Gunnar Tjomlid
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| Born | 3 August 1974 Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Did not complete a bachelor degree, however did start several modules at university level. Self-taught skeptic. |
| Occupation | Writer, skeptical activist |
Gunnar Roland Tjomlid (born 3 August 1974) is a Norwegian skeptic, secular humanist[1] blogger, and author.
Early life[edit]
Tjomlid was born to a Norwegian father and English mother in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, where he lived until he was two years old. He then mostly grew up in Tonstad in Sirdal municipality. In December 2009 he moved to Oslo.[2]
He was a Christian and a believer in some pseudosciences before becoming a skeptic and an atheist.[3]
Skeptical activism[edit]
He started his blog 'Unfiltered Perception' in 2006, which changed name to 'Saksynt' in 2013 after he started to cooperate with Nettavisen.[4] He was one of the co-founders of the Norwegian skeptical podcast Saltklypa, and was on their panel from 2010 to 2012.
In 2013 he published the book Placebodefekten[5][6][7] (The Placebo Defect) which is about alternative medicine and how easy it is to fool oneself.
Tjomlid has been a persistent critic of alternative medicine and opposition to vaccination. Persons within that community have threatened him with a lawsuit[8] and tried to portray him as a defender of pedophilia.[9][10][11] In January 2015, one of the most active participants in that campaign was convicted for defamation.[12]
In December 2010 he received the award "Tordenbloggen"[13][14] and in January 2014 he received the award "Årets sterke mening" in Vixen Blog Awards 2013,[15][16] for the blog Saksynt.
Bibliography[edit]
- Placebodefekten – Hvorfor alternativ behandling virker som den virker, Humanist Forlag ISBN 9788282820516
- Håndbok i krisemaksimering ISBN 9788243010741
References[edit]
- ^ "Gunnar Roland Tjomlid on about.me".
- ^ "Om meg – Saksynt".
- ^ Forbund, Human-Etisk (21 September 2011). "Forteller om ferden fra nyåndelighet til kritisk tenkning: Mange skeptikere har bakgrunn som alternativtroende".
- ^ "Nettavisen + unfiltered perception = sant! – Saksynt". 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Placebodefekten – Humanist forlag AS". humanistforlag.no.
- ^ "Placebodefekten (pocket) – Humanist forlag AS". humanistforlag.no.
- ^ "Bok: Placebodefekten – Saksynt".
- ^ "Bloggere ble truet med millionssøksmål etter å ha blogget om "helsesjokolade"". 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Nettavisen beklager Tjomlid-hets".
- ^ "Humanist – Med Human-Etisk Forbund som skyteskive". arkiv.humanist.no.
- ^ Forbund, Human-Etisk (14 January 2014). "Til slutt kan man ikke lenger 'tie ihjel'".
- ^ Forbund, Human-Etisk (13 January 2015). "Tore B. Krudtaa tapte på alle punkter".
- ^ "Årets tordneste blogg er... denne! – Saksynt". 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Sagt om bloggen – Saksynt".
- ^ Bjørnstad, Silje. "- Viktig å løfte frem blogger som er litt annerledes".
- ^ Klokk, Ida B. "Her er vinnerne av årets Vixen Blog Awards".
External links[edit]
- tjomlid.com Saksynt – The blog of Gunnar Tjomlid
- saltklypa.no Saltklypa – Norwegian podcast about science and critical thinking
- Skeptikeren fra Sørvestlandet Interview with Tjomlid i utrop.no, written by Are Vogt Moum 2016-02-29
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