone that opposes your point of view it should be that your "opponent" knows something you don't. I enjoy watching your content and debates. I don't agree with everything you say of course but I have certainly learned a few things from you.
Congrats Alex! I look forward to seeing your upcoming debate on Modern-day Debates.
*Thank you for being such a courageous advocate for justified rights for OTHAs (other than human animals).*
Congratulations!
Congratulations! 🎊
Fantastic to hear you speak so highly of music here Alex!
I cannot believe I have been here since 4 years ago
"And I almost don't want to learn about music theory cause I want it to remain that incredible mystery." Do you think this is analogous to how some people feel about religion?
Good question, but probably more like an approach to art. To exhaust very complex emotional matters somehow kills it a little. There is no faith involved, just a thrilling acceptance of not knowing, but rather experiencing it. Religeous people claim knowlegde. But you might be a little right.
@@adamb4610 Interesting. Isn't it a lot about patterns and math? Like ratios? That is pretty exciting in itself. I actually think religion is based in art itself, but perverted. When I hear Jordan Peterson defend "religion", I hear him instead defend art. Myths are narratives, like fairytales and novels are. With the same emotional and psychological value.
I think art enlightens by connecting us with our emotions while also making us capable of seeing life from other perspectives. Ultimately being a therapeutic and social exercise. At least that is my art-theory.
learned as much as i do from other regular videos of yours. ,❤
On the music theory comment, I am reminded of the Richard Dawkins quote; “when we unweave a rainbow, it will not become less beautiful”.
Well done mate.
Q - "what do you think we should ask you?"
A - "when can you start?"
My daughter had an Oxford interview in December and this week was offered a place to study there this Autumn. Very happy about that.
Yes, it was challenging in places, but also they were finding out how interested she was in the subject and also how she went about tackling new problems, especially things not on the high school syllabus.
Congrats on 400k man, well deserved. I was a fan a few years ago and stopped watching for a while and came back and I think you’ve really improved. I really love your videos. Also I’m at SJC as well:)
Congratulations, Alex!
Thanks!
Congrats
Hey Alex, I've been followed your channel for a while now and as an academic in music theory, I was very surprised to know about your interest in it! I know you said you didn't want to learn more so as to "not ruin the fun" but I promise you it won't, it's a fascinating field. Please feel free to reach out to me if you change your mind about that. I would love to give back after all these years of consuming your content with free tailored tutoring over Zoom into pop, jazz, classical, whatever you like. If you ever find yourself having free time, it would be an honor for me. Best of luck!
Where I live, we don't have vital wheat gluten flour (seitan) and they only offer ready-made seitan sausages and such, which are super expensive. So my mom and I buy normal flour, make it into a dough, then wash all the starch off until we're left with the plant protein (or something like that, she knows better than I do). Then we put it into a broth and cook it to make seitan! It's time consuming but a very cheap alternative to some of the expensive vegan options where I live.
Why not just buy a can of lentils?
@@FinalRadius We do but I go to the gym and need as much protein as I can get tbh
peter singer's also the one who changed my life. frakin awesome how much suffering this guy has prevented
Rather a really good question to the question.
Im a theist and yet you are one of my favorite people to watch
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oh, you want to study philosophy? name every
every philosopher
Love your content! Single handedly convinced me to go vegan and I look forward to more of your incredible work. Congrats on hitting 400k!
My dream also was to apply for a (neuroscience) masters position in Oxford to the deadline one week ago, and I'd actually say that my chances of getting accepted weren't too slim. However, one consequence of the Brexit is that German/EU students now have to pay the overseas fee (26000£), which is far more than I could ever stem. I'm now going to a good university in a country where I don't have to pay so much money, but all that still left a rather bitter taste in my mouth.
Thanks alex, you're like a mentor for me.
My Oxford interview was great. It was a nice chat about the Field of the Cloth of Gold and the Treaty of Utrecht.
I am a muslim but I really find your videos interesting and you have a good personality, love your videos 🙌🏻
"I'm a Muslim, but..."? That sounds a lot like "I'm not a racist, but..."
@@ProfRonconi Literally you're analogy is wrong. It's basically an American telling a Mexican : hey I'm American but I dont believe in bulding a wall.
Athiests and muslims on general start on a negative approach
I just wanted to show my appreciation despite my opposite belief
@@AbdallaAmeri Hey, cool that you're open-minded towards different points of view, stay curious!
@@AbdallaAmeri Nope. My analogy is right, and yours wong. It's nothing like an "American" talking to a Mexican; it's like a Trump supporter talking to a Mexican. Islam is not a nationality, but a set of beliefs based on a holy book. If you don't accept that the Q'uran is holy and infallible, then you're not a Muslim. Full stop.
If you accept that everything Muhammad supposedly said is sacred and unchangeable, then you're a fascist moron. Full stop.
Now, what is it?
@@AbdallaAmeri Also, "literally" does not mean anything in your comment. One can be wrong or one can be right; one cannot be "literally" right or wrong.
good on you. Congrats
I can't wait for the Bishop Barron debate.