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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Atheism.... | 11/12/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: Does an atheist actually have there own set of beliefs explaining how we were created, what happens ... A: First, I have to note that "atheists" are not a uniform group that share beliefs - the only common ... | ||
| Atheism | 10/17/2007 | Austin Cline |
| Q: so you claim to be an Athiest? Cam you tell me what this Verse is saying? It's found in Revelation ... A: "I didn't do anything with the verse from Revelation- i didn't give it out side of its context. you ... | ||
| Atheism | 10/17/2007 | Austin Cline |
| Q: so you claim to be an Athiest? Cam you tell me what this Verse is saying? It's found in Revelation ... A: "A random verse taken out of context? what is that supposed to mean? The King James Bible is the ... | ||
| Atheism | 10/16/2007 | Austin Cline |
| Q: so you claim to be an Athiest? Cam you tell me what this Verse is saying? It's found in Revelation ... A: "so you claim to be an Athiest?" The fact that you would express doubt about that, without knowing ... | ||
| Convincing a Christian | 10/8/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: My question is is about persuasion. A fellow person I met through debate club is a Christian. As a ... A: The answer is that there's no formula, no sure-fire way of causing someone to revert from a god ... | ||
| before the big bang | 9/27/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: I've been a athiest for a while and converted out of Islam. I'm a very scientific person and reject ... A: Unfortunately my work schedule does not allow me the time to participate in religion/philosophy ... | ||
| before the big bang | 9/27/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: I've been a athiest for a while and converted out of Islam. I'm a very scientific person and reject ... A: If our single Universe is all that is, then it isn't expanding "into" anything - simply because ... | ||
| before the big bang | 9/25/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: I've been a athiest for a while and converted out of Islam. I'm a very scientific person and reject ... A: And thanks for the interesting question! First, yes, I am a materialistic atheist, although I ... | ||
| Molecules | 8/16/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Where did the first STAR come from. Scientist argue that a star explosion started the Big-bang, ... A: See that's exactly what Satan likes. What's the fun in "corrupting" people who are already bad? No, ... | ||
| Molecules | 8/15/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Where did the first STAR come from. Scientist argue that a star explosion started the Big-bang, ... A: 1) We don't know what, if anything, makes a cell "alive" - YET. The proper thing to do is find out, ... | ||
| Molecules | 8/14/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Where did the first STAR come from. Scientist argue that a star explosion started the Big-bang, ... A: >>>What enables the 'enviroment' to make such 'precise' decisions on it's own? If this isn't radom, ... | ||
| Molecules | 8/13/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Where did the first STAR come from. Scientist argue that a star explosion started the Big-bang, ... A: >>>I have aDo you exist? Yes, I do. I have evidence for that. >>>The creator cannot be created. ... | ||
| Molecules | 8/13/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Where did the first STAR come from. Scientist argue that a star explosion started the Big-bang, ... A: >>>So, evidently, it makes much more sence for GOD to have always existed then it does for the laws ... | ||
| Molecules | 8/12/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Where did the first STAR come from. Scientist argue that a star explosion started the Big-bang, ... A: >>>Evolution is clearly not self-existant. So who created evolution? RESPONSE:Why do you think ... | ||
| Molecules | 8/11/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Where did the first STAR come from. Scientist argue that a star explosion started the Big-bang, ... A: somebody's been putting one over you. Scientists don't claim that a star explosion started the big ... | ||
| What is God ? | 8/9/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: For many atheists in our times God shouldn't have a place in our lives any more, and that in the ... A: J, And a good question again - the answer to which depends on what is meant by religion. First, I ... | ||
| After-life | 8/8/2007 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: I've been reading your profile. You wrote you believe there is an after-life. Could you please ... A: You are most welcome, R.I. What works for me, may not work for you or anybody else. You are right, ... | ||
| What is God ? | 8/8/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: For many atheists in our times God shouldn't have a place in our lives any more, and that in the ... A: J, I'm not entirely sure I interpret your question properly, so if I fail to fully address what ... | ||
| The Bible | 8/4/2007 | Austin Cline |
| Q: My question is can one believe in God, but not believe in the teachings of the Bible? I believe in ... A: You can believe in some god (be a theist) without accepting the Bible. If you mean by "God" the ... | ||
| God | 8/4/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: The program i saw was related to people who believed in GOD. Scientist made a 'selected' group of ... A: First, as I explained, personal testimony isn't evidence - it can't be - because there's no way to ... | ||
| God | 8/3/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: The program i saw was related to people who believed in GOD. Scientist made a 'selected' group of ... A: Can I explain those? Yes, very simply in fact: and there's no gentle way to say it: urban legends. ... | ||
| God | 8/2/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: The program i saw was related to people who believed in GOD. Scientist made a 'selected' group of ... A: I am glad you are enjoying these answers. First, before answering your question, I want to comment ... | ||
