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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| God, goodness, perished nations | 1/21/2012 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: as an atheist i'd like to discuss a thing in Abrahamic religions. The Bible and the Quran tell us ... A: this is a reductio ad absurdum argument[1] that I often think in debates about God. Because this ... | ||
| Regarding afterlife | 1/16/2012 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: Sir, i have read your after life answers ( 2007 ). My question is what do you mean by saying that we ... A: Sure, there is absolute truth, but people do not accept it, as it breaks down their ego and ... | ||
| Regarding afterlife | 1/15/2012 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: Sir, i have read your after life answers ( 2007 ). My question is what do you mean by saying that we ... A: There is no way to prove one way or the other if there is a rebirth. More than that, it is a matter ... | ||
| Here is Wisdom - God is Logic | 1/11/2012 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: As i see from your previous topics that you are well versed in the both arguments of God. ... A: You've got a lot to talk about so I've tried to condense my main thoughts and reactions into a ... | ||
| the greatest of them all. | 12/1/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: i believe at the end of time, when judgement day comes, which tests all that should be tested, who ... A: Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, I have been having technical problems with my email. ... | ||
| Tax free status for churches and religious organizations | 11/7/2011 | Austin Cline |
| Q: I am a new subscriber to Austin Cline's newsletter and have enjoyed reading his opinions. I am ... A: All my articles on tax exemptions for religious organizations are here: ... | ||
| Silence | 9/17/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: Ave Maria! People who go deep into silence say that they can hear something that could be described ... A: Introduction: You present two concepts here: God as a divine silence and God as a the Word (1 John ... | ||
| Atheist - Personality Traits ? | 9/7/2011 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism I want to Know the Human Behavior Characteristics and ... A: The reason for not believing in God/Gods/Goddesses or anything such as soul is simple. No valid ... | ||
| Atheist - Personality Traits ? | 9/7/2011 | Anka Nowicki |
| Q: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism I want to Know the Human Behavior Characteristics and ... A: I can not comment on the first question about human behaviour characteristics and personality traits ... | ||
| Atheist - Personality Traits ? | 9/7/2011 | Clint |
| Q: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism I want to Know the Human Behavior Characteristics and ... A: The typical human behavior characteristics and personality traits of typical Atheists are identical ... | ||
| Atheist - Personality Traits ? | 9/7/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism I want to Know the Human Behavior Characteristics and ... A: Introduction: Very good question. Some of the generalizations that have said about atheists are ... | ||
| Atheist - Personality Traits | 9/7/2011 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism I want to Know the Human Behavior Characteristics and ... A: There really are no special, or uniform "personality traits" that apply to all atheists. As soon as ... | ||
| Father doesn't approve of agnosticism | 8/30/2011 | Clint |
| Q: I'm 15 and was raised as a Lutheran. However, I've recently started noticing things about religion ... A: I'm happy to see you think for yourself rather than think as others tell you to think. You will not ... | ||
| religion | 8/28/2011 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: Greetings, I have a question about the paranormal in which I am unclear about.I have read a book ... A: Let's be clear that any religion can make any claim it wishes. You say that Muslims assert the ... | ||
| the paranormal | 8/27/2011 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: Greetings, I have a question about the paranormal in which I am unclear about.I have read a book ... A: The incidents pertaining to "bleeding Virgin Mary statues" are - in my opinion - all cases of ... | ||
| Hell: fair punishement? | 8/16/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: Some religions consider that wrongdoers deserve an infinite punishement after their death, because ... A: You bring up an important objection to the argument - God is only as harmed or humiliated as he ... | ||
| antony flew | 8/15/2011 | Anka Nowicki |
| Q: i would like to know your view about antony flew and about his believe in a higher intelligent ... A: Individuals who are known to be atheist and then later claim that there is a god only receive my ... | ||
| antony flew | 8/15/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: i would like to know your view about antony flew and about his believe in a higher intelligent ... A: There seems to be an implicit argument from authority that evangelical Christians and deists like to ... | ||
| antony flew | 8/15/2011 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: i would like to know your view about antony flew and about his believe in a higher intelligent ... A: I have not read anything about or of Antony Flew. I have seen the idea discussed in forums and have ... | ||
| antony flew | 8/15/2011 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: i would like to know your view about antony flew and about his believe in a higher intelligent ... A: It's important to recognize that so far as we can tell (based on actual interviews Flew gave before ... | ||
| Questions of Meaning, Purpose and Destiny | 8/9/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: On the topic of ultimate questions of origins and identity based on religion, science, philosophy ... A: A big question gets a big answer! Although I cannot claim to have the ultimate, uniquely, correct ... | ||
| homosexuality && religion | 7/23/2011 | Anka Nowicki |
| Q: I"m a 15 year old girl who is a bisexual but mostly attracted to woman i have a family that ... A: I can imagine what you're going through. It must be hard going through these changes and I'm sure ... | ||
| homosexuality && religion | 7/22/2011 | Anka Nowicki |
