This is the section from my longer essay found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HloZPko_QgI&t=7688s Initially I was unwilling to cut up my long-form essays into smaller pieces because it leaves some to cherry pick and strawman certain arguments without the full context. To some degree, I was proven right with this conjecture with my essay critiquing religion- the full essay was extremely well received, yet the smaller clips I uploaded were taken as contentious and provocative. Needless to say, being contentious and provocative was never my intent. My true intent always has been and always will be to use practical philosophy to better the world, indulge in learning, and have a fun creative outlet, among other things. However, this ...