Alex O'Connor

I'd love to see the pyramids be built, that kind of stuff.

But when I came back and said, you know, it turns out they used a pulley system and everyone goes like, oh, cool.

It's not the most profound thing in the world.

For me, my line of work is so much engaged in worldview.

And the worldview that I'm mostly engaged in talking about is Christianity.

And some of the biggest mysteries about the Christian religion are about specifically the kinds of things that Jesus actually said and did, as opposed to what Orthodox Christians believe he did.

The resurrection is an obvious example.

Stand outside the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea and see if somebody gets up and walks out.

But also the baptism.

I'd love to see the baptism of Jesus, because I want to know why was Jesus being baptized?

Who was John the Baptist?

Historically, some people think he might have been a disciple of John the Baptist, which Christians won't want to accept, but I'd love to know that fact.

It's the moment where Jesus' ministry really begins, and the Gospels tell us that the heavens open and there's this voice from heaven and that

This is where Jesus sort of picks up some of his initial disciples from as well.

I would love to see what happened there.

Because if I showed up and John the Baptist said, behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

And I would say, gosh, okay, Christianity has maybe got something going for it.

But if he showed up and Jesus bowed down and said, master, you know,

then I think it would totally upset Orthodox Christianity.

And I think that's like a really important question.