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'''Gordon Stein''' (April 30, 1941–August 27, 1996) was an American author, physiologist, [[Atheism|atheist]] activists.  According the British newspaper ''The Independent'' Stein's main activity was the "acquisition and production of books on free-thought and the paranormal."

'''Gordon Stein''' (April 30, 1941–August 27, 1996) was an American author, physiologist, [[Atheism|atheist]] activists.  According the British newspaper ''The Independent'' Stein's main activity was the "acquisition and production of books on free-thought and the paranormal."<ref>Walter, Nicolas (6 September 1996). "[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary--gordon-stein-1362027.html Obituary : Gordon Stein]". The Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2013.</ref>

Stein served as presidents of the American Rationalists Federation and the Freethought Association.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref> He also served as Vice-President of Atheists United and Vice-President Pacific of the [[Freedom From Religion Foundation]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref>   

Stein served as presidents of the American Rationalists Federation and the Freethought Association.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref> He also served as Vice-President of Atheists United and Vice-President Pacific of the [[Freedom From Religion Foundation]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref>   

Stein was also a member of the board of directors of the North American Committee For Humanism.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref>   

Stein was also a member of the board of directors of the North American Committee For Humanism.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref>   

He was an editor of the ''American Rationalist'' and was the librarian of the [[Center for Inquiry]], which contains both the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and the Council for Secular Humanism (CSH).<ref>Thomas, Jr., Robert McG. (September 8, 1996). "[http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/08/nyregion/gordon-stein-55-who-exposed-hoaxes-dies.html Gordon Stein, 55, Who Exposed Hoaxes, Dies]". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2016.</ref>  Stein also served as an editor of the ''Encyclopedia of the Paranormal'' (1996).<ref> Nickell, Joe. (2005). Camera Clues: A Handbook for Photographic Investigation. University Press of Kentucky. p. 178.</ref> In addition, he was an associate editor of ''Free Inquiry Magazine''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref> He wrote hundreds of articles and reviews for ''Free Inquiry Magazine'' and for other magazines.  

He was an editor of the ''American Rationalist'' and was the librarian of the [[Center for Inquiry]], which contains both the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and the Council for Secular Humanism (CSH).<ref>Thomas, Jr., Robert McG. (September 8, 1996). "[http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/08/nyregion/gordon-stein-55-who-exposed-hoaxes-dies.html Gordon Stein, 55, Who Exposed Hoaxes, Dies]". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2016.</ref>  Stein also served as an editor of the ''Encyclopedia of the Paranormal'' (1996).<ref> Nickell, Joe. (2005). Camera Clues: A Handbook for Photographic Investigation. University Press of Kentucky. p. 178.</ref> In addition, he was an associate editor of ''Free Inquiry Magazine''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref> He wrote hundreds of articles and reviews for ''Free Inquiry Magazine'' and for other magazines.<ref>Walter, Nicolas (6 September 1996). "[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary--gordon-stein-1362027.html Obituary : Gordon Stein]". The Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2013.</ref>

In his 1985 debate with the [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Greg Bahnsen]], he was introduced as "one of America's foremost scholars of atheism."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref>

In his 1985 debate with the [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Greg Bahnsen]], he was introduced as "one of America's foremost scholars of atheism."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref>