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Expert Profile: Austin Cline

Expertise:  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 in the area
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.

Organizations
I belong to the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Council for Secular Humanism.

Publications
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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What do you like about this subject?  What I enjoy most is the fact that the study of religion and philosophy overlaps so many different areas: politics, education, science, anthropology, and more.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  I still hope to learn more about the nature of religion: why it exists, why it developed as a part of our cultural evolution, and what purposes it might continue to serve in our future.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  There are many myths that people have about atheism and religious skepticism - too many to list here. I do, however, want to help dispell as many as possible.
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Prestige Points: 1834
Knowledge   9.86   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.93   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.82   Best of the best
Politeness   9.89   Best of the best
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Total Questions
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User Comments
Awesome as always, thanks Austin!
(Adrienne on 10/20/08)
Honest answers. Thanks.
(Shawn on 04/18/08)
thanks! I put it in the mail on Monday
(Earl Lee on 11/25/07)
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Recent Answers from Austin Cline
2008-09-29  Ten commandments "My question is do you think that the ten commandments should be the law?" No, they shouldn't be law. The government has no authority to tell people to be nice to their parents or to not covet things...
2008-07-21  Questioning things No, it is not wrong to question what is in the Bible or what you are taught in church. Even if we accept the premises of Christianity, it can't be wrong to question your pastor because no matter what your...
2008-07-18  What is your opinion? The appeal of religion is not a simple issue. Religion answers a lot of questions people have. It gives them a place in the world. It tells them that regardless of how bad the situation looks now, it will...
2008-07-18  What is your opinion? I'm hesitant to give much of an answer here - you have more first-hand knowledge of the people involved than I do. I'm not aware of any studies done about the sincerity of religious beliefs in prison....
2008-07-07  possible error I'll past my original answer here, in case the first copy doesn't get to you: "I often find them distasteful because they oly seek to take people's religion away without providing a secular alternative...
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