User:AlecMcEachran

I am a Masters Philosophy graduate from the University of Edinburgh with particular interests in Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science and Epistemology. I tried to edit the article on Agnostic Theism in 2006, but gave up because there are too many morons trying to likewise. I post when I notice fallacies, incoherences and errors.

I am atheist, but have a healthy respect for the moral and sociological roots of religious teachings and beliefs. I am interested in the disparity between contemporary peoples' belief in the literal truth of holy works and the development in narrative traditions of writing. I find the history of church in a political forum and the development of religious belief similarly fascinating. I am also interested in how most moral teachings in religion are justified in non-religious contexts using sociological arguments.

I have a thorough working knowledge of the Theory of Evolution and why some educated people don't understand it. I accept that Global Warming is the greatest danger to modern society and find it utterly depressing that the USA will spend millions destabilising the Muslim world (I presume because of an ill-conceived belief that this will somehow promote democracy in the long-term) yet deny the existence of Global Warming.

I have also been a Mathematics teacher and a Theory of Knowledge teacher in the UK, teaching students aged 11-18. I now work as an Educational Software Developer writing Maths Software for students aged 8-12. I am a self-taught computer programmer, and write programs in C#, Basic, ActionScript and Java.

My first product, Furbles was published in 2007 for primary students to learn about how to construct and interpret graphs and diagrams in a fun and imaginative way.

I am an avowed Aston Villa fan, and despite being brought up in England support the Scotland national team on account of my father.