The Freethinking Podcasts

Author: Freethinking Ministries

The Freethinking Podcast is a product of FreeThinking ministries featuring the work of Dr. Tim Stratton. Multiple hosts produce shows for FreeThinking Podcasts, Tim focuses on topics like metaphysics, free will and determinism and often cohosts with Scott Olson and Josh Klein focuses on Cultural issues and biblical theology.
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What Makes YOU 'You'? The Missing Piece in O'Connor & VSauce
Tuesday, 21 April, 2026

Dr. Joshua Ryan Farris of @soulsciencemin joins Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein as the analyze @CosmicSkeptic 's recent interview with @Vsauce specifically about the "self." What did they miss? What did they get right? What did they get wrong? We break it all down in this episode. Check out full Alex O'Connor and VSauce Interview here: https://youtu.be/fvpLTJX4_D8?si=qAPyHX1FdLYnyZMU The Clip We Reacted to from that podcast: https://youtu.be/sBj-m-acPqY?si=3Z5jv6tDLNgsmW86 Join the Team: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/donate ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introduction 03:15 The Growth in Alex O-Connor 06:32 The Elephant in the Room 07:37 Maximum Amputation, Potentialities and the Self 26:50 Does the Self Cease to Exist at the Stop of the Heart or the Brain? 34:11 Losing Memory, is the Self just Awareness? 40:45 Would You Love Me if I Was a Worm? 53:00 The *Necessary* Connection Between Soul and Body 1:03:34 Does Consciousness Simply Equal the Potentiality to Do Things? 1:12:40 Consciousness Is Grounded in Being 1:20:21 Forthcoming Books On This Topic 1:22:59 Concluding Thoughts ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Website: https://freethinkingministries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeThinkInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethinkinc X: https://x.com/freethinkmin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freethinkinc #Apologetics #FreeThinking #Christianity #consciousness #atheism