Oxford Philosopher on BANNED Gnostic Bible, Jesus Christ & Wes Huff | Alex O'Connor • 291

SPONSORS: ZBiotics: https://zbiotics.com/JULIAN (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Alex O'Connor is a philosopher, international thought leader & host of the @CosmicSkeptic YouTube Channel. He is a graduate of St John's College, Oxford University. Over the past several years, Alex has delivered addresses across multiple continents as well as debated ethics, religion, and politics with the likes of Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray, Destiny, Ben Shapiro & more. FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey GUEST LINKS - YOUTUBE: @CosmicSkeptic - IG: https://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic/?hl=en - X: https://x.com/CosmicSkeptic LISTEN to Julian Dorey Podcast Spotify ▶ https://open.spotify.com/show/5skaSpDzq94Kh16so3c0uz Apple ▶ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trendifier-with-julian-dorey/id1531416289 JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Discovering Alex O’Connor, David Deutsch Simulation Theory 11:10 - God & Multiverse Coexistence Debate, Difficulty of Interested in Meaning of Life 18:40 - 2 Gods Theory, Gnosticism, “Good” Meaning 26:33 - Forbidden Gnostic Gospels, Marcion of Sinope Gnostic Biblical Cannon 33:33 - Council of Nicea vs Biblical Cannon, Gnostic Gospel of Thomas, Egypt Papyrus 41:39 - Gospel of Mark, Telephone Game Analogy, Sabbath Verse in Mark 2 Breakdown 58:28 - Role of Jesus Christ, John the Baptist Bizarre Anomalies 1:07:35 - Mark’s Gospel, John’s Gospel & Dating Speculation, Holy Spirit, Repenting Sins 1:28:02 - The 1 Unforgivable Sin, Heart of Christianity (100% Man & God Theory) 1:38:03 - Alex Debunks Wes Huff’s Debunk, Codex Sinaiticus & Vaticianus Long-Ending Debate 1:59:06 - Alex & Julian's view on Wes Huff, Billy Carson, Christian Commenters Hating 2:19:49 - Jesus Debates w/ Pharisees, New Tomb Discussion, Was Jesus Son of God 2:32:00 - Debating was Jesus God, Mistranslation in Bible Point (Jehovah Witness Screwup) 2:41:49 - John 17 Breakdown & Alex’s Angle 2:48:57 - Mandaeans & Essenes (John the Baptist Religious Group) 2:54:59 - Gospel of Judas, Gospel of Thomas Bizarre New Age Translation 3:14:33 - Q for Quell (Sayings Gospel), Discussing Punishments for Sins 3:18:21 - Gospel of Jesus Wife (Dead Sea Scrolls) Forgery Breakdowns, Mary Magdalene 3:29:33 - Alex’s Interests w/ Bible & Studying Bart Ehrman, Atheism, Ehrman Agnostic 3:40:43 - Fine-Tuning Argument 3:43:07 - Julian on how Alex thinks OTHER JDP EPISODES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: - Episode 257 - Wes Huff - https://youtu.be/CUkZfgE-L_k - Episode 145 - Michio Kaku - https://youtu.be/IQN6_xY9TAM - Episode 289 - Lee Cronin - https://youtu.be/_dKCRtAoLK4 CREDITS: - Host & Producer: Julian Dorey - Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 291 - Alex O'Connor (@CosmicSkeptic ) Music by Artlist.io