Alex O'Connor

Alex O'Connor (born March 22, 1999), formerly known online as CosmicSkeptic, is an English philosopher, author, and public speaker. Having studied philosophy and theology at St John's College, Oxford, he first rose to prominence through his YouTube channel, where he gained a large following discussing secularism, atheism, ethics, and animal rights. O'Connor hosts the podcast Within Reason, where he regularly engages in long-form discussions and debates with leading intellectuals, theologians, scientists, and public figures, earning widespread acclaim for his measured, rigorous, and intellectually honest approach to complex philosophical issues.