Divine Hiddenness: My Response to Alex O'Connor

Gavin Ortlund responds to @CosmicSkeptic Alex O'Connor on the argument from divine hiddenness.

See Alex's dialogue with Lukas Ruegger from "Deflate" here:    • Why Is God Hidden From Us? Lukas Rueg...  
See Alex's debate speech from his debate with Jonathan McLatchie here:    • This is Why I Don't Believe in God  

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00:00 - Introduction
01:54 - Description of the Hiddenness Argument
12:38 - History of the Hiddenness Argument
20:14 - Thesis 1: Expectations About Divine Love
27:32 - Thesis 2: Nonresistant Nonbelief Naivete
42:14 - Thesis 3: Hiddenness Has Its Perks
1:02:38 - Concluding Appeal