Rainn Wilson on God, Consciousness, and the Ultimate Questions

Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 50% off unlimited access during the holiday season. For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTES Rainn Wilson is the actor and comedian best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the The Office (US), for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also the host of ‪@SoulBoom, a podcast discussing spirituality, and authored a book of the same name exploring how we can use spiritual tools to help solve some of life's problems. - LINKS Buy Soul Boom (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3VtvgtL - TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Why did Dwight write a book about spirituality? 5:46 Rainn explains his Baha’i faith 13:30 What about contradictory religious ideas? / Are all religions the same? 22:42 Why does religion change throughout history? 26:11 Do we have the wrong idea of God? 37:04 What is God? 45:08 Why is Rainn not an atheist? 53:12 Is consciousness more than material? 55:59 The failure of atheism in modern society 1:04:51 Why does God allow suffering? 1:17:21 Rainn asks Alex about his YouTube career 1:24:22 Alex’s tip for having productive debates 1:29:52 Rainn experiences the problem of evil on camera 1:31:38 Rainn’s message to skeptics of spirituality? - CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACT Business email: [email protected] Or send me something: Alex O'Connor Po Box 1610 OXFORD OX4 9LL ENGLAND ------------------------------------------