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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 in the area

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.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Right now, the public perception of atheists has been defined by people who are not atheists. That is only currently beginning to change and I hope everyone realizes that atheism can be an uplifting way of looking at the universe.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

The song "God Bless America" was written by Irving Berlin who was actually a nonbeliever.

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Recent Reviews from Users

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Henry	02/11/12	10	10	10
Prashant S Akerkar	09/11/11	10	10	10	Dear Jeffrey Thank you. Thanks & Regards .....
magen	09/03/11	10	10	10	thank you very much for helping me .....
Max	08/19/11	10	10	10
wakas	08/17/11	10	10	10	thank you.

Recent Answers from Jeffrey Eldred

2012-01-21 God, goodness, perished nations:

Hello, this is a reductio ad absurdum argument[1] that I often think in debates about God. Because this website is both public and anonymous, I want to first add the obvious disclaimer that I don't condone

2012-01-11 Here is Wisdom - God is Logic:

Hi! You've got a lot to talk about so I've tried to condense my main thoughts and reactions into a couple of subsections that should hopefully make my response easier to navigate. Definitions of logic

2011-12-01 the greatest of them all.:

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, I have been having technical problems with my email. Judgment Day: Just like I don't believe in God, I don't believe in Judgment Day either. So I don't believe

2011-09-17 Silence:

Introduction: You present two concepts here: God as a divine silence and God as a the Word (1 John 1:1-10 seems to be talking about the latter [1]). You seem to use "divine silence" and "word of God"

2011-09-07 Atheist - Personality Traits ?:

Introduction: Very good question. Some of the generalizations that have said about atheists are stereotypes and some of them are mostly true. I will endeavor to explain both and use sociological and psychological

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