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John Frame wrote regarding the debate in which Dr. Bahnsen used the transcendental argument for the existence of God that "In the end, Stein walked and talked like a broken man."<ref>[http://www.frame-poythress.org/frame_articles/Bahnsen.htm Bahsen at the Stein debate] by John Frame</ref> | John Frame wrote regarding the debate in which Dr. Bahnsen used the transcendental argument for the existence of God that "In the end, Stein walked and talked like a broken man."<ref>[http://www.frame-poythress.org/frame_articles/Bahnsen.htm Bahsen at the Stein debate] by John Frame</ref> | ||
| − | The Greg Bahnsen-Gordon Stein debate was recorded and transcribed and was dubbed "The Great Debate".<ref>[http://www.bellevuechristian.org/faculty/dribera/htdocs/PDFs/Apol_Bahnsen_Stein_Debate_Transcript.pdf The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]<ref> See also: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]] | + | The Greg Bahnsen-Gordon Stein debate was recorded and transcribed and was dubbed "The Great Debate".<ref>[http://www.bellevuechristian.org/faculty/dribera/htdocs/PDFs/Apol_Bahnsen_Stein_Debate_Transcript.pdf The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZdOGCE5KQ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein]</ref> See also: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]] |
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Gordon Stein (April 30, 1941–August 27, 1996) was an American author, physiologist, atheist activists.
Stein served as presidents of the American Rationalists Federation and the Freethought Association.[1] He also served as Vice-President of Atheists United and Vice-President Pacific of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.[2]
Stein was also a member of the board of directors of the North American Committee For Humanism.[3]
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).[4] Stein also served as an editor of the Encyclopedia of the Paranormal (1996).[5] In addition, he was an associate editor of Free Inquiry Magazine.[6]
Gordon Stein vs. Christian apologist Greg Bahnsen debate
In 1985, Bahnsen and Gordon Stein had a debate at the University of California, Irvine regarding the positions of atheism and theism.
John Frame wrote regarding the debate in which Dr. Bahnsen used the transcendental argument for the existence of God that "In the end, Stein walked and talked like a broken man."[7]
The Greg Bahnsen-Gordon Stein debate was recorded and transcribed and was dubbed "The Great Debate".[8][9] See also: Greg Bahnsen and debate
Education
Stein received a doctorate in physiology from Ohio State University and master's degrees in Management and Library Science from University of Rochester, Adelphi College, and the University of California at Los Angeles.[10]
Publications
- Freethought in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth: A Descriptive Bibliography (1981)
- The Sorcerer of Kings: The Case of Daniel Dunglas Home and William Crookes (1993)
- Free thought in the United States: A Descriptive Bibliography (1978)
- Robert Ingersoll: A Checklist (1969)
Stein served as an editor for:
- Encyclopedia of the Paranormal (Editor, 1996)
- Encyclopedia of Hoaxes (Editor, 1993)
- God Pro and Con: A Bibliography of Atheism (Editor, 1990)
- A Second Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism (Editor, 1987)
- Encyclopedia of Unbelief (Editor, 1985)
- Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism (Editor, with Marshall Brown (1980)
Pamphlet:
How to argue with a theist an win
Notes
- ↑ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein
- ↑ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein
- ↑ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein
- ↑ Thomas, Jr., Robert McG. (September 8, 1996). "Gordon Stein, 55, Who Exposed Hoaxes, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Nickell, Joe. (2005). Camera Clues: A Handbook for Photographic Investigation. University Press of Kentucky. p. 178.
- ↑ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein
- ↑ Bahsen at the Stein debate by John Frame
- ↑ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein
- ↑ The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein
- ↑ Walter, Nicolas (6 September 1996). "Obituary : Gordon Stein". The Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2013.