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LINK: Several well-known atheist thinkers and communicators were asked a single hypothetical: If you knew for certain God would answer you right now, what's the one question you'd ask?

Featured in the video

• 0:00 — Dan Barker
• 1:54 — Craig McNeill
• 4:04 — Graham Oppy
• 4:59 — Derek from Mythvision Podcast
• 7:38 — Cade (Ex-Catholic)
• 10:26 — Matt Dillahunty

The answers range across philosophy, personal experience, and ethics. Without spoiling them, some lean toward the problem of evil, some toward epistemology, and at least one gets surprisingly personal. None of them are softballs these are people who have clearly thought carefully about this question for a long time. Craig McNeil's was the most interesting I thought, he expressed a thought of real anger with God

Worth a watch regardless of where you land. Curious what this community thinks of their answers and whether you'd ask something different.

Corey Gil-Shuster of the Ask Project (over 300k subscribers on YouTube) sits down for an interview to talk about his experiences doing street interviews for 14 years in Israel. He interviews both Israelis and Palestinians, asking hard questions about the other side along with perspectives on God, Jesus, and social issues. His insights are unbelievable and really changed the way I look at the conflict. Corey explains that many people project what they think they know onto his videos, but the reality on the ground is often far more complex and surprising.

Topics covered in this interview:

• What Daily Life Actually Looks Like: Most Palestinians in urban areas rarely interact with Israelis directly, often only seeing soldiers at distant checkpoints.
• What Both Sides Get Right: While they agree on very little, Corey notes they mirror each other in how they speak about the conflict and identity
•   Casualty Numbers: Many Israelis have "turned off" and don't closely follow specific statistics from Gaza, often getting info from social media rather than news
• Extremist Support: Corey discusses how younger generations often hold more extreme views than their elders, with about 63% of Palestinians believing violence is a legitimate path.
• On-Camera vs. Off-Camera: Corey reveals the fascinating discrepancy between what people say when a lens is pointed at them versus what they whisper once it’s turned off, highlighting the intense social pressure to maintain a specific political narrative.
• The Fragility of Optimism: We discuss why the future can look bleak, the reality of Jewish and Palestinian attitudes toward peace post-October 7th, and the rare moments of humanity that keep Corey going despite being threatened by extremists on both sides.
• Cultural Misconceptions: From Jews spitting on Christians in Jerusalem to the actual nuances of Palestinian culture, we break down the things outsiders consistently get wrong about the social fabric of the region.

Overall, Cool convo that gives a more raw look at the human side of the crisis I would say.