Gunnar Tjomlid Explained

Gunnar Tjomlid
Birth Place:	Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Nationality:	Norwegian
Occupation:	Writer, skeptical activist

Gunnar Roland Tjomlid (born 3 August 1974) is a Norwegian skeptic, secular humanist^[1] blogger, and author.

Early life

Tjomlid was born in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, where he lived until he was two years old. He then mostly resided in the village of Tonstad in Norway. He was a Christian before becoming an atheist.^[2]

Blogging

He started the blog Unfiltered Perception in 2006, which changed name to Saksynt in 2013.

He was on the panel of Norwegian podcast Saltklypa from 2010 to 2012.

In 2010 he received the award Tordenbloggen^[3] and in 2014 he received an award in Vixen Blog Awards 2013.^[4]

Bibliography

• • Placebodefekten – Hvorfor alternativ behandling virker som den virker, Humanist Forlag Håndbok i krisemaksimering

External links

• Saksynt – The blog of Gunnar Tjomlid

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gunnar Roland Tjomlid on about.me.
2. Web site: Forteller om ferden fra nyåndelighet til kritisk tenkning: Mange skeptikere har bakgrunn som alternativtroende. Human-Etisk. Forbund. 21 September 2011.
3. Web site: Årets tordneste blogg er... denne! – Saksynt. 20 December 2010.
4. Web site: Her er vinnerne av årets Vixen Blog Awards. Ida B.. Klokk.