Reginald Vaughn Finley Sr. (born 1974) is an American skeptic, activist, and online host. He follows in the tradition of his great-grandmother, Dr. Mary Alice Person LaSaine (1882-1957), an early black educator. He is a US Army veteran, and served overseas during

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in 1995. He worked as a "phone psychic" with the psychic network. He said he was amazed at how the callers didn't realize that they were the ones providing the information. Finley gave a talk about his methods to a

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conference in 2001. While attending St. Leo College at Fort McPherson, he studied philosophy and religion, and soon became interested in the effect of "bad ideas" and the lack of scientific knowledge of the general public. Lacking a religious identity, he shortly began identifying himself as a freethinker and critical thinker. Finley took a hiatus from school and began his 12-year internet media career with an internet radio show, ''The Infidel Guy Show'' (1999-2010), which focused on educating the public about science, philosophy, ethics, freethought, and the value of

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and scientific spectrum, including scientists

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, and

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, founder of the

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ReginaldFinley.com, October 4, 1999, accessed December 26, 2013. At its end, Finley had produced over 600 programs. Finley's family appeared on ABC's reality show '' Wife Swap'' on November 28, 2005, in which his then-wife Amber switched places with the wife of a devout Christian pastor. Finley returned to school, graduating from

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(2011), and completed his master's degree at SUNY at Buffalo (2013). He has also attended

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back in 2016. He is currently enrolled in a doctoral program a
Euclid University
His latest projects include AmazingLife.Bio, a biology education website for grades 5 through 12, in which he educates visitors about the diversity of life on planet Earth. He also offers online tutoring services in biology. His other project, Cancer Cure Scams,Cancer Cure Scams
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Publications

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References

External links

The Fun Scientists Facebook Page
Finley's new children's entertainment business, accessed June 2, 2013. * White, Gayle
"Secular America: Atheists uncomfortable as wounded nation turns more to religion"
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Thinking Beyond The Standard - ReginaldFinley.com
personal page and free show and media archives site
Amazing Life.Bio

Cancer Cure Scams

QuestionsAboutGod.com

FamilyOriginsTree.com
Finley's genealogy site
InfidelGuy.com
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