| Q: I"m a 15 year old girl who is a bisexual but mostly attracted to woman i have a family that ... A: The first things that I can tell you is that homosexuality and religion do not go together. If you ... | ||
| wakas1990@hotmail.com | 7/18/2011 | Vincent M. Wales |
| Q: i'm 20 years old male and i pretty much believe that god exists but i only say this because the ... A: What you're experiencing right now are the same doubts and questions that most atheists encounter at ... | ||
| finding the truth | 7/18/2011 | Anka Nowicki |
| Q: i'm 20 years old male and i pretty much believe that god exists but i only say this because the ... A: Your questions are interesting to me, not because of the actual questions you present, but because ... | ||
| finding the truth | 7/18/2011 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: i'm 20 years old male and i pretty much believe that god exists but i only say this because the ... A: As you yourself say, no God/Allah/Yahweh has ever shown himself. If the world cannot come into ... | ||
| finding the truth | 7/18/2011 | Clint |
| Q: i'm 20 years old male and i pretty much believe that god exists but i only say this because the ... A: It just don't make sense does it? But you don't have to make sense of something to believe in it, ... | ||
| evolution vs adaptation | 6/30/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: Scenario 1: Recent studies in various cities have discovered that songbirds are changing the way ... A: Definitions: Part of your confusion might be resulting from the fact that there are actually two ... | ||
| National Revelation | 6/14/2011 | Austin Cline |
| Q: In relation to the following topic: ... A: "But how can one make a book which people beleive, if it is not true." Do you believe that every ... | ||
| Agnosticism vs atheism | 6/13/2011 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: I recognize myself as an atheist. But I would like to know a bit about agnostic belief. I ask you ... A: Agnosticism often causes more confusion than atheism because people aren't sure what it means or ... | ||
| Agnostic theism | 6/4/2011 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: I have came to the conclusion after years of religion studies , philosophy, and science that if ... A: You're more than welcome! I'm not sure of any websites (that wouldn't add to confusion because so ... | ||
| Agnostic theism | 6/3/2011 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: I have came to the conclusion after years of religion studies , philosophy, and science that if ... A: According to author George Smith ('Atheism: The Case Against God', p. 9): "The term 'agnostic' does ... | ||
| Child indoctrination | 5/19/2011 | Austin Cline |
| Q: I am 23/female. I have been an atheist since I was 12. My little sister was an accident and was born ... A: There's no denying that you're in a very difficult situation and you have to proceed carefully. You ... | ||
| about confirmation | 4/2/2011 | Vincent M. Wales |
| Q: i have a short question! what do i become after confirmation? A: Aliyah, Are you talking about a church confirmation? For example, when I was in 9th grade, I went ... | ||
| strange theodicy | 3/22/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: after the horrible disaster that happenned in Japan, i remember an old debate with a theist about ... A: The Ownership Theodicy: Arguments that argue that the existence of evil is incompatible with God are ... | ||
| Do Atheists Exist? | 3/2/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: I have had the honor of discussing the existence of God with many, many, many people in the past few ... A: Most of your question is explained in my answer to a previous question[1] and I recommend first ... | ||
| Do Atheists exist? | 3/2/2011 | Margaret Placentra Johnston |
| Q: I have had the honor of discussing the existence of God with many, many, many people in the past few ... A: The definition of an atheist really depends a lot on the definition of God that is in question. I ... | ||
| Atheism's PR. | 2/20/2011 | Vincent M. Wales |
| Q: As someone who lives in a fairly secular country (though technically CofE) I'm still dismayed to see ... A: Daniel: Though I've never been to the U.K., my friends who've lived both there and here in the U.S. ... | ||
| Theodicy from endurance | 2/16/2011 | Jeffrey Eldred |
| Q: It's known that getting through WHATEVER hardship we have (even the hardest) by staying mentally ... A: For the benefit of anyone else reading this page I'm going to go ahead and keep linking things that ... | ||
| religion at school | 2/15/2011 | Vincent M. Wales |
| Q: DO you think that religion should be allowed to be taught at school? A: Jessica: It depends what you mean by religion being "taught," as well as what kind of school we're ... | ||
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Jeffrey Eldred
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Expertise
I am well versed on the arguments for both sides about the existence of God and am especially aware of the philosophical ramifications and psychological reactions to atheism. Also, if you have a question about atheism as that pertains to Science or Skepticism, I may be an especially good pick. However my knowledge of non-Judeo-Christian religions and Biblical archaeology is generally limited to knowledge about directions to more informative resources.
Experience
I've been an atheist for 10 years now, open about it for 5 years after being raised in a Roman Catholic family. In that time I have held many different philosophical perspective on the subject and had different emotional and psychological reactions to atheism. I have absorbed many internet articles, video debates, atheist publications, and secular podcasts in my process of understanding and supporting the atheist movement. I routinely hold conversations on the subject.
Organizations
William & Mary Students for Science & Secularism, an affiliate of Secular Student Coalition and Center for Inquiry. Essentially this is a small campus group for nontheists and skeptics, in which I meet others like myself, pick their brains on the subject, and work to achieve secular values.
Publications
One article in If Journal, an interfaith publication.
Education/Credentials
I have a BS in Physics and Mathematics from the College of William & Mary
I have very little formal training in philosophy or sociology.
I am pursuing my Ph.D in Physics at Indiana University at Bloomington.
Awards and Honors
I was president of the William & Mary Students for Science & Secularism before graduating.
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