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About Tom Jump
Atheist Philosopher, Debater & Author
Tom Jump is an atheist philosopher, debater and author whose YouTube channel, TJump, has 32,000 subscribers. He tackles some of the biggest questions at the intersection of religion, reason and ethics, engaging with Christian theologians, philosophers and other thinkers on the existence of God and the foundations of morality.
What sets Tom apart is his distinctive approach to debate: rather than relying solely on familiar atheist objections, he evaluates religious arguments from the perspective of the people who make them. His work challenges the assumption that objective morality requires belief in God and explores how people distinguish sound evidence from flawed reasoning.
Tom is the co-author of Objective Morality Without God? and founder of the Church of the Best Possible World, a secular initiative built around his model of morality. He is especially suited to podcasts that welcome rigorous but accessible conversations about atheism, Christianity, evidence, objective morality, the meaning of life and whether belief in God is reasonable.
Podcast hosts can expect a guest who is comfortable with disagreement and direct debate. Tom is particularly interested in speaking with Christian or religious audiences and discussing questions such as whether there is evidence for God, what morality is, how moral claims can be grounded without a deity and how competing worldviews should be evaluated. He also brings experience from onstage debates and long-form online conversations, making him a strong fit for thoughtful interview formats, debate shows and philosophy-focused discussions.
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Objective Morality Without God: Tom explores defending objective moral principles without a divine lawgiver.
If morality doesn’t come from God, does that mean anything is morally acceptable?
Tom Jump challenges the assumption that atheism necessarily leads to subjective morality. Drawing on his own model of…
Engaging Religious Arguments on Their Terms: Challenging belief by examining whether its reasoning works from the believer’s perspective.
What if the strongest way to challenge an argument for God is to understand it from the believer’s perspective?
Rather than relying solely on scientific objections or arguments familiar to atheists…
Evaluating Evidence for Religious Belief: Different religious claims require different forms of justification.
Are we using the right kind of evidence to answer the biggest questions about existence?
From the cosmological, teleological and ontological arguments to the historicity of Jesus and the reliability…
Morality Models for AI Alignment: A moral framework may help address AI decisions across different speeds and timescales.
How do you teach a system that thinks faster than humans to make morally acceptable decisions?
Tom’s model of morality was developed with potential applications to artificial intelligence in mind. He…