| God | 8/1/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: The program i saw was related to people who believed in GOD. Scientist made a 'selected' group of ... A: First, I'd like to comment on that program you saw - I've seen many programs that claim many things, ... | ||
| After-life | 8/1/2007 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: I've been reading your profile. You wrote you believe there is an after-life. Could you please ... A: I., This is very simple and uncomplicated, if you want the answer in one word, it is recycling. ... | ||
| Gods existence | 8/1/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: I grasp what your saying and am sorry if iv'e offended you...I know iam supposed to be asking the ... A: First, I want to start by pointing out something that I've noticed, especially when I get approached ... | ||
| God | 7/31/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: I understand why there are atheist in this world...God doesn't exist the way people behold him to ... A: Some big questions there, so this is necessarily going to be a somewhat long answer. I hope you'll ... | ||
| Social pariah | 7/22/2007 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: I'd like to know if you have any suggestions for overcoming the bias of our society in the United ... A: Alas, I had an extensive answer prepared and on sending it "evaporated"! Anyway, will try to ... | ||
| Serious question... | 7/16/2007 | Austin Cline |
| Q: Where do you believe that the earth and universe came from? Where did any of the viruses come from? ... A: "Where do you believe that the earth and universe came from?" Stephen Hawking has done a lot to ... | ||
| Death | 7/14/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Before I ask my question let me give you some background on myself. I was raised deist by a Jewish ... A: Ask your aunt where she gets her morals from. Tell her to think very carefully about her answer. ... | ||
| Death | 7/14/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Before I ask my question let me give you some background on myself. I was raised deist by a Jewish ... A: Fear of death is a huge psychological marker of the human race, and I can't claim to have any ... | ||
| Atheism? | 7/8/2007 | Austin Cline |
| Q: Is it time to get rid of atheism?... As an atheist I lack belief in god or gods.. Adding an -ism to ... A: It's a common misconception that the suffix "ism" necessarily means "doctrine, ideology," but that's ... | ||
| Ref: consciousness | 7/4/2007 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: I was wondering how do atheist explain consciousness and why do different people have different ... A: Not all atheists, first of all, see a need to "explain consciousness". For many (e.g. Daniel Dennett ... | ||
| Ref: atheism | 7/4/2007 | Philip A. Stahl |
| Q: What do atheism really believe and being that there are certain things like god, reincarnation, ... A: As atheists we do not "believe" (that is accept without evidence) anything that a group or person ... | ||
| Ref: atheism | 7/4/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: I was wondering if one was to prescribe to the atheist world view what does the atheist point of ... A: And thank you for those interesting questions! There's some big ones in there, so I'll apologize in ... | ||
| church of satan | 6/29/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: does the church of satan rape women. A: No. The Church of Satan was founded by a man called Anton LaVey in California in 1966. It's only ... | ||
| A Crisis of Faith & Friends | 6/22/2007 | Jean P. |
| Q: Up until February of this year, I consider myself an agnostic - one that leaned a little bit more ... A: Some people just have a terrible attitude when it comes to religion - they try to shove it down ... | ||
| Def. of atheism | 6/20/2007 | Austin Cline |
| Q: An atheist that atheism "is not an ideology, simply a group of people who lack a belief in god(s) ... A: It's mostly correct. Atheism is not an ideology and is just the lack of belief in gods. Outside of ... | ||
| death | 6/10/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: I have a fairly simple question.... Ur an athiest ryt? Suppose der was no GoD. Then maybe der is no ... A: quote: "You said that Atheism denies only the existence of God and gods. This doesn't mean Ghost, ... | ||
| death | 6/4/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: I have a fairly simple question.... Ur an athiest ryt? Suppose der was no GoD. Then maybe der is no ... A: Very good questions! This is going to be necessarily a long reply, so bear with me. The length is ... | ||
| death | 6/3/2007 | Mikael |
| Q: I have a fairly simple question.... Ur an athiest ryt? Suppose der was no GoD. Then maybe der is ... A: Nords, First, I've got to say that unfortunately I couldn't make sense of your first question ("Ur ... | ||
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Austin Cline
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I can address questions regarding atheism, agnosticism, skepticism, humanism, religious philosophy & history, and arguments both for and against theism. I am also familiar with many of the skeptical and atheist resources in print and on the internet.
Experience
I have been an atheist and a secular humanist for many years. I actively run a site about agnosticism & atheism and attempt to help people understand more about these topics. I have made extensive study of both philosophy and of a wide vareity of religions.
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I belong to the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Council for Secular Humanism.
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My writings appear every week on the Agnosticism/Atheism site
Education/Credentials
I have a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA from Princeton University. I have also studied in Germany and Switzerland.
Awards and Honors
Phi Beta Kappa and a Fulbright Scholar.
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