Intellectual Conservatism recently held a discussion criticizing existential inertia. I don't think their criticisms work. In this two-part series, I explain why. Outline and resources below! NOTE (ADDED 3/21/26): This video represented my views at the time of recording. Some of my views have changed since then, but I'm leaving the video up because it contains lots of helpful information, and also shows my thinking at the time. Existential Inertia Defended, Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dG1HbbFRfI A User's Guide to Existential Inertia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr44d_1_sGk Intellectual Conservatism's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQJgVIf_21o Link to my IJPR paper: https://rdcu.be/b6HXP My book: https://www.amazon.com/Majesty-Reason-Critical-Thinking-Philosophy-ebook/dp/B086G7KS52 My website: https://majestyofreason.wordpress.com/