Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access. For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTES Penn Badgley is an actor best known for his roles in Netflix’s You and the popular drama series Gossip Girl. He is less known as a podcaster and member of the Baháʼí Faith, a religion which teaches that there is a historical unity between major world religions and their prophets, having itself developed out of a branch of Twelver Shia Islam in the 19th century. - LINKS Penn's podcast: @podcrushed - TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - What does it take to play a sociopath? 08:01 - Blasphemy in TV scripts 16:46 - Is religion a choice? 21:37 - Penn’s introduction to the Baha’i Faith 30:34 - Human Manifestations of God in the Baha’i Faith 39:19 - Is there proof of God’s existence? 46:49 - Using life as a spiritual classroom 50:38 - How do Baha'is reconcile conflicting religious ideas? 54:38 - Identifying the manifestations of God 59:24 - Why are Baha’is so progressive? 1:15:42 - Alex's and Penn's religious views 1:25:06 - Unity: the foundational idea of the Baha'i Faith 1:34:06 - Why can’t the Baha’i attempt to convert others? 1:37:43 - How our relationship to death has changed 1:44:39 What happens after death? 1:51:08 - Penn’s relationship to money and fame - CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACT Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com ------------------------------------------