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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vc1AiY_0Ts
See Alex's debate speech from his debate with Jonathan McLatchie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu2hvtR5-5M

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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